Vieux Fort
Saint Lucia · 10 m
Description
Vieux Fort is the southern town of St. Lucia and holds Hewanorra, the airport every long haul flight lands at, which means most visitors pass through without stopping. Those who stay come for the wind. Anse de Sables faces southeast into a clean trade wind funnelled through the channel from St. Vincent and is the island’s kitesurfing and windsurfing beach. The Maria Islands offshore are a nature reserve holding a ground lizard and a snake found nowhere else on earth, and Cap Moule à Chique at the tip looks the whole way down to the next island.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 5 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: December – April
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- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Anse de Sables Beach
- Maria Islands Nature Reserve
- Cap Moule à Chique lighthouse
- Windsurfing off the southeast point
- Sandy Beach & the southern shore
- Vieux Fort town & market
- Laborie village & bay(Day trip)
- Savannes Bay mangroves
- Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area
- Balenbouche Estate(Day trip)
- Choiseul craft centre(Day trip)
Getting there
- Airports:
- UVF