La Soufriere Volcano Hike /Topdawg Tours

We loved this volcano hike experience. The pick up from the hotel was comfortable and during the ride to the volcano the driver told us about St. Vincent’s culture and history. Our guide was great, very knowledgeable and adjusted to our hiking level and speed. The views from the top were absolutely beautiful. Highly recommended!

We had a great time! This was a highlight of our trip to SVG. We were picked up and dropped off directly at Sandals. They provided fruit, snacks, water , and rum punch. The only additional expense was the $5 per person admission fee at the entrance of the hike. Barris and John both did an excellent job of showing us not only the volcano but the local culture and highlights. Would definitely recommend.

It was a difficult hike but tall man( trail guide) and our driver were absolutely great and had great fruit snacks, juice and rum to replenish our energies. Gets windy next to the volcano, might be good idea to wear a light jacket. Would definitely recommend if visiting St. Vincent :)

Great tour by Tallman, very considerate of the pace for all participants.

It was described as “moderate difficulty” which was accurate. The Guide (John) was amazing, so knowledgeable and wise. We absolutely loved the hike, it was a highlight of our year, never mind the 1 week holiday!

This company was top notch in service. The transportation was on time, the driver did a great job of navigating the at times tricky Vinci roads, and the guides were great. We had Kevin who was very knowledgeable about the island and the local flora and fauna. I was not able to finish the hike (it’s very steep at the end! ) but the guide made clear the group would only go as fast as the slowest hiker which I appreciated. The snacks and drinks provided were great and everyone was very friendly and helpful with local recommendations. Highly recommend this tour company!

Kevin was an excellent driver and had lots of good information to share about St. Vincent. We even stopped at a local beach, which meant parking in a locals backyard. Our hiking guide was John. He did this hike 140 times last year and was a wealth of information about the plants and volcanoes. Overall, a difficult hike for the average person, but very worth it!

We were all presented with a walking stick before the hike. The hike up La Soufriere volcano with our guide and driver was good, we even passed Lava man on the way! The weather was a bit damp, which unfortunately impinged on views into the crater. Every so often we were able to see in and view the lake due to the wind, which was remarkably blustery on the ridge. After snacks a plenty, we all made our way back down and celebrated with some rum punch.

After setting out on a picturesque coach ride to the start of the hike , I encountered a beautiful and lush trail as I trekked to the summit of the volcano. Our guide on the day was very knowledgeable and provided the group with a wide history of all that transpired in and around the volcano over the years. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in doing the hike and I would return as well. 10/10.

Top notch experience from TopDawg Tours! Great communication, first off. Communicated directly via WhatsApp, answered questions promptly. Driver, Kevin, was on time, courteous, informative, super cool guy. The drive from the resort to La Soufriere is part of the adventure! From the Sandals resort, its close to 2 hrs, taking you thru various parts of the island, which is interesting with amazing views. Once at La Soufriere, our guide, Thomas, was great. Gave us good information about the volcano, plants, history of the island. We had a lady with us that needed to stop a bit more, and he accommodated with no issue. Held her hand walking her down a slippery part as well. Its a full day experience (8 to 5pm), but completely worth it if coming to St. Vincent. Was really the highlight of my trip.

Great tour with TopDawg team. Was picked up by driver, there were few other folks in the van, and your guide was part of tour also. The hike itself was fascinating learning about the eruptions, lava flow, the green nature and the crater where the last eruption occurred. It does get windy and bit cool at the top so a light rain jacket recommended .

I had a great day out, climbing this amazing volcano. We were only three people in the group (plus guide), which was very enjoyable. The walk through the forest is very beautiful, and our guide Tall Man knew a lot about the different plants and their uses, and the history of the volcano. We started of early in the morning (7:45), and did not get back to the ferry until 17:00 - without a lunch break. This was for two reasons: Firstly, we started up slowly (stopping to pick up food, fill up petrol, pick up guests, and even at the trail start, guests took time to get ready). Secondly, we took quite a long time to climb up the volcano and return, due to the limited fitness of some people in the group (and it sure is very tiring to climb up in the heat - we all sweated a lot!). If you are limited in time, you need to let the organisers know up front, so that they can manage time. Because we took so long, there was no time for lunch. We got some fruit from the driver, but I would recommend bringing some food with you, in case there is no time for a proper lunch break. This hike is definetely not suitable for people in flip flops or people not used to hiking in a hot climate. Top Dawg say that in the tour information, but of course there is no way for them to check whether people are fit enough to do the hike in a reasonable time. The drive from Kingstown to the starting point took us along the windward coastal road, which is very busy, but interesting. Because we took so long, we had to rush back for me and another guest to catch the last ferry to Bequia, and so we had no time to stop anywhere on the way. The driver was friendly and knowledgeable - just driving a bit too fast for my taste. I would certainly recommend this tour to anyone interested in climbing the volcano - it's very good value for money and the staff are knowledgeable and friendly.

Great Tour. The hikking is a real great nature expirience and the view is top. The owner of the Company Wayne is a great Gentleman with honour. He had no other people for the day. But still he offered me the Tour for me alone without extra Charges after he knew this is my only time window in a short stay in St. Vincent. One more time thanks so much. There exist also other people who dont Care on your travel costs and hotel bookings and flights like Trubb Taxi tours SVG. They canceled my other Tour cold minded of my costs and time to come to St. Vincent so shortly bcs of not enough people. But happily i met on this hilking tour Dino the Driver of that tour. He is very kind and have a great knowledge as well about all places. Thanks to God Hhe was offering me on my request a much better Tour than trubb would ever be able to give for the next day with a lot of more places and insider spots. So my time in St. Vincent was so exiting beautiful exploring thanks to Dino and Wayne. I can recomment everybody to book that Company if you dont want to risk your Tour get canceled bcs of not enough Partizipationars and so loose your time and money for travel. Wayne and Dino are the best choice and both more than 500 % trustable and its a Garanty to have a great time One more time Thank you Dino and Wayne. You are the best :)

Rough weather for the views but, the rain kept us cool. The guide was awesome. Great local knowledge. Ask for Tall Man. Not kidding about strenuous. Train up people!

An incredible hiking experience. Great views and the best scenery on the ascent to the volcano top. Wayne picked us up from Sandals resort in the morning and took us to the trailhead near Georgetown. John guided us up the mountain and provided us knowledge of the trail, the volcano, and the eruption history. I can’t say enough about well John knew the trail and how easy it was having him as a guide. Do this hike, and ensure you have John as your guide. One thing to keep in mind, this is a 2 hour drive from Sandals resort. We were picked up at 9am and returned at 6pm. So a long day but well worth it.

This was an amazing experience, we were lead by our tour guide John. He has done trips every year for decades and does hundreds of trips per year. Highly recommend!

Difficult . Straight up . 4,400 ft hike. Made it 3,300 feet weather turned bad had to turned back. Going down even more difficult

First of all, Wayne is extremely responsive and helpful. He always quickly responded to the questions I emailed him. We ended up doing 2 tours on 2 different days. The first day we booked as a group tour but ended up being the only family. This was the Volcano hike. We went with Kevin and then also picked up a guide in Georgetown. Both were so kind and helpful in the difficult ascent to the top. Our local guide had so much knowledge about the flora and fauna and the history of eruptions. It was a difficult hike, our 10 year old led the way and was always having to wait for us! We learned a lot and enjoyed the views from the top. Kevin stopped at a grocery store at our request on the way back so that we could pick up items for our hotel room. We booked a private tour the second day because we enjoyed the first day so much. We were thrilled when Kevin arrived to be our tour guide again that day (and I knew that was supposed to have been his day off!). Kevin took us to the Pirates of the Carribean tour and Dark View Falls. Along the way he stopped at different pull outs for us to take picture. He stopped at a fruit stand and bought local fruit for us to try. We spent as long as we liked at Dark View falls, and then Kevin provided us with the yummy rum punch. We had requested to be able to stop for lunch and we went to Beach Side near the falls. We had delicious local food while staring at St. Vincent’s beautiful water. On the way back to our hotel, Kevin helped us secure tickets to that night’s match between St. Vincent and Jamaica! Kevin was very kind, accommodating, knowledgeable and patient. The vehicles were comfortable with air conditioning. We found the prices for the tour to be very reasonable.