Revellers in red costumes and horned masks parading at the Jacmel carnival

Haiti,guide by guide

Choose a place and open its guide: what it is best for, how to get around, where to eat, stay and go, and what to check first.

7 guides published. Starter guides stay marked until local review.

Cap-Haïtien North History and horizons in the North Best for: History, culture, food and coastal landscapes A two-storey colonial house in Cap-Haïtien painted white and blue, with tall blue shutters and a wraparound balcony Jacmel Southeast Creation by the sea Best for: Art, architecture, festivals and nature A turquoise wooden house with white fretwork balconies under a tree in Jacmel Jérémie Grand'Anse A city of letters and flavours Best for: Literature, regional food and nature Jérémie spread along the sea at the tip of Haiti's southwest peninsula, seen from the air Port-au-Prince West The capital through culture and community Best for: Museums, art, food and contemporary culture The Marché en Fer in Port-au-Prince at dusk, its red minarets lit against the hills Gonaïves Artibonite Memory of independence Best for: History and local culture An 1892 engraving of the harbour of Gonaïves with ships and the town behind Port-à-Piment South Between coast and caves Best for: Nature, caves and coastal landscapes Haiti's mountains and coast photographed from the International Space Station Pestel Grand'Anse Markets, islands and maritime life Best for: Coastal culture and nature The Cayemite islands off Pestel, green hills ringed by turquoise water

Where they are

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Things to see

All landmarks, beaches and sites

Anse d’Azur

A coastal landscape near Jérémie that belongs in a locally reviewed Grand'Anse guide.

Jérémie

Bassin Bleu

A series of blue pools and waterfalls in the hills near Jacmel.

Jacmel

Citadelle Henri

A major historic landmark in northern Haiti and a central chapter in the country's independence story.

Cap-Haïtien

Grotte Marie-Jeanne

An extensive cave system associated with Port-à-Piment in southern Haiti.

Port-à-Piment

Photographs on this page: Kanaval in Jacmel Haiti 2014 03 by HOPE Art, CC BY 2.0; 2012 Cap-Haitien maison coloniale by Lionel Baur, CC BY-SA 3.0; Jacmel-haiti by Borrione, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jérémie haïti 3 by Bruno Le Bansais, CC BY-SA 3.0; Iron Market, Haiti by Hufton and Crow, CC BY-SA 4.0; Gonaives (44) by unknown author, public domain; ISS020-E-50484 - View of Haiti by Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, public domain; Iles Cayémite by Bruno Le Bansais, CC BY-SA 3.0; Bassin Bleu, Haiti by HOPE Art, CC BY 2.0; Cap-Haitien seen from Morne Jean by Rémi Kaupp, CC BY-SA 3.0; Citadelle Laferrière Aerial View by SPC Gibran Torres, United States Army, public domain. Other photographs: Gidnou and its community.