Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Guadeloupe

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Guadeloupe.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Currency: euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)
Climate: Subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
Ethnic Groups: Black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%
National Holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Geographic Coordinates: 16 15 N, 61 35 W
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Airports: 9

Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.

Medical Facilities and Health Information: Relatively good medical care is available throughout the French West Indies. Not all doctors speak or understand English. Hyperbaric chambers are available in Guadeloupe at the Center Hospital University in Abymes and in Martinique at the Center Hospital University in Fort de France.
Accessibility: While in the French West Indies, individuals with disabilities may find accessibility and accommodation very different from what you find in the United States. Access to buildings, pedestrian paths and transportation is extremely difficult for persons with disabilities. Sidewalks (if they exist) are very uneven and will only occasionally have ramps at intersections. Pedestrian crossings are also very infrequent. In general, restaurants, hotels and residential buildings have stairs at the entrance without wheelchair ramps, except perhaps major hotels and retail areas. Buses and taxis do not have special accommodations for disabled persons.