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Réunion: Piton de la Fournaise Guided Volcano Hike

By Bureau Montagne Réunion
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €67 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Discover Volcano and its viewpoints with your French-speaking guide
  • Hike through the Fouqué Enclosure
  • Take in stunning views of the Dolomieu Crater

Activity location

    • Piton de la Fournaise
    • Canton de Saint-Benoît-2, Canton de Saint-Benoît-2, Réunion

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Route Du Volcan, Réunion | Meet your guide at the "Pas de Bellecombe" parking lot. Your guide will phone you the day before your hike, to confirm the meeting point and time as it can change depending on weather conditions.
    • Sainte-Rose, Saint-Benoît, Réunion

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Réunion: Piton de la Fournaise Guided Volcano Hike
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • French
Language options: French
Starting time: 07:30
Price details
€67.00 x 1 Adult€67.00
Total
Price is €67.00
Until Sat, 21 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    6-hour hike
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional French-speaking mountain guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local snack and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Picnic

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets, Sandals or flip flops, Unaccompanied minors
  • Not suitable for: Children under 12 years, People with mobility impairments, Pregnant women, Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

The trail starts from the Bellecombe parking area, from where we get our first view of the volcano’s summit cone and the entire route. We then quickly reach the Bellecombe–Jacob Pass by following the rampart. From this access point—the only way down into the caldera of the Enclos Fouqué—we take the staircase that leads us 120 metres down into the lava fields formed by recent eruptions.

After passing the Formica Léo, an unusual cone of pozzolana, your guide will suggest a route close to the marked trail. Only certified professional guides are allowed to take groups off the trail, which gives us the opportunity to visit the nearby lava flows from the 2018 and 2019 eruptions and to tell you the storey of a volcanic eruption. Magma, fissures, spatter, ash, projections, hot spots, and plumes will hold no more secrets for you!

We then gain altitude along the Dolomieu crater trail on the flank of the main volcanic cone, reaching the crater rim near La Soufrière. A short off-trail section allows us to admire an incredible view of the vast Dolomieu and Bory craters from a quiet platform, away from the crowds on the main path.

Location

Activity location

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    • Piton de la Fournaise
    • Canton de Saint-Benoît-2, Canton de Saint-Benoît-2, Réunion

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Route Du Volcan, Réunion | Meet your guide at the "Pas de Bellecombe" parking lot. Your guide will phone you the day before your hike, to confirm the meeting point and time as it can change depending on weather conditions.
    • Sainte-Rose, Saint-Benoît, Réunion