Petit Cul-de-Sac

Petit Cul-de-Sac sits just east of the larger lagoon, a small bay of rock and coral rubble with pools in the shelf and a reef offshore, and almost nobody goes there because there is no proper beach. The water is clear and the pools hold small fish at low tide. It is one of the few places on the island where you can be on the coast alone in the high season.

What you actually see

• The rock pools - the basins in the shelf holding fish at low water.
• The offshore reef - the coral closing the mouth of the bay.
• The rubble shore - coral and rock rather than sand.
• The emptiness - a coast with almost nobody on it.

When to go

December to April is the dry high season. Low tide is when the pools are best. June to November is the hurricane season.

Honest expectations

There is no sand beach here and the shore is uncomfortable underfoot. Swimming is awkward with rock and urchins about. There are no facilities of any kind.

Nearby

Grand Cul-de-Sac is west, and the Toiny coast is south.