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2012 May by Michael Novins |
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May 2012 -- I began my trip in Saint-Denis, the préfecture (administrative capital) of Réunion, where I stayed at Hotel le Juliette Dodu, a historic Creole home (http://www.hotel-jdodu.com/). I rented a car and drove around the island, including the RN5 from St-Louis to Cilaos, which is Réunion's premier drive with more than 400 twists and turns. From Cilaos I drove to Hell-Bourg, the most attractive village in Cirque de Salazie, where I stayed at Relais des Cimes (http://www.relaisdescimes.com/). | |
2008 Apr by Ted Cookson |
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"Reunion Island, Secret of the Indian Ocean," written for the expatriate community in Cairo, Egypt by Ted Cookson in June 2009
Reunion, an overseas department of France, is situated some 800 km (500 miles) east of Madagascar and 200 km (130 miles) southwest of Mauritius. With a length of 63 km (39 miles), a width of 45 km (28 miles) wide, and an area of 2,512 square km (970 square miles), Reunion was visited by the Portuguese in 1635 and then first occupied by the French from 1642 to 1649. Although under British control from 1810 to 1815, immigration from France over the succeeding two centuries plus immigration of Africans, Indians, Chinese and Malays has given rise to a mix of ethnicities on the island. Ted Cookson Manager - Maadi Egypt Panorama Tours Cairo, Egypt 21 May 2009 www.eptours.com www.tedcookson.com | |
2005 Sep by Jorge Sanchez |
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Reunion is one of the Mascaireigne Islands, together with Mauritius and Rodrigues. There are frequent flights between these islands. Reunion is a French department. Since there are not many nice beaches compared with Mauritius, tourists go there mainly to practice extreme sports, such as “cannoning” or rafting. I made an easy trekking to the “Piton des Neiges”, the highest peak in the Mascareignes (3070 metres). If you climb slowly it will take you two days and one night, round trip. There is a camp base near the peak where you can spend the night, eat and drink. The views are rewarding; Nature is wonderful in Reunion Island. Air Austral offers a cheap air pass flying from Reunion to Comoros, Mayotte, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Harare and Nairobi, but the ticket must be bought in Europe. Two ferries make regularly the route Reunion - Mauritius - Rodrigues. From Reunion sails the scientific ship MARION DUFRESNE to Crozet, Kerguelen, Saint Paul and Amsterdam islands, in the French Antarctica. | |
2004 Feb by Veikko Huhtala* |
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While I was working in Sudan 1984, I made my first holiday to Mauritius. During my two weeks holiday I visited also to Reunion and Madagascar. I had Air Mauritius flight to Saint Denis. It is the capital of the island and is located in the northern part of the island. Reunion has an area of 2500 sq km and has population less than one million. Reunion is the mountainous island with some volcanoes. Highest volcano is Piton des Neiges in the middle of island. It is more than 3,000 meters high. An other one is Piton de la Fournaise in the SE and it is still active. I stayed in Reunion four days, mostly in Saint Denis area only. From Reunion I had Air Madagascar flight to Antananarivo, Madagascar. 2006 I was travelling with Oili and we had Air Austral flight from Mauritius to Saint Denis. While staying there we flew to Mayotte also, before returned back to Mauritius. |