Léopold

Build your own hike

Tailor-made

A village of colourful roofs at the bottom of a green cirque, clouds clinging to the slopes, a rocky peak behind under a heavy sky. Large rock blocks in the foreground above a cirque of green slopes with a town spread across its floor, ramparts behind, a sea of clouds and the ocean on the horizon.

A fully personalised hike, shaped by what you want to see, your level and your pace. Ideal for families, couples, or anyone curious to go deeper into the island’s nature, history and ecosystems.

Tailor-made doesn’t have to mean a brand-new route. It can be one of the scheduled outings — Piton de la Fournaise, Trou de Fer — as a private trip: your group only, at your pace, on a date that suits you. In my experience it’s the most common choice.

On request

  • Naturalist observation
  • Off-the-beaten-track routes
  • Volcanism
  • Botany

Price

€250 per day for one or two people, then €40 per additional person: €290 for three, €330 for four, €370 for five, €410 for six. Six people maximum on a private hike.

For several days

Multi-day treks are entirely possible.

The Piton des Neiges, Bélouve and Roche Écrite lodges can also be booked online, through a central booking office. They open up other routes across the island. I will present these routes in more detail when they have their own page.

Treks are not limited to Mafate: with a guide, the whole island can be discovered on a multi-day trek, with different landscapes at every stage. In particular, I offer the great crossing of Réunion Island in twelve days, a route I have already completed several times.

The principle stays simple: I guide you during the trek, and you book your nights directly with the lodges or the booking office, as explained on the Mafate page.

To prepare your trek or talk about your project, feel free to write to me or call me.

The Mafate trek is already a hike built around you: several days, remote hamlets, a pace of your choosing. It has its own page.

For several days of trekking, see Mafate.

Let’s talk

Tell me what you would like to see, who you are walking with and how much time you have. I will come back with a route and a price.