Kitts affords a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the forces that shaped the island nation as it is today. The amazing views from atop its bastions are unparalleled, and its central role in many key episodes of the history of St. The Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. Oh well, all the more reason to come back soon! Conclusion I had also really wanted to try Sky Safari, an adrenaline-fueled zipline canopy tour high above the Kittitian woodlands, but a combination of poor weather and poor budgeting meant we had to shelve that for our next visit. Kitts’s other half, Nevis, as well, since it’s a very quick ferry ride away and apparently has many features that make it unique. Liamuiga, the highest peak on the island. After making light work of Sir Timothy’s Hill this time around, we’d love to venture up Mt. There’s still plenty of things we’re leaving for next time.
Kitts was coming to an end the next day, so the cab ride back to the resort gave us ample opportunity to reflect on our trip. We walked around the festival-like Port Zante area for a while, looking at the souvenir shops well-positioned to make a quick buck off visiting cruise ship passengers.ĭowntown Basseterre – Clock tower Next Time in St. Things were very much different today, with the main thoroughfares bustling with activity.
So we wandered around a bit on streets that were quite literally empty before catching a cab back to the resort, sorely disappointed with ourselves. You see, according to an ice cream shop owner, whose establishment was the only one we found with any sign of life, everyone goes to church in the morning on Sundays and then stays home with their families. There was just one problem: it was a Sunday, and nothing was open. Now, this wasn’t our first time in the capital: on the second day of our trip, Jessica and I had actually walked for an hour all the way from our resort to Downtown Basseterre, hoping to explore the city a little bit.
Our driver wanted to charge us extra for going over our 2.5-hour allotment, so I asked him to just drop us off in Basseterre, since we wanted to grab some food anyway. I would’ve loved to spend more time exploring the fortress and admiring the views, but we were on a tight schedule and so hopped back onto our cab for the long drive back to Basseterre. There were also various exhibits set up in the interior part of the fort, showing what life was like for soldiers stationed at Brimstone Hill many centuries ago. Thomas Anglican Church, which our driver noted was the oldest church in the Eastern Caribbean. We passed by the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, the local Carib brewery, and St. Our taxi driver pointed out the notable sites on our way to Romney Manor. We liked the sound of this, and before long we were on board one of the waiting taxis, heading inland. That would give us 2.5 hours with a taxi driver who’d bring us to Brimstone Hill via a place called Romney Manor, before taking us back to Basseterre and showing us around there. The cab ride from the Marriott to Brimstone Hill would have been US$28 per direction, so the staff member at the tour desk advised us that we’d might as well make it a “Half Island Tour” for US$60 in total. Kitts’s must-sees, and we wanted to hail a taxi to bring us there. We had heard that the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park was a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of St. We had to familiarize ourselves with the taxi prices on our fourth day on the island, when we hit up our resort’s tour desk. Sure, you can bargain, but personally I thought that the system works brilliantly for visitors and greatly limits the potential of being ripped off. It’s US$12 between the Marriott and downtown Basseterre, US$24 to get to Turtle Beach at the end of the Southeast Peninsula, and so on. Kitts? That’ll be US$16, no more, no less – it’s even posted as a sign at the airport! (Of course, tips are always appreciated). Just landed at SKB and need to get to the Marriott Resort St.
There were plenty of taxi drivers everywhere to shuttle you between various places on the island, and they operate a prix-fixe fare system in which trips between popular points of interest are standardized. Kitts was the sophisticated taxi services on the island.
One of the things I appreciated most about St.