Ponant is one of the most exclusive luxury shipping companies that sail the oceans, and its crossing French Guiana and Martinique, is one of his star trips. I will detail this itinerary for you, but not before telling you that for your last departure, December 19, you can find discounts of five percent.
El itinerary that Ponant proposes us To visit French Guiana also includes Martinique, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The departure is from Cayenne, the capital of Guyana, aboard Le Champlain and it takes 10 days of sailing.
I recommend that you get to the capital of Guiana, Cayenne, a couple of days before the ship leaves. Remember that this enclave of South America is a melting pot of cultures, with Amerindians, Maroon Negroes, Creoles, Hmongs, Brazilians, Chinese, and French, Of course, since it is still one of the departments of the European neighbor, it is an overseas territory, and therefore it belongs to the EU, and the euro is its official currency.
One of the things that will attract your attention the most about its capital is the color of its streets, with its Creole houses and street markets, in addition to the palm groves and the lush vegetation. That is why I recommend you spend at least a couple of days before embarking in the city, where you will also go getting used to the weather and meals.
On the second day of sailing, you will arrive until Islands of Health, a group of small islands of volcanic origin 11 kilometers from the coast. The darkest and saddest side of this beautiful place, of its islands, La Real, San José and El Diablo, is that it was used as cárcel. From there you will continue to Paramaribo, capital of Suriname, after a day of sailing, you will cross El Toro del Orinoco, then the Arroyo, to reach Tobago and from there to Bequia, Bridgetown and finish at Fort de Francia.
Without a doubt a spectacular trip aboard an exclusive ship, Le Champlain, which you can read more about in this article.