Reunion Island: Cilaos Sightseeing tour with driver guide｜Réunion

At 8:00 am, the driver will pick you up at your hotel or residence: let’s go to Cilaos! The famous 400 turns road will give you the opportunity to enjoy splendid panoramas with wonderfull cliffs and mountains.
10 a.m.: “Roche Merveilleuse”. This rock, according to legend, has a magical effect ! But this is mainly an extraordinary panorama of the entire Cirque de Cilaos.
Then let’s go to the village of Cilaos and visit the church of “Notre Dame des Neiges”. This massive religious building built in the 1930s faces the Piton des Neiges which inspired its name!
You will then stroll through the center of the village of Cilaos and will be able to appreciate its craft shops as well as its pedestrian street.
12:00: We will have lunch in the village. Do not forget the local specialities: lentils and wine!
Let’s then walk around the pond “Mare à Joncs”, a peacefull place in the heart of the village.
We will now drive down in order to return to the seaside, on the longest black sand beach of the island. The beach of “Etang Salé” is a mix of volcanic sand and olivines, an extraordinary beauty.
We then return calmly back to your hotel or residence.

3:30 p.m.: End of the tour

Tips for the journey: In Réunion Island, the weather changes very quickly, the temperature can be cool in the mountains (we often go higher than 1500m), it's necessary to prepare following things for different situations: Protection against the sun and the rain (coat, hat, sun glasses, umbrella...), sweaters and pants in case, closed shoes (like sneakers).