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Route des Cretes: Reunion Island

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A volcanic island drive through the Indian Ocean's most dramatic landscape — from the Cirque de Cilaos to the active Piton de la Fournaise volcano. Reunion is a French overseas department where Creole culture meets tropical wilderness.

Stops on This Tour (10)

  1. 1
    Saint-Denis — Barachois The capital of Reunion sits on the northern coast beneath the towering wall of the Cirque de Salazie. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  2. 2
    Col de Bellevue The mountain pass offers the first views into the interior. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  3. 3
    Cilaos — Thermal Town Reached via 400 hairpin turns, Cilaos sits inside a massive volcanic amphitheater. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  4. 4
    Route des Cretes — Ridge Road The ridgeline road traverses the spine between the Cirque de Cilaos and the coastal plain. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  5. 5
    Bourg-Murat — Volcano House The village at the foot of Piton de la Fournaise. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  6. 6
    Plaine des Sables A vast, Mars-like plain of volcanic ash and scoria at 2,260 meters. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  7. 7
    Pas de Bellecombe — Volcano Viewpoint The road ends at the rim of the Enclos Fouque — the massive caldera containing the active crater. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  8. 8
    Piton de la Fournaise — Shield Volcano Reunion's active volcano rises 2,632 meters. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  9. 9
    Grand Anse Beach A white sand beach on the southern coast protected from shark-inhabited waters by a natural rock pool. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  10. 10
    Saint-Pierre — Seafront The island's second city on the sunny southern coast. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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