See the Pitons by Bus - St. Lucia

[Blaise]

We recently did the excursion, "See the Pitons by Bus" (4hrs).  This travels south of the port and stops at various overlooks and eventually gets you within sight of Soufriere and the Pitons. Most stops are crowded with other buses and vans. Most have vendors, some with food or bar items. Some have restrooms for a dollar. At the end of the line is an overlook that has the most unobstructed view of Soufriere and the Pitons, but then just a bit up the road they stop for longer at The Beacon restaurant. This is a lovely place, but there's not really time for food, if it's even available to you. Bathrooms are free and only a non-alcoholic passion fruit punch is served. I recommend exploring downstairs where the bathrooms are. If you want to shop or get a snack/beverage anywhere on this tour you'll need to be quick.

 

St. Lucia is a lush and beautiful island, so in a way this was a good tour that didn't take all day. However, please note that the roads are often steep, windy, and filled with potholes. The ride back from The Beacon was essentially 1hr non-stop of this.  Some may be uncomfortable with the ride, or even the mountainside stops.  Personally, I would love to have been in a smaller or private tour, and been able to stay at some of these places longer, or even stop at some of the smaller vendor/overlooks we passed up along the way, or even at some of the places in the valley's we passed through. This could have been much more fun if mixed with some dining and drinking stops.

[Tyler414]

I just got back from St Lucia and did a similar tour, but with a visit to the Botanical Gardens and Catamaran back to port, so less mountain driving because of the cat ride back.  It was a 6.5 hour excursion.  From the pics posted, looks like they stop at the same spots.  We really enjoyed our whole excursion.