Plaine des Sables Travel Guide: Top Sights in Réunion, Tours & Travel

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Plaine des Sables- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Réunion; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 3 hours

Plaine des Sables is a volcanic plateau located within Réunion National Park, situated at an average altitude of 2,260 meters. Formed approximately 65,000 years ago by a massive caldera collapse, it is characterized by a barren, lunar-like landscape covered with volcanic rocks and scoria. The plateau is bordered by the Rempart des Sables to the west and the Rempart du Pas de Bellecombe to the east. Accessible via the forest road leading to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, the area offers hiking trails such as the path to the Sainte-Thérèse Oratory, which provides views over the Plaine des Sables.

Operators offering tours in Réunion

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Attractions in Réunion

Saint-Denis

Makes Window

Fournaise

Cirque de Salazie

Piton des Neiges

Plage de l'Hermitage

Trou de Fer

Roche Verre Bouteille

Reviews of Plaine des Sables

Israel Reiseleiter Ushi Engel

4
Reviewed: 2024-11-14

Unique barren landscape with marvellous vistas. The sad side is the peeing and toilet paper at every corner of the trails left behind by the almost entirely French tourists - simply disgusting!
Shlomo Levi

5
Reviewed: 2024-08-24

An amazing site to see, knee-bending going down to climb the slumbering old volcanic heaps - piton de la Fournaise - and heart and knee crunching going up. It is worth every minute of it. The views going down and coming back up is just spectacular. Don’t know what mars looks like, but I feel i have been to the mountain top and seen …. (Do I need to say more?). If one ever visits this amazing island, mark it as one of the places to visit. Be careful of the very winding road though, it requires formula 1 patience and tact. Try and let those white mini vans pass when you spot them in your driving mirror. The speed at which they drive on the stomach curling turns is mind boggling. But leave them to it and just get out of the way when it’s possible.
issoufi amine

4
Reviewed: 2023-09-09

Super
Mirela Stefan

5
Reviewed: 2021-07-21

Lost in the space... Magnificent!!!
Joshua Knoll

5
Reviewed: 2017-10-16

Impressive!