A trip to Reunion Island in September 2026 with Much Better Adventures.
Thu 17 Sep
Arrive St Denis.
Fri 18 Sep
Drive from St Denis to Dos d’Âne.
Walk to Deux-Bras then to îlet à Malheur.
[13.8km, ascent 865m, descent 954m]
Gîte le Bois d'Olive.
Sat 19 Sep
Walk to îlet des Orangers.
[15.8km, ascent 1261m, descent 1052m]
Gîte du Cirque.
Sun 20 Sep
Walk to Trois Roches then to Marla.
[15.2km, ascent 1376m, descent 796m]
Gîte Fanélie César.
Mon 21 Sep
Walk to Col du Taïbit, to Basin Alfred, to Cascade de Bras Rouge, then to Cilaos.
[14.9km, ascent 1111m, descent 1538m]
Hotel.
Tue 22 Sep
Walk to Le sentier de la Chapelle and back.
[10.6km, ascent 725m, descent 722m]
Hotel.
Wed 23 Sep
Bus to Le Bloc. Walk to Gîte du Piton des Neiges.
[4.7km, ascent 1113m, descent 22m]
Thu 24 Sep
Climb Piton des Neiges for sunrise, return to gîte.
[6.6km, ascent 630m, descent 626m]
Walk to Gîte de Bélouve.
[8.3km, ascent 73m, descent 1037m]
Fri 25 Sep
Walk to Trou de Fer viewpoint, return to gîte.
[8.7km, ascent 295m, descent 297m]
Drive to Piton de la Fournaise massif.
Walk to Gîte du Volcan.
[7.0km, ascent 206m, descent 237m]
Sat 26 Sep
Walk to view point for sunrise, return to gîte.
[1.5km, ascent 84m, descent 83m]
Walk to Dolomieu crater, return to gîte.
[10.3km, ascent 589m, descent 589m]
Drive to St Gilles les Bains.
Hotel.
Sun 27 Sep
Dolphin watching.
Mon 28 Sep
Drive to St Denis.
Depart.
Total distance 117.4km, ascent 8.3km, descent 7.9km.
Route:
- Google Maps
- GPS logs (.kmz - load into Google Earth)
Itinerary