Motorbike Trip to Cilaos and Authentic Creole Restaurant on Reunion Island
Join a motorbike tour in Cilaos and enjoy a full day of adventure, including a lunch break in a Créole restaurant!
Practical information
A day's motorbike excursion to Cilaos with a lunch break in an authentic Creole restaurant on Réunion Island.
- Easy level | Beginners welcome
Please allow a full day for this excursion.
- Meet the team at the agency.
- Briefing on the bikes and the day's itinerary (30 minutes).
- You will leave early to avoid traffic jams and have a clear sky to admire the viewpoints.
- Leaving Sainte-Marie to the west, you'll take the national road to Saint-Paul, arriving at the start of the Hubert Delisle road (at an altitude of 1000 metres), where you can make several stops at viewpoints overlooking the coastline and beaches.
- You will continue on to the town of L'Etang-Salé for a coffee break.
- After this, you'll head for the Cirque de Cilaos via the magnificent "Route des 400 virages", where you can stop for a well-earned Creole meal at the "La Marmite du Cap" restaurant in the town centre.
- In the afternoon, you will return via the beach route, with several stops along the coast before returning north to your starting point.
An A or A2 motorbike licence is required to take part in this tour.
Before departure, you'll need to leave a deposit in the form of a bank imprint of between €2,000 and €2,800, depending on the model of motorbike you choose.
A minimum of 2 participants is required for the activity to take place.
Senior citizens, pregnant women and people with mental/psychic/cognitive or motor disabilities are not allowed to take part in this activity.
The tour is only on road or track (no big off-road).
The choice of motorbike is made immediately after the tour has been booked. The following models are available with an A2 licence: YAMAHA MT07, YAMAHA TENERE 700, BMW F900XR, KTM 790 ADVENTURE.
With an A licence: BMW R1300GS, BMW R1250GS, KTM 890 SMT, YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT, MT09 SP.
Pets are not allowed to take part in this activity.
- Professional guide
- Motorbike
- Gloves
- Helmet
- Jacket
- Fuel
- Restaurant meal
- Comfortable clothing suited to the weather
- Closed shoes
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Practical information
The Cirque de Cilaos is the driest and sunniest cirque on Réunion Island. This cirque is accessible via the famous Route des 400 virages, a winding, panoramic road that you'll have the chance to discover on this motorbike tour! Get ready for a change of scenery and a feast for the eyes, as this is Réunion's favourite road for motorcyclists!
Your motorbike tour of Réunion Island begins early in the morning at the Kartel Scoot agency in Sainte-Marie, where you will meet your guide for the day. Your guide will show you the itinerary and the motorbikes available. You will then take the national road towards Saint-Paul to reach the start of the Hubert Delisle road. This road, nicknamed "the balcony", is ideal for taking in the views and admiring the island's coastline and beaches. You'll take this road to L'Etang-Salé for a coffee break.
After your first few kilometres on a motorbike in Réunion, it's time to discover the legendary "Route des 400 virages". Along the way, you'll be able to admire the island's highest peaks: the Piton des Neiges, the Grand Bénare, the Gros Morne, the Trois Salazes and many more! At midday, you'll take a lunch break in a local Creole restaurant before continuing your motorbike tour of Cilaos via the beach road and returning to the departure point at the end of the day.
Organised by a professional guide specifically to give you a rich and authentic experience, this motorbike excursion in the cirque of Cilaos is a must-do if you're a biker passing through Réunion!