Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an overseas department of France in the Leeward Islands, and so part of the European Union — the euro is the currency and French the official language. It is shaped like a butterfly: Basse-Terre to the west is volcanic and mountainous, Grande-Terre to the east is flat limestone with the beaches. La Soufriere, still active, is the highest point in the Lesser Antilles.
Known for La Soufriere volcano, Creole cuisine, the butterfly shape, Carnival and rum distilleries.
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Highlights
- La Grande Soufriere, Basse-Terre: An active stratovolcano rising to 1,467 metres, the highest peak in the Lesser Antilles. Fumaroles vent near the summit and the trail up runs through cloud forest.
- Parc national de la Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre: A UNESCO biosphere reserve covering the volcanic interior of Basse-Terre, with rainforest, waterfalls and the Carbet Falls.
Places in Guadeloupe
- A Ka Diaz · Food & Drink, Le Gosier
- Acomat-Bellevue · Guest house, Pointe-Noire
- Agence de Location de voiture Guadeloupe - RL Loca · Car hire, Houëlbourg
- Alberi · Restaurant, Petit-Pérou
- An Eol Caraïbes · Hotel, Trois-Rivières
- An Kann' La · Restaurant, Palais Royal
- An tol la · Restaurant, Carénage
- Anse à la Baie · Beach, La Baie Sainte-Marie
- Anse Salabouelle · Viewpoint, Porltand
- Aqua Fun Loisirs · Boat hire, Sainte-Anne
- Aquarium de la Guadeloupe · Aquarium, Le Gosier
- Asian House · Restaurant, Dothémare
- Atlantis · Dive site, Galets
- Au Coin des Bons Amis · Restaurant, Anse-Bertrand
- Auberge de la Vieille Tour · Accommodation, Grande-Terre
- Auto Discount · Car hire, Petit-Pérou
- Aux Alizés des Basses · Restaurant, Les Basses
- B.R.E.F.' Art Le Carré Rose · Restaurant, Grand-Bourg
- Bánh Mì · Restaurant, Baie-Mahault
- Barrière de Corail · Viewpoint, La Baie Sainte-Marie
- Bas-Du-Fort · Marina, la Marina
- Bassin bleu · Waterfall, Plateau du Palmiste
- Big Pizza · Restaurant, Bergnolle
- Blue lagoon excursions · Attraction, Sainte-Rose
Getting around
The Karu'lis network covers Pointe-à-Pitre, Les Abymes and Baie-Mahault, organised by the Syndicat Mixte des Transports and carrying around three million passengers a year. Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes airport has been on the network since July 2017. Tickets are sold by tariff zone and paid for online, by bank card or with a contactless transport card. Ferries to Marie-Galante and Les Saintes leave the Gare Maritime de Bergevin in Pointe-à-Pitre, about an hour to Marie-Galante with two or three sailings a day.