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Viewpoint · Réunion
Pas de Bellecombe lookout
The rim of the caldera, facing the volcano's crater
Nature · Réunion
Plaine des Sables
A Martian landscape of red scoria on the road to the volcano
Museum · Réunion
Cité du Volcan
The volcanology museum at Plaine des Cafres
History · Réunion
Notre-Dame-des-Laves
The church the lava flowed around in 1977
Nature · Réunion
Anse des Cascades
A bay with waterfalls, palms and fishing boats
Museum · Réunion
Kélonia
The sea turtle research and care centre in Saint-Leu
Viewpoint · Réunion
Maïdo lookout
Sunrise over the Mafate cirque from 2,200 m
Village · Réunion
Hell-Bourg
A Creole village listed among the most beautiful in France
Nature · Réunion
Voile de la Mariée waterfall
A tiered waterfall right beside the road to Salazie
Beach · Réunion
L'Hermitage beach
The island's main beach: a shallow lagoon, corals and the shade of casuarinas
Beach · Réunion
La Saline-les-Bains
The continuation of the Hermitage lagoon — quieter, with cafés on the sand
Beach · Réunion
Saint-Leu lagoon
A small lagoon by the town, with turtles and paragliders overhead
Beach · Réunion
L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains
Black volcanic sand and a small lagoon
Beach · Réunion
Saint-Pierre beach
A town beach with a lagoon, next to the seafront and restaurants
Beach · Réunion
Grande Anse
A white-sand beach with a stone-walled swimming pool
Beach · Réunion
Boucan Canot
A fashionable beach with no reef: swim in the supervised zone only
Nature · Réunion
Grand Galet waterfall (Langevin)
A wide waterfall and freshwater pools in the Langevin valley
Hike · Réunion
Piton des Neiges from Cilaos
The highest point in the Indian Ocean: a climb with an overnight stay and sunrise above the clouds
Hike · Réunion
To the Dolomieu crater
A walk across solidified lava to the rim of the volcano's main crater
Hike · Réunion
Trou de Fer lookout from Bélouve
A chasm with waterfalls hundreds of metres high — the most photographed view on the island
Hike · Réunion
Into Mafate: Col des Bœufs → La Nouvelle
The shortest way into the roadless cirque, and a night in an îlet
Hike · Réunion
From Cilaos to Mafate over the Col du Taïbit
A crossing between two cirques over a 2,080 m pass
Hike · Réunion
Cap Noir and Roche Verre Bouteille
A short loop with a view of Mafate — the best half-day route
Hike · Réunion
Grand Bénare from Maïdo
The ridge above Mafate to the island's third-highest summit
Hike · Réunion
La Chapelle in Cilaos
A chapel-like canyon on the floor of the cirque, with river crossings
Hike · Réunion
Bassin la Paix and Bassin la Mer
A walk along the Rivière des Roches gorge to pools with waterfalls
Museum · Guadeloupe
Mémorial ACTe
The museum of the history of slavery and the slave trade in Pointe-à-Pitre
History · Guadeloupe
Fort Napoléon
A 19th-century fort with a cactus garden and a view of the bay
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
History · Guadeloupe
Bielle Distillery
The agricultural rum of Marie-Galante
Beach · Guadeloupe
La Caravelle beach
White sand, palms and calm water at Sainte-Anne
Beach · Guadeloupe
Bois Jolan beach
A shallow lagoon where you can wade far out knee-deep
Beach · Guadeloupe
Grande Anse (Deshaies)
The island's longest golden beach
Beach · Guadeloupe
Malendure and the Cousteau Reserve
Turtles close to shore and the island's best snorkelling
Beach · Guadeloupe
Pompierre beach
A sheltered cove on Les Saintes with goats and iguanas
Beach · Guadeloupe
La Feuillère beach
A long, empty beach in the south of Marie-Galante
Hike · Guadeloupe
La Soufrière from Bains Jaunes
A climb to the highest point in the Lesser Antilles through cloud forest
Hike · Guadeloupe
Carbet Falls
Guadeloupe's most famous waterfall, along a built path through the forest
Hike · Guadeloupe
Cascade aux Écrevisses
A short walk to a waterfall beside the Route de la Traversée
Hike · Guadeloupe
Pointe des Châteaux
A castle-like headland at the eastern end of Grande-Terre, looking out to La Désirade
Hike · Guadeloupe
Le Chameau on Terre-de-Haut
A climb to the highest point of Les Saintes, to the tower and a panorama of the bay
History · Martinique
The ruins of Saint-Pierre
The town destroyed by the eruption of 1902
History · Martinique
Schœlcher Library
An iron pavilion built for the Paris World's Fair
Nature · Martinique
Balata Garden
A botanical garden with hanging walkways in the treetops
History · Martinique
Habitation Clément
A rum estate with a contemporary art park
Viewpoint · Martinique
Diamond Rock and the Anse Caffard memorial
A fortress rock and a memorial to the victims of the slave trade
Beach · Martinique
Grande Anse des Salines
The island's main beach: white sand and coconut palms
Beach · Martinique
Grande Anse d'Arlet
A cove where sea turtles graze close to shore
Beach · Martinique
Anse Dufour and Anse Noire
Two neighbouring coves — one white, one black — with turtles
Beach · Martinique
Le Diamant beach
The longest beach, facing the rock — but with dangerous currents
Beach · Martinique
Anse Couleuvre
A wild black-sand beach at the end of the road in the north-west
Hike · Martinique
Mount Pelée via l'Aileron
A climb up the volcano that destroyed Saint-Pierre
Hike · Martinique
The Caravelle peninsula and Château Dubuc
A loop through mangrove and dry forest to the ruins and the lighthouse
Hike · Martinique
Gorges de la Falaise
A walk up a riverbed through a narrow gorge to a waterfall
Hike · Martinique
Trace des Caps: Les Salines → Anse Trabaud
A coastal path along the wild beaches of the south
History · Corsica
Bonifacio
A medieval town on white cliffs above the sea
Nature · Corsica
The Bavella needles
Jagged granite peaks at the Bavella pass
Museum · Corsica
Maison Bonaparte in Ajaccio
The house where Napoleon was born
Nature · Corsica
Scandola nature reserve
UNESCO-listed volcanic cliffs, visible only from the sea
History · Corsica
Corte citadel and the Museum of Corsica
A fortress on a rock and the island's main museum
Beach · Corsica
Palombaggia beach
Corsica's most famous beach: white sand and pines
Beach · Corsica
Rondinara beach
A horseshoe bay with shallow turquoise water
Beach · Corsica
Santa Giulia beach
A shallow lagoon and water sports
Beach · Corsica
Saleccia beach
The wild beach of the Agriates desert, reached by boat
Nature · Corsica
The Cavu natural pools
Freshwater granite pools in the mountains above the sea
Hike · Corsica
GR20 — the traverse of Corsica on foot
One of the toughest hiking trails in Europe
Hike · Corsica
Melo and Capitello lakes
Corsica's best-known mountain lakes, at the head of the Restonica gorge
Hike · Corsica
Calanques de Piana: the Château Fort trail
A short path to the fortress-like rock above the Calanques
Hike · Corsica
The customs officers' path on Cap Corse
A coastal path along the far north of the island
History · Tahiti
Papeete market
A covered market of flowers, fruit and black pearls
History · Tahiti
The roulottes of Place Vaiete
Dinner at the food trucks — the cheapest way to eat on Tahiti
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
Beach · Tahiti
Matira beach
Bora Bora's public beach, with a shallow lagoon
Beach · Tahiti
Temae beach
Moorea's white beach, looking across to Tahiti
Beach · Tahiti
Tiahura lagoon
A coral garden and motu in the north-west of Moorea
Beach · Tahiti
Point Venus
Black sand, a lighthouse and the story of Cook's expedition
Beach · Tahiti
Maui beach
A white beach with a lagoon — rare on Tahiti
Hike · Tahiti
The Belvedere and Three Coconuts Pass
The lookout over Moorea's two bays and the forest of the Opunohu valley
Hike · Tahiti
The Fautaua valley and waterfall
A valley with a waterfall some 300 m high above Papeete
Hike · Tahiti
Mount Aorai
A climb to Tahiti's third-highest summit along a sharp ridge
Museum · New Caledonia
Tjibaou Cultural Centre
The centre of Kanak culture, in buildings by Renzo Piano
Museum · New Caledonia
Lagoon Aquarium
Life in the lagoon: corals, nautiluses, sea snakes
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
Beach · New Caledonia
Anse Vata
Nouméa's main beach, with kitesurfing and a promenade
Beach · New Caledonia
Baie des Citrons
A calm bay lined with bars — Nouméa's evening scene
Beach · New Caledonia
Amédée islet
A lagoon islet with a lighthouse, and turtles close to shore
Beach · New Caledonia
Poé beach
The turquoise lagoon of the west coast
Beach · New Caledonia
Oro natural pool
A pool of crystal-clear water, cut off from the ocean by rocks
Beach · New Caledonia
Mouli beach (Ouvéa)
One of the most beautiful beaches in the Pacific
Hike · New Caledonia
Pic N'Ga
A climb to the highest point of the Isle of Pines, with a view of the lagoon
Hike · New Caledonia
Mount Katépahié: the view of the Heart of Voh
A trail to a lookout from which you can see the mangrove heart
Hike · New Caledonia
Rivière Bleue park: the Grand Kaori
A forest trail to a thousand-year-old tree, and an encounter with the kagu
Hike · New Caledonia
Mount Panié
A climb to New Caledonia's highest point through cloud forest
History · Saint-Martin
Fort Louis
An 18th-century fort above Marigot
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
History · Saint-Martin
Philipsburg
The capital of the Dutch side: a boardwalk and duty-free shops
Beach · Saint-Martin
Orient Bay
The island's main beach: beach clubs and kitesurfing
Beach · Saint-Martin
Pinel Island
An uninhabited islet five minutes away by boat
Beach · Saint-Martin
Grand Case beach
A calm bay with restaurants right on the sand
Beach · Saint-Martin
Friar's Bay
A cosy cove with beach bars
Beach · Saint-Martin
Maho Beach
Planes a few dozen metres above your head
Beach · Saint-Martin
Mullet Bay
The best beach on the Dutch side
Hike · Saint-Martin
Pic Paradis
A climb to the island's highest point, with views of both sides and neighbouring islands
Hike · Saint-Martin
Anse Marcel → Petites Cayes
A coastal path to a wild beach on the northern headland
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 October
History · Mayotte
Dzaoudzi rock
The old colonial capital on a rock
Beach · Mayotte
N'Gouja beach
Turtles graze a few metres from the shore
Beach · Mayotte
Sakouli beach
A quiet beach on the east coast with a view of the islets
Beach · Mayotte
Moya beach
A beach beneath the cliffs where turtles lay their eggs
Beach · Mayotte
The white-sand islet
A sand spit in the middle of the lagoon — by boat only
Hike · Mayotte
Mount Choungui
A steep climb up the cone above the southern lagoon
Hike · Mayotte
Around Lake Dziani
A walk along the rim of the crater with its green lake