Thrilling Adventure: Conquering Guadeloupe's Waterfall On A 4-hour Climb

#catamaransailing #sailingtheworld #chutesducarbet #waterfallsGuadeloupe Les chutes du Carbet is a geological three tier?waterfalls?formation on the?Carbet River?in?Guadeloupe, in the eastern?Caribbean. Its in the middle of the?tropical rainforests?by the?La Soufri?re volcano. If there is renewed activity in the volcano, the trails are closed. Approximately 400,000 people visit the falls annually. There is a very small entrance fee. Details on each waterfall follow. We visited the Premier and the Second Waterfalls on our visit. Premier Waterfall 377 ft drop Trail - long and steep with plenty of rock climbing. 7 miles. Plan 6 hours for this hike. Very Difficult. Dangerous. Elevation: 3000 ft. Gain during hike of 1400 ft. Carbet River water source is located 1.2 miles upstream at a 4300 ft elevation. Second Waterfall 360 ft drop Trail - Conveniently accessible on a paver path only 20 minutes from parking. Your view is from an overlook deck. Elevation: 2,200?ft. If you visit, take time to also visit the Little Paradise Hot Spring, located nearby. Third Waterfall 66?ft drop Greatest water volume of any waterfall in Guadeloupe. Trail - only accessible on foot to experienced climbers. Trail details are here. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/guadeloupe/basse-terre/1ere-et-2eme-chutes-du-carbet TIMELINE: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Driving Rental Car to Chutes de Carbet 00:50 National Park arrival 01:05 Trail Hike Begins 03:08 Arrival at the Second Tier Waterfall 03:27 Hike/Rock climbing Resumes 05:30 Arrival at the Premier Tier Waterfall 06:21 Swimming at the Waterfall 07:20 The Hike Back 08:00 Banana fields LINKS: SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfh_pM48xnJ7dr4jTvt8cw?sub_confirmation=1 WEB BLOG POST: https://bluedotvoyages.com/secrets-of-sailing-in-guadeloupe/ FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/bluedotvoyages INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar COMPLETE PLAYLIST: SAILING & CRUISING VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaPq2o05r6wnJqaqyeABUKiu CATAMARAN MAINTENANCE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaOcpGajnaH0DPm1U0otTJtc Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We recently packed up our belongings, sold our house and moved on to our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR, where we are traveling the world. We offer travel advice as well as boat maintenance tips. We offer charter sailing experience trips when we can. Watch our videos and live vicariously through us! Master Captain: Stephen Bell First Officer: Dawn Bell