St. Lucia Heritage Tour: Farm, Garden & Museum with Tastings

Learn the island's plants and past, then taste what grows here

The Essence of St. Lucia Heritage Experience is a guided tour at Greenwood Terrace combining a walk through tropical gardens, a medicinal herb garden, a museum of local artifacts, and a tasting of island delicacies. The guide leads you through over 300 flowering plant species, explains their medicinal and culinary uses, and walks you through the onsite museum before your group samples local sweets and beverages. Hotel or port pickup is included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore gardens, museum, and tasting

• Drive to Greenwood Terrace
• Walk through tropical gardens
• Learn about medicinal plants
• Visit traditional medicinal garden
• Tour on-site mini museum
• Sample local delicacies and drinks

The experience

The tour starts with a scenic drive to Greenwood Terrace, where your guide meets you for a walk through the working farm and tropical gardens. You'll see, touch and smell your way through over 300 species of flowering plants, learning which ones the islanders use for medicine and cooking. The guide explains the properties of each plant as you move through the garden, not a lecture, but a hands-on look at what actually grows here and why it matters to daily life on the island.

After the garden, you visit a traditional medicinal herb garden filled with spices and plants used in both healing and food. Then comes the onsite museum, a small collection of artifacts that trace St. Lucia's history from the past into the present day. The final stop is a tasting session where you sample local delicacies, sweets and alcoholic beverages. Many made from the fruits and plants you just walked past. The whole experience runs about two and a half hours.

Hotel or port pickup and drop-off are included, and the guide speaks English. The tour is air-conditioned vehicle transport between stops. You'll need at least a moderate level of fitness for the garden walks, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

What’s included

• Air-conditioned vehicle transport.
• scenic drive to Greenwood Terrace.
• guided walk through tropical gardens with over 300 flowering plant species.
• visit to the medicinal herb garden.
• tour of the onsite museum with local artifacts.
• tasting of local delicacies, sweets and beverages.
• hotel or port pickup and drop-off.
• English-speaking guide.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday, Thursday and FridayDeparts at 10:00

AgesAdult (12 to 80 years) · Child (3 to 11 years): free · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 60

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 30 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical effort

Operated by Barefoot Holidays

Is this one for you?At two and a half hours, this tour fits into a free afternoon or a port day without consuming your whole day, leaving time to explore elsewhere in St. Lucia or return to your ship.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years): free; Infant (under 3): free.

What's in the tropical garden at Greenwood Terrace?

The garden holds over 300 species of flowering plants. Your guide points out which ones have medicinal properties and how islanders use them in cooking and healing, and you get to touch and smell them as you walk.

What will I taste at the end of the tour?

You'll sample local delicacies, sweets and alcoholic beverages, many of them made from the fruits and plants you saw growing on the farm.

Does the tour include pickup from my hotel or cruise port?

Yes, hotel and port pickup and drop-off are included in the tour price.

How long does the whole experience take?

The tour runs about two and a half hours from pickup to drop-off, covering the garden walk, medicinal herb garden, museum visit and tasting.

What is the onsite museum about?

The museum holds artifacts from St. Lucia's past and traces the island's history from earlier times to the present day. Your guide walks you through the collection.