A day in Terre du Haut, one of the Saintes islands in Guadeloupe

After 3 days in Grande-Terre, we continue our Guadeloupean stay in Basse-Terre.

Even though distances in Guadeloupe aren't very great, we divided our stay into two parts. For the first three days, we settled into a beachfront apartment in Saint-François on Grande-Terre. The two parts of the island are quite different. Grande-Terre is very agricultural, and the northeastern coast is made up of cliffs where the waves crash. Basse-Terre is much more tropical, with jungle and volcanoes. Two different atmospheres, but always the same warm welcome. Our itine

Guadeloupe had been on our travel bucket list for a long time. In 2026, we decided it was time to make one of our dreams come true and spent a week in this little Caribbean paradise. We fell in love with the island and its people. Our itinerary Day 1 : Quebec - St-François Day 2 : Pointe à Pitre Day 3 : Road trip in Grande-Terre Day 4 : Going to Bouillante (Basse-Terre) Day 5 : La Soufrière volcano Day 6 : Les Saintes Day 7 : Cousteau Reserve Day 8 : Bouillante - Quebec Our f