A beach beneath the cliffs where turtles lay their eggs
Dangerous currents — take care
At a glance
- Category
- Beaches and swimming
- Area
- Petite-Terre
- Swimming
- Dangerous currents — take care
- Lifeguards
- No
- Snorkelling
- No
- With children
- With care
- Shade
- Rocks
- Parking
- Yes
- Places to stay nearby
- 9 places to stay within 3 km
Beaches below the volcanic cliffs of Petite-Terre, open to the ocean. At night green turtles lay their eggs here — you may watch only quietly, without lights and with the wardens' permission.
Risks. Waves and currents — this is the ocean side; isolated.
On the map
Orange dots: places to stay nearby. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Coordinates are approximate.
Where to stay nearby: Moya beach
All places to stay in the area →
Distance from the sight as the crow flies: Le Zalifat — 1.7 km; 2.0 hôtel — 1.7 km; Gîte Maesha — 1.8 km; Gite Le Madina — 1.8 km.
Tours nearby
All tours on the island →
Guided hikes
Petite-Terre: Lake Dziani and the Moya beachesA green crater lake and two beaches in volcanic coves
Half a dayAll year, best in the morning≈ 2.3 km
Whales, dolphins, turtles
Humpback whales in the lagoonFemales with calves come inside the reef
Half a day to a full dayJuly — October≈ 6.7 km
Sea and lagoon
A day on the lagoon by boatDolphins, a white-sand islet and snorkelling on the barrier reef
A full dayAll year; drier May — October≈ 7.3 kmMore to see nearby
Nature
Lake Dziani
An emerald lake in a volcanic crater≈ 2.3 km
Hike
Around Lake Dziani
A walk along the rim of the crater with its green lake≈ 2.3 km
History
Dzaoudzi rock
The old colonial capital on a rock≈ 4.3 km
Nature
Whale watching in the lagoon
Humpback whales and dolphins from July to October≈ 6.7 kmOpening hours, prices and rules are a rough guide: check official websites before you go.