Col des Bœufs — Attraction in Saint-Paul

This is the entrance to Mafate cirque, one os the 3 cirques along with Cilaos ans Salazie. The only acces here is by Salazie coming from St Andre. It takes around 1h30 from St Andre to get here. Mafate is the only cirque qccesible by foot! You have here the opportunity to view Salazie and Mafate from above merely at the same time! There is a guarded parking if you wanna hike to Mafate which costs 14euros per night and i think 7 per day. I live in Reunion Island and it is been now more than 10 times I have been to Mafate by Col des Boeufs and i left my car in the parkings (non giarded) before this guarded on and nothing happened! Take good care driving case at times might be slippery! When the sky is clear you have amazing views over the Salazie and Mafate. Take some clothes, it is chilly to very cold during the season. Near the shore you may have 30° and at the Cole you may find 20°...

A viewpoint for everyone and the starting point for those who want to hike into the Mafate valley basin. Even in the dry season and on really nice days the first clouds roll in by 10 a.m. at the latest, so the basic rule for both groups is to set off very early. The guarded paid parking lot is apparently only intended for overnight visitors, everyone else can park for free a few hundred...

Je ne mets que 3 étoiles car c'était très difficile pour moi... j'ai fait l'aller retour sur la journée et je n'aurais pas du. J'aurai du faire comme beaucoup : rester dormir à La Nouvelle pour profiter du village, découvrir la vie des locaux et profiter de l'atmosphère paisible de cet endroit. La randonnée : montée descente accessibles et faisables mais difficiles à mon niveau (pas assez entraînée niveau cardio et cheville fragile, je suis pourtant jeune et fais beaucoup de danse et yoga). Je n'ai pas vraiment pu profiter des paysages car je ne faisais que regarder où je marchais. Les quelques moments de plat m'ont permis de souffler. A faire si on est en bonne condition physique, ou si on y passe la nuit et ainsi faire l aller et le retour à son rythme. Penser à se couvrir pour les hauteurs où il fait frais (je suis pourtant qqn de...