Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk off the ship through Port Zante to The Circus and look at the Berkeley Memorial clock. Continue to Independence Square, five minutes away.
09:15
Agree a fare at the taxi dispatch point for Brimstone Hill (US$55 for 1–4 people on the published schedule, up to two hours). Confirm US$ or EC$ before setting off.
09:50
Arrive at Brimstone Hill Fortress, open from 09:30. Pay US$15 at the gate and walk up to the Citadel for the views along the coast.
11:30
Taxi back to Basseterre (30–35 min), or ask the driver to stop at Romney Manor and Caribelle Batik on the way, agreeing the extra waiting time first.
12:15
Lunch in town near The Circus, or carry on by taxi to South Friars Bay (10–15 min, US$12 for 1–4 people).
13:00
Beach afternoon at South Friars Bay. Book the return pick-up for 15:45 with your driver before paying.
15:45
Taxi back to Port Zante.
- Latest you can leave The Circus, Basseterre16:25
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- The Circus, BasseterreWalk about 5 min to Port Zante16:25
- Brimstone Hill FortressTaxi, 30–35 min15:45
- South Friars Bay / Frigate BayTaxi, 10–15 min; book the pick-up16:00
- Cockleshell BayPre-booked taxi, 25–30 min16:00
- Charlestown, Nevis (ferry)Ferry 25–60 min, about hourly, then walk14:30
Where people get Basseterre wrong
Paying a beach taxi in full with no pick-up arranged, then finding no empty taxis to get back to Port Zante.
Built from our Basseterre guide, checked against 13 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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