Trou de Fer

Trou de Fer is a viewpoint in the Salazie area of Réunion, drawing people who want to take in the surrounding highland scenery. Because it sits on an island in the Réunion group with a tropical climate, the outlook shifts between the drier months from May to November and the wetter summer from December to April.

Trou de Fer is a viewpoint on Réunion, which means visitors come to look out over the landscape rather than to enter a building or join a guided activity. Réunion itself has a tropical climate, with a cooler dry season from May to November and a wetter summer from December to April, so the setting changes noticeably through the year.

First-time visitors to Trou de Fer should expect a viewpoint rather than a built attraction, with the focus on the outlook across the Réunion landscape. The island's population descends from African, Indian, European and Chinese settlers, and French is the official language while Réunion Creole is spoken widely in daily life, which shapes the feel of travelling through the area.

Trou de Fer stands in Salazie 97433 on Réunion, an island in the Réunion group. The viewpoint sits within the island's interior highlands, where the terrain rises well above the coastal road that runs much of the way round Réunion.

Trou de Fer holds a rating of 4.7 out of 5 from 265 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded viewpoints on Réunion. Visitors travelling there from towns such as Saint-Gilles-les-Bains can approach via the coastal road that runs much of the way round the island.