ULTIMATE REUNION ISLAND TREK

Guided Slackpack Hiking Trek

9 days 95 km +6500 m

With its active volcano and 3070 m Mountain of Snow ‘Piton des Neiges’ surrounded by three gigantic crater valleys, the ‘Cirques’, Reunion Island offers scenery that is out of this world and tells the story of the birth of our planet. 

This epic 9 day slackpack trek crosses the extraordinary Cirque de Mafate, only accessible on foot via ancient slave trails to the majestic Cirque de Cilaos before ascending Piton des Neiges, at 3070 m above sea level the highest peak in the Indian Ocean and heart and soul of Reunion Island. From here the trek continues to the grand finale, the Peak of the Furnace, ‘Piton de la Fournaise’, one of the most active volcanoes on earth.

The trek is intense and challenging as the mountainous terrain has been sculpted into deep valleys and high peaks, rivers and waterfalls abounding. The sense of achievement lies more in conquering oneself than the island.

BOOK NOW
Summary Itinerary

2026 Hike Date

  • 17-26 July 2026

2026 Tariff

  •  Euro 2195-00 per person sharing

Included

  • Six nights shared DB&B dormitory accommodation in ‘Gites’, backpacker refuges with bunk beds and shared bathrooms

  • Two nights shared accommodation in 3-star bed and breakfast hotel (Private room with twin beds and en suite bathroom)

  • One night shared accommodation in 4-star bed and breakfast beach hotel (Private rooms with twin beds and en suite bathroom)

  • Lunch packs on the 8 hike days

  • Transfer to and from airport and as per the itinerary

  • Luggage transfer from airport to Cilaos and from Cilaos to beach hotel (one bag per person not exceeding 15 kg)

  • Complete pack list

  • Detailed hike itinerary with detailed route descriptions, hiking notes and route maps

  • Experienced English speaking Reunion Island certified mountain guide with First Aid kit and Satellite Messenger Device

Excluded

  • Flights to and from Reunion Island

  • All drinks, meals and other refreshments not in the itinerary

  • Personal travel insurance, trip cancellation, medical insurance and baggage insurance (COMPULSORY)

  • Personal expenses e.g. laundry, communication costs, telephone bills, room service, tips etc.

  • 1 guided UNTAME training (COMPULSORY) hike @R1250 per person

  • Upgrades to single rooms (where available)

How does it work?

There are only 8 spaces available for the 2026 TREK which Santie, owner of Fynbos Whisperer, will personally be accompanying. Guests will be transferred from the airport directly to the start of the hike on the first day. The first 4 days of the trek will cross through the majestic and untamed Cirque de Mafate Crater, only accessible on foot, and across into Cirque de Cilaos. After a day of rest at a beautiful mountain hotel in Cilaos, the TREK continues to the summits of Piton des Neiges and Piton de la Fournaise. Finally we will be transferred to a relaxing beach hotel on the west coast of the island before being transferred back to the airport on the last day.

BOOK NOW

Also available for private groups* of 8 persons sharing

*Date and Tariff on Request