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Evasion
Reunion, the French island in the Indian Ocean, is situated 9200 km from Paris, 2100 km from Johannesburg,900 km east
of Madagascar and 200 km West of Mauritius. It's offer to those who visit it a welcome change of surroundings, and an abundance of emotion, tradition and sensation awaits the traveller who makes the great escape to this exotic paradise.
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Reunion is also an island of sensational experiences, with the west coast half an our from Saint-Denis, offering a wide
range of sporting activities, both at sea and in the air :
* The excitement of deep-sea fishing and diving and the thrill of surfing.
* Escape into the skies and discover Reunion from the bird's eye view with parascending or hang gliding.
Equally exciting is the discovery of the island's interior on board a helicopter. Experience intesity in Cilaos with activities
such hiking, rock-climbing, canyoning, mountain-biking and a myriad other ways to get closer nature.
Mafate, Salazie, and the volcano region offer a unique challenge for hikers who will be able to pursue their favourite
sport along marked paths.
Horse hiking awaits you in the forests of the Plaine des Cafres and the moon-like scenery of the Plaine des sables will
transport you to another world.
Excursion
The west coast is very distinctive throught its divrsity.
Close the large stretches of black or white-sanded beaches, the cane-fields of Saint-Gilles les hauts pen up on to the
waterfalls of the Cormorans and the Aigrettes pools. Higher surprise is awaiting: the Mafate cirque seen from the Maïdo lookout point.
History lovers will be fascinated by the Villèle museum, and further, towards Saint-Leu, at Stella Matutina, a modern
museum wich recounts the sugar-cane industry. |