In questo tour, visiteremo il nord-ovest della Martinica da Fort de France o dal tuo hotel (potrebbe essere applicato un supplemento) e visiteremo il nord-ovest della Martinica per 6 ore. Questo è il tour più popolare finora. Visiteremo una famosa chiesa che domina l'isola (Eglise de Balata), un bellissimo fiume selvaggio (Alma River), una spettacolare cascata (Saute du Gendarme), un giardino botanico con un breve tour della foresta pluviale (Domaine de l'Emeraude), una distilleria di rum con una magnifica vista sul vulcano (Depaz), per poi tornare passando per l'antica capitale St. Pierre, distrutta nel 1902 da una rara eruzione vulcanica, e una breve sosta su una spiaggia di sabbia nera.
Da Fort de France o dal tuo hotel (può essere applicato un supplemento), partiremo per il verdeggiante sud-ovest della Martinica, percorrendo spettacolari strade costiere, campi di canna da zucchero, pittoreschi villaggi di pescatori e molti paesaggi fotogenici. Ci fermiamo ad assaggiare il premiato rum di Trois Rivières, poi il mercato della frutta e dei souvenir a Le Diamant (tranne il lunedì). Proseguendo lungo la costa, ci fermiamo al Memoriale CAP 110, eretto in memoria dell'affondamento di una nave di schiavi nel XIX secolo, immortalato da una commovente scultura composta da 15 statue bianche per ricordare la perdita umana che fu il prezzo di secoli di tratta degli schiavi. Prossima fermata per ammirare dalla costa lo spettacolare Diamond Rock, teatro di battaglie navali e santuario di varie specie migratorie. Poi arriviamo ad Anse d'Arlet, un tranquillo villaggio che ha vinto un premio per essere uno dei più amati dai turisti francesi, con una chiesa del XVIII secolo dove, a pochi passi dalla splendida spiaggia del paese, possiamo ammirare decine di pesci tropicali colorati grazie alle maschere che abbiamo a bordo. Continuiamo lungo la costa e passiamo per Trois Ilets, il luogo di nascita di Giuseppina di Beauharnais, che lasciò questa bella isola per diventare la moglie di Napoleone Bonaparte e imperatrice di Francia. Sulla via del ritorno a Fort de France, visitiamo la vecchia fabbrica di ceramiche, dove possiamo ammirare (e comprare) i prodotti dei piccoli artigiani locali.
Nato a Milano, ho viaggiato in Europa e oltre fin dalla mia infanzia.
Musicista jazz per molti anni, sono diventato ristoratore negli anni ’80 in Germania. L’attenzione
ai miei clienti e gli stretti rapporti con i produttori dei migliori prodotti sono valsi al mio ristorante
una stella Michelin, un impegno che mantengo oggi nella mia attività turistica.
Dopo aver visitato quasi tutte le isole delle Piccole Antille in barca, mi sono stabilito per la prima
volta sull’isola di Santa Lucia nel 2000 e dal 2013 vivo sull’isola della Martinica, un dipartimento
francese e un crocevia di storia, cultura, cucina e musica. La natura qui è spettacolare, con
spiagge mozzafiato, foresta pluviale incontaminata e campagna lussureggiante ricca di
piantagioni di banane, canna da zucchero e altre meraviglie naturali offerte dal clima. Nel mio
minibus Vito Mercedes, vi porterò nei luoghi più famosi, ma anche in quelli che ho scoperto fuori
dai sentieri battuti.
Aspettatevi una giornata piena di paesaggi spettacolari ed emozionanti, sole, pioggia, mare,
mercati colorati, degustazioni di rum, passeggiate nella foresta, ma anche riflessioni storiche,
culturali e perché no, filosofiche! Non vedo l’ora di vedervi!
Sebastiano
1975/1995
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Sebastiano is in my opinion the best guide in the Caribbean. His vast knowledge makes every thing and every place come alive, from nature and buildings, past and present. His thorough preparation even included exploring for a specific site i wanted to visit, just to be able to take me there – a definite highlight. His attention to details like bringing local guava pastry and guava juice was really appreciated. His enthusiasm and passion for Martinique is contagious and will stay with me forever. A marvellous day – Sebastiano is second to none. I hope to be back!
Response from Sebastiano Tours
Hi Gitte and thank you for the kind words.
It was a pleasure to have such a discerning visitor to this beautiful island!
I do hope to meet again.
Sebastiano
Die letzte Station unserer Transatlantikreise war die Insel Martinique. Wir haben an diesem Tag noch eine wunderschöne Tour mit Sebastiano durch den Nordwesten der Insel gemacht. Wir haben tolle Natur entdecken dürfen mit Wasserfall, botanischem Garten und Regenwald, die Kirche Sacré Coeur de Balata, die Rum-Destillerie Depaz mit Verkostung und die ehemalige Hauptstadt St. Pierre, die durch einen Vulkanausbruch 1902 komplett zerstört wurde. Sebastiano hat uns so viel über die Insel erzählt, er ist ein toller Reiseleiter! Er hat uns dann nach einem tollen Tag wieder pünktlich zum Schiff zurückgebracht, bevor es mit dem Transfer zum Flughafen ging und wir dann abends nach Hause zurückgeflogen sind. Sogar unsere Postkarten hat er am nächsten Tag dann auch noch frankiert und eingeworfen. Vielen Dank nochmal Sebastiano!
Wir kommen bestimmt mal wieder.
Response from Sebastiano Tours
Vielen herzlichen Dank! Es war ein Vergnügen, euch an Bord zu haben.
Bis zum nächsten Mal !
Sebastiano was very knowledgeable of the area. He was amazingly resourceful and very helpful with everything we wanted to see. He has a great work around to beat traffic and still make the tour on time. He is very lovely to work with.
Response from Sebastiano Tours
Thank you so much! I love doing what I do, and I am grateful for meeting such lovely visitors.
Eine Transatlantik-Kreuzfahrt brachte meine Frau und mich zum ersten Mal nach Martinique, und Sebastiano machte diesen Tag zum schönsten während der Kreuzfahrt. Er weiß unheimlich viel über Martinique und die ganze Karibik und bringt so viele Informationen auf freundliche, persönliche und unaufdringliche Art näher. Wir waren mit ihm im Süden und fanden nach immergrünen Landschaften und pittoresken Dörfern noch Zeit für einen Besuch am herrlichen Strand. Das nächste mal fahren wir in den Norden!
Response from Sebastiano Tours
Vielen Dank Peter und Helga, der Tag zusammen war ein wirklicher Genuss. Bis zum nächsten Mal! Sebastiano
nous avons passés une très bonne journée , merci sebastiano . personnage haut en couleurs a rencontrer absolument 🙂
Response from Sebastiano Tours
Merci Stephanie et Gerald, c’etait un plaisir de vous accompagner! Sebastiano
Meine Freundin und ich haben auf eigene Faust eine Reise über Guadeloupe und Dominica nach Martinique gemacht und hatten mit Sebastiano die mit Abstand schönste geführte Tour während unseres Trips, was zum einen an den Sehenswürdigkeiten, vor allem aber an Sebastiano selbst lag, der sehr freundlich und unterhaltsam gewesen ist.
Response from Sebastiano Tours
Vielen Dank! Es hat viel Freude gemacht, den Tag mit Euch zusammenzubringen.
We did a full day tour to the North of Martinique with Sebastiano and it was an amazing experience. We left at 9 am at our residence and were dropped directly at the airport by 5 pm. Sebastiano is extremely well informed about the island’s history and background and eloquently and tirelessly explained all details about Martinique. We visited the volcano, the capital, the old city of St. Pierre, a rhum distillery, the waterfalls, the rainforest and so much more. The tour ended at the famous restaurant “Petibonum” with a sun downer lunch and we loved it. Excellent service for a good price, comfortable ride in a great bus and most importantly a guide who knows how to make you feel good and appreciates his clients. Thank you so much for everything, a wonderful end for our first Caribbean family holiday.
Merci bcp pour ces 2 excursions! Nous avons passé un très bon moment et appris énormément de choses! Si vous voulez découvrir la Martinique Sebastiano est le guide qu’il vous faut!
great and professional! i have a north tour with him and it was better than I expected! very nice!!!
Response from Sebastiano Tours
Thank you Ailin! I hope you had a safe trip back to your country.
Pick up was just as explained right at the ferry terminal. Sebastiano was there waiting for us with a sign with my name as soon as we exited the building. We booked last minute and they accommodated us no problem.
In our group there were a total of 6 of us. My self, my wife, her grand mother our 1 year old daughter and a lovey couple from Brazil.
The vehicle; a 7 passenger Mercedes minivan was more than spacious enough to accomodate everyone with plenty of room to spare. The vehicle was very clean both inside and out. Tires were in tip top shape and they were able to source a carseat for us even though we booked last minute. They even brought a booster seat just incase
The tour. Amazing and thorough. Sebastiano in great detail went through all the details with us and showed us really as much as he could duing this tour. Even having to let traffic pass in some instances to show us something interesting. We went to a beatiful church with an amazing view overlooking the city and the south of the island. Took a drive through the prestine forest stopping at a beautiful river where we could purchase fresh coconuts from an extremely friendly (without being pushy in any way whatsoever) local vendor. Then we stopped at an amazing waterfall where we all had plenty of time to take a dip and photos. Then he took us to an amazing garden. This garden was not Jardin De Balata where most of the other tour buses go to. It was an amazing garden and interprtation center with a beautiful 15 minute forest trail. The interpretation center covered everything from the formation of Martinique with vivid infographics showcasing each stage of volcanic development of the island. To a plethora of the plants and animals found on the island. Really amazing illustrationas of Martinique all over, with a lovely play which brings the forest to life. Something we were really not expecting. The Garden itself had many amazing tropical flowers, a fountain, fish pond with prawn (cray fish) a spice and flower garden with many different tropical seasonings and spices.. i can go on and on.
Then we went to the Depaz rum distillery and toured its grounds. We visited old style plantation house which was one fo the highlights for me not because of the rum we got to sample but because we got a close glimps of a flock of parrots which Sebastiano says is not common. Being a bird nut this was probably the most exciting part of the tour for me haha!
Our next stop was in the town of St. Pierre which was destroyed by the volcano. We stopped at this old church where some of the remains from the destuction is still visible and Sebastiano showed us the power of that eruption through what remains.
The last stop was at the beach which we all decided to forgo for the sole reason of us all being satisfied with a truly amazing day!
Thank you so much Sebastiano. You really went out of your way to show us an amazing time in Martinique and i can’t wait to come back to tour the south of the island with you.