Things to do in Guadeloupe islands
I decided to write this post in english version only because you are more and more english speakers reading my blog and I'm very happy ! so many thanks for that ❤ .
I know that all my post are already available in english but what does it matter !
English is not my mother tongue so be nice 😄
- Where is Guadeloupe ?
First of all, Guadeloupe (aka Butterfly island) is a french archipelago located in the Caribbean. The islands of Guadeloupe are: Grande-Terre, Basse-Terre, La Désirade, Marie-Galante and Les Saintes ( Les Saintes wich are themselves an archipelago ).
Guadeloupe's administrative capital is Basse-Terre and the economic capital is Pointe-à-Pitre.
General informations on Guadeloupe
This is the map of Guadeloupe ⬎
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- Flights to Guadeloupe
This is the list of the airports and their departures cities:
TERMINAL 1 (international flights):
Air France :Atlanta H.-Jackson, Paris Orly, Paris Charles-De-Gaulle
Air Caraïbes: Paris Orly
Corsair: Paris Orly
XL Airways: Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, from January, 1st 2018: Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, Marseille
Nowegian: New York-John F. Kennedy, Providence-T. F. Green , Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
American Airlines: Miami
Air Canada: Montréal-P. E. Trudeau
Level : Paris Orly from 07/2018
Condor (seasonal): Frankfurt
American Eagle: Miami
Air Transat (seasonal) : Montréal-P. E. Trudeau
Alitalia (charter season): Roma - Fiumicino
Neos (charter season (cruises): Milano Malpensa
Air France :Atlanta H.-Jackson, Paris Orly, Paris Charles-De-Gaulle
Air Caraïbes: Paris Orly
Corsair: Paris Orly
XL Airways: Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, from January, 1st 2018: Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, Marseille
Nowegian: New York-John F. Kennedy, Providence-T. F. Green , Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
American Airlines: Miami
Air Canada: Montréal-P. E. Trudeau
Level : Paris Orly from 07/2018
Condor (seasonal): Frankfurt
American Eagle: Miami
Air Transat (seasonal) : Montréal-P. E. Trudeau
Alitalia (charter season): Roma - Fiumicino
Neos (charter season (cruises): Milano Malpensa
TERMINAL 2 (regional flights) :
Air France: Cayenne-F. Éboué, Martinique Aimé Césaire, Miami, Port-au-Prince T. Louverture
Air Caraïbes Simply: Martinique Aimé Césaire, Port-au-Prince T. Louverture, Saint-Martin - Princess Juliana, Saint-Martin Grand-Case , Santo Domingo - Las Américas, Saint Lucia
Air Antilles Express: Martinique Aimé Césaire, Saint-Martin Grand-Case, Santo Domingo - Las Américas,Saint-Martin - Princess Juliana, Saint Barthélémy Saint-Jean–Gustave III, Dominica - Douglas-Charles, Bridgetown Grantley-Adams, San Juan - Luis-Muñoz-Marín, Seasonal : Punta Cana
Liat : Saint John's-V. C. Bird, Dominica - Douglas-Charles
Norwegian : New York-John F. Kennedy, Providence-T. F. Green , Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
Seaborne airlines : San Juan - Luis-Muñoz-Marín
Winair : Dominica, Princess Juliana Airport (Saint-Martin - Sint Maarten )
Cubana : Havana - José-Martí Santiago de Cuba-A. Maceo
Air France: Cayenne-F. Éboué, Martinique Aimé Césaire, Miami, Port-au-Prince T. Louverture
Air Caraïbes Simply: Martinique Aimé Césaire, Port-au-Prince T. Louverture, Saint-Martin - Princess Juliana, Saint-Martin Grand-Case , Santo Domingo - Las Américas, Saint Lucia
Air Antilles Express: Martinique Aimé Césaire, Saint-Martin Grand-Case, Santo Domingo - Las Américas,Saint-Martin - Princess Juliana, Saint Barthélémy Saint-Jean–Gustave III, Dominica - Douglas-Charles, Bridgetown Grantley-Adams, San Juan - Luis-Muñoz-Marín, Seasonal : Punta Cana
Liat : Saint John's-V. C. Bird, Dominica - Douglas-Charles
Norwegian : New York-John F. Kennedy, Providence-T. F. Green , Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
Seaborne airlines : San Juan - Luis-Muñoz-Marín
Winair : Dominica, Princess Juliana Airport (Saint-Martin - Sint Maarten )
Cubana : Havana - José-Martí Santiago de Cuba-A. Maceo
- Where to stay ?
- Things to do
La Désirade
Marie-Galante
You can also discover uninhabited islets like:
L'îlet Caret
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L'îlet Blanc
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And many others...
2) Climb La Soufrière volcano in Saint-Claude city :
3) Admire Carbet falls in Capesterre-Belle-Eau city:
4) Let imbued with our creole lifestyle.
Our creole lifestyle is not only define by our other mother tongue. You will notice it with the architecture of some houses. Indeed, the "cases créoles " (eng: creole houses) still exist in our heritage. ( read the post ).
You can also notice it in our culinary heritage. Guadeloupe abounds in many specialities. If you never hear about bokit, agoulou, sorbet coco, accras, ti punch, dombrés, etc... You definitely need to visit our amazing islands.
Visit also the various museums, distilleries, parks (botanical garden, zoo) of the island.
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5) Let's see the sea/ocean side !
Guadeloupe has many beautiful snorkeling / diving spots ! The most popular ones are Réserve Cousteau and Petite Terre island. You will see many fishes, turtles, etc.
Many water activities are possible:surf, kite surf, stand paddle, canöe kayak, canyoning,...
Many water activities are possible:surf, kite surf, stand paddle, canöe kayak, canyoning,...
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| Buste du commandant Cousteau par Jerome C |
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I'm pretty sure that you know that " Death in paradise " (fr. Meurtre au paradis) is filmed in Guadeloupe. But where ?
clue:
Read there why Guadeloupe is the best caribbean destination (available in english)
First trip to Guadeloupe ? READ THE POST (available in english)
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