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Le Gosier
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Guadeloupe's premier resort area,
LE GOSIER
, lies 7km east of Pointe-A -Pitre, its proximity to the city spurring major resort development that has given the small town a dual personality. The area known as
Pointe de la Verdure
resembles a gated community, with slick resort hotels enclosed by electric gates, and has private, man-made white-sand beaches dotted with canopied chairs and watersports huts that rent
snorkelling
gear,
windsurfers
and
body-boards
. Further east along the main road,
boulevard GAİnAİral-de-Gaulle
, you'll find an authentic Caribbean village of rustic colonial houses and tight-knit streets perched above a small public
beach
.
Le Gosier's best beach is actually 100m offshore, on the sweet
A?let du Gosier
, a minuscule, undeveloped isle. There's good
snorkelling
to be had in its surrounding waters, as a capsized tug lies near the landing dock and there's an active coral reef to the rear - bring a mask and flippers with you, as you won't be able to rent them on site. Most resort hotels will
ferry
you over by speedboat for a hefty a?Ĵ7.62; local fishermen at a pier east of the town beach will go the five-minute distance by outboard for a?Ĵ2.29. Be sure, in both cases, to arrange a return time before disembarking. Bring a picnic lunch, or grab a bite from the dockside
snack
shacks. Other useful information
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Guadeloupe,
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