After a few hours of flight you will land in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) in a humid tropical climate. This Overseas Region located in the Lesser Antilles is an archipelago comprising the islands of Guadeloupe, Les Saintes, Desirade and Marie-Galante. Guadeloupe is composed of two very close islands (Basse Terre and Grande Terre) in the shape of a butterfly, separated by the salty river which is a narrow arm of the sea bordered with mangroves. It connects the Small cul-de-sac on the Atlantic side exposed to the dominant swell, to the Great cul-de-sac located on the Caribbean side, sheltered from the dominant swell.

 

The Basse-Terre is volcanic and mountainous, widely covered by a rain forest where magnificent rivers flow all around the island. A large part of the mountain range is classified as a national park and as such is a fully protected area.

The Grande Terre is mostly flat and made of limestone covered with dry forest and savannah. It is reknown for its large beaches of clear sand and lagoons with crystal clear waters.

The meeting of these two contrasting islands offers a diversity of landscapes and aquatic ecosystems unique in the Caribbean: rivers, beaches, lagoons, coral reefs, sea walls, islets, mangroves, between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic ocean.