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After the sunrise on Piton des Neiges (3069 m (10069 ft)), Réunion As you...

Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:57:28 GMT

After the sunrise on Piton des Neiges (3069 m (10069 ft)), Réunion

As you have read on my last post (or maybe not) we were on Piton des Neiges and watched the sunrise. After looking a long time towards east, we turned around and looked directly to the west and had this beautiful view at Grand Bénare 2898m (9507 ft). On the left you can see Cilaos (which is located in a caldera and named Cirque de Cilaos), behind the ridge on the right you will find Marla (a very small village which is not reachable by car and which is also located in another caldera named Cirque de Mafate).

I hope that you enjoy this view as much as we did on top of Piton des Neiges.

Photo by Daniel Isenmann

Sunrise seen from Piton des Neiges (3069 m (10069 ft)), Réunion During our...

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:58:34 GMT

Sunrise seen from Piton des Neiges (3069 m (10069 ft)), Réunion

During our stay on Réunion we also hiked to the summit of Piton des Neiges which is the highest point on Réunion and also the highest point in the Indian Ocean. It's possible to do the trail as a two-day hike with an overnight stay at the Gîte de la Caverne Dufour and to do the summit in the very early morning hours. We started at 03:00 AM at the Gîte to be on time at the summit for the sunrise. Together with some other people we were on the summit to wait for the sunrise. Finally we had this beautiful view at the sunrise and it was really a magic moment to see it.

Photo by Daniel Isenmann