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Guadeloupe: Grande-Terre & Basse-Terre Loop – Route Guide

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Soufriere Guadeloupe: the Butterfly Islands volcano — Guadeloupe: the Butterfly Islands
Photo: Grook Da Oger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A self-drive loop across Guadeloupe’s two main wings: Pointe-à-Pitre heritage, Grande-Terre lagoon coast and Pointe des Châteaux, a conditions-cleared public national-park circuit on volcanic Basse-Terre, then Deshaies and the west coast. The La Soufrière summit, Carbet Falls, boats, diving and wildlife encounters remain optional and subject to live access.

Guadeloupe: Grande-Terre & Basse-Terre Loop is a 210 km loop (self-drive). It works best as 4–5 days; the plan below is the 5-day version for February, built from 44 verified places, with planned transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

4–5
days
210km
distance
4
Stops
44
curated stops

Plan your own version → 4-day plan · 5-day plan · best time to go

The route

Pointe-à-Pitre→ 35 kmSainte-Anne & eastern Grande-Terre→ 80 kmBasse-Terre National Park→ 55 kmDeshaies & the west coast

What you'll see

Sainte-Anne and Pointe des Châteaux circuit
Cross Grande-Terre from Sainte-Anne’s lagoon coast to the public Pointe des Châteaux panorama, using the signed route and current coastal advice.
Sainte-Anne & eastern Grande-Terre
Basse-Terre National Park public circuit
Use a conditions-cleared public rainforest circuit on Basse-Terre, leaving summit and waterfall closures to the park’s live advice.
Basse-Terre National Park
Deshaies village and Grande Anse circuit
Slow the west-coast day down in Deshaies, joining its public village waterfront to a conditions-cleared look at Grande Anse.
Deshaies & the west coast

Choose your length

4-day plan8 stops · 10.1 h transit2 stops/day · 2.5 h transit/daySee the full plan →5-day plan14 stops · 11.9 h transit2.8 stops/day · 2.4 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: December, January, February, March, April

The drier trade-wind window gives the strongest road-trip margin, but rainforest trails, volcanic access, surf and swimming still need same-day official checks.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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