Does the marine life with all its vibrant charms fascinate you? Do you know how to swim? If your answer is yes, you should put snorkeling in your bucket list of things-to-do on your next holiday trip. If you are thinking about places to visit for memorable snorkeling activities, you may consider spending your next holiday at the St Lucia resorts. St Lucia offers you a wide variety of adventure sports, ranging from diving and swimming to riding on horsebacks, fishing, hiking, snorkeling, and many more.
The practice of swimming on the water surface armed with swimming fins or flippers, a breathing tube called snorkel, and safety goggles, is known as snorkeling. Snorkeling is a popular water sport, globally, allowing you to view the underwater world of the great oceans and seas. In this regard, mention may be made of St Lucia snorkeling. Snorkeling in St Lucia provides you with a chance of a lifetime to witness the beautiful underwater oceanic world of the Caribbean Sea. With the picturesque volcanic mountains, lush green rainforests, sparkling waterfalls, reserved forests, bird sanctuaries, and the pristine bays and beaches, St Lucia is sure to be a trip to cherish forever.
Must Visit Places in St Lucia
The St Lucia resorts are usually lined all along the famous tourist destinations of the small Caribbean island. Some of these places include -
Soufriere: The Soufriere volcano is an active one that fills the air with stinky, sulphuric air. The tourist guides will help you to view the ancient crater with its multicolored deposits of minerals, and belching mud pools.
Pigeon Island: This island has great historic landmarks, fortresses, canons, barracks, etc., which you may explore on foot. This island is connected to the mainland through a causeway.
The Pitons: The two volcanic conical mountains, the Gros Piton and the Petit Piton, are the most famous tourist landmarks in the entire island. You may trek the Pitons, with the help of professionals, and you will be rewarded with marvelous views of the surrounding seascape.
Millet Bird Sanctuary: This is one of the most famous sanctuaries in St Lucia. Here, you get to see around thirty varieties of birds, including the rare St Lucia parrot.
The Marigot Bay: This bay is located on the northern side of St Lucia. It offers you picture-perfect views of the Caribbean landscape, where coconut and palm trees and lush green tropical landscape lines the white sands of the coastline.
The Cocoa Farms: A perfect destination for chocolate lovers, the cocoa farms of St Lucia enable you to see how the cocoa beans are planted, grown, roasted and ground to make some of the best chocolates in the world. Moreover, you can try your hand at mixing and making your own kind of chocolate, with the help of expert chocolatiers, and explore the Rabot Plantations.
The Anse de Sables is the largest beach in St Lucia, on the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean, on the southern tip of the island and is sheltered by corals and reefs. The Anse Chastanet Reef and Beach are known worldwide for St Lucia snorkeling. This beach has a convenient diving location for you to see the beautiful reefs and corals and is home to various types of corals, underwater animals, and different species of fishes including the parrotfishes, needle fishes, and trumpet fishes. The reef has a plateau that ranges in height between 5 to 25 feet, and plunges deeper, further down, making it a favorite of divers and underwater photographers.