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St Lucia Travel Guide:

St. Lucia's an Attractive Luxury Vacation Getaway   by Virginia Morgan

According to American Express Travel, the island of St. Lucia is ideal for travelers who are seeking pleasure and adventure in a tropical paradise. St. Lucia is not only and adult paradise but also attractive to vacationers of all ages. Family travelers can appreciate the relaxation of the freshness of the unspoiled exotic on the St. Lucia Island. There are so many ways to experience St. Lucia. Whether you and the family wish to tour St. Lucia with a hotel and air package, or see this amazing island as part of a luxury world cruise, you are guaranteed to be amazed by the activities and sights that will appeal to travelers of all ages. Travelers will experience the wonder on the faces of their children can themselves; experience a whole new meaning of family fun when the entire family visits St. Lucia.

The Appeal

St. Lucia's a this small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknown, making your luxury travel package seem like exciting adventure of discovery that may be similar to a recent stress releasing daydream.

St. Lucia has some of the most magnificent rain forests, where wild orchids, giant ferns, and birds of paradise flourish. Enjoy your luxury travel vacation package while experiencing brilliantly-plumed tropical birds, including endangered species like the indigenous St. Lucia parrot. Only verdant fields and orchards of banana, coconut, mango, and papaya trees break the rainforest.

When you decide on St. Lucia for your family vacation, present it to your children as a deserted island, a place like Neverland. You'll discover that both you and your children will be excited to get away from it all and enjoy the magical appeal of the exotic surroundings.

Family Activities

St. Lucia is also popular with families traveling together because of the various activities that people of all ages can enjoy together. The island's lovely reefs offer excellent snorkeling. Imagine introducing your kids into the world of exotic fish and wild beauty through their first snorkeling experience. The rainforest preserves of St. Lucia's mountainous interior are one of the Caribbean's finest locales for hiking. Teach your children the importance of conservation and introduce them to the beauteous sights of the endangered rain forests that they had only experienced in school.

A luxury vacation to St. Lucia is truly an excellent option for travelers who wish to introduce their children to a new worldview. Imagine the crystal clear, warm waters. Picture the fine white sand beaches, lined with gently swaying palms. See your family playing in the surf, laughing and enjoying themselves. With so much to offer travelers of all ages, let a St. Lucia luxury vacation package bring you and your family closer together.

Reasons why you need a St Lucia vacation  by Lyton Cazaubon

I’m sure if you had the money you would just do some random traveling, but not everyone is so fortunate.

So what exactly is a perfect vacation destination? Well I’m no expert on traveling but to my mind, the perfect destination is some where you go to get those things you are looking for on a vacation. With that said, the question still remain, does St Lucia cater to those vacation needs that you’re looking for?

Before we go further, let me give you a brief description on St Lucia and what you can expect on a vacation here.

St Lucia is a small Island towards the center of the Caribbean chain only 238 sq miles, which means, you can drive around the island in less than three hours. This small island is as the St Lucia tourist board puts it “simply beautiful”.

Here are some of the few things you will find.

Luscious green vegetation all over the island, two majestic twin peaks (pitons) which has recently gotten world heritage site status, the only drive in volcano in the world, several scuba diving site, snorkeling sites, turtle watching, whale watching, some of the loveliest beaches in the world, night activities, top notch hotels and restaurants, golfing in close proximity to several hotels, site seeing and much more.

If you’re coming to St Lucia by plane, then everyday there are several flights to and from the US, Canada and the United Kingdom , making booking your flight easy as 123. You may be traveling by cruise, well that is definitely not a problem because every year, hundreds of cruise ships grace our shores with thousands of visitors. There is basically something for everyone here. So if you are considering taking a Caribbean or Bahamas cruise, definitely try to find one that has a stop in St. Lucia. .

Let me first point out to you that St Lucia’s main revenue comes from tourism, so you can rest assured that a lot of emphasis is being placed on the well being of every visitor to the island. After visiting St Lucia you will realize why so many visitors keep coming back.

Finding some where to stay in St Lucia is quite easy; there are so many hotels, villas and vacation homes to choose from. You can choose an all inclusive hotel where you will have no surprise expenses or if you want to experience local cuisine from different restaurants that can also be arranged. I’m sure you will find the right deal for you because you can find high priced hotels as well low budget priced hotels. There are also several hotels that have kid’s activities, leaving mom and dad with enough time to spend with each other.

With so many things to do in St Lucia, it’s hard not to see why St Lucia is not the ideal place to have the perfect vacation whether it is with the family, traveling solo, with that special person in your life or if you planning on getting married. Every year hundreds of people all over the world come to St Lucia to tie the knot. In fact readers of the Caribbean World Magazine have voted St Lucia several times as the Caribbean Wedding Island of the Year" and Honeymoon Island of the Year.

I know that St Lucia is a wonderful country; because that’s the reason I live there. So if you have never visited St Lucia before, start making plans to see why Oprah Winfrey, Harrison Ford, David Bowie, Bill Gates, Wyclef Jean, Whitney Houston, Bill Clinton, Nicolas Cage and so many prestigious people keep coming back to St Lucia.