Kourou and the Space Coast Travel Guide

Explore Kourou Passengers come for space launches at the Guiana Space Centre, and to board small boats to Îles du Salut, the notorious prison islands. Explore Sinnamary A river town on French Guiana’s coast at the Sinnamary river mouth, visitors come for mangrove channels, sport fishing, and Creole cassava cakes. Explore Salvation Islands The Salvation Islands off French Guiana include the former penal colony’s Devil’s Island; visitors take boats from Cayenne to see prison ruins, seabird colonies and Atlantic surf. Explore Royale Island Ile Royale, part of French Guiana’s Salvation Islands, holds 19th‑century penal colony ruins, a colonial cemetery and coastal trails; boat tours from Kourou bring day visitors interested in the prison history and wildlife. Explore Saint-Joseph Island A small island in French Guiana (Guyane), reached by boat and visited for coastal and river scenery, local wildlife observation and occasional fishing or boating excursions.