Saint Pierre, Martinique

Jean Michel Machefert · Issue 98, Sep/Oct 2017 · pp. 69–73

Products mentioned: Nikon D2x, Aquatica housing, Tokina 10-17mm, Sigma 17-70mm, Nikon SB-910, Patima housings, Lumix DMC FX07

Saint Pierre is a small city with around 4300 inhabitants located on the north west (Caribbean) coast of the Martinique island at 30 km from Fort de France (with daily flights from/to Paris). Even if this is easy to travel to Saint Pierre coming from Europe or from North America (there are also some flights from the US to Fort de France) here you will not find holiday resorts with huge swimming pools and hardly a hotel with a tropical garden along a white sandy beach or row of restaurants along the beaches as you could imagine when you think about tropical destinations. Here you can find usual accommodation, some restaurants and of course some (4 to 5) small but well equipped and highly professional diving clubs where nitrox, trimix and rebreathers are welcome. So, why coming here and not in the south of Martinique with all the resorts and tropical facilities (as soon as you are in Marti…