It's important to know that there are two climbable Pitons in St Lucia. My first review named "Challenge Piton" was written after climbing the Petit Piton, smaller of the two but a much harder climb. I decided to climb the more travelled path to the top of the Gros Piton; as if I hadn't been punished enough! We called Tourist... more

It was totally the most amazing experience ever. The climb is by no means easy, but it was worth every sweating second and would do it again as the views are spectacular. It was a really hard climb up and I was a bit naive to think it would be a walk in the park (so to speak) for someone... more

My husband and I checked out of the Anse Chastanet hotel and drove our rental car to hike the Gros Pitons before moving north to Rodney Bay area for the remainder of our trip. Gorgeous hike, but the key fob's batteries were low to our rental car and we thought we locked the doors manually. Come to find out we... more

I had a great hike up the Petit Piton with the assistance of a helpful and patient local guide, Gaegrie (sp). This is a fairly challenging 2-hour hike with some portions that require you to hoist yourself up ropes and through some fairly narrow crevices. The descent is even harder - by the time I got to the bottom my... more

Fresh off of a cruise ship, we had no idea what we would do on St. Lucia. Much to our good fortune, a taxi driver ( in a very clean, new, attractive car with seat belts & A/C) named Bertrand drove up. We asked him to take us to the beach, but asked what else was there to do on... more

When you are used to just going out into the hills with a map and good boots, it was a bit painful to have to fork out US$50 for two of us to hike up Gros Piton. Plus another US$50 for the taxi from Soufriere. Still, if you are on St Lucia, it has to be done! Having paid the... more

My husband and I climbed Gros Piton on the first day of our vacation in November 2008. Our guide, Shane, was excellent, pointing out local interest along the way, including his personal tree of life he was growing and providing a little "lover's rock" to accompany us on the downward trip. He mentioned that you can have lunch waiting in... more

To hike to the top of Gros Piton you are required to have a guide. The guides are organised by the interpretive centre in the town Fond Gens Libre at the start of the trail. You can either make your own way there or book a day trip through the community based Gros Piton Tours. The trip cost US$120 per... more

We paid US$50 for a taxi to Gros Piton and another US $50 for a "Guide." As we hit the trail, it started to rain. THe guide said nothing about the rain. She was nice, but didn't do or say much to acknowledge we were there. No commentary or anything, and she was 20 feet ahead of us the whole... more