Mrs Rotondwa Falala

From the the 29th of July to the 6th of august 2024

8 nights package including breakfast based on 2 participants

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Agency Ethnix Tours (Im Atout France : 974100013) 6 allée des baies roses 97441 Sainte-Suzanne île Réunion Site web agence : http ://www.ethnixtours.com/

client Mrs Rotondwa Falala

Number of persons 2

Arrival date 29th of july 2024

Lenght of stay 8 nights

The island of Réunion is a very young volcanic island and thus very rich as regards natural landscapes. Indeed 60% of its territory is perched in the mountains. It is besides the zone which corresponds to the national park tops. It is also the window on the “Natural heritage of UNESCO” of Reunion

Day 1: – ARRIVAL AT ROLAND GARROS-AIRPORT IN SAINTE-MARIE –

Arrival at Roland GARROS airport. You will be welcomed by your driver and transferred on an air conditioning vehicle, to the 3 star Juliette Dodu hotel in Saint-Denis (see page 9). Hotel check-in for 2 nights including breakfast. Rest of the day free, for resting. Overnight.

Day 2: – EXCURSION TO SALAZIE –

Breakfast and departure heading for the North.

This region abounds in activities, it is the economic lung of Reunion. Once exceeded the thirteen kilometers of the famous road to the coast, the passage by the administrative center with its buildings dating the time of the East India Company, its airs of the metropolis and its bourgeois charm, will give way in green fields of saint Marie's sugar cane.

Near the East, the phallic and colorful architecture of the Indian temples will delight the first looks. The senses will be tested severely. Aromatic pods are for the program: the exploitation of mister Rouloff's vanilla plants (suggestion), the epic of his panniers and all the sharpness of its preparation, such of balms delicious, will invade your senses until exhilaration during this discovery.

The access to sales is a succession of surprising landscapes, the green is omnipresent. One thousand essences, one thousand waterfalls, one thousand flowers will paper roads until the top, until near one thousand meters. The village which honors the governor of Hell, is in itself, a whole museum of Creole architecture: acute ridgepoles, shingles of tamarind, delicious valances and other opening "Z", will request ceaselessly your will be on drugs and cameras.

At the end of the day return to the coast, to your Hotel and overnight.

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Day 3: – EXCURSION TO THE WILD SOUTH –

Breakfast and departure with your luggage towards East and Wild South coast.

The blue, the black and the green

Higher altitude: 320 meters Temperatures: 22 to 23°C

What to wear: good shoes or walking boots, rainwear, pullover, mosquito lotion and sun lotion.

Departure in direction of Saint-Pierre, where the leeward coast becomes the windward coast and takes another colours and a very special animated atmosphere. You follow the road to “Grand Anse” creek, with its beach bordered with coconut palms, a real heaven of peace. Every weekend, the brand newly married couple investigate the place for the pictures.

The many lookout points afford the enjoyment of discovering this charming part of the island: Manapany, Langevin, and “Cap Méchant”: there the ocean crashes in impressive waves against the jagged black lava cliffs. A little bit farther, crossing the bottom part of the coloured wood forest, you discover, at the foot of the volcano, the recent lava flows.

After a possible lunch (own) In the afternoon you will enjoy a total landscape breaking up with the “Great Burnt Land”: actually, the tropical exuberance makes way for a much more mineral environment.

Lots of those rivers of lava increased the island over the ocean of tens hectares! The whole region has a strange atmosphere to it, due perhaps to the fact that no dwelling can be seen for about thirty kilometres.

Then possibility to visit “le Jardin des parfums et des épices”. (Spice and fragrance garden as suggestion). You’ll explore hundreds of species of native exotic plants including many medicinal, ornamental and fruit spices, some of which being a century old.

A guide with a perfect knowledge of the garden and of its history will take you round the place and initiate you to the manual pollination of the vanilla flower (October to January).

Then drive to the 3 star Battant des Lames for 3 nights including breakfast ‘see page 8) Overnight.

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Day 4: – LEISURE DAY TO ENJOY THE SEASIDE OR THE HOTEL–

Day free for enjoying the swimming pool of the hotel or the seaside.

Leisure activities are available on request on arrival (helicopter ride, diving, transparent kayaking, paddle..).

Lunch free and dinner free. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 5: – EXCURSION TO THE VOLCANO –

The green, the red and the grey

Higher altitude: 2300 metres Temperatures: 15 to 23°C

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What to wear: good shoes or walking boots, rainwear, pullover, mosquito lotion and sun lotion The freshness of the morning departures will be quickly replaced by the natural heat of volcanic sites.

The route roads West unveils a coastline where the placid shores and steep escarpments take turns to St. Peter.

Here begins the ascent to the tops of the Plain of Cafres, and those of the Great Ferme. Heather, gentian, villages, pastures, cows, forests is the sets to "Nez de Bœuf" to 2 070m. There lies a confusing valley 22km geological surprises.

The gaping hole in the Commerson crater is decorated with many rocks as question marks. This amphitheater dreamed geologists announced the first of the more surprising discoveries.

The culmination of the day will be taken at 2 360m above sea level.

Those out of work finished, the scenery will be brutal. Plaine des Sables things to strike you as a challenge to the vastness, it's like a step back, we went from the Earth to the Moon. Return to hotel around 5:30. Overnight in the hotel.

6 Day 6: – EXCURSION TO CILAOS–

Breakfast and departure with your luggage towards CILAOS CIRQUE and the West coast.

An Island in an Island

Higher altitude: 1300 metres Temperatures: 12 to 24°C

What to wear: good shoes or walking boots, rainwear, pullover, and sun lotion.

Departure to the south of the island. First stop at the « blower » along the rocky coast to admire beautiful kind of white foam geysers, resembling a whale’s spout.

The pretty village of La Rivière Saint-Louis will be the last one before entering Cilaos Cirque. The pleasure starts with the road that plunges onto the bottom of Saint-Etienne’ river. This very picturesque road built in 1932, leads you to a particular beauty spot, a geological curiosity. Cilaos is the most southerly and driest cirque of the three. The sky is more frequently clear there and its slopes have fewer waterfalls. In 1845, a path with difficult access is opened to pedestrians and oxes. In 1896, the thermal baths set up and, as far as a suitable road for vehicles was built, the journey to Cilaos was achieved on a “sedan chair” but Cilaos village is situated at 1200m!

The ascent by the “400 bends road” offers exceptional lookout points with breathtaking views of the several hamlets. When you finally reach the village dominated by the highest summits (the majestic Piton des Neiges 3070m, Grand Bénare 2896m, Trois Salazes 2121m), you’ll feel as if you were exploring a village of yore, with its old houses surrounded by flowery yards and gardens which in the hot season, look like a colourful artist palette: jacarandas with mauve shadings, dahlias, azaleas, roses, hydrangeas, mimosas… Cilaos is also famous for its hydropathy establishment, its magnificent embroidery, its wine (the only one produced in Reunion) and its lentils. Various walks invite you to go in search of this paradise. You reach the best view on the cirque by taking a forest path to "La Roche Merveilleuse" (or by car or by bus). From up there, you overlook the whole cirque, the village, the paths, and the forests… It is also great to discover the thermal baths, both the old vestiges dating back to the 19th century to which you can accede via a picturesque road and the new facilities for spas, health and fitness.

After a possible lunch (own), you’ll have a glance at an ancestral activity, the “Embroidery” . Discover “les Jours de Cilaos” those beautiful pieces of art made by these privcesses of the cirque. On the way back, in the late afternoon, you’ll stop at “the whirlpool“ at L’Etang-Salé, and return to your hotel around. Then drive to the 3 star Relais de l’Hermitage in Saint-Gilles-Les Bains (see page 10). Chkeck-in for 3 nights including breakfast. Overnight.

7 Day 7: – SAFARI CRUISE –

Breakfast and get on a Safari cruise.

Cetaceans observation

Experience a true safari and meet the Indien Ocean’s sea life. Admire the wonderful show of nature with more than 6 species of dolphins living around the Reunion Island’s coasts and contemplate the migration of the majestic white whales (according to the seasons).

All of our trips are assured by professional and experienced skippers complying with the charter for responsible contact and observation of cetaceans, they will offer you a highquality service.

According to departure time : tea, coffee, water, fruit juice and pastries or soda, punch planteur, fruit juice, water and samoussa.

Return to you hotel. Rest of the day free.

Day 8: – TRANSPARENT SEA KAYAKING –

A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN A FULLY TRANSPARENT KAYAK!

You'll set off from Trou d'Eau beach and paddle throughout the lagoon, following our guide who will take you directly to the most beautiful areas of the lagoon, and for the lucky ones, to meet stingrays or turtles.

WATCH, LEARN AND ENJOY!

Equipped with waterproof maps in your Transparent Kayaks to identify all the fish and coral, all you have to do is follow the guide, who knows the lagoon like the back of his hand and will show you all its secrets. AN UNFORGETTABLE

MOMENT TO SHARE

After your ‘effort’, sip a fresh fruit cocktail in an idyllic setting on the beach at Trou d'Eau. The photos will also be offered to you, either directly on your smartphone or sent by email.

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Breakfast and rest of the day free for enjoying the hotel facilities. Lunch free

According to your flight time departure with the luggage towards the airport

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Hotels

1/ 2 nights at Juliette Dodu hotel in Saint Denis

Located in a monument-protected building with beautifully decorated facades, Le Juliette Dodu features an outdoor pool, hot tub and a library with seating areas.

The air-conditioned rooms at Le Juliette Dodu are elegantly decoratedand comewithfree Wi-Fi, satelliteTVand aprivate bathroom with hairdryer. After a jump in the pool, guests can visit the bistro-style restaurant for a light meal or salad.

The bar serves refreshing drinks during the day and evening. Le Juliette Dodu is situated in the centre of Saint-Denis, a 5minute walk away from shops and restaurants. Roland Garros Airport is 10 km away, and free private parking is available.

2/ 3 nights at Le Battant des Lames hotel in SaintPierre

Located in Saint Pierre on the south-western coast of Reunion and boasting sea views, Le Battant Des Lames features a terrace and bar. This 3-star hotel provides an outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi.

At Le Battant, every air-conditioned room is fitted with a desk and equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Certain rooms feature a terrace and boast a sea view.

All units at Le Battant Des Lames include minibar and a wardrobe. A continental buffet breakfast is served every morning at the property. The lunch and dinner menus have a focus on fresh seafood, while a children's menu is also on offer. Enjoy a fresh fruit cocktail at Neptune Bar, offering views of the pool and the lagoon.

Le Battant Des Lames also features a covered, outdoor fitness area and a wellness centre offering a Jacuzzi, hammam and treatment rooms. The hotel has a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage services. The port and the shopping street are within walking distance of Le Battant Des Lames, while Piton de la Fournaise is 48 km away. Pierrefonds Airport is within 10 km of the property.

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2/ 3 nights at Le Relais de l’Hermitage hotel in Saint-Gilles-Les-Bains

Relais de l’Hermitage Saint-Gilles is situated on the west coast of Reunion, only 100 metres from L’Hermitage beach and lagoon.

The hotel offers 2 outdoor swimming pools and a tennis court. Each room at Relais de l’Hermitage Saint-Gilles is air-conditioned, and equipped with satellite TV and free WiFi. Most of the rooms have garden view.

The hotel has 2 restaurants, which offer international cuisine and evening entertainment. Guests can also enjoy a cocktail at the hotel bar.

It offers facilities for volleyball, petanque, table tennis, badminton and there is an 18-hole golf course nearby. The Jardin d’Eden botanical gardens are located 1 km from the hotel and the centre of Saint- Gilles-Les Bains is 2 km away. Reunion’s capital city Saint-Denis is 45 km from the hotel.

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Rate per person: 1

715 €

These fares include:

The transfer from the airport to Juliette Dodu hotel on the 29th of July 2024

The transfer from Le Relais de l’Hermitage hotel on the 6th of august 2024

2 night accommodation in the 3 star Juliette Dodu hotel including breakfast

3 night accommodation in the 3 star Le Batttant des Lames hotel including breakfast

3 night accommodation in the 3 star Le Relais de l’Hermitage hotel including breakfast

4 full day excursions on pvt basis, as follows:

1/ Salazie Cirque 7-8 hrs

2/ Cilaos Cique 7-8hrs

3/ The volcano 7-8hrs

4/ The Wild South 9-10 hrs

The safari cruise

The transparent sea kayak activity

This fare does not include:

The personal expenses

The lunches

The visits indicated as suggestions

The optional activities

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Who are we ?

Ethnix Tours is a team of multilingual professionals with a passion for Réunion Island, and a single ambition: to show it to you!

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its representative, studied foreign languages at university (English/Spanish at the Université de la Réunion), followed by further studies in the tourism sector with a marketing option (Ecole Supérieure de Tourisme de Nice). Subsequently, it was in the field and in various European countries that he acquired the experience and skills that are essential in this business sector. On his return to Réunion in April 2001, he began working in various local organisations. This enabled him to understand the realities of Réunion and to get to know the Réunion product in depth.

Over the years, he has built up a network of expertise around him, which today gives him a global approach to this product (ARGAT, SYPRAL, UHR, UMIH, FRT networks, etc.).

Since 2006, ETHNIX TOURS has been working in the field, in contact with the players in the Réunion region. Finally, in November 2010, ETHNIX TOURS was registered as a travel and holiday operator with Atout France (the government body that manages the tourism industry in France), see the ‘About us’ tab. Our services

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