Two and a half hours in a four seat buggy out of Wingfield Road above Old Road Town, with a stop at a beach. US$215 for the driver and US$75 for every passenger in the same buggy. These buggies are street legal, so whoever drives has to have a licence on them. It suits a group of three or four who want one vehicle and one driver among them.
What it costs
| Price | What is in it | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | US$215 | The buggy, the guide and the beach stop |
| Passenger | US$75 | A seat in the same buggy. Four seats, so up to three passengers to one driver |
Food and drink are not in the price. Neither is a chair or an umbrella at the beach, which run about US$10 each where they are rented. Pickup from your hotel or from Port Zante can be arranged, and we confirm whether it is available and what it costs before you pay anything.
What is the drive actually like?
You set off from Wingfield Road, a few minutes up from Old Road Town on the west coast. Wingfield Estate sits at the top of that road and is free to walk into. Romney Manor and Caribelle Batik are next door at Old Road, US$3 at the gate.
The buggies seat four and they are street legal, which puts part of the run on public road with traffic on it and part of it off the tarmac. You drive your own. A guide leads, and there is a beach stop on the way.
The exact route is set by the operator on the day and it moves with the weather and the state of the ground. We do not publish a stop list we cannot hold you to.
Departure times are confirmed with the operator when we confirm your booking.
How long does it take, and will it fit a cruise day?
Two and a half hours in the buggy. Allow for getting out to Wingfield Road and back at each end of that.
Most ships in Basseterre are alongside from about 8am to 5pm or 6pm, and two and a half hours fits inside that twice over. What we will not do is promise you a departure time before the operator has given us one. Book a day with room in it and we will take the earliest slot they run.
The forward cruise schedule has 489 calls into St Kitts between August 2026 and April 2027, with 76 in November and 101 in December. Four ship days are routine in that stretch. Ask early for a December date.
What should you bring?
Your driving licence, in your hand and not in the hotel safe. The buggy is street legal and whoever takes the wheel has to produce one.
Closed-toe shoes. Sandals will stop you at the start.
Clothes you do not mind ruining. You will be dusty by the end of it and the back seats get the worst of it.
Swimwear under your clothes and a towel, for the beach stop.
Sun cover and cash in small notes. US dollars are accepted everywhere on the island.
Who should not book this one
Nobody drives without a driving licence on them. Passengers do not need one.
Because these buggies are street legal, the local permit question is live. Self-drive in a hire car here needs a temporary local permit, EC$62.50 for three months or about US$23, and EC$125 for a year. Whether you need one for the buggy you are given depends on the route the operator runs that day, and we confirm it with them when we confirm your booking. If a permit is required, you get the cost in writing before you pay.
No weight or height limit is published for the buggies. If you have a back or neck problem, ask us first. The ground is rough in places and nothing is published either way, so we will get the answer from the operator instead of guessing at it for you.
What happens if the weather turns, or your ship is late?
Rain does not stop it and mud comes with the territory. If the operator pulls the run because the ground will not take a buggy, you get the whole amount back.
If your ship is late in, the start moves with it where the operator can move it. This is the one tour on this site where we will not promise you that, because the departure times are set by the operator and never published. If they cannot hold a slot for you, you pay nothing.
If the call is cancelled, or your ship skips St Kitts entirely, you pay nothing and anything already paid comes back in full.
Book it
Tell us your date, how many drivers and how many passengers, whether you want pickup and from where, and your ship name if you are on one. We confirm the buggies, the departure time and the permit question with the operator, then come back to you within one working day with all three in writing. Nothing is charged until that is settled.
Questions people ask
What time does it leave?
We do not know until we ask. The operator sets the departure times and does not publish them, so we confirm the time with your booking and put it in writing before you pay. Anyone quoting you an exact buggy departure time off a website is guessing at it.
Do you need a local driving permit?
It depends on the route, and we confirm it with the operator before you pay. For context, driving a hire car yourself here needs a temporary local permit at EC$62.50 for three months, about US$23, or EC$125 for a year. A buggy that stays on estate tracks is a different case from one that runs on the public road, and these are street legal.
How many people fit in one buggy?
Four seats. One driver at US$215 and up to three passengers at US$75 each.
Is the beach stop safe for swimming?
The water is fine on a calm day and nobody is watching it for you. St Kitts beaches have no lifeguards and no warning flags, and Canada’s government travel advice says rescue services here may not meet international standards. That is why the guide stays with the group at the beach.
What would a taxi cost for the same coast?
The government caps taxi fares and there are no meters, so a driver may charge less than the maximum and never more. A full island tour by taxi, four to four and a half hours, is capped at US$100 or EC$270 for one to four people. That shows you Old Road through a window. It does not put you behind a wheel.
Written by Khareem Cabey. Prices and fees last checked 30 October 2026.