Discover Guadeloupe’s biggest Nature Reserve, the Grand-Cul-de-Sac-Marin in a whole day with a creole meal included. The GCSM is one of the West Indian’s 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 Rivière Salée, 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
- Comfortable boat equipped with a bi-mini (shade screen)
- Knowledge of the Grand-Cul-de-Sac-Marin Reserve
- Certified skippers (Capitaine 200 and certificate competency)
- 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
- "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
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 La Darse 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 Rivière Salée 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.
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 Ilet Fajou 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 gratin and rice. You can have a lobster for an additional 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.
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
Final 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
- Go up the Rivière Salée with the discovery of the mangrove
- 10:00 : Ilet aux oiseaux
- 10:30 : discovery of Ilet Fajou and 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 farniente on the beach in the shade of the coconut trees, or a swim
- 15:30 : Departure going through Ilet Cochon
Boarding takes place at the “Gosier – Pointe à Pitre” marina, opposite the “Blue Berry” restaurant.
Schedule
- Monday 8:15 - 16:15
- Tuesday 8:15 - 16:15
- Wednesday 8:15 - 16:15
- Thursday 8:15 - 16:15
- Friday 8:15 - 16:15
- Saturday 8:15 - 16:15
- Sunday 8:15 - 16:15
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