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St. Lucia, 'The Eco-Destination'
St. Lucia's natural beauty is legendary and the island has much to keep an eco traveler happy! St. Lucia Heritage Tours offer a wealth of information on all the activities on offer and allows you to quickly get a feel for things… From rainforest canopy tours and gondola rides, to hiking trails, horse riding tours, jungle biking, birdwatching, dolphin & whale watching, Catamaran cruises, day trips to The Grenadines, jeep tours, and scuba diving & snorkeling, there's plenty to do! St. Lucia's most magnificent natural features are Gros Piton and Petit Piton towering 2618 feet and 2438 feet respectively straight out of the sea. They are nail-bitingly steep, whether looking down from above or seemingly straight up from below. St. Lucia's scenery is simply majestic.	The magnificent Pitons, with the town of Soufrière in the foreground
Marigot Bay	Down at Sea Level St. Lucia is fortunate to possesses beautiful white sand beaches - many of the island's volcanic neighbours do not. It also has some excellent natural harbours, the most famous of which is at Marigot Bay. Portions of the film Doctor Doolittle were filmed here - the bay is idyllic and one of the best natural harbours in the whole of the Caribbean. Well worth a visit, by boat or by car.
In St. Lucia's rainforests lie many species of birds, insects, and to a lesser extent, reptiles and mammals. Some species are endemic to St. Lucia like the St. Lucia Parrot and the rare St. Lucia Whiptail lizard, found only on the Maria Islands Nature Reserve. The St. Lucia Parrot is an endangered species but thanks to work by the St. Lucia Parrot Project since 1992 the birds have made a gradual comeback and a great deal has been learned about the parrots' breeding and feeding habits as well as their distribution throughout the island.	The St. Lucia Parrot (painted by Christopher Cox).
The St. Lucia Whiptail (painted by Christopher Cox).	Visitors to St. Lucia will be rewarded with hiking along rainforest trails, birdwatching, bathing in its freshwater streams and pools and even whale & dolphin watching. The St. Lucia National Trust over the years has been responsible for developing, managing and protecting St. Lucia's premier natural and historic sites and offers organised tours to many of its Nature Reserves.