St Lucia Rum Tasting and Distillery Tour: Sugarcane to Spirits Experience
4.4
94 Ratings
Castries

Experience the fascinating journey from sugarcane to spirits on a rum tasting and distillery tour in St Lucia. Discover the secrets of rum production and indulge in a variety of flavors, all while enjoying scenic views of banana plantations and Marigot Bay.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Castries Market - A farmers market with a history spanning over a century.
    Explore local arts and crafts, ideal for souvenirs.
    A chance to buy local spices and fruits.
  • Morne Fortune - Offers a panoramic view of Castries harbor and city.
    See the official residence of St. Lucia’s Governor General, which is more than 120 years old.
  • **Marigot…
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What's Included
  • Visit to Castries Market
  • Guidance by a local expert
  • Savor rum tastings
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (North Island hotels)
  • Exclusive entry to St. Lucia rum distillery
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Go behind the scenes at St Lucia’s only rum distillery, St Lucia Distillers, on this tour from Castries. With a knowledgeable guide, learn about the process of turning sugarcane into rum, and enjoy tastings of some of the distillery’s 25+ rums and rum products, from white rum to spiced rum to flavored rum creams. Plus, enjoy views of lush banana…

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Location
Castries Market
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mnm1011
Feb 14, 2026
Incredible Tasting Experience! - Our visit began with a video talking about the history of rum and the distillery and then we toured the plant and learned a lot more about making rum. The last thing was a visit to the tasting room...which was like no tasting room I've ever encountered! There were two counters, each about 30 feet long, with every rum produced here. we could taste anything and as much as we wanted. Wow! I highly recommend a visit here if you like rum or you just want to learn more about it.
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Wanderer720083
Jan 30, 2026
A great tour and unbeatable rum tasting experience! - Great trip that we’d recommend. Pre-trip booking and confirming pick-up was easy and reliable. Car arrived on schedule and got us there in good time. We had a solo tour (as a couple) which was great and our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Plenty of time for photos and questions before we got to the rum tasting which was fantastic. Huge choice across the St Lucia Dostillery range, with free pour available on all rums. We were able to sample them as required, to allow us to settle on what we would buy. And the retail staff were friendly and helpful too. Our Barefoot holidays guide then stopped at the central Castries market with us so we could buy a few bits there. If you like rum then the Distillery tour is a must and Barefoot arrange the trip really well. Thanks guys!
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Gail_s
Dec 14, 2025
Rum tour - We found this tour interesting & fun. Our guide was informative & helpful with any questions we had.
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Mcnarrys
Sep 8, 2025
Saint Lucia rum distillery tour, Castries Market & Marigot Bay - We have just returned to our hotel having had a thoroughly enjoyable experience courtesy of our driver Vincent from barefoot tours. An ex Saint Lucian fireman who now works part time as a tour guide, provided us with outstanding local knowledge and a true credit to barefoot and the island! We were picked up bang on time (not Caribbean time) and Vincent provided us with clear guidance of what to do expect and what we would see as we traversed the island. The Saint Lucian Distillery tour is informative and the sampling was next level! Having completed previous rum experiences on other islands this was a step up, both in terms of education and production levels! I would thoroughly recommend this tour and if you are lucky enough to have Vincent as your driver, you will not be disappointed!
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Amber_c
May 25, 2025
Honeymoon Rum Distillery Tour - My husband and I had Elijah for our tour to the Rum Distillery during our honeymoon trip in St. Lucia. Elijah was a wonderful driver, he was extremely knowledgeable, funny, and attentive during our entire round trip experience from the north to the south of the island. My husband and I would absolutely recommend Elijah to anyone who is looking to do an any tour while on the island.
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Ian_kay40
Apr 24, 2025
Never too early for a tot of rum - We went on the St Lucia rum tour and had a great experience. What we did not realise at the time of booking that it was a part private tour. That being us being picked up in an executive car and chauffeured to the rum distillery where we joined a small group and shown the process of distilling rum which we found interesting and the chance to sample 12/14 different types of rum from creamy rum based liqueurs to 15 year old matured rum and also the chance to buy . After our tour Nasser our driver for the tour took us to Castries market and agreed a time that he would return and take us back to our hotel We really did enjoy the rum tour and special thanks to Nasser a very friendly knowledgeable guide. He gave us an insight of St Lucia as well as being a very good driver. We would do this tour again without hesitation. A little tip buy rum at the shop onsite it is considerably cheaper than the supermarkets and liquor stores
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Phoebe_t
Apr 14, 2025
Lovely tour! - We had a great time! The rum tour at the distillery is very well organized and you’re able to sample almost everything they produce. We didn’t go to the Casteries Market but I think that’s because our hotel is very near the distillery so it didn’t make sense. All in all it was great, the guide and driver were lovely! Would do it again
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Nicholas
Apr 13, 2025
Fun, worth it and if you like rum, learn about it - Liby was a great host. Everyone was freindly and the tour was very insightful, if you like rum, have Liby give you the rundown on the process if making rum
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Robin
Feb 25, 2025
Where’s the Rum? - Driver was amazing and the tour was great! Highly recommend it. Was not what we expected at all. Pretty cool it was unlimited tasting.
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Nandita_m
Dec 26, 2025
An ok experience - A pretty ok tour for those who like trying local rums with a few caveats. Tour did not show the sugar cane crushing process and the tasting room lacked guidance and left questions up to customers rather than having a nice sit down experience with someone walking you through the background on each rum etc. if you have been to Barbados, the rum tours there were much more informative
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