Guided Tours
Guided tours offer the historical sights of St. George's, Grand Étang National Park & Forest Reserve, spice plantations and nutmeg-processing stations, rain-forest hikes and treks to waterfalls, snorkeling trips to local islands, and day trips to Carriacou. A full-day sightseeing tour costs $70 to $90 per person, usually including lunch and admissions; a half-day tour, $45 to $60; a guided hike to Concord or Mt. Qua Qua, $55 to $60 per person. Grenada taxi drivers will conduct island sightseeing tours for $150 per day or $25 to $35 per hour for up to four people. Carriacou minibus drivers will take up to four people on a full-island tour for $75 (2½ hours) or a half-island tour for $40 (1½ hours).
Adventure Jeep Tour. On a full-day Adventure Jeep Tour you ride in the back of a Land Rover, safari fashion, along scenic coastal roads, trek in the rain forest, have lunch at a plantation, take a swim or two, and skirt the capital. The company also combines the full-day jeep tour ($95 per person, hotel pickup included) with river tubing (add $45 per person) and offers guided bike tours ($15 an hour). St. George's, St. George. 473/444–5337; www.adventuregrenada.com.
Caribbean Horizons. Personalized half- or full-day tours of historic and natural island sites, market and garden tours, rainforest hikes, and sailing excursions to Carriacou are all available from this company. True Blue, St. George. 473/444–1555; www.caribbeanhorizons.com.
Edwin Frank's Tours. After 22 years as public relations officer for the Grenada Board of Tourism—and as a radio and TV personality in his own right—Edwin Frank brings to his daily island tours a wealth of information about Grenada's history, geography, politics, culture, flora, fauna, and cuisine, along with a range of contemporary perspectives about life in and on this lovely island. Calivigny, St. George. 473/407–5393.
Henry's Safari Tours. Denis Henry knows Grenada like the back of his hand. He leads adventurous hikes and nature safaris in four-wheel-drive vehicles, or you can design your own half- or full-day "as you like it" tour for $30–35 per hour, depending on the number of people. Woburn, St. George. 473/444–5313; www.henrysafari.com.
Isle of Reefs Tours. A soft adventure tour operator, Isle of Reefs specializes in guided hiking treks, turtle-watching, boat trips to Sandy Island, White Island, or the Tobago Cays Marine Park, mountain bike rentals, offshore camping expeditions, dinghy sailing lessons, and cookery classes. L'Esterre, Carriacou. 473/404–0415; www.isleofreefstours.com.
Kennedy Tours. Kennedy Jawahir of Kennedy Tours has an encyclopedic knowledge of Grenada's history and specializes in comprehensive island tours and hiking excursions. Frequente Industrial Park, Maurice Bishop Hwy., Grand Anse, St. George. 473/444–1074; www.kennedytours.com.
Mandoo Tours. Whether for one or two people or a busload, Mandoo (Simon Seales) offers half- and full-day standardized island tours that follow northern, southern, or eastern routes. An environmentalist at heart and determined advocate for the preservation of the island's heritage, he will gladly arrange customized tours, as well as hikes to waterfalls, the rain forest, and the mountains. Mt. Moritz, St. George. 473/440–1428; www.grenadatours.com.
Sunsation Tours. You can visit all the usual sites in Grenada or go as far off the beaten track as you want to go on Sunsation Tours' customized island tours, market tours, home and garden tours, challenging hikes, and day sails. Le Marquis Complex, Grand Anse, St. George. 473/444–1594; www.grenadasunsation.com.
