Explore: Marie Galante
General Info
Description:
This quiet, lush, round island is a very peaceful backwater where you are likely to have a beach to yourself. It lies 18NM SE of Grande Terre.
Grand Bourg is the main town on the SW side. The other settlement being St Louis on the NW side.
Position:
15° 57.38’N, 61° 19.34’W (St Louis anchorage)
Clearance
See the main Guadeloupe Formalities information for details on clearing into and out of the country.
General Clearance:
Checking in at St Louise in Marie Galante is possible at the boutique “Chez Zeles”, on the left side of the road when walking away from the pier “up” town. Opening times are restricted (in 2020 these were Tuesday through Sunday, between the hours of 10:00 and 11:00).
You will need your boat papers, passports and five euros.
Alternatively take a 15 to 20 minute bus ride (2.50 euros each way and the bus runs about twice an hour) from the bus stop in St Louis to Grand Bourg. The customs office (“Douane”) is 2 buildings “down” toward the water from the tourist office, a rather non-descript yellow building with a green metal gate in front. Push the gate button and ask for the “Douane” and that you would like to clear in.
Last updated: January 2022
Related Businesses
Customs and Immigration Office – Marie Galante
Address: Guadeloupe,
Docking
Anchoring:
St. Louis is where the main yacht anchorage is located.
Security:
In March 2021 cruisers on shore were approached at the ferry dock by 2 young men who attempted to grab a backpack and demanded cash and phones. The cruisers resisted and began yelling and the robbery was abandoned.
Don’t be fooled into not securing your dinghy, outboard and valuables here. A dinghy fuel tank (unsecured) was stolen from a secured dinghy at the dinghy dock in St. Louis, December 2019.
Both reports by CSSN.
Last updated: March 2021
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