Owia Salt Pond Tour with Fraser's Taxi and Tours: Breathtaking Journey Along The Windward Coast
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18 Ratings
Arnos Vale
Embark on a breathtaking journey along the windward coast with Fraser's Taxi and Tours. Visit the stunning Owia Salt Pond and explore other scenic stops like Belmont Lookout and Rabacca Dry river.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Owia Salt Pond- A mere hour and a half drive along the scenic northeastern coast will take you to this wonder, which forms part of the Carib Village of Owia. This unusual gift of nature consist of a huge bathing pool enclosed by lava peaks and ridges. The pounding waves of the Atlantic crashes forcefully onto this barrier before gently cascading into the pool. The very visage of the chameleon blue water compels one to draw nearer and to bask in the fresh, salty sea blast of its bowels. Surrounded and guarded by volcanic boulders, this personalized sauna is a must see and experience for both tourists and locals. Facilities include site office, bar, gazebos, children playing area,showers, washrooms, refreshment and vending stalls. The other stops on this tour are as follows: Belmont Lookout, Mesopotamia Valley, Black Point Tunnel, Georgetown (first capital city) and Rabacca Dry river.

What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Refreshments including bottled water and tropical fruits
  • Complimentary beverages: rum-punch and local beers
  • Comfortable transport with air-conditioning and free wifi
  • Charging facilities for devices
  • Water shoes provided
  • Free photo souvenirs
What's Not Included
  • Lunch (available at your request for an additional charge)
Additional Information

Our guest are treated to a breathtaking tour along the windward coast up to the northern most point. Where they gain the opportunity to frolic in a natural volcanic salt-water pool called the Owia Salt Pond. Each guest would be treated to complimentary tropical fruits and water on this venture.The other stops on this tour are as follows: Belmont Lookout, Mesopotamia Valley, Black Point Tunnel, Georgetown (first capital city) and Rabacca Dry river.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is light casual
  • This Tour will be done with minimum 4 persons
Location
Beachcombers Hotel
Villa Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cruiser48129788294
Feb 27, 2024
Best Excursion During Our Cruising Vacation - My family of five (including a 17, 14, and 11 year old) booked this excursion when we stopped in St. Vincent while on a cruise and only had a certain window of time. Fraser answered all my questions prior to the trip via email because I was worried about getting back to the port in time. It ended up that we were the only family that booked this trip and Fraser himself took us. Before we left he was settling the organization of his other excursions and all the other drivers in the area deferred to him. It was very impressive. First off, Fraser was amazing. He shared all kinds of information and history about St. Vincent on the drive to the Salt Ponds. He made stops on the drive out, offered us drinks and fresh fruit, and he ordered us a delicious lunch to be eaten while at the Salt Ponds. Once at the Salt Ponds he helped escort us all out to the pond area safely. I recommend water shoes because it is extremely slippery. We did not have any and he walked all five of us out safely! Safety came first for Fraser at the Salt Pond. We arrived back to port with plenty of time and had the best excursion during our entire vacation for a reasonable price. I highly recommend!
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Andreas
Jan 9, 2023
Fantastic tour in paradise - We travelled with Fraser Taxi & Tours on St. Vincent at the end of December 2022. Fraser operates two luxury minivans, a 6-seater and a 7-seater, and a minibus. We travelled in the 6 seater on the east coast. Points on the beautiful tour - Island capital Kingstown - Belmont Lookout - Mesopotamia Valley - Black Point Tunnel - former island capital Georgetown - Rabacca Dry River The highlight was swimming in the Owia Salt Pond. Framed by volcanic rocks, swimming in the "private pool" was simply fantastic. Before the swim, we had a snack in the park above the bathing area. There were also showers and changing rooms. We can only recommend the tour with Fraser. Our next tour in April is already booked. See you in paradise
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Andybj6998eb
Dec 10, 2022
Exceptional Experience - We booked this tour directly with Fraser +1 (784) 530-8138 who took us on a magnificent tour to the Owia Salt Ponds via the Montreal Gardens and then onto the Black Point Tunnel. The Owia Salt Ponds are an idyllic place to swim and also picnic in the park and garden above the ponds. Fraser had arranged for a local lunch to be provided, this was delicious. The salt ponds are accessed down almost 200 steps that lead you to the beach and then the ponds. The sea was pretty calm when we were there, but guess it’s more spectacular if the Atlantic waves are crashing against the rocks that protect the salt ponds keeping it a safe place to swim. This is the second tour we have been on with Frazer (see our review for La Soufriere). There were only “4 tourists” giving us plenty of space in his luxury mini-bus. Throughout the day Frazer continued to point out places of interest and occasionally stopped so that we could get out and take in the spectacular views. Frazer gave us a commentary throughout the tour enlightening us about what we saw whether a building, farming, beach, rainforest or garden. He answered our questions on any topic that we asked and shared his love of the island. He made sure we were well looked after throughout the day. We highly recommend Frazer not simply because he is an amazingly knowledgeable and personable tour guide, but because he goes over and above our expectations in many ways; the best example was that he had a bag of water shoes and offered them to us to make the walk down to the salt ponds, across the rocks and into the water both safe and comfortable; that’s on top of the goodies he offers throughout the day from his cold-box.
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Chantalg578
Dec 9, 2022
Great tour and beautiful island - What a great guide is Fraser. Very knowledgeable in the history of the island and sites. He comes prepared with drinks and even water shoes. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with him. He also made us recommendations on local restaurants in Kingston which are reasonably priced and delicious. Not a tourist trap. Perfect We highly recommend Fraser for a tour.
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Jamesduadu
Sep 22, 2022
Extremely Knowledgeable Guide - Fraser was recommended by my Airbnb host when I was looking for something to do for a day. We connected on WhatsApp and a few route options were offered to me. In the end, I chose the Windward circuit up to the Owia Salt Pond on the far north of the island. Starting in mid morning, we made a few mid way stops at mountain top lookouts and Fraser provided many insightful commentaries on what we saw. He was very accommodating to my needs since I had a business conf call to take mid tour thus missed a part of the route for taking pictures. So he spent additional time on our way back down south to make sure I had the opportunity to take the pictures again. I even got to fly my drone at the salt pond! I highly recommend his services to any travelers to SVG. You will not regret it.
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Kimfy6797xo
Jun 7, 2022
Definite must do tour - Fraser was the ultimate tour guide!! Very knowledgeable, gracious, went above and beyond to make our tour a wonderful experience, highly recommend Fraser’s taxi and tours, you will not be disappointed!!!
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Kamantef
Mar 28, 2022
TripAdvisor, Fraser Taxi and Tours - Owia Salt Pond - Fraser took us to the north from the Windward side of the island! He made us laugh the whole time. He is quite informative! Local music and the views! Our stop at Belmont was lovely! What a spectacular view! Owia is absolutely beautiful, the black sand sparkled - what a unique site! I will definitely do this again on my next trip and I will recommend Fraser's Taxi for this tour!
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Fred
Mar 15, 2022
Great second trip with Fraser Taxi - After our tour with Coach Fraser to the west side of St. Vincent. We enjoyed it so much that we requested a second day. This time to the Owia Salt Pond. The drive up was very interesting. We stopped on the way at a hilltop overlooking St. Vincent's Mesopotamia valley where you can see the main agricultural area of St Vincent. Once again we were impressed with the knowledge that Mr. Fraser had of the island. Other stops included the sugar tunnel and a number of roadside vendors. Since the volcano erupted, all services at the Salt Pond have been discontinued. So Mr.Fraser called a woman that normally has a concession at the Salt Pond to fix us a very tasty lunch one we got there. Another great trip.
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Chrispz8875ks
Feb 17, 2022
Fabulous day with Fraser! - fraser was very informative about his homeland, the agriculture ,the people and the land. fascinating to see the harvesting of monkey nuts(all done by hand)and the hard work done to keep the debris from the volcano eruption under control.Atlantic coast scenery was very dramatic . It was lovely to cool off with relaxing dip at the Salt Pan and we also enjoyed eating a biscuit/bread made with arrowroot . Would thoroughly recommend this trip.
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Malcolmm1947
Feb 9, 2022
Excellent East Coast tour - Excellent East Coast tour to Owia Salt Pond. Fraser has a very comfortable Toyota which we travelled in to the Mesopotamia Valley stopping at the Belmont lookout. Amazingly rich and varied agriculture on the steep slopes of the valley. There is a lot to see on the journey north including the Black Point Tunnel. There is still a lot of damage to be seen following the volcano eruption with thick swathes of ash at the side of the road and compacted in ridges by the coast. Furthest north point for us was the Owia Salt Pond. We had a lovely swim and watched the sea wash over into the pool making its own waterfalls. Our delicious lunch cooked by a local lady was eaten picnic style nearby. All in all, it was an excellent tour well narrated by Fraser who gave us lots of local information which we found most informative.
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