Top St Lucia Private Sightseeing Tours - page 6

This was a great experience to walk through the process of growing cocoa trees and actually MAKING chocolate. Our guide (John) was very informative and friendly. The explanatory and rainforest garden portions were lovely and the actual chocolate making is INTENSE—your arms will get a workout! While it was fun to have the experience of making your own, you really appreciate the difference in refining chocolate that comes with machines—our homemade bars were fun but… our hand-ground texture left a lot to be desired! The food combinations with cacao were nice, although it hadn’t been clear to me that the included lunch is either consumed BEFORE the tour (some people arrived quite early for lunch apparently) or afterwards… Bear this in mind if you are combining activities! It was also not clearly explained what the included lunch actually included… we had to ask in the food court area, and there are many options there that are NOT included/are an extra cost. The cocktails are nice and we had a fun time with the bartender but they are very much on the sweet side and are an extra $15 USD per cocktail. For my gin-loving palate, I didn’t really taste much cacao in the gin to warrant taking a bottle home.

Daniel was a superb driver/host for us on this tour. The mud baths, waterfalls, mineral baths, and botanical gardens were a really fun experience. Daniel even applied his artistic touches to the mud for some great pics! Most of the tour companies hit these places but Daniel elevated this one with his personality and attentiveness. Definitely recommend.

What a fun and amazing time we had. He took us to all the highlights and was a perfect guide explaining the island culture. The stops at the various views where vendors were setup, always told us we had the best guide and I believe it. He bought bananas and gave one to my daughter who claimed it was the best one she ever had. I would 100% recommend him to anyone visiting the island.