The 12 Best Food & Rum Tours in St Lucia

1.St. Lucia Food and Rum Tour – Taste authentic St. Lucian Food and Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 204 reviews · from $205Our pick

This 4 to 6-hour private food and rum tour takes you from Cap Estate through Morne Fortune, Marigot Bay, Canaries, and Soufrière. Guides such as Delvin, Chris, Andy, and Richard serve local breakfast and lunch, arrange rum tastings, and visit Tony’s farm for fresh coconut, fruit, and fire-roasted cashews. Pickup, transport, food, and alcoholic drinks are included.

“This was an outstanding trip. Delvin did a great job and introducing us to the St. Lucia culture. We visited a rum factory, as well as having an excellent lunch with some of the best juice I’ve ever had at his mother‘s house. Afterwards, we enjoyed infused rums with many flavors continuing the trip Delvin enabled us to spend a little extra time with the friends we made from the UK I would highly recommend this trip to anybody is visiting the country/island of St. Lucia”

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2.St Lucia Rum Tasting and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 91 reviews · from $90

You’ll visit St. Lucia’s only rum distillery with a Rum Ambassador, learn how sugarcane becomes rum, and sample more than 20 rums and liqueurs. The 3.5-hour outing includes North Island hotel pickup, views of banana plantations, Morne Fortune and Marigot Bay, plus time at Castries Market. Closed shoes and age 18 or older are required.

“We had a great time! The rum tour at the distillery is very well organized and you’re able to sample almost everything they produce. We didn’t go to the Casteries Market but I think that’s because our hotel is very near the distillery so it didn’t make sense. All in all it was great, the guide and driver were lovely! Would do it again”

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3.Rodney Bay Food Tour by LUCIAN FOOD TOURS

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · from $73

Walk Rodney Bay with Saint Lucian guides such as Jasmine, Sylma, Samuel, or Papi. The two-hour tour visits five tasting stops, beginning with a local breakfast and including savory dishes, fruit, fresh juice, seasonal drinks, art, island stories, and homemade spice rum for adults.

“We thoroughly enjoyed this food tour, from the tour guide who was very informative and explained the history of all of the local cuisine / drinks we sampled. This tour is a must when visiting St. Lucia!!!”

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4.Historical 18th Century Estate Tour with Coconut Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · from $12Best value

At Morne Coubaril Estate near Soufriere, a local guide leads you through replica 18th-century huts, gardens, the Monplaisir house, cocoa and coffee processing, coconut dehusking and a mule-driven sugar mill. You will taste coconut water, jelly, cocoa and cane juice. Guides such as Natasha, Jonathan and Vincia have earned special praise.

“Our tour started off with a delicious creole chicken lunch in the restaurant. After lunch we had a guided tour of the plantation, with the friendly and helpful guide showing us the recreated workers village and providing much detail. We saRead more”

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5.Flavors of St Lucia Culinary Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $130

Spend about three hours in Choc cooking St. Lucian Creole food with a professional chef, sampling each dish as you go, and touring gardens filled with fruit, flowers, herbs, and medicinal plants. Pickup and drop-off from your hotel or cruise port are included. Named instructors include Chef Jules and Chef M.

“We enjoyed both the informative tour of the beautiful gardens and the cooking experience in the kitchen of this lovely estate. In our role as assistant chefs, the full meal we assisted the sous chef in preparing and plating was truly delicious, Read more”

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6.St Lucia Bamboo Rafting Experience (+Rum Tasting)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $139

Spend about four hours traveling from Gros Islet to the Roseau Valley, with shared pickup, a rum punch welcome, and a 90-minute private bamboo-raft trip. A trained river guide leads you through rainforest and mangroves, with time for a beach stroll, a Caribbean swim, and a Castries viewpoint stop.

“Lovely relaxing trip down Rouseou river. Highly recommended. Then through mangroves.Ended with a dip in The ocean where the river spilled Into the sea. Then they tow you back to where you started. Very nice.”

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7.Food Tour- Taste of St.Lucia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $55

Spend about 90 minutes at Castries Market with a private guide such as George, Ricardo, or Schelly. Learn about St. Lucian food and city history while tasting fruit, juices, pastries, local dishes, spiced rum, and blood pudding. Pickup is available, but private transport is not included. A vegan version can be arranged.

“We had George and he was delightful and knowledgeable . I would definitely book again and request him for our guide”

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8.Castries Market Walking Food Tour by LUCIAN FOOD TOURS

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $84

Spend about two and a half hours walking through Castries Market with a born-and-raised Saint Lucian guide. You will stop at five places for local dishes, snacks, and alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, while also seeing historic sights. The tour is private for your group and costs $84.69 per person.

“Tour did not occur. In retrospect there were two locations listed on Viator on where to meet the tour operator. We went back and forth between both for 35 minutes, and found nobody. The tour operator insists they were present. They said tRead more”

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9.Rhythm Of Rum Tour & Rum Tasting Saint Lucia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $100

Start with Castries and island history, then ride to St. Lucia Distillers in the Roseau Valley for a guided rum tour and tastings. Your private driver may be Reece, Miguel, or Roland, and the day ends with scenic Marigot Bay. Hotel and port pickup, water, beer, and alcoholic drinks are included.

“Excellent tour learned a great deal about rum! Our tour guide was excellent and we had a nice stop in beautiful Marigot Bay afterwards.”

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10.Soufriere Excursion with Rum & Chocolate Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $185

Spend about 8.5 hours sailing from Rodney Bay to Soufriere, passing Pigeon Island, Anse La Raye, Canaries, Marigot Bay, and the Pitons. At Morne Coubaril, learn how rum and chocolate are made, enjoy a local buffet, then stop for swimming and snorkeling. Hotel pickup is included.

“We had a fantastic day! Highlights were tasting the various types of rum and learning more about the history of the island.”

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11.St Lucia Food & Rum Tasting – Rodney Bay Edition

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $97

Start at Rodney Bay Marina at 10 a.m. for a three-hour private food walk led by local guide Jasmine. Sample five Saint Lucian dishes, local fruits, street food, and infused rum, including a family recipe from Jasmine’s grandmother. Pickup is available with the correct booking option.

“The food was delicious, the rum was too good. We still have a taste of it in our mouths. Jasmine our guide was lovely and she knew alot of the history about Saint Lucia. She even told us her daddies island hopping story. We saw a lot of similarities between our Surinamese culture and yours.. Thank you for this great experience and top tier organisation.”

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12.Rum & Chocolate Tasting Tour : Journey into Flavor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $175

Starting at 9:00 a.m., Rumie Tours St. Lucia takes you from Soufriere into St. Lucia’s rum traditions, with a visit to Marigot Bay Distillery and a tasting of local and infused rums. Guide Rumi also points out island sights along the way. Chocolate is part of the tour theme, though the supplied details do not specify the chocolate stop.

“Rumi did a fantastic job of educating us about the island as she took us to different points of interest. The rum distillery was closed on the day we went on the tour, but she made arrangements for us to do a tasting of different infused rums Read more”

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