African Escape '26 | Read Trip Posts → African Escape '26 | Galleries Main Album » Drive to Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion Closed national park building 1 Weather was not great Entering the lava road Information boards at our lunch stop today 2 Information boards at our lunch stop today 1 Where we stopped for lunch out of the rain The vegetation is changing We got blue sky for one minute It becomes rural for a short while First lookout spot bull s nose First lookout spot 6 First lookout spot 7 First lookout spot 1 First lookout spot caught a rainbow First lookout spot 3 At second lookout lots of picnic sites Nez du boeuf At the second lookout 2 Stop at a crater 4 Stop at a crater 5 Stop at a crater layers of lava We reach the plaines de sables 1 We reach the plaines de sables 2 We reach the plaines de sables 3 We reach the plaines de sables 4 We reach the plaines de sables 5 We reach the plaines de sables 6 We reach the plaines de sables 7 Enjoying a beverage while we wait to get into our room View from our room Our room View off the gite s balcony