Sauteurs

Sauteurs (pronounced "Saut-ez") is a fishing village in Grenada, with a population estimated as 1300 in 2016. It's named for the cliff where the last Carib indigenous people leapt to their deaths.

It's the main settlement of the northern parish of St Patrick, and sights elsewhere in the parish are also described here.

Get in
For long-distance routes, see Grenada (island).

Minibuses run from St. George's bus terminal Zone 5 up the west coast to Gouyave, Victoria and Sauteurs. Those from Zone 8 only go as far as Victoria.

Route 9 minibuses ply between Grenville and Sauteurs - from St George's take Bus 6 to Grenville then transfer.

Get around
Sauteurs itself is small enough to walk round, but you need wheels to explore this spread-out district.

See

 * is the spot where in 1651 the last three dozen Caribs on Grenada jumped from the cliff rather than be captured or slain by the French. It's nowadays within the town cemetery, with the centre of this straggling settlement just south.
 * centres on a mangrove-festooned crater lake, with a circular trail. The French fortified the hill but the remains of this stand on private property. The nearby beach is a turtle nesting site.
 * Sugar Loaf is the closest of a chain of three small islands off Levera Beach. It's privately owned and you can't visit.
 * Green Island the next out is nowadays uninhabited. The beach is on its exposed northeast coast, so swimming may be hazardous.
 * the last in this chain is the one visited by boat trips, as there's a sandy beach on its sheltered southwest side, and the lagoon has corals. Nearby is the ruin of a mansion. The island is wooded and measures 600 yards north-south by 300 yards east-west, with a boat wreck at its north tip. Don't confuse it with Sandy Island off Carriacou, which is little more than a thin sand bar.
 * Bird Island is a dot on the horizon seen further east. It's exposed to the full force of the Atlantic and has no safe landing point, so it's best left to the birds.
 * is a crater lake surrounded by mangrove. The hiking circuit takes 90 min.
 * Antoine Bay 500 m east of the crater is black volcanic sand.
 * Ronde island is the one seen away north of Sauteurs, with Caille Island tucked in besides it. It's privately owned. The island you hope not to see 3 miles further west is "Kick 'em Jenny". This is an active undersea volcano, which in normal circumstances fumes and froths away with no disturbance visible at this distance. The appearance of thick sulphurous clouds, let alone a black ash cone, would mean that the Grenadines are acquiring a new island while experiencing more than a little disruption on all the others.

Do

 * Beaches: Sauteurs has the best, as it's protected by a breakwater. The others are exposed to the Atlantic.

Buy

 * Stores in Sauteurs village are Kalico (M-Sa 8AM-8PM, Su 8AM-1PM), Philbert Bros (daily 8AM-6PM) and SmartBuy (M-Sa 8AM-6PM, Su 8:30AM-noon).

Eat

 * Petite Anse Hotel caters to non-residents daily from 10AM to 8:30PM. Much of the fruit and veg is from their own kitchen garden.
 * Almost Paradise is open to non-residents Th-Su for dinner. You need to reserve 24 hours in advance.

Connect
As of Jan 2023, Sauteurs and St Patrick parish have 4G from Flow and Digicel, with a few dead spots in Levera National Park. 5G has not rolled out in Grenada.

Go next
All roads loop back to St. George's the capital.