Cyvadier Plage

Southern Haiti


This beach is about 10km east of Jacmel, down a small track leading from the Cayes Jacmel road. The beach is part of the Cyvadier Plage Hôtel. The small half-moon-shaped cove flanked by rocky cliffs has no undertow.


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