Pop Lodge

Massages with homemade oils are bookable at Pop Lodge, which also offers agro-processing activities, so depending on the season, you can take part in vanilla fertilisation, coffee processing and cassava-flour production. If that piques your interest, you can tour a local vanilla farm or cocoa plantation (both five minutes’ drive). To explore further afield, you can ramble up to the Acomat Falls (40 minutes’ walk) – by the time you get there you’ll be ready for a cooling dip in the pool below the cascade. More challenging hikes and bike rides lead through the Mamelles (15 minutes’ drive) for spectacular views over the tropical forest of Guadeloupe National Park. More high-octane action is found on the rope courses at Le Tapeur (also 15 minutes), or you can try glass-bottomed boat rides, diving, snorkelling and kayaking at pebbled Caribbean Beach (five minutes), where you will catch some of the most stunning sunsets on the island.