The best activities to do with your family in Martinique

Martinique is the perfect destination for traveling with children. This French island at the end of the world is an inexhaustible reserve of treasures, grandiose landscapes, paradisiacal beaches, gardens and lush forests. Don't hesitate, come aboard to discover what activities are available for children in Martinique.

Family vacation in Martinique: what to do at the sea?

The Caribbean Sea offers magnificent beaches where you can swim in calm and shallow waters. It's the ideal place to enjoy the sea with your children, to make them wade in a sumptuous setting.

In the south of the island

For your stay in Martinique, here is a selection of the most beautiful beaches that children and adults will love.

Sainte-Luce

The Gros-raisin cove, the Fond Banane cove, the Desert cove and the Mabouyas cove offer superb swimming areas, with shaded beaches for little baby skins. Perfect to discover Martinique with your family. Anse Désert is lined with rocks that act as a natural bathtub, and Anse Mabouyas has a lawn and showers.

Rivière-Pilote

The anse figuier, a pretty beach lined with coconut trees with clear waters that offers slides and swings for the youngest, as well as carbets for shaded picnics. The Ecomuseum allows you to discover the rich cultural heritage of Martinique. Pointe Borgnèse is known for its superb beach and its exceptional sea bed. You will see a natural marine reserve that you can visit with a glass-bottom boat. You don't need to know how to dive and you can go there with your children. Pointe Marin is one of the most beautiful beaches of the island, its turquoise waters attract locals and holidaymakers, and you will find many activities and refreshment stands. Swimming is supervised at Pointe Marin, which is a good insurance for the whole family.

Sainte-Anne

The Etang des Salines is considered as the most beautiful beach of the archipelago. You can eat on site. A small walk is necessary to discover the pond of the saltworks, a protected ecosystem. A good initiation to teach ecology to children. The Maya Beach Club puts at your disposal, with its water park, inflatable installations on the water which will make the joy of the children, as well as activities for the older ones.

Anse d'Arlets

The beach of Grande Anse is a very beautiful beach, very quiet, where you can see fish and starfish. It is lined with many restaurants and remains very busy on weekends.

Trois-îlets

Anse à l'Âne is perfect for swimming for the little ones in clear and calm waters. It is also the departure point for excursions to meet dolphins that will amaze the children. The beach of Pointe du Bout is arranged in several small lagoons, which allows a perfectly safe bathing for the smallest. You will find Mangofil, an activity park with a tree course, and lots of games that everyone will love. Playing Tarzan in real life is a great memory that will stay with the kids for a long time.

Vauclin

Pointe Faula offers comfortable swimming for the little ones, and activities for the older ones. It is bordered by a lawn. You'll find Lion's Parc, an enchanting space with inflatable games, a tree climbing course and many other activities.

What to see in the mountains of Martinique ?

Martinique is a volcanic island covered with dense vegetation. Its heights lead to Mount Pelee, a still active volcano. If its discovery is not recommended for the youngest, you should plan five hours of walking in a rather chaotic decor, the forest offers waterfalls and rivers quite affordable for the whole family. You can, with your little adventurers, enjoy a cool bath in water that can sometimes reach 10°C.

The waterfalls

The Didier waterfalls, a rather difficult path, especially with children, but a sumptuous waterfall and a great pool at the end. Be careful with the little ones, it's slippery!

The gorges of the cliff, a great ballad with a guide, the path is well practicable for mothers with strollers.

The waterfall of Saut Gendarme, accessible with the children, it is the inescapable of a stay in Martinique. This famous waterfall is the favorite place of Martinique families and your children will surely find plenty of playmates.

Check the weather forecast before leaving, and don't stay near the rivers if it rains, because the water can rise at a terrific speed. Be careful with children.

Parks and gardens

The Route of the Trace

On this route, you will be able to admire the beautiful views of the rainforest, with breathtaking panoramas. What to make superb photos memories with the children. You will cross the Regional Natural Park of Martinique to go to the Absalon spa, the Domaine d'Émeraude, an educational nature park to educate the whole family about ecology, or the Balata garden. These parks are beautifully landscaped and accessible to everyone, even with a stroller.

The Carbet

The Botanical Garden, Habitation Latouche, offers you a superb walk in the ruins of a local dwelling. The gardens are a real pleasure to discover the flora. You will also find the Jardin des Papillons and the Parc Zoologique de Latouche, perfect for family outings in Martinique. Your little ones will have a lot to say about this memorable encounter with turtles, monkeys and even a jaguar.

What to visit with kids in Martinique's cities?

Martinique's cities are a must to discover the history and also the daily life of our overseas neighbors.

In Fort-De-France

Historic center of the island, it deserves to be visited. You will discover a place with a timeless architecture, a mix of modern and colonial, and markets where you can find fruits, local vegetables and spices. The little ones will discover all kinds of delicacies. There is also the flower market and the fish market, the Saint-Louis cathedral, the Saint Louis fort and the house of Aimé Césaire.

In Lamentin

The farm of Perrine and the Acro'Kids. An animal park that will enchant the little ones with the discovery of Creole farm animals, as well as a great playground. Good activities for children in Martinique, between games and learning.

And to live these adventures safely, don't forget to keep your children well hydrated, to put on hats, sunglasses as well as sun cream and mosquito repellent!