10 Best Family Things to Do in St Lucia

Splash Island Water Park Saint Lucia offers splashing adventures at the Caribbean's first open-water sports park where you can navigate an obstacle course on the water. The entire family can jump, climb, and bounce their way over inflatable obstacles that get you a workout while offering a day of adventure, fun, and friendly competition.

The park is located in Rodney Bay Village on Reduit Beach, and is recommended for kids 6 and up, with a minimum height of 42". Options abound for kids, teens, and adults alike. When you're done, you can head to the beach bar to grab a bite to eat.

Atlantic Shores Riding Stables near Honeymoon Beach offers a tranquil horseback riding experience along the unspoiled shoreline, through rolling hills, or along dramatic cliffs with stunning panoramic ocean views. The tours are guided, so you'll get to hear stories of the area dating back centuries about the diverse cultures that blended together to form the unique St. Lucia culture of today.

Photographs are not only allowed but are encouraged, and you're sure to get some stunning images of the lush greenery, quaint villages, and rolling countryside as well as the power of the ocean. It's an experience you'll take with you the rest of your life.

Tet Paul Nature Trail offers the opportunity to hike a beautiful and relatively easy trail in Soufriere near the southern tip of the island with gorgeous scenery and 360-degree views. From the top of the relaxed stairway walk you'll see the entire island. You will also have a friendly guide on your travels who will talk to you about the flora and fauna you'll encounter along the way, as well as tell stories about the plantations and history of the island.

The trail is about 2.5 hours from the port of St. Lucia, so you may want to plan for a day trip. It's worth the drive for the stunning panoramas of the Piton mountains and the ocean views.

Marigot Bay is among the more popular beaches on St. Lucia, offering shallow waters, kid-friendly snorkeling where you can see schools of exotic sea life, and family fun for everyone. It's also a serene place to go in a quaint port village with fantastic restaurants as well as casual beach cocktail stands for the grown-ups to enjoy.

Even if the kids aren't into snorkeling, the calm surf makes the water ideal for swimming, and you can even get out on the water to kayak. You can also just relax and watch the boats on the bay, all on the western shores of St. Lucia.

The Hotel Chocolat offers a guided chocolate discovery tour, chocolate-making experiences, and the chance to see how chocolate is made from bean to bar and learn about its history. Kids will be surprised and delighted that chocolate begins its life as a yellow seed pod, and they'll learn why chocolate is among the most important trade goods in St. Lucia.

During the tour, you'll get to do plenty of taste testing, and at the end, the entire family gets together to make their very own from-scratch chocolate creations. It's a one-of-a-kind family experience located in the heart of the town of Soufriere.

Sulphur Springs allows the chance to take a natural hot spring bath in a black-water pool or experience natural mud baths at a dormant drive-in volcano. This attraction allows you to see what a volcano looks like up close and personal, but be aware that the sulfur smell of rotten eggs will hit you as soon as you arrive. The mud baths and hot springs are rich in minerals that are thought to be therapeutic, and if nothing else are very relaxing.

The last time this volcano erupted was over 200 years ago, but it still has vents of steam, bubbling mud, and hot springs to mark its once-roiling activity. It's a fascinating experience for adults and kids.

Treetop Adventure Park lets you ride a zip line at breakneck speeds through the thick canopy of a real rainforest, as well as experience net bridges and guided tours. Your family can zip among the trees while learning all about the rainforest, and experience pulse-pounding action in completely safe surroundings with expert coaches making sure all the safety protocols are met.

Treetop Adventure Park is located in the town of Dennery. While it's good for the whole family, the minimum height to ride the zip line is 50", so it's not the best option for families who have little ones along for the ride. For those, try one of the mountain bike or jeep safari tours available nearby.

Morne Coubaril Historical Adventure Park offers a tour of an 18th-century estate, history, culture, nature adventures, zip lines over the rainforest, and guided tours of natural and historical sites. You can take a zip-line adventure with astonishing views of the sea and forest below. You can also walk the grounds of a historic plantation with close-up views of tended gardens and learn how to de-husk a coconut.

You can try fresh cane juice and learn how it goes into the making of both chocolate and rum, and have a chocolate tasting tour. For the grown-ups, rum tastings are also on deck. You can even take a sailing cruise down Rodney Bay to Soufriere and see the iconic Pitons.

Rainforest Adventures St. Lucia offers the chance to see the magical rainforest from an aerial tram or forest zip line, with bird-watching and treetop swinging adventures. This is a way to see as much of the island starting from the Castries port as possible, all in a very short time. The zip-line tour is breakneck and takes you from platform to platform at high speeds. You can also swing between platforms and climb nets.

Some choose to hike along the forest floor or take an open gondola tour that glides gracefully over the canopy. You'll get to see tons of colorful birds and exotic flora on this tour and see what makes St. Lucia such a magical place.

Pigeon Island National Park offers a wealth of educational, historical, and leisure activities including a museum, interpretive center, and family-friendly beach for you to learn, relax, and play. This vast nature playground is on the northernmost point of the island and offers picturesque views from Signal Hill. Kids love the juice and treats served up from the boat that comes by the port.

The port is on the site of a dormant volcano with lush vegetation. You can explore the remains of Fort Rodney and its original cannons. While you're here, check out one of the seaside restaurants that overlook the clear waters.