Guadeloupe to Martinique Guadeloupe
General information
Guadeloupe is a French Over-seas department (Département d'Outre-Mer) since 19 march 1946. Capital: Paris, departmental capital Basse-Terre.
Languages: French is the official language and creole widely spoken.
Currency: Euro (USD accepted) ATMs on the island, credit cards largely accepted.
No visas required for citizens of the European Union, Canada and USA, unless staying over 3 months.
ID required from EU citizens, passport for all others.
Tourists may stay maximum 6 months a year;
Clearance on entry and departure is free of charge. Present the crew's passports, the previous clearance and the origninal ship's documents.
Pets must have a valid vaccination certificate.
Port of entry:
Pointe-à-Pitre (center): at the Marina Office - Tel : 0590.93.66.20 (open: Monday to Friday 0800 - 1600H Tuesday 0800 - 1200H)
- Basse-Terre (Marina de Rivière Sens - South) : Marina Office - Tel : 0590.88.85.33 (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday 0800 - 1200H and 1400 - 1800H)
- Saint-François (North) : Marina Office (open: Monday to Friday 0800 - 1200H and 1400 - 1700H)
- Anse Deshaies (West) : in the town Tel : 0590.28.41.19
(other ports of entry in Marie-Galante and Les Saintes)
Weather forcast:
Posted at marina offices
Service Météo France (Guadeloupe) - Tel : 0590.89.60.60 - Cell : 08.36.68.97.10
VHF: 11 & 25
Communication:
- Aéroport Pôle Caraïbe (du Raizet) : (0590.21.14.72) : international flights to France, USA (via San Juan), Canada, and inter-island flights to Marie-Galante, la Désirade, les Saintes, St Martin, St Barth, Antigua, Martinique, San Juan, ...
- Shuttles to Marie-Galante, la Désirade, les Saintes, la Dominique, Martinique, Ste Lucie.
- Private bus services (wave down).
- Car and scooter rentals.
- Taxis : Centrale des taxis Pointois // tel : 0590.82.21.21.
- SOS Taxis // tel : 0590.83.63.94
- DHL Pointe à Pitre rue Ferdinant Forest ZI Jarry - 97122 Baie Mahault Tel : 590.26.77.39
Emergencies:
- Hospital - Pointe-à-Pitre // Tel : 0590.89.10.10
- SAMU // Tel : 0590.89.11.00
- Doctor on duty: // Tel : 0590.90.13.13
- Gendarmerie : // Tel : 0590.81.76.60
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