Yacht services in st lucia - customs clearance

Login Form

Main Menu

General facts about bens Concierge St Lucia!

St.Lucia Hotel Directory

SHD

St.Lucia Flights

Travelling to St.Lucia should be a great experience for new flyers and a relaxing one for frequent flyers. We have a selection of airlines that fly to our island. Be happy with the one you choose.

FLIGHTS COMING TO ST.LUCIA VIA UVF (HEWANORRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)

BOOK NOW!

VIA SLU (George F.L Charles Airport)

BOOK NOW!

BOOK NOW

Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)

Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, is the larger of the island's two airports and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA).

The airport is a Fire Category 9 airport that handles 500,000 passengers a year and has the capability to handle the Boeing 747, Airbus A330, Airbus A340 and other similar aircraft. Aircraft maintenance there is carried out by Caribbean Dispatch Services.

Hewanorra International Airport was originally named Beane Army Airfield and was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force Sixth Air Force and used in World War II. Beane Field was activated in early 1941 with a mission to defend Saint Lucia against an enemy attack.

The former USAF base was then refurbished and converted into a commercial airport. There is a disused northeast/southwest runway north of the main east-west runway that was part of the military airfield. it is in poor condition, along with a few dispersals.

The airport is situated on the main highway running north to south on the island, and is served by all taxi companies on the island. The trip to Castries takes about an hour - an hour and a half - road conditions are currently acceptable. Local buses are also available but services are infrequent.

Beyond Immigration and Customs on departure you will find a small selection of duty free shops for locally made goods as well as the usual cigarettes and spirits and a couple of snack bars.

Facilities: The airport has a few shops and bars, a branch of the Bank of St Lucia with an ATM machine, and a bureau de change which opens between 12 and 4.30pm. There are good facilities for disabled passengers.

Departure tax: EC $68 for all passengers over 12 years old, $35 for local nationals.

George FL Charles Airport (SLU) - Formally known as

"Vigie Airport"

George F. L. Charles Airport , Formerly known as Vigie Airport is located in Castries and handles inter-Caribbean flights.and is the smaller of two airports in Saint Lucia, the other being Hewanorra International Airport. It is located 2 km north of Castries, the capital city. George F. L. Charles Airport is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA). The Airport is also near to a large number of hotels in the north end of the island. Its runway runs parallel to a pristine beach, Vigie Beach, which is a popular tourist attraction.This airport handles 32,000 flights per year carrying 394,000 passengers and handles much of the regional and Caribbean flights. With flights from no further afield than San Juan in Puerto Rico.

George F. L. Charles Airport was renamed on 4 August 1997 in honor of Saint Lucia politician Sir George Frederick Lawrence Charles (1916-2004)., The first chef misnister of the island!

George F. L. Charles Airport, which, due to its size and proximity to the capital city Castries, plays host to a number of general aviation and commuter airlines linking Saint Lucia to the other territories of the Eastern Caribbean.

Not withstanding its size and physical characteristics, George F. L. Charles Airport attracts a greater volume of air traffic than Hewanorra International Airport. The airport is serviced by a number of Airlines including American Eagle, Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT) 1974 Limited, BWIA Express, Air Caraibes, Eagle Air and Carib Aviation (Saint Lucia) Limited, all of which engage principally in the transport of passengers. Federal Express and DHL operate daily services in support of their courier service, while Amerijet International operate cargo services between Miami and Saint Lucia three times weekly. A multitude of single and twin engine pleasure aircraft frequent this airport. the average annual passenger throughput for George F. L. Charles Airport is 394,000 while the average annual aircraft movement is 32,000.

Many of our hotels are in the north end of the island, hence this airport is most convenient if you are coming from another Caribbean island and are staying up north.

There are multiple check-in desks for the various abovementioned airlines. The Airport is furnished with a small restaurant/bar, washrooms, public telephones and a tiny book shop/stand. There are also car rental booths, Tambou and a Duty Free shop. Vigie Beach is across the road and boasts a good assortment of local bars with food and drink at very affordable prices

The island nation of St.Lucia is situated between the islands of Martinique and St.Vincent in the Eastern Caribbean Sea. The second largest of the Windward Island group of the West Indies. The island covers an area of 238 square miles (616 square kilometers). Castries is the capital city and the main port. Roughly oval in shape, the island is volcanic in origin. The volcano Qualibou in the southwest emits steam and gases and is a major tourist site. The climate is tropical with heavy rain fall and a mean temperature of 80° F (27° C).

St.Lucia was settled first by the Arawaks Indians around 200 AD. Numerous archeological sites on the island have produced specimens of their well-developed pottery. By 800 AD their culture was superseded by that of the Caribs. These early Amerinidian cultures called the island "Louanalao" and "Hewanorra" which means "Island of Iguanas".

St.Lucia maybe a small island but it worldwide contributors are quit large. This little island has produced not one but two Nobel Prizewinners. In 1979 St.Lucia's first Nobel Laureate, Sir. W. Arthur Lewis, was honored with a Nobel Prize in Economics. Just 12 years later St.Lucia gave bith to another Nobel Laureate. Derek Walcott was honored with a Nobel Prize for Literature.

Through the intermingling of different groups of people that have participated in the history of the island, St.lucia evolved greatly. Each group of people has brought about their own tradition and beliefs, all of which are intertwined into the island's life today. From our British roads through our French communtites youwill be greeted with our unique Language of Creole Patois.

St.Lucia is well known for its fertile lands which yields an enormous supply of produce. The leading banana exportong island throughout the Caribbean, with six different varieties available.

Every year there are three Major Events that take place in St.Lucia which is known World Wide..St.Lucia Jazz Festival,Cricket and Carnival.
St.Lucia is famous for its yearly Jazz Festival.Performers from all around the world come to play and enjoy the best in Jazz. This festival has grown from humble roots in 1991 to becoming one of the World's Top Cultural Festivals, making St.Lucia Jazz a name to contend with on its own.
Cricket is by far the leading sport in St.Lucia. Loyal fans of the West Indies Cricket Team theyu remain. A true passion for cricket while others look at it as a form of fun, relaxation, partying.
Carnival Time is a time of parting,enjoyment and beautiful colours. A time of tradition! Competions and Performances, Calypso and Soca, Steel bands and Beauty Pagent Shows start off things with a BANG!!!

Antillean Creole is a French-lexified creole language spoken primarily in the Lesser Antilles. Its' grammar and vocabulary are both made up of elements from the Carib and African Languages. This language is very similar to Haitian Creole but has a number of distinctive features which set it apart.
Although this language has been slowly dying in most islands that spoke this language,St.Lucians are proud of the unique tongue and refuse to let it die down.

Example:

English to Kwéyòl

I = mwen

You = ou

Woman = fanm

Man = nonm

Child = ti mamay

Ben's Yacht Services

Ben Saltibus is totally focused ^_upon catering to the needs of the professionally crewed yachts in St. Lucia; and past seasons have seen us continuing to receive highly enthusiastic feedback from numerous Captains who have worked with him…

Ben is a born and raised St.Lucian equipped with a wealth of knowledge about the island and has a multitude of useful contacts… perfect for the Super Yachts Industry. He operates from his office located between the pitons on the outskirts of Soufriere, running an “island wide” service for yachts visiting St.Lucia, that may need a variety of tasks accomplished. Customs and Immigration clearance can now be handled in Soufriere, and Ben can even organize having the customs/immigration officials brought directly to ones yacht.

We Cater for:

Luxury vehicle transfers
Customs Clearance; in and out
Imports provision
Land and water taxi tours
Guest and crew Accommodation
Floral arrangement services
Yacht repair services
Parts deliveries
Local Provision shopping
Visa applications
Funds - Wire service
Live Music Entertainment.
Door to door laundry services
Restaurant and Hotel reservations
Fuel/gas refills, fuel bunkering service and berthing
Private security
Helicopter ride/charters

And whatever else that is in our power!!

He has two small tenders available to transport guests and / or crew back and forth. Equally, if you have guests that would like an Soufriere Tour, Ben can help you enjoy the Botanical Gardens, sulphur springs, or take you on his special “River Dance Tour” encompassing the Toraille and Piton Mineral Waterfalls – which have proved extremely popular in the recent seasons.

Reviews by past clients

“Great guy, with unlimited experience, and a real understanding of the Super Yachts. He took our guests for a great island tour, in a luxury vehicle and had the customs/immigration staff came directly on board to clear us in.”

“Ben’s the man! The Pitons makea such a spectacular location with guests on board, and with Ben there organizing everything for us, we had them off for a helicopter ride, an island tour… and up to the Ladera resort for sundowners. He really was the perfect contact.”

“Ben was a great guy to work with, who looked after us in every way. He took our chef and stewardess off to source provisions and flowers; and then organized a car for me to use to meet the boss at the airport. It all worked really well…and we’ll definitely be using him again.”