Southern Haiti Travel Guide

Explore Jacmel Colorful wooden facades and a lively art scene pull visitors to Jacmel: artisans’ studios, papier-mâché carnival masks, coastal beaches, and colonial architecture. Explore Les Cayes Les Cayes functions as a working port and gateway to Ile-à-Vache; visitors come for seafood markets, palm-backed beaches, rum bars, and boat trips to nearby islands and fishing villages along Haiti’s southwest coast. Explore Jérémie On Haiti’s Grand’Anse coast, Jérémie is a clifftop town of writers, small galleries and rocky beaches. Explore Miragoâne Miragoâne’s small port on Haiti’s Tiburon Peninsula serves fishing boats, banana trade and low-key beaches. Explore Baradères A coastal village with fishermen’s boats and mangrove fringes, Baradères invites low-key beach days, fresh seafood, local Creole cooking and short boat trips to nearby islets. Explore Aquin A coastal port on Haiti’s southern edge, Aquin is where mangrove channels meet market stalls selling grilled fish. Explore Dame-Marie A fishing town on Grand’Anse’s ragged coast, Dame‑Marie invites boat trips to nearby islets, shore‑side grilled fish and Creole markets. Explore Port-à-Piment, Port-à-Piment Port-à-Piment acts as the practical launch for trips to Île-à-Vache; tourists come for snorkeling, coral beaches and short boat crossings, while village stalls grill the day’s catches.