Another sightseeing excursion.
banana trees
Diamond Falls
After ascending Morne Fortune, with its dramatic views, you’ll embark on a scenic drive along the winding west coast road to Soufriere, home of the Pitons, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, you’ll visit the historical Diamond Estate with its Botanical Gardens, waterfall and mineral baths. Enjoy a guided tour of the gardens, an oasis of flowers, fruit trees and foliage along concrete walkways and a well-maintained gravel path over relatively even ground with a few steps leading to the mineral baths and the spectacular sight of Diamond Falls.
Although one cannot bathe under
the waterfalls, the amazing colors of the mineral stained rock face make an
excellent photograph. You will have the option of a therapeutic bath in mineral
pools fed by hot springs and built in 1784 for the troops of King Louis XVI of
France. A refreshing drink is served at a hill top restaurant, which affords
panoramic views of the town of Soufriere, the Pitons and the Caribbean Sea.
Local snacks are available for purchase. On your way back to Castries, you will
stop for photos at the quaint fishing village of Anse la Raye.