Must-SeeCilaos
About 17 miles away
A mountain town in a vast volcanic cirque, reached by a road of hundreds of hairpins, with hot springs and the dawn climb up Piton des Neiges.
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Piton de la Fournaise
One of the world's most active volcanoes, where a trail crosses a moonscape of old lava to the rim of the Dolomieu crater.
- Best Time to Go
- May–Nov
Our full guide to Piton de la Fournaise is being written. It's on the Réunion list as Must-See.
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Must-SeeMafate
About 23 miles away
A roadless cirque of jagged ridges and tiny hamlets, reached only on foot or by helicopter, with simple guesthouses along its trails.
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Worth a DetourSalazie
About 19 miles away
The greenest of Réunion's cirques, with waterfalls streaming down its walls and Hell-Bourg, a village of pretty Creole houses.
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