Tour Options in Martinique

Your hotel front desk can help arrange a personalized island tour with an English-speaking driver. It's also possible to hire a taxi for the day or half day; there are set rates for certain itineraries, and if you share the ride with others the per-person price will be whittled down. La Belle Kréole runs one of the most fun excursion boats to les fonds blanc, also known as Empress Joséphine's baths. You can experience the unique Martinican custom of drinking ti punch, and smoking cigarettes in waist-deep water. The price of the day trip (usually on Tuesday) includes lunch, which is taken on the remote Isle de Thierry. There is a two-hour excursion to the baths more frequently Madinina Tours offers half- and full-day jaunts (lunch included) by sea and air. You can go by boat to St-Pierre on the north coast or by air to the Grenadines or St. Lucia.

Information

La Belle Kréole (Baie du Simon, Francois, 97200. 0596/54-96-46 or 0696/29-93-13). Madinina Tours (Lamentin Airport, Lamentin, 97232. 0596/42-17-07).