Grande Terre & Pointe des Châteaux

Description

Grande Terre

The island of Grande-Terre, or Grande-Terre, nicknamed “little Brittany of the Antilles”, is a île de France which constitutes the eastern wing of the “butterfly” formed by the two main islands of archipelago of Guadeloupe, the west wing being the Basse-Terre, the two being separated by a narrow arm of the sea, called “the Rivière Salée”. It is the most populated island of this department – overseas region, being slightly more populated (around 5%) than Basse-Terre.

La Pointe des Châteaux

La Pointe des Châteaux is located 11 kilometers from the town of Saint-François. It is the most visited site in Guadeloupe with nearly 500,000 visitors per year.

La Pointe des Châteaux does not have a castle worthy of the name. It was the establishment of a religious community of Capuchins, under the patronage of Saint-François of Assisi, and their parish in 1683: the Parish of the Castles, which gave it its name.

At the tip of the peninsula, on the rocky mound of Pointe des Colibris, a first cross was erected in 1951, recently replaced by a monumental cross weighing 9 tonnes and 10 m high. You will fly over this unique viewpoint over the peninsula and surrounding islands, and with a little luck, you will spot the whales that cross its shores in spring!

The history of Pointe des Châteaux bears witness to the first human development, colonized by the Arawak Indian tribe in the year 300. If we take into account the remains found in particular at Anse à la Gourde, they will remain there for almost 11 centuries, or until 1400.

Price

• Price included for: 1 person.
• Validity: 365 days.
• Payments: Individual or group payment.
• Discount: Promo Code.
• Ulm aircraft to choose from: Autogyro, Zenair 601, Zenair 701

On the program

• Discovery of the Multi-axis Ultralight and explanation of the specificities of the machine.
• Introduction to Piloting in Multiaxis (Class 3).
• Duration of Ground Briefing: 10 minutes
• Flight Duration: +/- 90 minutes.