Excursion d'une demi-journée dans la forêt tropicale de St Kitts
Description
Profitez de la beauté naturelle de Saint Christophe grâce à une balade guidée de 3 heures et demie à travers la forêt tropicale. Vous serez émerveillé par la faune et la flore tropicales que Saint Christophe a à offrir et vous serez constamment à l'affût des célèbres singes Vervet ! Ne manquez pas l'éco-aventure exceptionnelle !
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Itinéraire
Old Road est un ancien village de pêcheurs. Dans cette zone se trouve un restaurant de fruits de mer bien connu, Sprat Net et un marché aux poissons. Un peu plus loin, votre guide quittera la route principale près d'un des centres de santé situés dans le secteur de Wingfield Estate. Vous passerez le pétroglyphe des Amérindiens.
Après avoir passé le Romney Batik (Caribelle Batik), vous aurez un aperçu de ses jardins en route vers la forêt. Un peu plus loin de Romney, vous commencerez à voir le sentier de la forêt. Ici, vous débarquerez du véhicule et le guide donnera un briefing et distribuera des cannes. Lorsque vous commencerez votre promenade de deux heures (une en une hors de la forêt), l'observation du singe vert Vervet et de diverses espèces d'oiseaux sera vue, ainsi que des différents types de flore. Parfois, les singes restent hors de la vue, surtout à certaines heures de la journée. Le guide vous présentera quelques-unes de nos plantes / arbres médicinaux tels que Trompettes Bush, Sauge Noire et Sour Sop, pour n'en nommer que quelques-uns lors d'une randonnée dans cette partie exotique de la forêt. Certaines de nos plantes et de nos arbres ont poussé en hauteur et en épaisseur avec des racines de contreforts luxuriants, par exemple. Agrumes, Saman et Locus. Ce circuit est adapté aux personnes de niveau physique moyen (niveau 3 sur 5). On devrait pouvoir monter une colline, emprunter des sentiers étroits, sur des cailloux, de petits rochers et ne pas avoir de problèmes physiques. En cas de doute, il est toujours préférable de contacter le fournisseur avant de réserver. Une collation légère composée de pâtisseries et de boissons sera servie avant le départ pour votre hôtel ou votre port. A RECOMMANDER: marchez avec de l'eau en bouteille, portez des baskets à semelle résistantes, un écran solaire, un pantalon ou un short léger juste au-dessus des genoux, des polos, un chemisier ou tout autre haut léger à manches courtes.
Ceci est en route vers la forêt. C’était un domaine où le tabac et l’indigo étaient produits à l’origine dans les années 1600, mais le sucre était devenu un produit d’exportation plus rentable et plus rentable. Aujourd'hui, il reste des restes d'un aqueduc, d'une cheminée, d'un moulin (pour le broyage de la canne à sucre) et d'une distillerie de rhum découverts en 2013. Une partie de cette région peut être vue alors que vous vous dirigez vers la forêt tropicale.
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Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Des frais supplémentaires s'appliqueront si l'hôtel n'est pas répertorié Si vous arrivez en croisière, veuillez vous diriger vers l'aérogare et rechercher le panneau indiquant l'appareil de poche: TROPICAL TOURS / VIATOR. Heure de la réunion: 8h15 ou 13h15
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes cardiovasculaires
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes à la colonne vertébrale
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Déconseillé aux femmes enceintes
- Condition physique moyenne requise
- Les nombres minimum s'appliquent. Il est possible d'annuler après confirmation s'il n'y a pas assez de passagers pour répondre aux besoins. Dans ce cas, un remboursement alternatif ou intégral vous sera proposé.
- Aucun remboursement ne sera accordé si une visite ou une activité est manquée en raison d’un retard ou d’une non-arrivée du navire de croisière.
- La reconfirmation est requise 48 heures avant l'arrivée de la date de début
- En cas d'impossibilité de reconfirmer avant l'arrivée, le passager doit contacter le fournisseur à l'arrivée du navire. par exemple. via un bureau d'information touristique
- Pour éviter la propagation du virus Corona, il est OBLIGATOIRE que le masque facial soit porté et les mains désinfectées
- Des chaussures appropriées sont nécessaires (baskets avec semelles durables)
Avis(16)
We were picked up by our guide right on time in front of the port building. We were a small group of four people. This was fantastic because the guide was able to explain things in much more detail. We took a bus ride of about 30 minutes to the rainforest. There, our hike through the stunning natural landscape of St. Kitts began. The guide took plenty of time to explain the different trees and plants to us. It was very interesting to hear that many of them have healing properties and are used as medicine. We saw so many amazing things. At the end, we could choose whether we wanted to take an easy route back or go on a little adventure. We opted for the second option. This led us up a small hill in the rainforest. There were ropes to hold onto. That was really fun. Afterwards, we had traditional pastries and a delicious, ice-cold passion fruit juice on the bus. Then we were taken back to the port. In total, we were out for about 3.5 hours. It was a great morning!
Very disappointed in Tropical Tours and TripAdvisor. We booked our Rain Forest tour the day before around noon. We confirmed the tour with a TripAdvisor representative on the phone who told us to be at the pick up location at 8:15. My credit card was charged within an hour. By 8:30 we called TripAdvisor who called the tour operator. They told us they did not see our reservation until the morning so they would not be picking us up. They never showed up and we could not go. Very disappointing!
Amazing light hike. Great way to familiarize yourself with the rainforest. Highly recommend. Definitely plan on hiking up to the volcano.
Absolutely brilliant had a great day. Our guide had agreat knowledge of all animals and plant life. Highly recommend 👌
We had an amazing time. The guide was very friendly and incredibly knowledgeable about the plants all throughout the hike. I highly recommend it.
Great time. Hike was almost 2 mile loop but our 7 year old had no problem with it! Be sure to have some water with you during the hike. Tour guides took us his home afterwards and gave us homemade banana bread and drinks! We loved it!
We enjoyed our trip through the rainforest. Our guide was very informative; he had grown up next to the forest and spent lots of time playing there as a child. He shared stories from his childhood experiences, pointed out characteristics of different plants such as healing properties, food options, and sound capabilities (ficus). He even disproved the movie myth of Tarzan swinging on vines. Afterward, he shared raisin bread and passion fruit juice made by his family! Ask about St. Kitts’ national alcohol……
Greetings Lecole, It is so appreciative when our customers take the time to also explain what occurs on a rainforest tour. We thank you for giving others an insight to what to expect. Thank you for visiting St Kitts and booking with Tropical Tours.
For lovers of nature, history, herbalism or distilleries, this is the right tour! We soaked up all we could learn, enjoyed the time hiking in the rainforest, and walked away with a new appreciation for natural medicine. Our knowledgable guide had so much to share. We were pleasantly surprised with the "extra" things he went out of his way to show us. This half-day tour is a good option for those who arrive by ship. The timing allowed us a few remaining hours on shore near the port to explore/shop/dine on our own.
Hello Heather Thank you for visiting St. Kitts. Your comprehensive review will certainly encourage others to book this tour. We certainly appreciate you leaving a review. Best regards
Mr Rogers fitted in this rainforest walk for us at short notice and we were so glad it was possible. He was relaxed, chatty and put us at ease, adapting the tour to our particular interests (my husband is a naturalist). We walked through the rainforest for more than three hours as he pointed out fruit and nut trees, butterflies and evidence of the local vervet monkeys. It was fascinating to hear about the use of the plants, knowledge which is still held largely orally and which he has learned from older community members and family. The impression came over of a living pharmacy that people would walk into to get the cures they needed - some still used by older people today. It was quite different from the UK woods that we know! This was a manageable walk over rough paths, and we chose to climb a steep bank to the ridge (an easier alternative was available). I was grateful for the advice of an earlier reviewer to take the offered stick for the walk. We ended up with a welcome glass of cold juice and a tasty coconut pastry treat before being taken back to our meeting point in the open-sided buses used on the island. If you are averagely/reasonably fit and into nature, this tour is highly recommended. It is on the same site as the zip-wire experience if you fancy an overhead view of the rainforest as well! (completely separate tour) We did not but others were buzzing past overhead and having a great time by the look of it.
We were lucky to have the Owner who took good care of us on this trip. Our ship docked at a different port and he had people at both ports looking for us. Then we found out he was our tour guide as well, once we were gathered up with everyone. At any rate it would be considered an easy hike if you are in shape and I would say it was a moderate hike for me (not in shape) there were a few times my daughter helped me over a long (darn short legs) etc. The tour was beautiful!
