Bassin Bleu in Saint-Benoît: One of the most beautiful basins on Reunion Island!
Bassin Bleu: a pool that lives up to its name
If you feel like you want to take the basins are numerous in the east of the island, few are so easily accessible! A real invitation to swim with blue and translucent water which makes it unique, the Blue Basin is a pleasant and refreshing place. Very popular place for Sunday picnickers, several kiosks are available in the surrounding area.
In the village of Sainte-Anne, just after the cemetery and the post office, turn left. Follow the road for 30 seconds and you arrive at a very flowery car park and a beautiful square that opens towards the ocean. There, we advise you to park. you can then continue on foot to access the Bassin Bleu. It starts at the foot of the road. Moreover, above the road, it is dry and rocky. But there, large rocks (pebbles in Creole) rest in translucent water. This is the children's pool. Then the basin widens and we spot the diving board. It's the big bath!
The reason is that the water, which infiltrated up there in the mountain (we have a small idea of where but we are not completely sure!), went through all the layers of basalt more or less permeable from the mille-feuilles of the volcano. And she comes out there, under the road. Moreover, if you are attentive, while walking in the water, you can feel the resurgences under your feet. guaranteed tickles! It is surely because it is very pure that the water is so blue! the other side of the coin: as it comes from up there in the mountains, it can be very fresh!
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