St Helena tour
Outline of a 7 night fly-in tour to St Helena island. The island has so much to offer that we show a mix of excursions covering history, flora, marine exploration & walking.
Saint Helena, (or St Helena as it is also called), is one of the world’s most remote islands, situated above the Tropic of Capricorn, almost midway between Namibia and Brazil. This small island is big in opportunities for active exploration, boasting spectacular scenery that encapsulates a breath-taking range of habitats and landscapes. Below we outline a typical 7 night tour to St Helena. The island has so much to offer that we show a mix of excursions covering history, flora, marine exploration & walking.
St Helenian food reflects the many historical influences of the island including Portuguese, British, Southeast Asian, Malay, Chinese and African. However, over the generations Saint food has evolved into a number of dishes unique to the island.
7 night St Helena Tour
Here's a digital itinerary of our St Helena Sample Tour.
Tailormake this tour!
It's important to note that we can change this tour to suit your interests. This is especially important if you are a keen diver or snorkeller. See below...
Diving - especially December to March
Most commonly we adapt it for keen divers to include two or three diving excursions during the week. Or we can adapt it to be more focusing on enjoying the outdoors with more walking and slightly less history.
Saint Helena packs a lot into 120 square kilometres. From the clear Atlantic waters past sheer cliffs and stark rock formations. And through arid red desert dotted with cacti, rolling green fields and flax-covered hillsides, to a pinnacle of prehistoric cloud forest, So there is lot to interest nature lovers as well!
Notes:
- The exact tour price will depend on the nature of the excursions and the number of people. (It costs a little less per person for 4 people than 2 people as we show below). Typically we include touring on most days. We have taken out the evening meals but we show some of the options available. You can ask us to include some of them if you wish. Or you can ask the hotel to arrange it as you go, if you want greater flexibility.
- We use St Helena and Saint Helena inter-changeably as the island is officially called Saint Helena. But their own tourism board refers to St Helena. Go figure!
Single Supplement
We often get asked for this tour by single people. The costs for private touring for one person is naturally quite a bit more than the per person cost if you are 2 people. You should assume an approx 40% single supplement.
Jamestown is a tiny town of around 5,000 people, the descendants of the 16thC and later settlers and the slaves who worked for them. The active may like to start their stay in St Helena by climbing up Jacobs ladder’s 699 steps to get a birds-eye overview of Jamestown nestled seemingly in a rocky crevasse.
Note that we can swap out hiking for some alternative activities
Why not climb Jacob’s ladder in the cool of the morning, if you havent done it already. Voted the top wonder of St Helena – Jacobs Ladder was built in 1829 as an inclined plane to connect Jamestown to the Garrison at Ladder Hill. It stretches 900 feet high and is an intriguing 699 steps to reach the top. Its perfect for a final morning climb, to be rewarded with a panoramic view over Jamestown, followed by a well-deserved breakfast.
