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So what were you expecting man eating lions? It is an island. I think the inhabitants have long since killed and cooked everything edible and with flesh to make their famed karrie with beans and rice. At least I ate it with fish, chicken, pork, beef and sausage. So this is about as wild an animal as I did see in La Reunion other than some nice wild canaries and other birds.
Reunion is a big producer of vanilla and there are places where you can take a tour of a vanilla plant (as in the building type of plant where they manufacture stuff). The tour covers the entire process from grow to drying to getting it to us. You even get to try real vanilla alcohol. It would be a good way to get an understanding of a part of the island.
Rent a car and travel the coastal road around the entire island, about 4 hours, but take your time. Although you see the same incredibly blue Indien Ocean, the landscape changes constantly. White, black, even green sand beaches shimmer. Lowlands, cliffs, valleys, lush sugar cane fields, mountains, lava fields, rocky coasts, villages, brightly colored houses,magnificent chuches, town squares. All of that can be seen on this drive, alone. So much variety on such a small island, and I've not mentioned the interior with unbelievable mountain ranges, canyons, waterfalls and an active volcano. Reunion seems to have it all. Oh, so many. The friendly, helpful and smiling people, a mix of many different nationalities and cultures over the centuries. And that has truely produced physically beautiful people. Quite touching were the small white cross memorials frequently dotting the island....
Although the main religion in Reunion is Catholicism, there is a strong indian presence. Keep an eye open for their colourful architecture.
With all that amazing scenery in the countryside get out of the cities and towns.
..among the beaches..L'Hermitage beach
Take the helicopter tour of the island to view the volcano, the waterfalls, the beaches. Hiking, swimming and picnicing at the Cascades. And driving thru the sugarcane fields.
The wonderful and various landscapes.
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