Nid d'Aigle — Attraction in La Digue

For the amount of effort and exertion it takes to go up the very steep path especially when it's a hot and humid day (and especially considering that the unshaded, steep walk up the asphalt road to Bellevue and the starting point of the hike is already quite tiring), I would say that the views up top are totally not worth it (coming from someone who travels extensively and who isn't easily impressed).

Romeo and Juliet Rock looks way more impressive but we unfortunately could not do it as a guide is needed for the hike and all 4 limbs need to be in working order (which husband did not have due to a dislocated elbow).

Back to Nid d'Aigle: there are 2 lookout points up top. We followed the signs and definitely the view from past the TV tower is better. Thankfully, we also found another way down that was less steep than the way up and husband was able to go down without much struggle one his one functioning arm. Still. Would not recommend.

Also, would not recommend the juice at the end of the hike at Bellevue. Expensive and...

Good short hike, at points challenging depending what way you take. Apparently there are different hiking paths. We left the bike at the beginning of the pavement road that lead to Bellevue restaurant and walked up. Before the restaurant we took a path on the right with a green handrail and start to climb up. The path can't be done in flip flops, you need hiking shoes and is challenging for kids. It took us 30 min to get up with breaks and once we arrived at the view we met some people that arrived through a different way which they said be longer but less challenging for kids. We were surprised because we did not see another way...

The view is nice and we enjoyed to do something different than hiking to get to a...

The hike has some gorgeous views, and it feels like a great accomplishment once you complete it. I am unfamiliar with how this trail is maintained, but the majority of the time you are battling through bush or climbing up granite or over/under fallen trees. A real jungle adventure 🌱

I recommend collecting a stick, with which you can use to bat spider webs away; this was very useful as I felt I was the first person to pass through in awhile.

Bring water as the incline is unrelenting.

Also secure your items while scaling rocks, so you don’t drop anything into a rock crevice and have to crawl into it to retrieve it,...