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Photo: National History Park — Rémi Kaupp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Haiti at a glance

Haiti is a country in Caribbean; its capital is Port-au-Prince. People mainly speak Haitian Creole and French. The currency is the US Dollar (USD). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Port-au-Prince
Region
Caribbean
Languages
Haitian Creole, French
Currency
US Dollar (USD)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Haiti’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Haiti

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Citadelle Laferrière

    Citadelle LaferrièreUNESCO

    Citadelle La Ferrière

    Heritage site · Nord

    The Citadelle Laferrière, commonly known as La Citadelle, is a large early-19th-century fortress located in Milot in Nord, Haiti.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: SPC Gibran Torres, United States Army (Public domain). Map

  • Sans-Souci Palace

    Sans-Souci PalaceUNESCO

    Palais de Sans-Souci

    Heritage site · Nord

    The Palace of Sans-Souci, or Sans-Souci Palace, was the principal royal residence of Henry I, King of Haiti, better known as Henri Christophe.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rémi Kaupp (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • National History Park

    National History ParkUNESCO

    Parc National Historique Citadelle Sans-Souci Ramiers

    Heritage site · Nord

    National History Park is a national park in Haiti established on 1968. It is located in Milot. It was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rémi Kaupp (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Hispaniola

    Hispaniola

    La Española

    Island

    Hispaniola is an island in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean, located between Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is the most populous island in the West Indies and the second-largest by land area, after Cuba.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA/Expedition 20 crew (Public domain). Map

  • Cap-Haïtien

    Cap-Haïtien

    City · Nord

    Cap-Haïtien is a commune of about 300,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and the capital of the department of Nord.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rémi Kaupp (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Gonâve Island

    Gonâve Island

    Île de la Gonâve

    Island · Ouest

    Gonâve Island or Zile Lagonav is an island of Haiti located west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

  • Tortuga

    Tortuga

    Île de La Tortue

    Island · Nord-Ouest

    Tortuga Island is a West Indian island off the northwest coast of Hispaniola, forming part of Haiti. It constitutes the commune of Île de la Tortue in the Port-de-Paix arrondissement of Haiti's Nord-Ouest department.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Tortuga Island NASA.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Jacmel

    Jacmel

    City · Sud-Est

    Jacmel is a commune in southern Haiti previously founded by the Spanish in 1504 before the relocation of the Dominicans to the eastern side of the island after the Devastations of Osorio and repopulated by the French in 1698.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Doron (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Gonaïves

    Gonaïves

    Les Gonaïves

    City · Artibonite

    Gonaïves is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Roosewelt Pinheiro/ABr (CC BY 3.0 br). Map

  • Les Cayes

    Les Cayes

    City · Sud

    Les Cayes, often referred to as Aux Cayes, is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 151,696.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Cathedral Les Cayes Haiti.jpg (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Île-à-Vache

    Île-à-Vache

    Island · Sud

    Île-à-Vache, is a Caribbean island, one of Haiti's satellite islands. It lies in the Baie de Cayes about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) off the coast of the country's southwest peninsula, roughly between the town of Les Cayes and Pointe l'Abacou. It was formerly known by the name of Abacca.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: marie-chantalle (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Pic la Selle

    Pic la Selle

    Mountain · Ouest

    Pic la Selle, also called Morne La Selle, is the highest peak in Haiti at 2,574 metres (8,445 ft) above sea level. The mountain is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range and has a pine forest. The species black-capped petrel inhabits the mountain. There are no formal trails on the mountain.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Yohann-benmalek (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Caribbean: Jamaica · Dominican Republic · Barbados · Bahamas · Anguilla · Antigua & Barbuda · Aruba · British Virgin Islands

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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