The half-day Island Tour starts in Basseterre, the French-named but decidedly British-appearing capital, then follows the rugged coastal highway along both the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts. It passes many 19th century plantation estates and guest houses, with a half-hour visit at the Romney Manor/Batik Factory and an hour to explore the remarkable fortress on Brimstone Hill.
You’ll pass miles of sugarcane and be briefed on how changing market conditions have threatened St. Kitts’ sugar-based economy. (Evidenced by remains of several long-abandoned processing plants.)
Train buffs can track the still-operating two-foot gauge railroad that circles much of the island, hauling the cane to what’s now a centralized processing facility at Basseterre.
US$15/person, (as long as the van has at least four passengers), including hotel pickup and return. Highly recommended.)