Guadeloupe IslandsTravel Guide

Most of the world can't swim. This makes swim schools like Les Dauphins de la Mer in Guadeloupe all the more important.

These curious jetty-top cabanas at La Créole Beach Hôtel and Spa offer an alternative to sunbathing in the sands of Le Gosier.

The morning sun came quickly after a long night of sampling fine rhum and playing terrible pool in a dodgy bar in Le Gosier, leading me a la plage.

Plage-de-Malendure is a Mecca for divers from around the world thanks to the 1000 hectares of protected seabed below the waters surrounding îlets-Pigeon.

Tete l'Anglais is a tiny island with a distinctive long, tall shape just off the sands of Plage de Clugny on the north coast of Basse-Terre, near Deshaies.

The butterflies in my belly intensified with every passing second. Terre-de-Haut, the jewel of Les Saintes, was only 45 minutes away.

The Mamelles in the Guadeloupe National Park are named for their breast-like appearance, but it's actually the view from these bosoms that's so arousing.

Sugar cane, freshly pressed is the secret to crafting rhum agricole. That means harvesting the sugar cane when its sugar concentration is at its peak.

Taking the plunge from a boat has its obvious joys in Bouillante, Guadeloupe, but that's just one of several diving diversions you won't want to miss here.