Réunion: Active Volcano Caldera Walk, Car-Free Crater Village & Finest Indian Ocean Lagoon
📍 Saint-Denis, Reunion📅 3-day itinerary
A French department in the Indian Ocean where an active volcano erupts 2-3 times per year and visitors walk into its caldera between eruptions, three ancient volcanic craters contain isolated Creole villages (one reachable only on foot or by helicopter), and a fringing reef lagoon with leopard sharks and sea turtles is 50 km from the capital.
The Finest Dravidian Hindu Temple in the Southern Hemisphere Built by Indentured Tamil Labourers & Smoked Toulouse Sausages Stewed in Chilli and Ginger Over Island Rice
Walking into an Active Volcano's 12 km Wide Caldera Between Its Monthly Eruptions & A Village Town at 1,200 Metres Inside an Ancient Caldera Accessible Through 400 Hairpin Bends
A Volcanic Crater Community with No Roads Where Helicopter and Hiking Are the Only Entry Options & A Fringing Reef Lagoon with 20-Metre Visibility and Leopard Sharks at Arm's Length