With a car, you can explore the island of La Réunion quite easily yourself and enjoy the beautiful landscapes and the nature of the region. Reunion in the Indian Ocean and is a French overseas Department, which belongs to the State of France. Around 800,000 people, of which less than 140,000 in the capital Saint Denis live on the island. In English the name of La Réunion translates so much like the "island of the meeting". If you want to explore the island with a rental car, numerous car hire agencies available is available in all larger cities and towns.
The international airport of La Réunion is located about ten kilometers to the East from the capital Saint-Denis and offers the service of all major car hire companies directly on site, so that you easily can rent a car itself after landing on your website. The airport is the most important on the island with a passenger volume of approximately 1.4 million passengers per year. Regular flights to the French mainland destinations such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Nantes are available from here.
One of the most impressive attractions on the island of La Réunion is the Vulkan Piton de la Fournaise. He is one of the most active volcanoes of the world, around three times in the year he breaks out. However, here there is no risk for the locals or tourists is to be expected, because lava without the explosion of the volcano flows and relatively quiet flows. After the last outbreak of Piton de la Founaise in 2007, the volcano being mounted not more thoroughly may, only hiking to the foot of the crater are allowed. Also the volcano Museum in Bourg Murat, Plaine de Cafres is worth seeing in relation. On the basis of numerous models, videos, and graphs, you will learn many interesting details of the volcanic activity of La Réunion.
In addition to the diverse and beautiful landscapes, La Réunion offers its visitors and tourists still more interesting sights and attractions. These include among others the many botanical gardens, such as for example the Jardin d ' Eden in Hermitage-les-Bains, the Conservatoire Botanique de Mascarin in St. Leu, the Sentier botanique in St. Philippe or the Jardin de Parfums et of Epices, which is also located in St. Philippe and stands out due to its many different flower types.
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