Reunion Island, a french hidden gem

Djay
3 min readJun 7, 2020

Have you ever heard of Reunion Island ? Reunion Island is a french island located next to Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean.

Reunion Island is located in the Indian Ocean next to Madagascar

Blue lagoon beaches, volcanoes, beautiful mountains and cities, Reunion Island is waiting for you ! On this paradisiac island, you just have 2 seasons : Summer and Austral Winter. Here, you won’t find any snow during winter. Reunion’s winters are soft and cool (you can even go to the beach during winter!)

Reunion Island map

WHAT TO DO IN THE MOUNTAINS OF REUNION ISLAND ?

Reunion Island offers some great spots to admire the view.

THE VOLCANO

The major tourist attraction is the active volcano “Le Piton de la Fournaise”, also called “Le Volcan” (or the volcano).

Photo by J.Payet DRONECOPTERS

It is currently one of the most active volcanoes of the world. If you’re lucky enough, you could even see the most beautiful spectacle this volcano could offer : an eruption.

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French student pilot writing articles about his journey and more :)