We spent a bit more than two weeks on Guadeloupe and have visited 14 beaches. Obviously, our motto was “new day – new beach”! Beware: this post, last in the French Antilles series, contains a lot of blue and green colors!

With its form Guadeloupe reminds me of a flying butterfly, so I will differentiate between the beaches on the left and right wings. The right wing has calmer water than the left, so if you are travelling with a baby, I would rather recommend the first one as a base.

Despite being a city beach of Sainte-Anne, this beach offers the clearest water of wonderful turquoise color we’ve seen on Guadeloupe during our trip. No waves, calm waters, shadow from the palm trees: a perfect beach for a getaway with a baby. Besides, there are some cafes in close proximity. Parking situation can be tense though.

We stayed two days in Bas du Fort (a southern part of Pointe-a-Pitre) and this little bay with calm water surrounded by pine trees was our almost only option to swim. 

La Douche is also called a secret beach, as you have to park alongside the road and take a 50-meters detour. This lagoon is quite small, so try going there early in the morning or during weekdays. It is also better to visit this beach during high tide, as when the waves break a fountain is created which splashes the lagoon. Obviously, directly on the spot there is no shade, so abundantly applied sunscreen is a must! By the way, this place is crowded with mosquitos at dusk, so we didn’t have a swim and had to escape rapidly.

We visited this magnificent landscape during the daytime, so the sun was too strong for us to stay longer or to swim. We just enjoyed the powerful waves and epic view on the most Eastern part of the island. 

Parking is in abundance. Next to the parking, merchants sell artisanal goods and tasty natural sorbet. 

A secluded beach with crazy powerful waves. My glasses were taken away by the first wave that literally knocked me down (miraculously, my husband has found them in the tide later). This beach is loved by the pro surfers.

Plage de Perle is a nice long beach with strong waves (wonderful, yes, but nothing for me) and bright yellow sand. Nice cafes and food places as well as a big parking area are very close to the beach. Later, I learned that this beach was also a filming location for the “Death in Paradise” TV series (never heard of it, but looks like the US kind of thing).

These hot springs were a place I wanted to go to, but we were living too far away, so this trip would not fit with the sleep schedule of our baby. Relaxing in the water in a spot where a hot river flows into the ocean while watching sunset (and drinking cocktails?)… Doesn’t it sound tempting?

… my personal favorite, because at this beach, surprisingly, we have seen the sea turtles and there were no waves in the bay. The sand is rough though and in the water you rather walk on the corals and stones.