Cluster · Pointe-à-Pitre

Bergevin ferry terminal & harbour

Check-in cluster: ferries to Les Saintes and Marie-Galante leave from here; go to buy or confirm tickets, not to sightsee.

Key facts

28″ bags: painful
Time budget: 90m
Rescue coverage: 100% ≤7′; max p90 6′
Places: 1

Rules in force · 10Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…Pavements are narrow and uneven

Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
Guadeloupe ↗Entry follows French rules for overseas departments, which can differ from mainland France and the Schengen area: a Schengen visa alone is not valid unless it is endorsed for Guadeloupe. Check France-Visas for your passport.
Guadeloupe ↗Sargassum seaweed can pile up on some beaches, mainly in spring and summer: check conditions before booking a beach base.
Guadeloupe ↗La Soufrière is an active volcano: check the alert level and trail status before hiking.
Guadeloupe ↗Tap water supply is unreliable in parts of Guadeloupe, with scheduled cuts and occasional quality warnings: keep bottled water at your lodging.
Grande-Terre ↗Avoid driving across the Pointe-à-Pitre area at about 06:30–08:30 and 16:00–18:30: traffic is heavy.
Pointe-à-Pitre ↗The centre empties after dark and on Sundays: eat early, take a taxi door to door in the evening and do not wander the back streets.
Pointe-à-Pitre ↗Pavements are narrow and uneven: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.

Actions

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Directions

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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The ferry terminal and the harbour front (approximate box).

Slope: flat
Stairs: Few
Shade: low
Surface: harbour paving
Sleep here or visit: visit

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

6 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Terminal waiting hall

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · Toilet · works in any conditions

Ticket-hall benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Snack kiosk by the quay

Food & drink · works in any conditions

Café near the harbour (AC)

ac · Food & drink · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Harbour-front shade

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Taxi rank shelter

Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 6 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Marché Saint-Antoine & the north streets	Car north-west	~8 min	flat

Red lines here

Ferry timetables change: confirm the return before you leave the island.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.