| GRANDE TERRE: BETWEEN GOSIER AND SAINT FRANçOIS | |||
| Plage du Gosier – Gosier | Ilet Gosier – Gosier | Pointe Canot – Saint Felix | Pointe des Salines – St Felix |
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| Municipal public beach, white sand and turquoise water, located infront of the Ilet Gosier. It is not a shady beach but there are restaurants, snack bars and shops and parking. | The Ilet Gosier can be reached by boat in 5 mins from the beach from the hamlet of Gosier (6€ return). On the little island there is a restaurant snack bar. | A white sandy beach busy on Sundays with lots of vegetation and shade. A nice late afternoon walk at the end of the day. There are a few restaurant/bars at the beginning of the footpath that leads to the beach. | Long shady beach of white sand and very windy. It is a popular spot for Kitesurfing, very popular on Sundays. |
| Petit Havre – Saint Felix |
La Caravelle – Ste Anne |
Plage communale – Ste Anne | |
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| A fisherman’s beach, it’s on the left after the rocks of a small pretty bay with a calm sea and visited mostly by families. Not too much shade, a few snack bars and parking. | This is a beautiful beach of white sand, palm trees and crystalline waters. When you arrive at Gosier, just before the center of Ste. Anne, take the road just after the entrance of the Club Med. Park and continue by foot. There will be some difficulty parking on weekends. Quite a few snack bars and restaurants in the area. | A beautiful public beach with white sand that is protected by the coral reef. It has palm trees, turquoise water, very popular, ideal for children, in the central part of the village, illuminated at night. Restaurants, snack bars, sports activities and an artesan and fruit and veg market. | |
| Bois Jolan – Ste Anne | Raisins Clairs – St François | ||
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Long wild beach with light coloured sand bordered with palm trees and is protected by the coral reef. There is a restaurant and a parking lot. |
A beautiful beach with light sand forming a nice ring with turquoise water and bordered with vegetation but without much shade. Very popular and has numerous snack bars and a few restaurants. | ||
| GRANDE TERRE: BETWEEN SAINT FRANçOIS AND LE MOULE | |||
| Petite e Grande Anse Canouan – St François | Plage des Salines –St François |
Anse Tarare – St François |
Anse la Gourde – St François |
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| On the road to the Point des Chateaux on the right. There are numerous inlets protected by rocks, shady, windy the sea can be choppy and watch out for currents. | On the road to the Pointe des Chateaux on the left. A large beach of white sand, not much shade, windy and the sea bed is rocky. Watch out for currents. Restaurants and snack bars are to be found in the area. | Son the road tot he Pointe des Chateaux on the left and is a naturist beach a very pretty ring. You can reach it following the indications for the Chez Man Michel restaurant. Park at the restaurant and follow the path next to the restaurant on the left and then follow towards the sea. | On the road to the Pointe des Chateaux on the left, follow the indications for the restaurant Chez Honoré. A large, wild beach of white sand that is protected by the coral reef. It can get windy. |
| Anse à L'Eau – Le Moule | Plage d'Autre Bord – Le Moule | ||
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| A beautiful bay, protected by the coral reef, has white sand and the path reaching it is also very nice. A not too shady beach that is very busy on weekends and its a good idea to avoid on Sundays. Reaching this beach is not so easy but worth it. The road is a white dirt track that crosses the countryside. Arriving from Le Moule, pass the Maison Colonial on your left, just after the small football pitch take the dirt road on the left and follow straight, pass the mill and at the cross road keep the right and then left then right...easy... | A long nice beach of light sand bordered with palm trees, raisiners and almond trees. It has small natural pools of crystalline water. It is very popular on weekends with local families, lots of parking and a few snack bars. | ||
| GRANDE TERRE: BETWEEN LE MOULE AND PORT LOUIS | |||
| Lagoon de la Porte d'Enfer – Anse Bertrand | Anse Laborde – Anse Bertrand | ||
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| 25km from Le Moule, it’s a very particular location and isn’t a typical Caribbean beach but a fantastic place to swim in a strip of sea that creeps between cliffs and rocks. Grass and shade galore, for a pick-nick by the sea. There is also a nice restaurant. A good departure point for excursions. | 1,5km distance north in direction for Pointe Vigie, a beautiful beach of white sand in a rocky bay. Not very shady and avoid it on Sundays. There is a restaurant next to the parking lot and a lolo’ on the beach. | ||
| La Chapelle - Anse Bertrand | Anse du Souffleur e Anse Lavolvaine – Port-Louis | ||
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| It's a beautiful beach but very popular because easy to reach, bordered by palm trees and white sand and a body surf area on the right side of the beach. Leaving the hamlet of Anse Bertand and going in the direction of Port Louis, take the first right. There is a shop on the corner. There snack bars and a lolo’ on the beach. | A beautiful beach with light sand and transparent water, very popular on Sundays. Passing through the center of Port Louis going north you easily reach the beach. There is a large pay parking lot, continue and pass an old cemetery (very particular with tombs decorated with shells) and you arrive at the nicest part of the beach, l’Anse Lavolvaine, with small natural pools and on the edge of the beach there is vegetation that reaches the edge of the sea. There are a few carbet and pick-nick tables. Behind the beach you can take a walk in the mangroves following a path with bridges.... There are also a few snack bars | ||
| BASSE TERRE: TRA SAINTE ROSE E BOUILLANTE | |||
| Plage de la Ramée – Ste Rose | Plage de Clugny – Ste Rose | Grande Anse – Deshaies | |
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| Only a few km from Sainte Rose going north. The sand is a rose colour. It’s mostly visited by locals during the weekend. Not too shady, a few pick-nick tables and a snack bar on the beach. | Large beach with rose coloured sand approx 1 km long and overlooks the island Ilet a Kahouanne. There are dangerous currents and it’s not shady. Pass Pointe Allegre and l’Anse di Vieux Fort and take a right. | A beautiful and a 1,5km long beach of golden sand and turquoise water. It drops deep straight away. It is one of the more beautiful beaches of Basse Terre, surrounded by the forest and bordered with coconut palms and raisiniers. There is ample shade, snack bars and restaurants, lots of parking and is popular on Sundays. Watch out for the currents. | |
| Anse de la Perle – Deshaies | Plage de Leroux – Deshaies | Petite Anse – Deshaies | Malendure – Bouillante |
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| Just after the Rifet location arriving in Deshaies. A superb beach of golden sand, protected by the coral reef, overlooking the island of Monserrat. There is shade but watch out for the mancinels and the currents which can be dangerous. There are a few snack bars nearby. | Little bay not too popular with light sand and is ideal for snorkelling. There is parking along the road, there is also a small lolo’ with the formula....place your order and then go swimming and come back to eat later! (great Creole kitchen, we have tried it!) | Small bay protected by two rocky headlands. It has calm waters and is a good place for snorkelling. Light sand, a few palm trees but not too much shade. There is a diving center. The entrance is between Ferry and Baille Argent, direction Point Noire, watch out for the sign on the right. | Beach of volcanic sand with calm waters and a beautiful panorama on Ilet Pigeon. There are numerous diving centers, a tourist office, restaurants and snack bars. |
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