Around the island

Driving around the island can be done in one day. This tour really is worth it. The island changes very quickly, as the relief and the climate give birth to a different kind of vegetation, a new countryside as you drive around.

Visiting Saint-Denis, the capital city, and then the sugar cane crops, the cultivation of vanilla under the wet sky of the Eastern coast.
Visiting the astonishing catholic church of Sainte-Anne, before reaching Sainte-Rose then Saint-Philippe and their lava flows.
Going through the Wild South, its beautiful forests of endemic trees, its ragged capes, and before having a rest on the beach of Saint-Pierre. Then driving along the Western Coast, dry and sunny, the touristic coast and its beaches. Finally, to end the loop, taking the Cliff Road (Route en Corniche), between La Possession and Saint-Denis, to finish the day on the Barachois.

St Denis	Vanilla	Ste Anne	Eruption 1986	The Wild South
The Wild South	The Lagoon	The Cliff Road	The Barachois	The Remparts River

You can also do "half a tour", passing the Route des Plaines, which goes through Plaine des Cafres and Plaine des Palmistes. Close to Plaine des Cafres on the road leading to the volcano, you will have a beautiful view of the Remparts river from Nez de Boeuf.

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