21 sights in the “nature” category on 8 islands: Réunion (4), Corsica (3), Tahiti (3), New Caledonia (3), Mayotte (3), Guadeloupe (2), Saint-Martin (2), Martinique (1). Each has a description, a map and places to stay nearby.
21 sights
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Nature · Réunion
Plaine des Sables
A Martian landscape of red scoria on the road to the volcano
Nature · Réunion
Anse des Cascades
A bay with waterfalls, palms and fishing boats
Nature · Réunion
Voile de la Mariée waterfall
A tiered waterfall right beside the road to Salazie
Nature · Réunion
Grand Galet waterfall (Langevin)
A wide waterfall and freshwater pools in the Langevin valley
Nature · Guadeloupe
Deshaies Botanical Garden
A tropical garden with parrots and a waterfall
Nature · Guadeloupe
Porte d'Enfer
“Hell's Gate” — a lagoon among the cliffs of the wild north
Nature · Martinique
Balata Garden
A botanical garden with hanging walkways in the treetops
Nature · Corsica
The Bavella needles
Jagged granite peaks at the Bavella pass
Nature · Corsica
Scandola nature reserve
UNESCO-listed volcanic cliffs, visible only from the sea
Nature · Corsica
The Cavu natural pools
Freshwater granite pools in the mountains above the sea
Nature · Tahiti
Arahoho blowhole
A sea geyser beside the road on the east coast
Nature · Tahiti
Faarumai waterfalls
Three waterfalls in a green valley, ten minutes from the road
Nature · Tahiti
Bora Bora lagoon tour
By boat around the island: rays, sharks, coral gardens
Nature · New Caledonia
La Poule couveuse at Hienghène
A black rock shaped like a brooding hen, in the lagoon
Nature · New Caledonia
Queen Hortense's cave
A cave in the rainforest where a Kanak queen once hid
Nature · New Caledonia
The pirogues of Upi Bay
A sail on a traditional pirogue among mushroom rocks
Nature · Saint-Martin
Loterie Farm
An eco-park with zip lines in the tropical forest
Nature · Saint-Martin
The Butterfly Farm
A tropical garden with hundreds of butterflies
Nature · Mayotte
Lake Dziani
An emerald lake in a volcanic crater
Nature · Mayotte
The Padza of Dapani
Red eroded “badlands” in the south of the island
Nature · Mayotte
Whale watching in the lagoon
Humpback whales and dolphins from July to OctoberOn the map
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Coordinates are approximate.
How this collection is built
This collection brings together the sights of this category from our directory, across all islands. Figures and opening hours on the sight pages are a rough guide: check official websites before you go.