Ins & Outs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 2023

40 DISCOVER ST. VINCENT These Vincy explorers have been experiencing eco adventure at its purist. What Paul says makes it particularly special is, being unknown, these waterfalls are all pristine. A budding landscape gardener himself, he says that if you took a team of the best landscape gardeners in the world, they could not replicate the splendour and exquisite balance and layering of mother nature’s gardens around these waterfalls. Paul's mission is not yet complete – he says he’s about 80% along and counting. The good news to visitors and residents of St. Vincent is that this intrepid explorer is now starting to offer a full variety of hikes. He will tailor your tour to suit fitness levels and what you would like to see, including the La Soufrière Volcano. Below is his contact information along with a couple of other outfits who offer hiking tours in SVG. Happy hiking! Avid hiker Paul Cyrus has long held the goal to hike every river in St. Vincent with the aim of documenting all the island’s waterfalls. How many rivers and waterfalls does St. Vincent have? Too many to count. For instance, the Colonarie River, which has one of St. Vincent's 3 hydroelectric plants, South Rivers Power Station, has over 50 waterfalls on numerous tributaries, some with their own name. Since 2020, Paul has dramatically increased the frequency of his expeditions. Along with hiking partners Ozari Williams and Rommel deFreitas, and several other like-minded enthusiasts, they have made some thrilling finds. Hiking the entire length and breadth of St. Vincent, some of their extraordinary discoveries happened relatively quickly, while others were located after gruelling treks of up to 11 hours. They stopped counting at 150 new waterfalls, never recorded in history. The amazing thing is that up to 3 or 4 years ago, people thought that St. Vincent only had 3 waterfalls of note, Dark River, Trinity Falls and Baleine. Baleine was considered tall at 100 ft. and the aquamarine swimming pool there deemed unique. Now Paul and his friends have found over 100 waterfalls taller than Baleine, up to 700 ft. in fact, many with swimming pools of all shapes and sizes. Of course, all waterfalls come with an element of danger, but the wonderful thing about doing this type of exploring in the Southern Caribbean is that these exquisite mineral rich waters are warm enough to enjoy swimming and relaxing in. Waterfalls Pr i s t i n e Ne w Fi n d s By Sally Miller Enjoying the De Volet Mineral Falls Paradise in Motion Paul Cyrus pccyrus1967@gmail.com (784) 495-3965 Adventure Island Paradise SVG Tequila Ross (Edson Reece) adventureislandsvg@gmail.com Instagram @adventureislandsvg (784) 528-9992 or (784) 491-5418 Fraser Taxi Tours info@frasertaxitours.com (784) 530-8138 Paradise Adventure Tours paradiseadventuressvg.com (784) 431-5999 Sam's Taxi Tours samtaxiandtours.com sam-taxi-tours@vincysurf.com (784) 456-4338 Cell (784) 528-2240 Aerial view of the Falls of Baleine Photo: Niall Thomas/BeSocial

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