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- Swimming in the bay: The water at Anse des Cayes is open to the Atlantic swell, so the waves are often strong and the beach is better suited to bodysurfing and wading than to calm laps. Check the surf before you go in, and stay close to shore when the sets are large.
- Surfing the main break: This is one of the island’s best-known surf spots, with a left and right break just off the sand. Beginners can find smaller days, and local surfers usually share the lineup with visitors. You can sometimes rent a board from a surf shop or school nearby.
- Walking the hillside above the bay: A short road climbs the slope behind the sand and gives a view over the whole curve of the beach, the reef-fringed shoreline and the open sea beyond. It is a quick walk and worth doing for the photographs alone.
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- Swimming in the bay: The water at Anse des Cayes is open to the Atlantic swell, so the waves are often strong and the beach is better suited to bodysurfing and wading than to calm laps. Check the surf before you go in, and stay close to shore when the sets are large.
- Surfing the main break: This is one of the island’s best-known surf spots, with a left and right break just off the sand. Beginners can find smaller days, and local surfers usually share the lineup with visitors. You can sometimes rent a board from a surf shop or school nearby.
- Walking the hillside above the bay: A short road climbs the slope behind the sand and gives a view over the whole curve of the beach, the reef-fringed shoreline and the open sea beyond. It is a quick walk and worth doing for the photographs alone.
- Sunset from the sand: The beach faces north, so the sun sets off to the west over the headland rather than straight out over the water. It is quiet then, with few people left on the beach, and the sand takes on a soft, warm tone.
- Lunch at a beachside café: Le Manapany, the hotel restaurant above the sand at Anse des Cayes, serves Caribbean and Mediterranean plates, at around €55 to 60 for a starter and main. Eating here is a relaxed way to spend a midday break. Nightlife is minimal, as the area is residential and quiet after dark.
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