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Devil Island - Isle du Salut - French Guyana

a few hours will be enough to explore the island, but it is absolutely worth it !

It will be hot & very humid on the islands - one of the reasons, why it was once chosen as a prison by the french government.

Updated Jan 9, 2004

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Now, lets sail to Rio de Janeiro...
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M/S Vistafjord anchored off Devil Island

Cruise-ship may not enter the very small port of the Devil islands, and small tenderboats have to take the passengers ashore.

Most cruise-ships just stay for about 4 hours on their way to Rio de Janeiro or back

Updated Dec 16, 2003

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Devil island Accomodation for SOFTIES... ;-))
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M/S Vistfjord on Devil Island - French Guyana

2nd - The SOFT way :

Ask your travel-agent...
Unique Qualities: maybe some sharks around the ship - but THEY risk to be found on the ship's menu tomorrow...

Directions: M/S VISTAFJORD, anchored somewhere around the island...
Other Contact: Better get a reservation !

Bring lots of $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Updated Mar 15, 2003

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Accomodation & ADVENTURE
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Devil Island - Isle du Salut - French Guyana

For a vacation on the island I have 2 different recommendations:

1st - the ROUGH way :

No charges at all !
Unique Qualities: ...mosquitos, spiders, sharks at your disposal ! - all inclusive !
Directly on the island, take Papillon's cell or any other - it's your choice...

NO reservations needed - plenty of vacancies all over the year...

BUT : NO roomservice & bring your own towels...

Written Mar 15, 2003

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Devil Island - Hot and humid climate
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Devil Island - Isle du Salut - French Guyana

Cruiseships will go there during the time of relatively low temperatures...

...and still you will realize, what the climate in this island will be like in the real hot time with hot humidity and all sorts of tropical insects.

Written Mar 15, 2003

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NO place to take a swim...
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Shark in Devil Island - bay

Do not expect great beaches and possibilties to swim...

A certain number of sharks will be in the bay and waiting for victims.
THIS was also one of the reasons to make this whole island a prison once

Written Feb 25, 2003

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Beach with a view on the sharks
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Devil Island - French Guyana

The beaches look great and tempting, but you better FORGET about swimming !
Lots of sharks are waiting in these waters...

Written Mar 15, 2003

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take a walk
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Devil Island - French Guyana

Take a walk - many signs will show you places of interest and you may also get an impression,
what the life on the island was like, with only a few paths to walk in a humid and hot climate

Written Mar 15, 2003

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the prison
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the prison - Devil Island

These barracks are in a terrible and mostly even dangerous condition.
Watch every step when entering these old barracks !

Written Mar 15, 2003

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the prison cells
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Devil Island - prison cells - French Guyana

At many places of the island you may still see the poor houses and barracks, where the prisoners had to live.

Written Mar 15, 2003

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 At many places of the island you may still see the poor houses and barracks, where the prisoners had to live. 

 

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Q:  Hi. I will be briefly at "Devils Island" the middle of March on a cruise ship. Have not been able to really find out much about it... 

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A: The only people who live on Devil's Island today are the facility staff. The island is a museum piece. Any tour will be confined to Ile Royale where the administration... 

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To Devil's island on a christmas cruise

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 To Devil Island on a cristmas-cruise... What a great adventure to explore this famous prison island 

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Iles du Salut-- Royale, St. Joseph, and Devils

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 In 1501 Amerigo da Vespucci became the first European to spot the Guianas but he sailed on by. In 1604 the French founded a settlement at the mouth of the Cayenne River. Awarded to France by the... 

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Les Iles du Salut

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 Composed by three little islands, the Devils Island aka "Iles du Salut" [il du salu] in French were the most famous and scared bagne of France. 

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Devils Island, Papillon and all that

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 Royale, St Joseph and Devils Islands, some 15Km off the Coast of French Guiana, are collectively and commonly known as Salvation Islands, where originally a leper colony was established and later,... 

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Île du Diable

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 It was part of the French penal colony in French Guiana. 

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