Guadeloupe - 40 Attractions You Must Visit

A massive active volcano that was located on the island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe. Its last eruptions were in the 1580s and now it was one of the attractions on this island. You can have a nice trek and also It is a stratovolcano with a crater lake, which increases the beauty of this volcano. Nowadays many tourists explore this place and enjoy these spectacular views.

The ACTe Memorial is a memorial located in the harbor of Pointe-à-Pitre , in Guadeloupe , on the site of the former Darboussier sugar factory. This Memorial is intended to be a place dedicated to the collective memory of slavery and the slave trade open to the contemporary world. The ACTe Memorial describes itself as the most ambitious place of memory ever dedicated to slavery.

The Schœlcher museum is a museum located in Guadeloupe in the old district of Pointe-à-Pitre, at 24 rue Peynier. It houses a collection composed in particular of objects that belonged to the French journalist and politician Victor Schœlcher who was the defender of the definitive abolition of slavery in France. The building is partially listed as a historical monument in 1979.

The Saint-John-Perse Museum is a municipal museum located in the historic district of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. It houses a permanent exhibition on Creole costumes and on the poet and diplomat Saint-John Perse who won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960. The building has been partially classified as a historical monument. It is also one of the prime attractions in this area.

Petite Terre Islands are two small beautiful uninhabited islands located about to the south-east of the island of Grande-Terre with an area is 1.68 km². One of the beautiful green locations which were flourished with natural; beauty and also you can spend a good time here. It offers a calm and quiet climate and its beach is very beautiful and a nice bath on this beach will rejuvenate your mind and body.

The beach Bois Jolan is a sandy beach of about 1 km to the east of St. Anne in Guadeloupe. With emerald green waters, the beach is surrounded by the coral reef. It is next to Sainte-Anne beach located to its west. It is a very large wild beach of fine white sand, it stretches for about a kilometer, well shaded by coconut trees. It is one of the ideal places for family trips and also the natural charm of Bois Jolan beach will seduce you.

Plage de Cluny is a beautiful beach on the Caribbean Sea, located west of Sainte-Rose and east of Deshaies in Guadeloupe. The sandy beach, about km long separated into two separate units of 500 m each by an outcrop of rocks, is a nesting site for marine turtles as is the islet at Kahouanne - named after the turtle. Caouanne located opposite the west. One of the beautiful places where you can spend a beautiful evening and also a place which is flourished of natural beauty.

The Grand Anse Beach is one of the most important beaches of Guadeloupe, situated in the locality of Ziotte two kilometers north of the town of Deshaies. Over a kilometer long and in the shape of an arc stretching from Pointe le Breton in the north to the Pointe du Gros Morne in the south, it is the longest beach in the Guadeloupe archipelago. Its golden caramel-colored sand contrasts with the lush vegetation composed of coconut palms and grapes and a pond on one side, and the sea on the other.

Plage de la Caravelle is a beautiful beach which was located in Sainte-Anne, in Guadeloupe. It is renowned for being one of the most beautiful beaches in Guadeloupe, made of white sand, and lined with coconut palms. Also known as Club Méditerranée beach, it is accessed by a path that borders the beach and runs alongside the Club. The first part is very windy and is the domain of windsurfers, the second part is protected from the winds. A nice place to spend your holidays.

La Datcha beach is a fine sand municipal beach located in the heart of the village of Gosier, in Guadeloupe. It faces the islet of Gosier and is very busy even during the week and famous for its night lighting until 11 pm. You can spend some beautiful time here and It is the ideal place for diving and observing the seabed or for kayaking or snorkeling.

The Malendure beach is a black sand beach located north of downtown Bouillante in Guadeloupe. It faces the Îlets Pigeon. The beach is known for its seabed which constitutes the Cousteau reserve, it is the main diving site in Guadeloupe and also it is famous for its seabed. You can have some water adventures and also this peaceful place will rejuvenate your mind.

The beach of Petite-Anse, less equipped than the other beaches of Anses-d'Arlet, has retained a typical appearance. Shallow and very warm water, clear sand, trees in the generous shade, sheltered from the wind, this beach is ideal for family relaxation and swimming in its shallow and blue water. There are also diving clubs and also you can perform several water adventure activities too.

The Pompierre beach is a beach of sand of Terre-de-Haut Island, one of the two islands of the archipelago of the Saintes. The Bay of Pompierre is a natural site classified under the law of May 2, 1930. The entry and mooring of motorboats, as sailing is strictly prohibited. It was one of the beautiful locations where you can spend a nice time and also can experience some water adventures too.

Plage des Amandiers is a golden sand beach of almost 1 kilometer located to the west of Sainte-Rose, in Guadeloupe. It is located between Pointe Madame and Pointe à Latanier. There you will find six sheltered huts for the picnic, a rather calm sea for swimming, and above all a sanitary block with showers to rinse off. In terms of security, the beach is slightly enclosed which limits the size of the waves during strong swells but be careful, there is no monitoring station.

The Raisins Clairs beach is a sandy beach protected by a coral reef, located at St. Francis in Guadeloupe. A slave cemetery was unearthed on the beach in 2013. This beach is of a strip of white sand and a lagoon delimited by a coral reef. A rather calm beach, ideal for adults and children.

The Pointe de la Grande Vigie is the northernmost point of the Grande-Terre, in Guadeloupe, about six kilometers from Anse-Bertrand, common to which it is attached. Its limestone cliffs reach 80 meters in height and are reminiscent of those of Normandy or Brittany. Exposed to the wind and spray, the vegetation is poor, xerophilic, reminiscent of the Mediterranean. One of the beautiful locations where nature gives you a treat and it offers impressive views of Grande-Terre's lowlands to the south

The Cousteau reserve is a protected maritime area located mainly in the town of Bouillante and partly in that of Pointe-Noire. It was part of the Guadeloupe National Park and covers an area of 400 hectares around the Pigeon islets, facing Malendure beach. The area protects the seabed and limits fishing. The area is rich in biodiversity, from coral reef sponges to turtles, crayfish, eels, and seahorses.

The river Grand Carbet is a stream of Guadeloupe taking source in the National Park of Guadeloupe and flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Located in a dense forest and It is nice trekking and rock climbing destination. This river has its source in the eastern flank of the Soufrière. Its sulfurous waters clear up after three falls to flow into the sea, on the Atlantic coast of the island, 11 km below.

Saut De La Lézarde is a beautiful waterfall that was on the Lézarde river which is located in the Guadeloupe National Park in the town of Petit-Bourg in Guadeloupe. Along with other waterfalls, it is one of the places of tourist attraction of the archipelago. Like all retention basins at the foot of the waterfalls and jumps in Guadeloupe, the Lézarde jump is frequented by tourists who can swim there. You can spend some good times here and also can enjoy the miracle of nature.

Terre-de-Haut is one of the largest of the eight small islands that make the Les Saintes discovered by Christopher Columbus. It has a little more than 1800 inhabitants and their main source of income is tourism, fishing, and crafts. It is one of the beautiful and tourist-friendly locations where you can spend some beautiful time by enjoying nature.