Reunion Family 1 9D

Duration9 Days
Difficulty 1 star
  • Program Outline
  1. D1: China - Hell Bourg

    Arrive at St. Denis Airport on Reunion Island and take a deep breath of sea air from the small island in the southwest Indian Ocean. After a 1-hour drive up the hill, you will find yourself in the Salazi Valley and its lush vegetation. At 930 meters above sea level, the 19th century mansion "Hell Bourg", the most beautiful village in France, shows us its Creole style and the architecture of the past built for the spa. We will spend our first night here, with the Creoles graciously tending their pastoral time among the green hills and white clouds.

    Meal : Supper

  2. D2: Hell Bourg - La Nouvelle

    After breakfast, we drive from the town of Hel-Bourg (1 hour and 15 minutes) to the Col des Boeufs Pass - where we start our hike today at the critical point of the Cirque de Salazi and Marfat. Among the three famous cirque in Reunion, the only one that cannot be driven to traffic is quiet, mysterious and wild, and only devout walkers can catch a glimpse of her beauty, as if she had all the mountains to herself. The babies looked up between hikes, the towering peaks, jaggy cliffs, hovering kites and swirling clouds, as if they were walking in the fantasy forest, the green trees, endless, beautiful, just like the hero in the story book, towards the bottom of the basin village La Nouvelle. It is a place with no cars, no towns, no noisy villages, not even street lights. In a world without the Internet, enjoy the pure togetherness of the whole family.

    A hike to our alpine Lodge is the free rest room. Sitting at the wooden table, the energetic child will happily tell us what he discovered today! There was a traditional alpine dinner at around 6:30, and we secretly prepared a local mystery drink for the parents behind the backs of the little ones!

    Accommodation : La NouvelleAlpine Hut

    Meal : Breakfast; Lunch; Supper

    Trekking Time : 3-4 hours

    Altitude Gains & Losses : 800 meters

  3. D3: La Nouvelle - Salazie - Hell Bourg

    After breakfast, we hike back to the Col des Boeufs to find the minibus and try to get the kids to guide us out of the mountains. If we are hungry, we will stop for a snack, and every piece of Mafat will be deeply embedded in the children's hearts. We'll probably have lunch in Hell-Bourg and then check into the hotel. In the afternoon, we explore the waterfall kingdom of Salazi in a game way, the rare flowers and grasses everywhere, and visit the Foliohouse, a must-visit historic site in the town of HellBourg, where the owner is happy to tell stories to the children! Dinner is served in the hotel tonight.

    Meal : Breakfast; Lunch

    Trekking Time : 3-4 hours

    Altitude Gains & Losses : 800 meters

  4. D4: Hell Bourg - La Plaine des Palmistes

    People who have seen many promotional videos of Reunion, no doubt do not look forward to the numerous waterfalls and forest water systems of Reunion. Today, we are close to exploring the forest water system of Reunion, hiking up the river and encountering thousands of waterfalls. The 2.5 hour hike was no less, and we either climbed on the rocks beside the stream or splashed in the stream. Transfer 50 minutes to La Plaine des Palmistes. After a simple lunch break, we went to the Yutube celebrity Pan Pomegranate Reunion Fruit House with a half-hour documentary. Our hosts, Georges Marie Rose, invite us to visit the Georges Orchard and gather the sweet, juicy and silvery guava. The owner helps the children to understand the growing environment and picking skills of the fruit on the spot. This kind of unique encounter and communication is far from being provided by book knowledge and illustrations. After that, we went to Sylvie's house to learn authentic Creole cooking with freshly picked guava as raw materials, and experience the clash of Chinese and Western taste buds together! We're spending the night at the Pommeau farm.

    Accommodation : (or similar)

    Meal : Breakfast; Lunch; Supper

    Trekking Time : 2-3 hours

    - Reference Hotel Pictures

  5. D5: La Plaine des Palmistes

    Today is the day of the moonwalk, looking for the Fournais volcano. Along the way, you can see the magnificent coastline, mountains, plains, pastures, forests, wastelands and volcanic areas, etc., and finally reach the volcanic surface and see the results of years of volcanic activity - lava, rock... The transition between forest and lava, the broad picture of a disaster movie, makes our children feel a sense of awe for nature.

    Then hike to Piton Bert (Bory) and Commerson, where we can admire a huge furnace formed by a volcanic eruption long ago, 200 meters in diameter and 235 meters deep, the traces of lava flows are clearly visible, and the smoke and cloud sea from the volcano are coiled around the crater side, which is extremely spectacular. As one of the most active volcanoes in the world, we're safe to watch, and if we're lucky, we can see the hell on earth as the lava rushes out of the crater. We will find large stone formations of cooled lava, with large shrubs growing. These shrubs have grown doggedly from the crevices of the Stonehenge into green vegetation half a metre high, loosely covering the eight-kilometer-long caldera. Such harsh conditions, such a cold place, the tree of life can take root, let people have to sincerely admire!

    Lunch served at QG restaurant is barbecued with special Reunion wood, which is said to have a special flavor!

    In the afternoon we visit the Maison du Volcan, the world's first volcano Museum. Wonderful interactive 4D models, videos, screening halls and other explanations, volcano exhibitions from around the world come together to popularize the knowledge of the volcanic world and earth science for parents and children. After observing the volcano in the field, the children's visit to the museum is definitely not a casual trip. Return to the hotel for a meal break and if you are not tired, you can go to the hotel pool to play!

    Accommodation : (or similar)

    Meal : Breakfast; Lunch; Supper

    Trekking Time : 2-3 hours

    - Reference Hotel Pictures

  6. D6: La Plaine des Palmistes - St Pierre

    We turned from Palmistes Plain to Laves Road. Hundreds of years of volcanic eruptions have produced fertile soil suitable for sugarcane growth. On the way, we will pass the sugarcane fields and stay for 30 minutes while the leader cuts the sugarcane for us to taste. We hiked the lava flow for about an hour, and the children were curious about having to touch large blocks of solidified black lava with their hands. The storybook representation was screaming! If we're fast, we can head to the nearby lava cliffs, facing the sea and sky, and enjoy a picnic.

    In the afternoon, Adventure to the Center of the Earth, lava tubes are tubes that naturally form inside lava flows. We put on hard hats, headlamps, gloves and knee pads to enter the inner world of the volcano, and see all kinds of strange shaped lava stones formed after the cooling of the magma, which makes us marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature. Moving forward in the dark, exploring a mysterious and powerful underground world, witnessing the wonder of nature and the greatness of the Creator at your own pace, this is a journey to the center of the Earth for parents and children.

    Accommodation : (or similar)

    Meal : Breakfast; Lunch; Supper

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  7. D7: St Pierre

    A few days of walking, children and parents must need a good rest in the morning, then this morning we wanton lying in bed!

    Then go to the market in Saint Pierre and learn to bargain with the locals for the most authentic food. Here, although there is no magnificent storyboard, it is the warmest world, meet the unforeseen. Take the children to discover the local St. Peter's Market: juicy tropical fruits, baskets of fruit, vegetables, food... We can find lychee, mango, pineapple, coconut, papaya, passion fruit, avocado, avocado, star fruit, guava, citrus fruit... And the Town Island Fruit Victoria pineapple with the red label! The dazzling market hit the children unprepared, a contest to identify vegetables, fruits and spices began, parents often asked speechless, hurried to help the local guide outside!

    Relax at the hotel in the afternoon. Located on the coastal cliffs of the southern PETITE ILE lava, this hotel features 3 panoramic restaurants, a heated swimming pool and a special SPA with views of the endless sea, beautiful tropical gardens, a Jacuzzi, a swimming pool and many other hotel facilities.

    If the children are physically fit, they can also follow our leader after a short hike from the hotel down to the private beach under the hotel cliff.

    Accommodation : (or similar)

    Meal : Breakfast; Lunch

    - Reference Hotel Pictures

  8. D8: St Pierre

    Visit the Kelonia Sea Turtle Aquarium in the morning, and follow the tour path through the life of a sea turtle, spawning, glitz, survival, return, and death. In this children's paradise, 60 or 70 large and small tortoises lazily show a sense of slow rhythm, these species from 100 million years ago, the world's longest-lived species, like silent observers to witness the evolution of the island over the centuries. And the cute turtles are not afraid of children at all and know how to greet them! Ermitage Beach, dine at the beach restaurant l'Ermitage (Univert) and frolic on the beach. In the early evening, on the Lagoon Sea Transparent Kayak, the only place on the island where you can safely play without fear of being targeted by sharks, get up close and personal with the island's Marine life and follow our list of Marine life to discover, identify and learn about.

    Accommodation : (or similar)

    Meal : Breakfast; Lunch

    - Reference Hotel Pictures

  9. D9: St Pierre; Departure or Extension Program

    You can choose to watch whales, and if you are lucky, you can encounter the Reunion Island logo humpback whales for winter, as well as schools of dolphins, turtles, flying fish... You can choose to glide in the air, take off, fly into the air, face the wind, enjoy a crystal clear, colorful coral reef lagoons and a sweeping list of amazing valleys... These are the reunion to give us the final farewell gift, the final set of nine days and eight nights of island tenderness.

    Accommodation : Own arrangement

    Meal : Breakfast

Route Type Family Habitat & Life

Route CodeRUFAM1

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