"All the colors of the Caribbean" Top 5 Page for this destination Guadeloupe by filip007

Guadeloupe Travel Guide: 477 reviews and 1,288 photos

View of Saintes from Basse Terre - Guadeloupe

Islands for everyone

An archipelago of several islands (Grande Terre, Basse Terre, La Desirades, Les Saintes, Marie Galante), Guadeloupe is surprisingly diverse and offers a perfect vacation spot, whatever your preferences. White or black beaches, great sea, calm or with bigger waves for bodyboarding, underwater life, mangrove, walking in tropical forest or along the cliffs, volcano, plantations, whatever you choose, you can find it...

BLUE

The sea is just as you expect it. Warm, accessible easily and with great visibility. There are many spots to go scubadiving or just snorkelling, so take your mask and tuba...

BLACK AND WHITE

While on Grande Terre you will find great white beaches, like coming from catalogues, on Basse Terre, you will find not less great black beaches full of volcanic sand.

GREEN

Tropical forest in Basse Terre

Especially the island of Basse Terre consists of high mountains and ancient (and one still active) volcanoes filled with tropical humid forest. As the high peaks catch the clouds and the rain, the vegetation is everywhere and the island is really green

Pros and Cons

Pros:Find your own way to spend the time
Cons:Not the cheapest destination
In a nutshell:Sea, forest, mountains, beaches

Last visit to Guadeloupe: Jan 2008
Intro Updated Jan 18, 2008
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Reviews (21)

Morne Morel walk - Les Saintes Off The Beaten Path (4)

A nice and easy walk just before going on a beach... From the Marigot bay, take the path going up the hill and follow... more travel advice

Premiere Chute du Carbet Off The Beaten Path (4)

First waterfall on Carbet. Often in the clouds, the first Carbet waterfall is a good 3 to 4 hours walk there and back... more travel advice

Cousteau reserve Things to Do (7)

Technically not a reserve, but a submarine park with great richness of corral reefs and fish, around the Ilets... more travel advice

Mancenillier - the toxic tree Warnings and Dangers (2)

Frequent on the Saintes islands and elsewhere around rocky and sandy beaches, it is in appearance an inoffensive tree,... more travel advice

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Kuznetsov_Sergey Jan 20, 2008 at 12:04 PM

Excellent page with brilliant photos! Pointe des Chateaux and Chutes du Carbet - waterfalls look outstanding. It seems to me you had a wonderful holiday this winter, Filip! Thanks for sharing with us!