Excursions & Stop Over
For individual guests: We organise your excursion à la carte or in a small group. We are happy to take your wishes into account. Please note that
for day trips we always plan the return to the ship 2 hours before departure. We do not travel further than about 40 km from the harbour.
Cruises/individual travellers: Our suggestions from our ‘home port’ Guadeloupe
Death in Paradise Tour
We will pick you up at the harbour in Pointe-à-Pitre and take you to Honoré (Deshaies) to the Police Station and Catherine's Bar. On the way we will visit the filming locations in Sainte-Rose and the magnificent beaches with La Perle, where the inspector's bungalow is located. A lunch at Chez Samy on Grande Anse beach (filming location of the episode ‘A beautiful day to die’) is included.
Diving & relaxing
Transfer to Calypso Plongée in Deshaies, dive,Transfer to Grande Anse beach, lunch, free time for swimming and relaxing under the shady mangroves. Please provide detailed information about your diving experience beforehand. At Deshaies there are easy and more challenging spots.
Deshaies - das St Tropez von Guadeloupe
Are you spending your holiday on a cruise ship and would like to spend a day in the Caribbean far away from mass tourism? We will pick you up and take you to the secluded, paradisiacal fishing village of Deshaies, visit the magnificent botanical garden, stroll through the village, lunch on the approx. 2 km long sandy beach of Grande Anse in the beach bar Chez Samy and free time for swimming.
Horse riding and swimming
In the morning, a horseback ride on a beach, through the sugar cane fields or the rainforest. Then a short stroll through the fishing village of Deshaies, a walk through the mangrove forests, lunch at the beach bar and free time to swim at the paradisiacal Grande Anse beach. Please book this excursion well in advance and let us know about your riding skills.
Surfing on dreamy beaches
We pick you up and take you to the mythical Helleux beach (for surfers, Reef Break) near Saint Francois. Free time for surfing there. Lunch. In the evening, after a cosy drink return to Pointe-à-Pitre. Please provide detailed information about the board you need, your surfing wishes and requirements. If you like a good beach break, you can go to Plage Bananier. We will also take you there.
Shopping
Accompany our Vyé Madamn (older ladies) on a shopping tour through the boutiques of Pointe-à-Pitre. We have no patience? You haven't yet experienced Creole endurance. London Oxford Street is the light version. We visit the Pointe-à-Pitre market and relax after lunch on the island of Gosier.
Hike in the rainforest
You hike in the rainforest to a waterfall. Depending on the location, it may be possible to take a bath there. Picnic on the way. Please let us know your hiking level. There are several tours, depending on your fitness level. On the shorter hikes, we visit a rum distillery in the afternoon (smaller, individual producers)
Cookery course
You can cook a Creole dish and enjoy it later in beautiful scenic surroundings (e.g. Chez Samy on Grande Anse beach) or on a private estate high above Deshaies with a great view.
Our favourites: Langoustines or Dombrés aux Ouassous.
Grande Terre Island tour
On an island tour of Grande Terre, you will see the dream beaches and seaside resorts of the south, the windy north coast and the lovely villages of the west coast. We drive through sugar cane fields in the Grands Fonds and sample rum cocktails.
Colonial treasures
Discover with us the architectural treasures of the island in the north of Basse-Terre, such as the Habitation Samana Beauséjour or the Habitation Routa. Tropical gardens. Great views and some of the most beautiful buildings in the Lesser Antilles await you.
Beach day
Bois Jolan beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Lesser Antilles. We will take you there, organise a pick-nick and a tropical cocktail. In the afternoon, we will bring you back to the ship after a relaxing day in the Caribbean.
Golfing
Fulfil your dream and play golf on the 18-hole Saint Francois golf course. Details can be found in the Golfing section of the Thematic Travel Propositions. Please note that we have to request a slot first.
For groups: When a cruise ship arrives, there can be a shortage of comfortable coaches and tour guides. Sometimes a tour guide can be cancelled and it is very difficult to find a replacement. We're not in Marseille, Nice or Barcelona, where you can pay a few extra euros and it's a done deal. We can't do the impossible, but we do have a solution for the odd problem. From time to time it is also advantageous to modify or change the programme and offer something new, which the tour guides should also be able to lead. We will make suggestions and understand your restrictions. Be it the limited time or tea time on the ship..... For stop overs between tours we take care of your guests with transfers, hotel, guide, programme. We look forward to welcoming interested cruisers to our home port of Deshaies. Travelling on a large windjammer is an impressive experience. So is the St Tropez of the Caribbean: the filming locations of Death in Paradise, the botanical garden, the 2 km long picture-book beach Grande Anse with the Chez Samy restaurant, the mangroves of Sainte Rose - Welcome to Paradise. However, we do not only welcome guests from the Star Flyer, Explora I, Royal Clipper, Silver Moon etc. in ‘winter’ in Deshaies. We are also there for you in Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France and St John's. We hope that the cruise terminal in Little Bay on the Emerald Isle and the volcanic island of Montserrat will be completed soon.