Title: Visit Royal Island: 2026 Travel Guide for Royal Island, French Guiana | Expedia.com [Hotels in Royal Island](https://expedia.com/Royal-Island-Hotels.d3000425534.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Royal Island](https://expedia.com/Royal-Island-Vacation-Rentals.d3000425534.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Flights to Royal Island](https://expedia.com/Cheap-Flights-To-Royal-Island.d3000425534.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Car Rentals in Royal Island](https://expedia.com/Car-Rentals-In-Royal-Island.d3000425534.Car-Rental-Guide)[Royal Island Vacation Packages](https://expedia.com/Royal-Island.d3000425534.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Royal Island ## Travel Guide ![view from Royal island to the Devil's island in French Guiana. Tropical beach adventure concept.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000425534/4dc0d5ef-00ec-45fe-a426-150c674f4772.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![view from Royal island to the Devil's island in French Guiana. Tropical beach adventure concept.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000425534/4dc0d5ef-00ec-45fe-a426-150c674f4772.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Scenic View of Isle Royale from Saint Joseph Island in the Salvation Islands, French Guiana, South America](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000425534/4fd89fef-c05f-46c0-a110-66e1d2d50eda.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![View of Saint Joseph Island from Isle Royale in Salvation Islands Archipelago in French Guiana](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000425534/2ce30ad1-6350-4754-8954-fe8650a93420.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Dating to 1870, this was the prisons hospital. Here’s a bit more history: In the late 1840’s France had a problem with overpopulation in its prisons and made the decision to transport some of the prison population to the Iles du Salat (Salvation Islands). This particular set of islands is about 6 miles off of the coast of French Guiana and made up of Ile Royale, Ile Saint-Joseph and Ile du Diable. The French also installed prisons on the mainland of French Guiana as well as other islands located north of here. The prison was run on the Salvation Islands from 1852 until 1946. A law was passed by the French Government in 1853 that required convicts to stay in French Guiana following their release for a time equal to their sentence ... or, for sentences exceeding eight years, for the remainder of their life’s! So, incarceration here really was a life sentence with no ability to return to mainland France! Interestingly, the islands are still part of France and the EU as is mainland French Guiana.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000425534/9e29b008-5bde-4684-815c-97a783738fcb.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Royal Island Things to do ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-us-ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Vacation Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and homes. Plan this year’s big trip and save. 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