Voted best tour operator at the Guardian Observer Travel Awards in 2004, 2005 and 2006, Rainbow Tours is a good bet for a Reunion holiday as it specialises in tours to southern and east Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. Rainbow Tours favours owner-run accommodation where sincere hospitality and comfortable lodgings can be found. Embark on a 14-day driving tour visiting Hell Bourg, one of the most beautiful villages on the island, the Salazie amphitheatre with its 100 waterfalls, the hot springs at Les Sources Pétrifiantes, the endemic Bébour Forest, and the awesome volcano, Piton de la Fournaise ('peak of the furnace'). Finish your trip with a few days at a sunny beach resort with superb snorkelling and watersports facilities.