Grenada Island Drive
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Port
Saint Georges, Grenada
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Activity Level
Easy Activity
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$100
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 4 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
A scenic island drive by coach heads through the quaint capital of St George's, past Government House, and through St Paul's to the parish of St David's.
Plantations of cocoa and spices abound here. Visit the Laura Herb & Spice Garden -- an oasis of trees, plants and green grassy fields. Treat your taste buds to a range of herbs and spices growing in 6.5 acres of garden. Learn about spices, their uses, and how they look in their natural state. Talk about old remedies with your knowledgeable guide. You'll find cocoa, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric and Tonka beans. Complete your tour by heading to the gift shop, where you can purchase herbs and spices to take home if you wish.
Continuing up the island's eastern side, you'll visit two seaside villages. In Marquis, the local people weave pandanus grasses into crafts of all sorts, and Soubise is a primary source of the locally-built, brightly-painted fishing boats that dot the beaches and seas of Grenada.
At Grenville, turn inland to ascend the central peaks, coming at last to the National Park Nature Center at Grand Etang -- resting at 1,900 feet above sea level and nestled in the crater of an extinct volcano. The breezes up here are heavenly.
On the descent, you'll pass through magnificent hanging carpets of green mountain fern and the quaint village of Vendome. See the villages of Snug Corner and Beaulieu en route back to the ship St George's Pier.