Tourist Attractions & Monuments Réunion

Timetable

Most museums open between 9am and 9:30am and close between 5pm and 6pm. Some close between 12pm and 2pm. Guided tours are often at fixed times and subject to booking.

To be booked

Before planning your visit, be sure to check days and times. Reservations are often recommended, especially for guided tours. As far as activities are concerned, most websites offer an online booking and payment system.

Budget & Tips

You'll always have the choice of several establishments or service providers, so don't hesitate to compare. Activities, walks and excursions offered by tourist offices can often be negotiated at attractive rates.

Main events

Churches, temples, mosques, pagodas... Réunion Island is an island of all religions, of all peoples. An island of tolerance. The festival of Guan Di, the warrior god of Chinese mythology; the Cavadee festival, celebrating the Tamil god Mourouga; Dipavali, the Tamil festival of light; the festival of Aïd el-Fitr; the "fire walks" in honor of the Hindu goddess Pandialé; the "fèt Kaf" commemorating the abolition of slavery on December 20, 1848; Christmas; the Chinese New Year; the Tamil New Year.. are just some of the festivities and traditions inherited from the island's cultural mix that give Reunion's people a rhythm of life throughout the year.

Among sporting events, the Grand Raid (the famous "Diagonale des fous"), which takes place in October, is a highlight, eagerly awaited each year by athletes from all over the world.

On the cultural front, the Sakifo music festival is internationally renowned. A much-anticipated event, too, every year.

Guided tours

Good to know: Réunion's tourist office does a fantastic job of providing information, listing and promoting the region. Each region has its own dedicated office, team and website (sudreuniontourisme.fr, ouest-lareunion.com, reunionest.fr, lebeaupays.com). They are a mine of information and tips, a source of inspiration, and full of good advice to help you prepare your vacation, complementing, of course, that of Le Petit Futé! Numerous walks, hikes, activities and guided outings are presented and/or organized by tourist offices, at negotiated prices. Don't hesitate to consult them.

What's very local

Picnics are an institution on Réunion Island. On weekends or during school vacations, all year round and whatever the season, families and friends gather for the traditional Creole meal in one of the many picnic areas. In the city, in the lowlands, in the hills, in the shade of filaos or coconut palms, facing the ocean, beside a river, in the forest... it's always a convivial moment, in the open air, traditionally around generous Creole dishes (wood-fired curries and rougails, rice and grains, zembrocale, chilli sweets, samoussas, bouchons...).