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Mangrove tour and grand cul-de-sac marin's islets

 

ICIGO Price

All included

80€

Children 40€

 
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  • Location:

    Gosier
  • Duration:

    8:30
  • Departure:

    8:15
  • Adult price : 80€
  • Child price : 40€
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Discover Guadeloupe’s biggest Nature Reserve, the Grand-Cul-de-Sac-Marin in half a day or a whole day with a creole meal included. The GCSM is one of the Lesser Antilles’ biggest lagoons and is scattered with islets that are all just as fascinating. You will stop at the Pointe-à-Pitre market, go up the RivièreSalée, and discover the mangrove, its wildlife, its plants, the lagoon’s crystalline waters and white sand beaches on a 2x150-horsepower cigarette boat. Multicolored fish and migratory birds will delight you: parrotfish, damselfish, frigatebirds, pelicans, waders…

Key Points


Regy and a customer

  • Comfortable boat equipped with a bi-mini (shade screen)
  • Knowledge of the Grand-Cul-de-Sac-Marin Reserve
  • Certified skippers (Capitaine 200)
  • Tour of preserved locations
  • Experience and seniority of the crew
  • Recommended by the Guadeloupe National Park
  • High-quality creole meal
  • Friendly atmosphere
  • Innovative package

What the customers say


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  • "a really nice day with a more than hearty meal”
  • "Everything was amazing. The reception, the good spirits, the friendliness, and the humor"
  • "The day was great! Excellent memory, I will definitely come back!"
  • "To be done again and again."
  • "In conclusion, my entire family had an “exceptional” day that we will remember for a long time"

Activity details




Day in the Grand-Cul-de-Sac-Marin:

You will meet up opposite the “Blue Berry” restaurant at the “Gosier – Pointe à Pitre” marina at 8:15. Departure from the Marina at 8:30. At 9:00, stop at the dock on the Pointe-à-Pitre market. You will discover a wide array of colors and smells with the fruit and vegetable market. The fishing boats offer the catch of the day. You will then go up the RivièreSalée at a low speed. You will be left in awe in front of the mangrove made out of tangled red aerial roots. The ecosystem here is perfectly atypical and unique.

the lunch

At 10:00, you will go to Ilet aux Oiseaux to watch the frigatebirds, the pelicans, and the herons.

At 10:30, you will enter the IletFajou Nature Reserve, labelled as such by the Guadeloupe National Park. You will be able to go for a snorkeling dive for an hour. You will discover the underwater wildlife and plants, the grass beds and the starfish in particular.

At around 11:30, in the shade of the fisherman’s cabin, you will stop at Ilet la Biche for an aperitif with your feet in the water. You will taste a ti’punch from Marie-Galante, a planteur or local juice with fresh fruits and toasts.

At 12:30, you will be served a meal of local, home-made specialties with produce from the market on the boat. Your creole meal:chicken Colombo, fish skewers, and shrimp skewers with vegetables au gratin and rice. You can an additional lobster for 20€. For dessert, you will be served flambéed chocolate bananas in rum as well as a coffee followed by a flavored rum “from mom.”Other drinks are available: still water, red wine, and rosé.

At around 14:30, you will go to Ilet Caret, where you will choose to either have a little siesta in the shade of the coconut trees, or do farniente to tan in front of the lagoon’s crystalline waters, unless you would rather go for a dip in this heavenly setting.

At 15:30, you will set off to the Pointe-à-Pitre marina to enjoy the sailing and to discover one last islet, the Ilet à Cochon. You will arrive at the marina at 16:30 delighted with your day.



Half-day in the Grand-Cul-de-Sac-Marin:

You will meet up opposite the “Blue Berry” restaurant at the “Gosier – Pointe à Pitre” marina at 8:15 or 12:45 depending on the time you chose. The departure for your half-day is planned for 8:30 or 13:00.

You will go up the RivièreSalée at low speeds, you will discover the mangrove and its blocks of trees, as well as its atypical and unique ecosystem.

At 9:30 or 14:00, a stop at the Ilet aux Oiseaux is planned to watch the frigatebirds, the pelicans, and the herons.

At 10:30 or 14:30, you will enter the IletFajou Nature Reserve, which is part of the Guadeloupe National Park. You can go snorkeling for an hour to discover the underwater wildlife and plants, the grass beds and starfish in particular.

At around 11:30 or 15:30, you will set off on a peaceful return trip to the Pointe-à-Pitre marina to enjoy the quiet sail on the GSCM’s calm waters. You will discover one last island, the Ilet à Cochon. A half-day full of wonders awaits you.


Included


  • Snorkeling gear: mask and snorkel
  • Creole meal

What to bring


  • Sun protection (sunscreen, hat, shades)
  • Something waterproof in case of tropical rain (rain cape, raincoat)
  • Swimsuit
  • Camera

Additional information


People with reduced mobility are welcome

RèFinal payment to be done by check, holiday voucher, cash, or credit card

Map and Schedule



  • 8:15: boarding
  • 8:30: departure
  • 9:00: discovery of the Pointe-à-Pitre market
  • Trip up the RivièreSalée with the discovery of the mangrove
  • 10:00: Ilet aux oiseaux
  • 10:30: discovery of IletFajouand snorkeling
  • 11:30: aperitif with your feet in the water at Ilet La Biche
  • 12:30: creole meal on the boat at the heart of the lagoon, in the shade of the bimini
  • 14:30: Ilet Caret for farnienteon the beach in the shade of the coconut trees, or a swim
  • 15:30: Departure going through IletCochon

Boarding takes place at the “Gosier – Pointe à Pitre” marina, opposite the “Blue Berry” restaurant.


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Map and Schedule

  • Monday 8h15 - 16h15
  • Tuesday 8h15 - 16h15
  • Wednesday 8h15 - 16h15
  • Thursday 8h15 - 16h15
  • Friday 8h15 - 16h15
  • Saturday 8h15 - 16h15
  • Sunday 8h15 - 16h15

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