Historical St. Kitts Tour: Explore Basseterre and UNESCO Site Brimstone Hill Fortress
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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Embark on a historical tour of St. Kitts, exploring Basseterre and the UNESCO site Brimstone Hill Fortress. Discover centuries-old landmarks, a 400-year-old Saman tree, and a 17th-century Amerindian petroglyphs. End the tour at South Friars Beach.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park - Your tour starts at Port Zante/or a local hotel where you will be picked up in a taxi/or luxury vehicle. Enroute to Romney Manor, you will travel through Basseterre. In Basseterre, your tour guide will point out the historical sites of Berkeley Memorial, Immaculate Conception Catholic Co-Cathedral, Independence Square, The War Memorial, and many other treasured sites.
Upon arrival at Romney Manor, you will set foot on eight acres of grounds dating back to the 1600s. Located at Romney Manor is the largest living organism in St. Kitts, a 400-year-old, 24 foot in circumference Saman tree. Romney Manor, and the adjacent Wingfield Estate have had five family owners to date. The first owner was Samuel Jefferson II, the great, great, great grandfather, of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. In the 1970s, Romney Manor became a batik enterprise. Caribelle Batik is an internationally recognized producer of fine batik products made of quality fabrics. Wingfield Estate is adjacent to Romney Manor. Wingfield Estate is one of four places on St. Kitts that has a 17th century Amerindian petroglyphs. The Wingfield watershed is a natural resource that deposits water into the Wingfield River. The watershed provides the island with more than three-fourths of the island’s water requirement.
After your tour departs Romney Manor, you will continue your journey to Brimstone Hill Fortress. As you travel on the island’s main road, your tour guide will direct your attention to Bloody Point, and other landmarks along the route to Brimstone Hill Fortress. At Brimstone Hill Fortress, you will disembark, and engage yourself on a tour of a UNESCO World Heritage Site of historical, cultural and architectural significance: a monument to the ingenuity of the British military engineers who designed it, with the the skill, strength and endurance of the African slaves who built and maintained it.
The final stop on your tour is South Friars Beach, where you can relax, snorkel, jet ski, paddleboard or soak up the sun. At the end of the tour, you are returned to Port Zante/or your local hotel.
What's Included
- Complimentary bottled water
What's Not Included
- On-board restrooms
- Gratuities
- Entry Fees
Additional Information
As you travel through Basseterre, your tour guide will point out the historical sites of Berkeley Memorial, Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral, Independence Square, and The War Memorial. Upon arrival at Romney Manor, you will set foot on grounds dating back to the 1600s. Located at Romney Manor is the largest living organism in St. Kitts, a 400-year-old Saman tree. Adjacent to Romney Manor is Wingfield Estate which was owned by the great-great-great grandfather of Thomas Jefferson. Caribelle Batik, a producer of fine batik products is located at Wingfield Estate. Wingfield Estate is one of four places on St. Kitts that has a 17th century Amerindian petroglyphs. The Wingfield watershed is a natural resource that deposits water into the Wingfield River, that provides the island with a portion of its water requirement. The next stop is Brimstone Hill Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. South Friars Beach is the final stop on the tour.
Location
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Main Road,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lilliana988
Aug 4, 2023
Awesome Toue - Great tour! Our guide was super helpful and very knowledgeable. We loved the fort and seeing downtown.
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Vicky_m
Mar 16, 2023
Good Tour - Loved learning the history of St Kitts as well as the breathtaking views. William out tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. However, the description on Viator is kind of confusing as it states that entry to Brimstone and Romney Manor are included and we had to pay. Also, no beach time. The tour was quite long without it though.
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Guide11941215295
Dec 13, 2022
A great Island Tour with Gregory - My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour given by Gregory. He was right on time with a beautiful Escalade to show us around. He was fun and knowledgeable and this tour was a highlight of our cruise. My emails beforehand with Russell (the owner) gave me peace of mind that not doing and on board excursion was safe and going to be a great experience. If you are traveling to St. Kitts and want a great island tour and are worried about not using an excursion from the cruise line, worry no more. This was a great, private tour with an amazing guide for am amazing price. This is top notch customer service and quality. When I return to St.Kitts, I will definitely use St Kitts/Nevis Luxury Taxi & tours again.
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Celestj2022
Jul 24, 2022
Beautiful Island - Amazing Tour! - This was one of the best tours I have had on this island! I am a student here but there were still so many things I didn’t know about the history of where I was living. We had a 3 hour tour and learned so much in that time on what is supposed to be just the highlights of St. Kitts. To think that there could be more to show is simply amazing. Chris was very knowledgeable about everything and never hesitated to answer any questions. He also let us stop wherever to take pictures and is a bit of a photographer himself haha. Overall great experience, my family has gone on a tour with him three times so that should speak to something!
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Soca-784
May 11, 2022
Breath taking - Chris is extremely polite and knowledgeable. On my way back to the airport we stop for pictures and he is an amazing photographer and taught me so much about the history and topography of the island 🏝 I definitely can’t wait to come back; and when I return I know who to go to for insight and amazing time. Thanks Chris !!!
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Ohemaao2022
May 6, 2022
A memorable trip - The drinks were great, the conversations were even better. But my favourite part was the tour of St Kitts and trip to Nevis.
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799hyacinthm
May 4, 2022
The tour gave me a better knowledge of the island. The history I’ve very rich and I appreciated the incite from Chris. - Great tour guide. Very friendly and caring person to take you around. He treats you well. At the end of the tour you can call him a friend.
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Susannetk3068td
May 3, 2022
Destination Wedding - I was happy I have him to take me around the Island. He is very profesional, always promt on pick ups and very caring. This is my second time in St.kitts but with Chris as my tour guide it feels like my first time geting to know the island was a wonderful experience.
If come to St.kitts take Chris as your tour guide, he's amazing!
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Hrcl225
May 3, 2022
The Best - We had a wonderful experience in St. Kitts in large part to our new friend and driver Chris! He was very accommodating and gave great recommendations from food to beaches. He was very professional and prompt. We highly recommend!!
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559myrnae
Mar 9, 2022
Absolutely a wonderful experience - We booked "The Best of St. Kitts" tour on Sunday, Feb. 13. On a rating from 0 to a high of 5 Stars, our tour was 5 stars. Our 'driver/tour guide” met us at the Arrival Area of Port Zante holding a sign with our name. The Arrival Area was a short walk (from where the ships dock) to the Port Zante fence and gated area. We immediately found our guide at this gate (on the outside)."The Best of St. Kitts" tour was customized for our needs. We went to Brimstone Hill Fortress first. Our driver/tour guide described everything we saw on the way. At the fortress he told us to take our time; he would be waiting for us in the parking area next to the entrance. If we looked at everything it probably could have taken 2 hours, but that was not necessary. We looked at a lot and it took 1 3/4 hours. On the return route to Port Zante our driver/tour guide took us to a couple of stops on the way and gave us a description of what we were passing. The entire tour was a very enjoyable four hours. This was the best part of the four ports we visit while on our cruise.
Ray & Fran Donelson
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