Among the main tourist attractions in The meeting Figure hiking. Surely you've heard of three circuses : Cilaos, Salazie and Mafate. They are beautiful canyons built by volcanic eruptions. Several hiking trails are traced there. Some go through forests, others follow riverbanks, but what is certain, you will reach the mountain tops.
If Mafate is accessible only on foot, those Cilaos and Salazie are accessible by road. The last village accessible by car before you get to Mafate is Grand Islet. It exists, of course, few agglomerations inside the circus. To your request, your guide will tell you oh how hard life was until the arrival of electricity. The supply of the villages were made by air, using a helicopter.
Here is a sample program if you want to take a hike Mafate :
Start early, à 7 hours of the morning ! You will begin a march from hours to 2 000 m d’altitude. You will cross for sure Creole villages. In doing, you can admire the architecture of those pretty little boxes. People in remote areas are affordable. You can talk with them. The meeting with the local is always rewarding. Do you know that if you, you indulge in this kind of trek once in your life, the inhabitants of the land, them, do every day, And this, in the company of their children ? They walk you browse in search of water and food in nearby cities.
You have the right to rest if you are tired. It is good to lie on a grass expanse ! While rejuvenating, admire the beauty of the landscape !
Leave now Mafate to mention other activities to do in Reunion. Among them, visiting Lava, le rafting, climbing, well canyoning.