{"id":61289,"date":"2023-02-01T14:23:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mademoiselle-voyage.fr\/what-to-do-in-basse-terre-our-must-sees\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:05:40","slug":"what-to-do-in-basse-terre-our-must-sees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mademoiselle-voyage.fr\/en\/what-to-do-in-basse-terre-our-must-sees\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do in Basse-Terre | Our must-sees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What to do in low-lying areas? You’ve decided to discover Guadeloupe during your trip, but you don’t yet know what you can’t miss in Basse-Terre? Discover the lush wing of the Guadeloupean butterfly, which promises contrasting and varied panoramas of Grande-Terre.
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We couldn’t imagine coming to Guadeloupe without taking the time to discover Basse-Terre. <\/span>In fact, many people don’t take the time to stay there, and are content to come just for the day. It’s true that from Saint-Fran\u00e7ois, you can reach Deshaies in 1h30 if you don’t have traffic jams. <\/span>But it’s hard to properly explore the attractions of this part of the island without spending a few days here. Guadeloupe is divided into two islands linked by a bridge: Grande-Terre to the north and Basse-Terre to the south.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Basse-Terre is much greener than Grande Terre<\/strong> due to its topography and the volcano \u00ab The Soufri\u00e8re<\/strong> \u00bb which has the ability to trap clouds, accentuating precipitation. It’s true that in August, you’ll probably get more rain on the Basse-Terre side<\/strong> than Grande-Terre, as the climate is more tropical and therefore hot and humid. During our trip, we had rain almost every day, either in the early morning or at the end of the day, which didn’t stop us from discovering the island; but every morning we had to plan or review our outings, consulting the weather forecast and asking the locals for their opinion. The only heavy downpour we had was on the penultimate day of our trip, when we were stuck in our bungalow for most of the day.
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Let’s discover the green wing of the Guadeloupe butterfly.<\/span> To discover Basse-Terre, we have chosen Deshaies as a drop-off point<\/strong> because there are numerous activities and points of interest within a 30-minute drive<\/strong>. We also stayed in Trois-Rivi\u00e8res,<\/strong> as this town hosts the departure port to get to Les Saintes located just across the road, but also to avoid getting up too early to discover the many waterfalls in the vicinity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Feel free to consult all our articles on Guadeloupe<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> to help you plan your trip:<\/p>\n