Gîte de la Rivière des Remparts — mountain hut in the “The highlands and the volcano” area, on Réunion. Nearby: Plaine des Sables (≈ 4.0 km).
At a glance
- Type
- Mountain hut
- Coordinates
- -21.24592, 55.61612
Location
- Airport
- ≈ 22 km as the crow flies — Pierrefonds (ZSE)
- Nearest sight
- Plaine des Sables — ≈ 4.0 km
Orange dot: the property; green and blue dots: sights and beaches nearby. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Coordinates are approximate.
Around the property
No restaurant or food shop is mapped within 1 km: plan on having a car and shop on the way.
- Cafés and bars
- nearest: Îlet Kiltir, ≈ 100 m
- Viewpoints
- nearest: ≈ 100 m
Straight-line distances based on OpenStreetMap: the actual route is longer, and a business missing from the map is not listed here. Check opening hours locally.
Rent a car
Without a car, day-to-day life at this property is difficult. Book your rental before you leave: in high season the island agencies sell out quickly.
Things to see nearby
All sights on the island →
Nature
Plaine des Sables
A Martian landscape of red scoria on the road to the volcano≈ 4.0 km
Museum
Cité du Volcan
The volcanology museum at Plaine des Cafres≈ 6.3 km
Nature
Grand Galet waterfall (Langevin)
A wide waterfall and freshwater pools in the Langevin valley≈ 6.7 km
Viewpoint
Pas de Bellecombe lookout
The rim of the caldera, facing the volcano's crater≈ 8.2 km
Hike
To the Dolomieu crater
A walk across solidified lava to the rim of the volcano's main crater≈ 9.6 km
Beach
Grande Anse
A white-sand beach with a stone-walled swimming pool≈ 15 kmTours nearby
All tours on the island →
Guided hikes
Dolomieu crater with a guideA climb up Piton de la Fournaise with the volcano explained on the way
5–6 hDrier May — November; start at dawn≈ 8.2 km
Canyons and thrills
Lava tunnels of the 2004 flowDown with a helmet and headlamp into the tubes where lava once ran
3–4 hAll year, except days of heavy rain≈ 18 km
Rum, wine, vanilla
Vanilla in the east and rum distilleriesBourbon vanilla plantations and a rum museum in an old distillery
2–4 hAll year≈ 19 kmPhotos and reviews
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Other places to stay nearby
The whole area: The highlands and the volcano →
Where this data comes from
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