There is such a lot to see and do on St Kitts that it can be difficult to know where to start if you are visiting the island for the first time or if you have a limited amount of free time available during your trip, but an excellent way to orientate yourself is to take a trip on the Scenic Railway.
This is a three-hour, 30 mile tour around the island which is completed partly on the train and partly on sightseeing buses. The historic railway was built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane from the plantations around the island to the sugar factory in the capital city of Basseterre. It is now one of the few remaining railway lines in the eastern Caribbean and is an excellent way of seeing the scenery and culture of this pretty island.
The train takes visitors through fields of sugarcane and passed Mt Liamuiga, St Kitts dormant volcano and offers tantalizing glimpses of crumbling plantation estates, volcanic black sand beaches as well as scenic views of the nearby island of St Barts, Nevis, St Maarten and Saba.
As it passes through a local village, sightseers can get a quick view of local life and culture. The bus tour takes passengers passed Brimstone Hill Fortress and through numerous other little villages and towns before returning to the capital city.
It's a very nice and relaxing way to see the island and offers some great photo opportunities. Brimstone Hill Fortress tends to be on most people's ‘must see’ list as it is of both cultural and architectural significance. It is a monument to the engineers who designed it and it took nearly 100 years to finish.
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