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St. Lucia can be regarded as heaven on Earth when it comes to its beauty. It is an island in Caribbean Sea. It is perfect to spend your holidays, and make them memorable. It offers adventurous and enlivening outdoor activities, and sports like water, and jet skiing, scuba diving, surfing, etc. Apart from adventurous sports, it also offers physically soothing sports like fishing, boating, bird watching, golf, hiking, walking on the sandy beaches. Sport facilities for golf, squash, and tennis are also available with well equipped courts, and courses with professional trainers.

One can have a complete trip of St. Lucia within a day, as it is not a big island. However, a lot has been put together in one place, thus one does not feel bored of the activities it offers especially visitors with an interest in out-of-doors activities.

The beaches of St. Lucia have exceptional natural beauty. Castries, Gros Islet and Soufriere are three most famous, and reachable beaches of St. Lucia. Natural tracks for hiking have been maintained by the Forestry Department and St. Lucia National Trust within the natural terrains, so that visitors can go on expeditions within groups, and with guides.

Tourists interested in the history of the place must walk to the Castries Heritage, which guides you through the historical places, and landmarks of St. Lucia, and will be an inspirational experience.

Golfers can enjoy the facility of 18-hole championship golf course in Cap Estate located to the north of Gros Islet. Tennis facility is available for tourists in almost all the major hotels, and clubs of the island. These facilities are well equipped, and provide professional assistance to the tourists. On the other hand, squash is not a well-known game in St. Lucia, so not many trainers can be found, but still the facilities are there.

The beauty of St. Lucia can be caught more concisely through an aerial view of the splendour of St. Lucia. To give the visitors an aerial view beaches, waters, and hiking tracks of St. Lucia, helicopter service is available.

Until now, only outdoor activities, usually male-oriented have been listed, there are activities for women as well, and for people having interest in the local culture. The shopping malls of St. Lucia offer great shopping stuff from designers to local, cultural souvenirs. For centuries, the wives of the local peasants bring their handicrafts to the Castries market for selling. Their exhibitions include hand screened batik prints, silkscreen prints, floral prints, and apparels. St. Lucia is a duty free zone, thus the one can find things at very reasonable rates especially the branded ones.

St Lucia is a serene place to visit. However, the temperature is very hot here. In order to enjoy your outdoor time, whether on beaches, walking/hiking, or shopping, one should protect his or her skin from sunburns by using adequate amount of sunscreens, and sun blocks with SPF 15.

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