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Around 10km north of Dennery, the wide, windswept Grande Anse beach boasts more than a mile of blonde sand set against a backdrop of cliffs and hills covered with dry vegetation. Once part of a plantation estate, the bay sits in the middle of an area slated to become a new national park comprising several other nearby beaches, including Anse Lavoutte to the north. As with Anse Lavoutte, the beach here is a favoured nesting spot of the giant leatherback turtles , and turtle-watching tours are given throughout the egg-laying season. National park or not, most of the roads to Grande Anse remain dirt and gravel tracks that become impassable after rains. A sedan car might make it, but a 4WD is a safer bet, and it's a good idea to ask locals about current conditions. Access is most often easiest from the west coast at Choc Bay, via the paved Allan Bousquet Highway. At Babonneau, turn off onto the gravel and dirt track that leads to the village of Desbarra, from where a single track leads down to Grande Anse. The seven-mile ride from Choc Bay can take up to ninety minutes.
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