Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Anse Chastanet and the Rainforest

One of the Caribbean's best snorkelling spots at the foot of the Pitons, then a zipline suspended above the tropical canopy

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Anse Chastanet and the Rainforest

A journey between sea and forest in Saint Lucia, far from Soufrière and the Pitons seen from the road: Anse Chastanet Bay, whose coral reef accessible directly from the beach ranks among the Caribbean's best snorkelling spots, then the island's interior rainforest, explored via a network of ziplines suspended above the canopy that reveals biodiversity rarely observed from the ground.

When

Dec to April

Price

From 2 500€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

5 nights

Ideal length

The Anse Chastanet Reef

Days 1-2

The first chapter unfolds at Anse Chastanet, a volcanic bay of grey-black sand nestled at the foot of the Pitons, whose coral reef begins just metres from the shore, a rarity allowing marine life as rich as the Caribbean's best dive sites to be observed without a boat. The seabed's steep drop-off, inherited from the island's volcanic terrain, creates a coral wall that plunges quickly to depths where turtles and rays roam.

Day 1

Snorkelling directly from the beach

Snorkelling on the Anse Chastanet reef, accessible directly from the sand, among parrotfish, turtles, and soft corals just metres from the shore.

Day 2

A dive along the coral wall

A guided dive along the Anse Chastanet coral wall, in search of rays and turtles in waters renowned as among the most biodiverse in the Caribbean.

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The Rainforest by Zipline

Days 1-2

The road into Saint Lucia's mountainous interior, whose humid tropical forest still covers nearly three-quarters of the territory and shelters several endemic species, including the Saint Lucia parrot, the island's national emblem. A network of ziplines suspended between the canopy's giant trees allows visitors to cross the forest at treetop height, offering a perspective rarely accessible to those who stay at ground level.

Day 1

A zipline through the canopy

A crossing of the rainforest on a network of ziplines suspended between giant trees, with a chance to spot the endemic Saint Lucia parrot.

Day 2

A hike to the sulphur springs

A hike through the rainforest to Saint Lucia's sulphur springs, fed by the residual volcanic activity of the Pitons massif, before a soak in the warm mineral waters.