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ECO-MUSEE AU BON ROI LOUIS (1 Rue de la Marine, St-Philippe; % 0262 371298; ( 09.00–12.00 & 14.00–16.30 Mon–Sat; admission adult/child €5/2; visits last 1½hrs) Guided visits to a Creole house built around 1850, containing an assortment of antique tools, weapons, furniture, coins, documents and agricultural equipment.

LE JARDIN DES PARFUMS ET DES EPICES (7 Chemin Forestier, Mare Longue, St-Philippe; % 0262 370636; m 0692 660901; e fontaine.patrick.e[at]jardin-parfums-epices.fr; admission adult/child €6.10/3.10; tours daily at 10.30 & 14.30, reservation recommended) A private garden between Le Baril and St-Philippe, which is more like a chunk of forest, where 1,500 endemic and exotic species grow side by side. Guided tours (about 90 minutes) explain the origin and use of the plants, be it medicinal, culinary or furniture making. At present tours are offered in French only.

LA SAGA DU RHUM (Chemin Frédeline, St-Pierre; % 0262 358190; e sagadurhum[at]sagadurhum.fr; sagadurhum.fr; ( 10.00–18.00 daily, guided tours 10.15, 11.30, 14.30, 16.00; admission adult/child €8/4). Housed within the Isautier rum distillery, this modern, well laid-out museum tells the story of rum making. A tasting is offered at the end of the tour and there is a shop on site. Accessible to those with limited mobility.

PARC EXOTICA (60 CD 26, Pierrefonds, St-Pierre; % 0262 554385; ( 09.00–12.00 & 13.30–17.00 Tue–Sun; admission adult/child €6/3) A botanical garden packed with fruit trees, orchids, anthuriums and much more. There is also a rock museum.

SUCRERIE DU GOL (Le Camp du Gol, St-Louis; %/f 0262 910547; e visitesucrerie[at]gqf.com; gqf.com; 1½ hr guided tours Jul–Dec at 09.00, 11,00, 13,30 & 15.30 Tue–Sat; admission adult/child €5/3; on reservation only; children aged under 7 are not allowed) Claims to be the largest sugar refinery in the European Union. Guided tours can be organised (in French or English) during harvest season (July–December). Sugar products are on sale in the shop. Flat, enclosed shoes must be worn.

OBSERVATOIRE ASTRONOMIQUE LES MAKES (18 Rue Georges Bizet, Plaine des Makes; % 0262 378683; e obs.astronomique[at]wanadoo.fr; ilereunion.com/observatoire-makes; ( 09.00–12.00 & 14.00–17.00 Mon–Fri, 09.00–12.00 Sat; guided tours 09.30, adult/child €4/2.50; night observation adult/child €7.50/4.50; on reservation only) Observatory about one hour’s drive inland from St-Louis, at an altitude of 1,000m.

CROC PARC (1 Route Forestière, L’Etang-Salé-les-Hauts; % 0262 914041; e orizon.reunion[at]wanadoo.fr; crocparc.re; ( 10.00–17.30 daily; admission adult/child €8/6) About 2km from the RN1, between l’Etang-Salé-les-Bains and l’Etang-Salé-les-Hauts. The park is home to over 165 Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus), which are not bred for their skin or meat, but are simply there for the benefit of the public. The gardens are pleasant (many of the plants are labelled), there are copious birds (wild and caged), as well as a small collection of farm animals, a snack bar and a souvenir shop. Crocodiles don’t tend to do very much so a good time to visit is Wednesday or Sunday at 16.00 when they are fed.

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