Marigot Bay to Roseau River Kayaking

This was by far one of the best excursions we’ve been on. Highly recommended. Vanessa did a fabulous job as our guide. The area was interesting, challenging and exciting to visit and experience. Such a beautiful island. The ride to and from Marigot Bay was just as awesome as the kayaking 😁

Pick up was on time and we were taken to Marigot By which is idyllic. After our kitting out and safety briefing we had a short paddle around the bay to acclimatise ourselves to the kayaks and then headed out along the coast. Being in such a small group, just 3 couples, was great. The coastal part of the trip took about 30 minutes and then we pulled the kayaks up onto a sandbar and carried them across to the river. We went up two branches of the river and this was so quiet and relaxing. We could go at our own pace just enjoy the scenery. The whole kayaking trip with breaks took over two hours, which was wonderful as on ship's excursions you are sometimes lucky to get 40 minutes. You do need a basic level of fitness but we are both in our seventies and coped comfortably. We enjoyed absolutely every minute of the trip. The only thing that could have improved it would have been to have an extra half an hour at the kayak base to have a drink at the bar after our trip.

We always take cruise excursions, so this was our 1st attempt at off-cruise excursions and I'm here to tell you it was amazing!!! I fell in love with St. Lucia because of this beautiful excursion! We were able to see so much more of the island by kayaking down Roseau River and the tour guide was knowledgeable and fun! We would definitely do it again!

Thanks to Vanessa for an informative look at the mangroves and commentary on life in St. Lucia. Dive Fair - Helen took care of everything we could need on a paddle, even water and a sampling of local fruit. We were picked up from the cruise ship, and drop off at the cruise pier was timely; staff were friendly; the weather was perfect.

We were promptly picked up at the cruise terminal and driven through the windy mountain roads to the beautiful Marigot Bay. We were then ferried across the bay to pickup our kayaks. We were provided bottled water and screens for protecting our legs from the sun. The water is amazingly clear and the paddle out from bay was slow and easy. We cruised around the mountains to a beach where we transferred to the fresh water river. We were given an opportunity to paddle through a section and explore by ourselves as our guide hung back. It was beautiful, peaceful and fun. Our guide was a younger man who was a bit quiet, so it was sometimes hard to hear him, but over all, he did a great job! We were even given time to play on the beach. Would definitely recommend this tour!