| Despite the lack of hype, St Lucia offers | | | | a daily basis, with services only slightly |
| great tourist facilities and caters to all | | | | reduced in the low season, check scheduled |
| budgets, you can stay at luxury hotels or | | | | flights at |
| inexpensive guest houses, dine in world-class | | | | |
| restaurants or at roadside kiosks, and shop | | | | Air Canada flies once a week from Toronto and |
| in large duty-free malls or at open-air | | | | US Airways now flies direct from Philadelphia |
| village markets. | | | | to St Lucia; from JFK, Air Jamaica goes via |
| | | | Grenada or Antigua, BWIA via Port of Spain |
| St Lucia makes for a relaxed, informal and | | | | and AA via San Juan, and all have domestic |
| incredibly friendly place to visit, If it's | | | | connections; Jet Blue and United also fly to |
| beaches you prefer, then you'll probably head | | | | San Juan from JFK and Continental flies there |
| first to the tourism strongholds of the | | | | from Washington - it's easy to pick up an |
| northwest coast, the "Golden Mile" of St | | | | American Eagle connecting flight from San |
| Lucia's resorts towns. | | | | Juan to St Lucia. |
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| St Lucia's most famous sights - the twin | | | | The great majority of British and Irish |
| peaks of the Pitons to the south. The | | | | visitors to St Lucia arrive on a direct |
| rainforest smothered mountains of the forest | | | | charter flight as part of a package holiday - |
| reserves are strikingly beautiful and rich in | | | | and even if you plan to travel independently |
| flora and fauna, while the wild and windswept | | | | this is still the cheapest way to get there. |
| beach of Grande Anse on the east coast is | | | | Charters do have limitations, however, |
| where you'll catch the moving sight of | | | | notably a fixed return date of one, two or a |
| leatherback turtles nesting in the sands. | | | | maximum three weeks. When it comes to direct |
| | | | scheduled flights, the choice is limited. |
| For many visitors St Lucia's biggest | | | | |
| attraction is its tropical climate. During | | | | Virgin flies once a week direct from London |
| high season (December to April), the island | | | | Gatwick and once via Antigua; BWIA departs |
| is pleasantly hot, with little rain and | | | | twice weekly from London Heathrow; and BA has |
| constant northeasterly trade winds keeping | | | | three flights a week via Antigua. Visitors |
| the nights cool. Temperatures rise even | | | | from Australia and New Zealand will need to |
| further during the summer months, which can | | | | take a flight to one of the main US gateway |
| also be wet: the rainy season lasts from June | | | | airports and pick up onward connections from |
| to October and the rainy months coincide with | | | | there. Generally, the least expensive and |
| the hurricane season , which runs roughly | | | | most straightforward routes are via New York |
| from late August to October and travel | | | | or Miami. |
| tickets can be purchased at | | | | |
| | | | Wedding parties are welcomed by most resorts |
| The island's growing popularity as a holiday | | | | in St Lucia, Sandal, Ladera, Rendezvous and |
| destination is due in part to international | | | | with all inclusive deals available at almost |
| airlines which have consistently increased | | | | every hotel St Lucia makes for a great |
| their flight schedules to the island over the | | | | vacation. |
| years. During the high season, flights are on | | | | |