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LA DESIRADE, SO PEACEFUL
theIsland of so many desires! - is just off the Pointe des Châteaux! Seen from afar, its form evokes an overturned boat.
La Désirade lives beyond the reach of time. Calm and simplicity characterize this fabled and rugged island, sodifferent from the others. Indeed, nothing seems to perturb the tranquil atmosphere that reigns here" or modify the authenticity and warm welcome of the inhabitants.
La Désirade, like the other deserted, untamed islands of Petite-Terre, offers an astonishing diversity of vegetation. Also found here are beautiful and interesting colonies of endangered animals such as the iguana, agoutis, and paille en queue, etc.
Little by little, the island is becoming more modernized and developing tourism on its own scala with beaches, marked hiking trails, overnight stays in bungalows, and wonderful restaurants. . . By sea you can get to La Désirade from Saint-François in 45 minutes and by air, from the Pôle Caraibes airport in15 minutes.
THE RESERVE OF GRAND CUL DE SAC MARIN
Founded in 1987, the marine nature reserve of Grand Cul-de-Sac has been managed by the national park since 1990. Together they form the core of the second biosphere reserve of the Lesser Antilles archipelago designated by UNESCO. Partly land-based (1,622 ha) and partly sea-based (2,085 ha), the protected territory of Grand Cul-de-Sac covers the main terrestrial ecosystems of the coastal area.
go to : scuba divingThe ocean bed, with its abundance of sea fans, corals, sponges and anemones, is inhabited by 460 varieties of shellfish. A myriad of fish weave in all directions: parrot fish, snook, sunfish and cardinal fish; sometimes a green turtle breaks up their shoals...
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