Guadeloupe

The largest of the French West Indies, and also an integral part of France, this group with five major islands within a short ferry ride of one another packs in plenty of variety, beaches, history, culture, & of course scrumptious cuisine.

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Guadeloupe and 8 of its top highlights

Hugo Elby Shaped like a butterfly from the air, Guadeloupe somehow slips between the cracks when it comes to booking travel to the Caribbean, in favor of the likes of Barbados, Jamaica, Aruba, and the Dominican Republic. But that´s actually part of its appeal.Guadeloupe is actually an overseas département of France, meaning the euro is the currency, baguettes appear everywhere, and locals carry French passports while living amid rainforests, volcanoes, and palm-lined beaches. Around 380,000…

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10 of Guadeloupe's most beautiful beaches

These five islands are home to dozens of plages fantastiques, and several years ago my colleague Bob Curley did a round-up of the top ten for the webstie TripSavvy.com. Check it out! https://www.tripsavvy.com/beaches-of-guadeloupe-1488151

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Vaccine-mandate riots in Guadeloupe

Travelers might want to take note that life in Guadeloupe has in the past several days been disrupted by unrest over new coronavirus/COVID-19 vaccine mandates. More details here: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211126-france-postpones-vaccine-mandate-after-violent-unrest-in-martinique-and-guadeloupe.

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12 cool things to do in 'Gwada'

A popular fashion/travel vlogger named Joycy, of Cape Verde extraction and based in the Netherlands, shows us a dozen neat things to do on this paradisiacal French Caribbean island, from paragliding, volcanoes, and (of course!) dreamy beaches to street art and everything you might want to know about cacao.

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Giselle Balido May 13, 2026 at 4:57pm

In her blog TheBetterBeyond.com, Canadian Tara Cannon writes appealingly about the eco side of Gwada, in Basse-Terre on the island´s west side: https://thebetterbeyond.com/basse-terre-guadeloupe/
David Paul Appell May 12, 2026 at 1:26pm

I enjoyed visiting Martinique and would love to do the same on Guadeloupe - and just recently it got the Travel+Leisure treatment, which has whetted my appetite even more: https://www.travelandleisure.com/guadeloupe-caribbean-island-destin...
Maria de los Angeles December 27, 2025 at 8:58am

On the question of “is Guadeloupe worth visiting in 2025?” the travel-planning platform World Travel Index´s numbers heavy evaluation give it a positive rating of 83 out of 100: https://theworldtravelindex.com/en/caribbean/france-caribbean/guade...

https://theworldtravelindex.com/en/caribbean/france-caribbean/guadeloupe/is-guadeloupe-worth-visiti…
Ed Wetschler December 26, 2025 at 7:48pm

This is indeed delish! https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220111-bokit-the-fried-food-th...

Bokit: The fried food that defines an island

Although the curry-spiced stew, porc-colombo, is the national dish of Guadeloupe, it's the humble bokit that has captured the hearts of the Caribbean…
Dave Acton April 19, 2025 at 1:44pm

A little bit of love for Guadeloupe from Britain´s Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/guadeloup...

British tourists overlook Guadeloupe – here’s why you should go
Helen Brown December 16, 2024 at 3:54pm

A good backgrounder for folks traveling to Gwada: https://travelnoire.com/what-to-know-guadeloupe-archipelago

What To Know Before Traveling To The Guadeloupe Archipelago - Travel Noire
Helen Brown February 7, 2023 at 9:51am

Cocoa cultivation goes back to the 17th century on Guadeloupe, and if you're a chocloholic like I am, you'll definitely want to stop at the Maison du Cacao (Cocoa House) in the town of Point Noire on the northwest coast of Basse Terre, including a cocoa-tree garden, presentations/democtrations in English, and of course tastings! https://www.guadeloupe-islands.com/pointe-noire/

The Cocoa House | Pointe-Noire | Guadeloupe Islands

Located in the heart of the old cocoa region, the Cocoa House will guide you through the discovery of the original flavor of CHOCOLATE.
Jordan Simon January 23, 2023 at 1:54pm

A pretty good website to follow has a pretty good round-up on the top things to see/do on Guaedeloupe: https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-things-guadeloupe/

15 Best Things to Do in Guadeloupe - The Crazy Tourist

Floating like a butterfly in the midst of the Leeward Islands, Guadeloupe’s duo of main islets – Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre – stretch out like two…
María José April 24, 2022 at 10:38am

If you're in the market for luxury resorts on Guadeloupe, have a look at these amazing properties! https://youtu.be/R8gKiXOEvM4