About Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

Located in the Leeward Islands, Guadeloupe has two main islands with numerous smaller ones. Visitors are attracted to the coral reefs and numerous beaches of white sand from Grande-Terre and black volcanic sand in Basse-Terre. Though Basse-Terre is the capital of the island, the main tourist area is located in Grande-Terre. The island is a territory of France with a mixture of European, African and Indian culture. The main transport onto the island is through the Guadeloupe Airport as well as a number of boats and ferries, but the island does have a great system of highways allowing for the ease of inter modal transport. However, these pristine beaches, beautiful trails, and 5 star resorts were not the center of attention for Columbus. It was 'discovered' by Christopher Columbus on November 4th, 1493. It was originally called it Karukéra, or the island of beautiful islands. immediately following his self proclaimed 'discovery' Columbus named the island after the famous sanctuary of Santa Maria de Guadalupe de Estremadura. He quickly noticed that there wasn't any precious metals to be found, so the Europeans lost interest in Guadeloupe's colonization.

FAQ's

How To Get To Guadeloupe 

The only real way to get to Guadeloupe is by flight, which THis island is fortunate enough to have the benefit of non-stop flights from major airports including; New York, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami.

These flights average $749 round trip.

Where to stay In Guadeloupe

Guadalupe has many different places you can stay surrounding the island. You could stay at the 5 star Karibea Beach Resort, stay in a prestige villa, or even at Le Diwali, a beach front house with deck chairs on the beach. They are all pretty costly but I assure you it will be worth the cost.