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Crucian Heritage And Nature Tourism, CHANT, is a volunteer, non-profit organization originally formed in 2003 and dedicated to the advancement of Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development of the St. Croix community.
Recognizing Heritage and Nature Tourism as the missing "heart" of the current St. Croix tourism product and one of the fastest growing tourism programs internationally, CHANT set as its top priority the development and implementation of a world class Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism product.
Their goal is to establish heritage and nature as both the lead tourism product, or "brand", for St. Croix and the vehicle for sustainable community development. Objectives include acting as sustainable tourism catalysts by seeking to build support for Heritage and Nature Tourism among the Department of Tourism and all other tourism interest on St. Croix and focusing on development from within by seeking to bring together CHANT and other industry people to forge a dynamic and uniquely Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism product.
Enjoy the sharing of honored Crucian cultural traditions and natural historic wonders by joining us on one of these CHANT tours:
Frederiksted and Christiansted Walking Tours. Share the history of the towns, the waterfront, forts, townhouses, and churches. See the Christiansted National Historic Site.
Ay Ay Eco Hike & Tours. Meet Ras Lamumba, a master gardener, herbalist, naturalist, and environmentalist on one of his educational walking tours in the Rain Forest.
Virgin Kayak & Canoe. Tour the National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve at Salt River Bay where Columbus discovered St. Croix or an Open Sea North Shore tour.
VI Sustainable Farm Institute at Creque Dam Farm. This is the only certified Organic and Green Globe destination in the world. See this 200-acre working tropical forest farm using the free services of nature from food to energy production.
