Reunion Island Visits, Sports and Leisure guide Reunion Island ST-DENIS N.2 ONF Providence Aéroport N.1 Ste-Clotilde STE-MARIE La Montagne Roland Garros N.2 La STE-SUZANNE Grande Chaloupe St-Bernard D. 60 D. 50 D. 61 D. 43 Bois Rouge D. 62 D. 51 D. 42 St-François D. 49 la Ravine à Malheur D. 41 le Brûlé la Bretagne la Riviere Pointe des Galets LA POSSESSION des Pluies Quartier-Français l'Etang D. 41 La Confiance Rivière Morne de St-François Bois D. 63 le Colosse de Nèfles Bagatelle Cambuston Pointe de Champ-Borne LE PORT St- D. 46 ST-ANDRE N. 4 Ste Thérèse D. 1 Champ Borne Denis D. 58 D.47 Ilet Lautret Bras des La Rivière du Mât les Bas Rivière Chevrettes D. 2 des La Rivière Plaine Galets N.1 des Galets Dos d'Ane d'Affouches N.2 D. 4 Plaine Rivière Sans Souci des Chicots Plaine des du Mât Savannah l'Etang Cap Noir Fougères Bassin Vital BRAS-PANON D. 48 la Rivière Mât Tour des le Bois-de-nèfles du des Roches ST-PAUL Roches Piton des Fougères Rivière D. 5 D. 4 Aurère Roches Cimetière marin Bassin D. 3 Ilet Roche Ecrite Mare à Eden la paix Boucan-canot Bellemène à Malheur Vieille Place 2277 m Grand Ilet Rivière des SALAZIE Abondance Bellemène Voile de Plaine des Lianes le Guillaume Grand Bethléem ST-BENOIT les Hauts CIRQUE la Mariée D. 8 Ilet Place Ilet DE Trou l'Eperon R.F. 8 des orangers D. 54 Bernica Petite France à Bourse SALAZIE de Fer Plateau D. 10 St-Gilles CIRQUE de Belouve Bras Canot Beaufonds Aquarium les-Hauts St-Gilles- DE le Bélier Marsouins D. 48 les-Bains Villèle MAFATE Ilet à Vidot Forêt de Ravenales des D. 53 R la Nouvelle D. 101 D. 3 o Roche Plate Confiance u Musée 4 D. Hell-Bourg Rivière t Piton e Villèle Maïdo d 2190 m e Piton Takamaka STE-ANNE l'Ermitage la Saline R.F. 2 s Bernica Le Gros Morne les-Bains T 2991 m N.2 a D. 9 Marla Piton des Neiges Grand Etang m la Saline-les-Hauts D. 3 a 3071 m N.3 r D. 6 la Saline les-Bains in Piton © Serge Gélabert s Forêt D. 56 de la Glacière de Les Trois Salazes Ste-Anne TROIS BASSINS Caverne Col du Taïbit Bébour Point de vue de la Glacière Caverne sur Grand Etang Dufour N.1 Grand Bénare 2896 m Pont suspendu D. 9 STE-ROSE CILAOS Les Colimaçons D. 3 LA PLAINE DES Ravine Glissante la Chaloupe-St-Leu Col de PALMISTES D. 57 D. 12 CIRQUE Bébour D. 13 R.F. 6 Pointe des Châteaux DE Bras sec Piton des Cabris CILAOS l'Est D. 57E Col de Bellevue Caverne Ilet à Cordes des Fées de Piton Ste-Rose Region by region, come and discover Reunion Island : places not to miss, recommended spots, visits, leisure activities and outings... Etang ST-LEU N.5Palmiste St-Leu Rouge Le Piton Rouge Rivière As each page turns you will discover the most beautiful secrets of ‘Bourbon Island’ ! D. 22 D. 3 La Fenêtre Grand Bassin Piton Textor Anse des le Dimitile N.3 Rivière de l’Est Cascades Pavillon Bois Court Stella Matutina Piton le Vingt-Septième Bois-Blanc Cabris Bourg-Murat D. 13 Le Plate Maison D. 11 les Makes Le Gouffre du volcan Nez de Musée R.F. 5 The North . 12 le Tévelave le Petit Bœuf N.1 Stella Matutina Serré la Plaine Pas de Saint-Denis, Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Suzanne D. 20 des Cafres Le Souffleur Bellecombe D. 16 Morne Langevin N.5 LES AVIRONS D. 3 Plaine N.2 Le Grand Brûlé Bras des D. 19 Sables de Pontho Le Quatorzième Rivière D. 11 des Remparts Piton de la Fournaise ENTRE-DEUX 2631 m Ravine des les Trois The West . .21 ETANG-SALE Citrons Mares L’Etang-Salé D. 20 D. la Rivière les Bains D. 3 La Possession, Saint-Paul, Trois-Bassins, Saint-Leu, the cirque of Mafate Coulée de lave D. 36 D. 27 D. 39 (1976) ST-LOUIS LE TAMPON le Gouffre Langevin Ravine des Grand Etang du Gol Etienne Coude Grand Galet Pointe du Tremblet Riv.St- D. 26 Cabris Pointe de la Bois D. 28 Bérive La Vallée Heureuse Rivière St-Etienne N.1 d'Olive Tremblet The South . 38 D. 38 Mont-Vert les Hauts Remparts D. 3 Étang-Salé, Les Avirons, Le Tévelave, Saint-Louis, Entre-Deux, Saint-Pierre, Petite-Ile, N.3 Plaine des Aéroport D. 72 Grègues Pointe de la Table Rivière de La Réunion des la Crête Saint-Pierre Pointe du D. 32 L’Ilet aux Saint-Joseph, Saint-Philippe, la Plaine des Cafres, Le Tampon, the cirque of Cilaos Montvert-les-Bas D. 3 Jean Palmistes Pierrefonds Diable Puits Arabe D. 29 Petit D. 37 ST-PIERRE 34 D. D. 31 Jacques Payet Les Lianes 33 D. N.2 Terre Sainte Rivière Pointe du Parc N.2 Grands-Bois PETITE-ILE D. 32 Basse Vallée ST-PHILIPPE The East . .56 Baril Grand Anse Vincendo Puits des Puits des Anglais Manapany-les-Bains Le Cap Français Saint-André, Bras-Panon, Saint-Benoît, Ste-Anne, Sainte-Rose, la Plaine-des-Palmistes, the cirque of Salazie Méchant ST-JOSEPH Langevin Pointe de la Cayenne Published by Île de La Reunion Tourisme (IRT), December 2011 Towns - Villages - Places Airstrip Climbing / Via ferrata Paragliding Take-off Site Viewpoint Tunnels in the Lava Texts: Francine George & the Tourist Offices and Information -Translation Anglophonic Creation: Île de La Reunion marketing department. 4-Lane Motorway Airport White Water Sports Paragliding Landing Site Port / Marina Microlite Production monitoring: Guylène Pink. Information updates: Information & Commercialisation department. Designed by: HTC Major Roads Watersports Golf Course Horse-Riding Mountain-Biking Minor Roads Leisure Park Creation and Completion: Cover photos by Hervé Douris /Shutterstock. Thanks in particular to SERGE GELABERT for allowing his photographs to UNESCO World Heritage zone Youth Hostel Helipad/Helicopter Forest Adventure Playground Excursion in 4 by 4s Creole Villages be used by the IRT. Printed by: Imprimerie Vincent / Printed in France. Texts and photos are not legally binding and do not engage the legal responsibility of Campsite Hotel Deep-Sea Fishing Fitness Centre / Well-being Visits Île de La Reunion Tourisme. This edition includes information received by Ile de La Reunion Tourisme before May 1st 2011. Any modifications transmitted after Canyoning Tourist Information Beach Waterskiing Index this date will be posted on the website www.reunion.fr Parachuting Jet-skiing Scuba Diving Surfing © Ile de La Réunion Tourisme - Studio Kos La Reunion, an island like no other A walk into the heart of Reunion Island In Reunion, an exciting adventure awaits you. In the Everything in Reunion is easily accessible in just one day, tropics, only two to three hours time difference from Paris, you can do a tour round the island and when you come to the Bourbon Island reveals its beauty to the world for the end you will have the impression of having travelled everyone’s delight, with its ”Pitons, Cirques & Remparts” round the world as the scenery is so diverse. all on the UNESCO world heritage list. This exceptional In the heart of a cirque, early Lunch time will be a treat for the taste sun sets, the night jasmine scent enjoyed on every street corner. On island awaits you. morning light bathes the ‘remparts’ buds, with a cari lunch simmered escapes from the gardens to fill the the beach, you will learn to move to The ”Pitons, Cirques & Remparts” underwater world. There is also the as waterfalls cascade down slopes for a long time, accompanied with air with its fresh aroma. All over the the energetic rhythms of Sega music of Reunion are a window into the enchanting sight of whales arriving covered with ferns and the climbing rougail (spicy sauce) and a delicious island, stone fireplaces, chimneys or to flirt with the swaying rhythms creation of the earth, with each for breeding season. branches of the chayote fruit plant creamy vanilla sauce in a really and temples show the story forged of Maloya. And for the bravest, landscape being defined by green (a local vegetable) in the forest. hospitable setting. In the afternoon, by the Reunionese of diverse origins. nightclubs offer the best DJs to liven “remparts”(natural mountain sides Later on, after having crossed lunar enjoy the lagoon, the beach or the In the evening, enjoy the Creole up the night with dancehall music carved from erosion). Behind them The variety of landscapes gives you landscapes, the volcano is there, beauty of marine life. At tea time, flavours and the quiet singing or boisterous hip-hop. Maloya, just appear an imposing site with a daily feeling of visiting a new seemingly peaceful yet waiting to walk in a village filled with colourful on the breeze in the filaos trees like the tango, is listed as a cultural breathtaking views and fantastic country. erupt and send a light show of lava Creole houses, nicely decorated with (casuarina). Here, in La Reunion, heritage of humanity. Discover it as light shows. Arranged in the form down the slopes. decorative valances. As soon as the the music, like the spices, can be you dance… of a shamrock are the three cirques: Mafate, Salazie and Cilaos, joined to the Piton des Neiges on one side, show their uniqueness. On the other side, Piton de la Fournaise, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, provides a visual spectacle for tourists at each of its eruptions.