Réunion - 30 Attractions You Must Visit
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About Réunion
Reunion is a French overseas island located in the midst of the Indian Ocean, 700 kilometers east of the island of Madagascar, and 200 kilometers South-West of Mauritius. The island has been inhabited since the 16th century when people from France and Madagascar settled there.
Types of Attractions in Réunion
Activities Around
List of Attractions in Réunion
Plaine des Sables
Geological Formations
Plaine des Sables is a beautiful landscape, which was created from the eruption of Piton Chisny.
Réunion National Park
National Parks
It officially came into existence in 2007. The park's volcanic landscape, including the Piton de la Fournaise, an active volcano, was designated a World Heritage site in 2010, under the name "Pitons, cirques, and remparts of Reunion Island". Notable endemic species include the Réunion cuckoo shrike and the Reunion Island day gecko.
Rivière des Remparts
Lake/ River/ Ponds
Located in the south of the island, near the volcano Piton de la Fournaise, the Rivière des Remparts slowly makes its way through a deep caldera to the sea at Saint Joseph.
Rivière des Roches
Lake/ River/ Ponds
The Rivière des Roches is a river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. It flows northeast from the center of the island, reaching the sea close to the town of Bras-Panon.
Rivière du Mât
Lake/ River/ Ponds
The Rivière du Mât is a 34.8 km long river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion.
Saga du Rhum
Museums
Established in the heart of the Isautier distillery in Saint-Pierre, the oldest family distillery on the island. Saga du Rhum is Réunion's only rum museum. The museum showcases Reunion's history and the importance of local sugar cane agriculture and industry.
State garden
Museums
Botanical Gardens
The Jardin de l'État, formerly known as the Jardin du Roy, is a historic botanical garden on the island of Réunion.The garden is home to a natural history museum. The garden was built from 1767 to 1773.
Trois Salazes
Geological Formations
The Trois Salazes are a set of three rocky peaks forming a natural curiosity of the Piton des Neiges seen from the center of Cilaos on the island of Reunion.
Trou de Fer
Geological Formations
The Trou de Fer ("Iron Hole") is a canyon on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The primary river flowing through the gorge, which is up to 300 m deep, is the Bras de Caverne River. The canyon has two distinct parts: a large crater, which is fed by six prominent waterfalls, and a narrow slot canyon at its outlet, which constitutes most of the canyon's length.
Voile de la Mariée (Salazie)
Waterfalls
The Bridal Veil Falls is a beautiful waterfall located at about 500 m altitudes along the mountainous rampart that separates the cirque Salazie and the plateau forest Bélouve.
Map of attractions in Réunion
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For more information about Réunion, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union