CLUB MED BUCCANEER’S CREEK
POINTE MARIN 97227
STE ANNE
Telephone: 0596 76 72 72 (de France) / 596 596 76 72 72 (autres pays)
Fax: 0596 76 57 00 (de France) / 596 596 76 57 00 (autres pays)

You have to put the correct dialling code + the six-figure number BEWARE ! the dialling code will be different according to the country you are calling from : – If you call from France to Martinique : Dial (0596) + six-figure number – If you call from USA to Martinique : Dial (011 596 596) + six-figure number – If you call from another country to Martinique : Dial (596 596) + six-figure number GMT jet lag : – 4 hours

Transfer package

Your package includes return flights and transfers to and from the Resort.
Getting to the Resort
Airport / Resort, transfer by hire car*
Cars hired at the airport can be returned to the Resort and vice versa (with Europcar).
Club Med car park(s)
Outdoor, manned car park. No charge, no reservation required.
Fort-de-France-Le Lamentin airport
Airport at Fort-de-France, 45 km (28 miles) from Club Med.
Local transport
Optional Extra*
The Resort has:
● Car rental with Europcar
* at extra cost

Passports and visas
A valid passport is essential when you travel abroad. A full 10-year passport is required for holidays to all countries featured on our website. The passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your return date with one blank visa page. Make sure your passport is valid and check with the embassy or the consulate of your destination country if you need a visa for your chosen destination prior to travel. It is vital that the name given when booking your holiday (printed on the ticket and itinerary) is exactly the same as written on your passport. Any child, however old, must have his/her own passport.
Important:
Please note Club Med cannot be held responsible for any issue with regards to passport or visas.

Important

Please refer to the airport information section from where you are flying from for further details.

Payment options at the Resort

Currency: Euro
The Club Med Pass® is an internal payment card that you can use for all purchases made in the Resort during your stay.
The card is issued against payment of a 250 Euro deposit (pre-authorisation by Visa, Club Med Amex, Amex or Mastercard). Credit cards accepted (for payments only):
●American Express
●Mastercard
●Visa
Other means of payment accepted:
●Cheques are NOT accepted
●Cash (in local currency) Bureau de change near Reception (Swiss Francs, CAN / US Dollars, Sterling). Cash point:
●No cash withdrawal possible in the Resort.
●Cash points 20 minutes’ walk from the Resort. Convert amount into this currency

La Martinique in brief
– Surface area: 1,128 sq km
– Capital: Fort de France
– Official language: French / regional languate : Creole
– Currency: the Euro
Useful facts for your stay at Club Med Buccaneer’s Creek

• culinary specialities of La Martinique
– Starters: accras (cod beignets with herbs), pâté en pot (vegetable, mutton and caper soup), matoutou (crab, rice and spices
– Dishes: Creole blood sausage, pork, chicken or cabri colombo, chatrou (octopus) with rice and red peas, macadam (rice and cod)…
– Desserts: gratin de christophine (yellow banana, papaya and breadfruit), gateau pays (speciality with coconut, banana and guava) exotic fruits: carambola, guava, passion fruit or maracuja, corossol juice

• Flora and fauna native to Martinique
– Flora: hundreds of species of flowers (hibiscus, bougainvilliers, anthurium, alpinias, china rose, bird of paradise), and trees (flamboyant, mancenillier, raisinier, gum tree, banana plant, sugar cane; tropical forest with bamboo, fromager and giant ferns, coastal forest and mangrove
– Fauna: manicou (small marsupial), mabouya and anolis (small lizard), red touloulou (land crab), iguana, trigonocephalus snakes, partridges, wood pigeons, thrushes, humming birds

• Shopping in Martinique
– Craftwork: bakoua (hats), objects made of madras, coconut fibre, banana or fan palm leaves, shells, basketwork, artwork (painting and sculpture), pottery, Creole-style jewelry, embroidery, rum, fruit punch (guava, maracudja or passion fruit, banana…) sugar cane, vanilla, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, jams, boxed flowers (anthuriums, alpinias, china rose, bird of paradise plants)
– Local produce: chillies, saffron, cumin, pepper, cloves, ginger, columbo

• A few useful expressions for your stay in Guadeloupe
– Hello: bonjou
– Goodbye: bonswa
– Thankyou: mèsi
– Yes / No: anhan / awa
– S’il vous plaît: souplé

Places of interest to discover in the area surrounding Club Med Buccaneer’s Creek

Make the most of your stay at Club Med Buccaneer’s Creek to discover the natural beauty and fascinating culture of the region.

In the far south coast of Martinque, Club Med Buccaneer’s Creek is located on the finest beach on the island:
• 1 km from Sainte-Anne, a pretty little town with painted houses and a market
• 45 km from Fort de France, the only large town on Martinique, with a magnificent bay.

The climate on Martinique
La Martinique has a tropical maritime climate, it is hot all year round. The average temperature is around 28°C, and rarely drops below 20°C at night.
Swimming is pleasant all year round, with the water temperature ranging between 24 and 28°C. Club Med is in the south of the island, the climate is dryer and slightly hotter than in the north, but tempered by the alizé trade winds, particularly on the Atlantic coast.

Time difference

You have to put the correct dialling code + the six-figure number BEWARE ! the dialling code will be different according to the country you are calling from : – If you call from France to Martinique : Dial (0596) + six-figure number – If you call from USA to Martinique : Dial (011 596 596) + six-figure number – If you call from another country to Martinique : Dial (596 596) + six-figure number GMT jet lag : – 4 hours
WEATHER

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