Piton de la Fournaise Travel Guide: Top Sights in Réunion, Tours &

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Piton de la Fournaise- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Réunion; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 8 hours

Piton de la Fournaise is the only active volcano on Réunion Island, rising 2,631 meters above sea level. It is one of the most active volcanoes globally, regularly erupting several times a year. Situated within Réunion National Park, it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Réunion Island." The volcano's unique landscape, shaped by flowing lava, can be explored on foot, with hiking trails leading to the summit, offering views of the surrounding caldera. For those seeking a different perspective, helicopter or plane tours provide aerial views of the volcanic terrain. Despite its frequent eruptions, Piton de la Fournaise remains a captivating destination for travelers, with ongoing volcanic activity offering a rare chance to witness nature's power up close.

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Reviews of Fournaise

Eric J

5
Reviewed: 2023-02-11

Spectacular spectacular! Indescribably beautiful, and it feels as if I am walking on the moon. Quite steep stairs to go down and up but it was a pleasant walk. It was raining when we visited, so it wasn’t hot at all. I heard walking in the sun could be hot as there are no shadows. Once in a life time experience. I will remember this beautiful place for a very long time.
Tomáš Šoltés

5
Reviewed: 2022-07-12

Amazing volcano. The path is pretty simple just follow white dots, but it's unnecessarily too long. The last 1h of hike is only going around the volcano away from the peak to the exact opposite site. We chose to make a shortcut to the peak when ascending stopped, it was much shorter and we ended up much higher than other tourist. However it's on your own risk because there were some rifts during the way there. Probably that's why they created tourist spot on the opposite site.
Michael

5
Reviewed: 2022-05-16

What a beautiful landscape, this is definitely a must visit place if you’re in the area. The road to get here is already worth the visit. Unfortunately when we came the fences were closed due to recent eruptions. Make sure to ask around if you can go in or not. Probably will have to call someone to ask. Definitely recommend it!
Denis DT

5
Reviewed: 2017-08-09

Couldn't walk but booked a tour of ULM with zen attitude from saint pierre. It is just an amazing experience!!!! I would recommend this to all people and the prices are not expensive at all and the pilots are really nice and experienced guys. We even see... Check out the photos :)
Andy Walker

5
Reviewed: 2017-02-18

Longish walk to get to the top but so worth it. The second most active volcano in the world. Driving to the car park is a bit bumpy but there are also helicopter tours over the top to get a different perspective.