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St. Kitts Scenic Railway Review
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St. Kitts Scenic Railway
- Address: Needsmust, St. Kitts
- Phone: 869/465-7263
- www.StKittsScenicRailway.com
Fodor's Review:
The old narrow-gauge train that had transported sugarcane to the central sugar factory since 1912 is all that remains of the once thriving industry, now that the St. Kitts Sugar Manufacturing Corporation has closed permanently. Two-story cars bedecked in bright Kittitian colors circle the island in just under four hours. Each passenger gets a comfortable, downstairs air-conditioned seat fronting vaulted picture windows and an upstairs open-air observation spot. The conductor's running discourse embraces not only the history of sugar cultivation but the railway's construction, local folklore, island geography, even other agricultural mainstays from papayas to pigs. You can drink in complimentary tropical beverages (including luscious guava daiquiris) along with the sweeping rain-forest and ocean vistas, accompanied by an a cappella choir's renditions of hymns, spirituals, and predictable standards like "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad." There's a break at the halfway point (La Vallee), where cruise-ship passengers disembark. By then, the trip may seem slow as molasses, but it's certainly uniquely Caribbean.
- Cost: $89
- Open: June-Sept., departures Mon. at 1 PM and Wed. at 9:30 AM; Oct.-May, departures vary according to cruise-ship schedules (call ahead)
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