Dramatic wild south coastal scenery
PIC CREDITS: IRT SERGE GELABERT, IRT BRUNO TANDRYA
Piton de la Fournaise volcano
ISLAND
EXPERIENCE
How does an exotic island escape sound? If you’ re looking for more than a fly-and-flop kind of holiday then Reunion Island awaits to satiate your cravings for adventure, natural wonder as well as culinary and cultural experiences.
Located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and 175 kilometres south west of Mauritius, Reunion Island, or Ile de la Réunion as it’ s called in French, is a mere
Picturesque town of Cilaos
four-hour flight from Johannesburg on the island’ s national carrier, Air Austral. The island is one of the many regions( or departments, as they are called) of France, yet South Africans don’ t require a visa.
Unlike its Indian Ocean island neighbours, Reunion has a distinctly French vibe that’ s mixed with dash of charming Creole warmth.
The infrastructure is impressive, thanks to the strict
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