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Réunion: the Volcano Island: 7-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 7-day version for September: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 5-day plan · 6-day plan · 7-day plan · best time to go.
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7
days
393 km
distance
13.9 h
driving
36
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- Dry season: cirque trails firm, the volcano road open and lagoon snorkelling calm.
- This plan stops at Around Cilaos and does not reach Saint-Pierre. Réunion: the Volcano Island needs more days to run end to end — we would rather say so than pad the trip.
Day 1 Saint-Denis
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~14:50
- Temperature
- 17.3°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
See neo-Gothic spires reaching for the sky.
50 min · Saint-Denis
Overnight here
e.g. Pension Aïssa · Tulip Inn Sainte-Clotilde La Réunion
Day 2 Around Saint-Denis
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~14:50
- Temperature
- 17.3°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
Overnight here
e.g. Pension Aïssa · Tulip Inn Sainte-Clotilde La Réunion
Day 3 Around Saint-Denis
- Transit
- 0h36
- Finish
- ~15:35
- Temperature
- 17.3°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:40
14:45
Jardin de Cendrillon iledelareunion.net map ↗
Relax in a créole garden of flowers, fruits and spices.
50 min · Saint-Denis
Overnight here
e.g. Pension Aïssa · Tulip Inn Sainte-Clotilde La Réunion
Day 4 Saint-Denis
- Transit
- 1h57
- Finish
- ~15:40
- Temperature
- 17.3°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
09:50
Cinéma Ritz cinepalmes.com map ↗
Watch a film in a classic movie theater setting.
90 min · Saint-Denis
11:30
Théâtre Vollard vollard.com map ↗
Experience live performances from a renowned island troupe.
90 min · Saint-Denis
13:20
Day 5 Saint-Denis
- Transit
- 2h06
- Finish
- ~17:10
- Temperature
- 17.3°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
Day 6 Cilaos
- Transit
- 4h28
- Finish
- ~17:50
- Temperature
- 17.3°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
11:40
13:10
14:25
17:00
Overnight here
e.g. Gîte de Bélouve · Maison de la Montagne
Day 7 Around Cilaos
- Transit
- 3h49
- Finish
- ~13:25
- Temperature
- 17.3°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 11.9h
09:00
10:30
Relax in a natural swimming pool under the falls.
50 min · Cilaos
11:35
12:25
Overnight here
e.g. Gîte de Bélouve · Maison de la Montagne
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