Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2018 | Page 340
Guadeloupe
National Park
Guadeloupe National Park (Parc National de la Guadeloupe) on
Basse-Terre Island receives more than one million visitors a year
and has been designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.
The park contains 300 kms of hiking trails where hikers can see
over 100 species of orchid. Although there is a diverse range of
birds to be spotted, there are also 11 different species of bats
known to live in the park.
The Guadeloupe National Park includes 5 territories:
the Soufriere Volcano, the Carbet Waterfalls,
the Grand Cul de Sac, the Traversée Road and the
Forest House which includes 300 km of trails.