Browse listings of B&B, Home Exchange, Vacation Rentals (furnished apartments, villas, cottages, condos, farmhouses and other types of accommodations) of Reunion:
Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Reunion
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +4
- Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: euro (Euro)
- Country Dialing Code: 62
Reunion
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Capital
Saint-Denis
Population
776,948 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
none (overseas department of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 4 arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47 cantons
Climate
tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry from May to November, hot and rainy from November to April
Ethnic groups
French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian
Religions
Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
Languages
French (official), Creole widely used
Government type
NA
Background
The Portuguese discovered the uninhabited island in 1513. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French immigration, supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians, gave the island its ethnic mix. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 cost the island its importance as a stopover on the East Indies trade route.
Visitor's Impressions
If you would like to share your experiences of traveling to Reunion or to other countries, please send us your article and we will gladly post it at this site.
