
Chabottonnes
05260 Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas
France
1 bis chemin Bras istolet
97441 Sainte suzanne
France
Simon Bedoire and his team are passionate about caving and canyoning. They offer a range of routes, from the most fun to the most
from the most playful to the most technical.
The Piton de la Fournaise is impressive, but why not see what's going on in its bowels? Enter the heart of this fiery giant and follow the lava flow of 2004. At 6 kilometers long, it is considered the longest lava flow ever discovered on the island. Don't panic: during your visit, you'll explore "only" 2.5 km. A unique experience that plunges you into an exceptional mineral universe with an unusual underground landscape. From the surprisingly metallic-grey vitrified walls to the lava stalactites and stalagmites, Simon and his associates will teach you how to appreciate this unique place... and how to preserve it.
By limiting group size, they guarantee a quality experience, but also the preservation of the lava tunnel and the tranquility of the site. Beware... perd pas ou dan fénoir!
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Located in the heart of La Réunion National Park, Simon Bédoire takes you on an exploration of the lava tunnels created by the 2004 lava flow.
A fascinating adventure that combines unique volcanic formations with an awareness of the need to preserve this exceptional environment.
It's a fragile world, a fast-moving world, and we're just passing through. All we have to do is adapt. I suggest we explore the lava tunnels. We go for a stroll through the tunnel, and I call it exploration because we're exploring. We're all a bit like explorers. The outing is structured around two phases: time to explain and raise awareness of the environment, and time to make progress, observing ourselves as we move through the tunnel.
There are tunnels because there are eruptions. We need to understand why there's an eruption and where it starts. So, we can start from very far away, but already, if we start from the superficial magmatic reservoir, it's two kilometers underground. We sometimes see vitrified walls, stalactites that have formed in just a few minutes and are not growing. Just because they don't grow or evolve doesn't mean they should be broken. These formations won't change: if we come back in 300,000 years, they'll still be there, identical. I'm convinced that we have to preserve this environment.
I started the business in 2011, as soon as the brand was launched. We became interested because we're in the area, in the heart of the National Park, and I think that in terms of our values and what we transmit, we meet the criteria. We share our passion for nature and the environment. Where we are today, the lava will come back, that's a fact. But is it in two days, 10 years, 100 years or 1,000 years? We don't know. What we do know is that one day, the site will be destroyed. Unfortunately.
At the same time, new sites are being created. That's the magic of it. When we can no longer visit this tunnel, new tunnels will have formed. It's a perpetual restart.
64 rue de l'îlet
Plaine des Grègues
97480 Saint-Joseph
France
18 rue Emile Mussard
Grand Coude
97480 Saint-Joseph
Réunion
18 impasse SURCOUF
97442 Saint Philippe
France