Rando Aqua Réunion specializes in the practice of white water, canoeing and associated disciplines. Created in October 2020, Rando Aqua Réunion has invested in the acquisition of navigation equipment and in the development of a nautical base located at 8 chemin Ilet Danclas 97470 St Benoit.
It mainly offers the following activities:
Aquatic Canyon : Playful course on the Rivière des Roches.
Rafting : 1, 2 or 6-seater inflatable boat on a discovery or sports course on the Rivière des Marsouins.
Sit on top : Sit-on-top boat on an accessible route on the Rivière des Marsouins.
Deck kayak : River kayaking supervision for experienced practitioners; Rivière des Marsouins, Rivière des Roches, Rivière du Mât or Rivière Langevin.
Rando Aqua Réunion welcomes its customers in inflatable (canoraft) or rigid boats to explore the Rivière des Marsouins. The company also offers to take its customers to discover the Rivière des Roches.
The Rando Aqua Réunion company was created to develop the practice of canoeing in Réunion. Its founder, Pierrick SEPTEMBRE, accompanies and ensures the safety in the river of beginners and experienced practitioners in their personal development and their progress in the kayak practice.
The team : whitewater trainers and instructors
Pierrick SEPTEMBRE, Founder and President of Rando Aqua Réunion comes from a family very committed to the white water world, born to parents both in the French team, he has been practicing canoeing since his childhood. He has won several departmental and regional champion titles in Aquitaine, which gives him significant experience in competition. It was natural that he headed for a complete professional course with a BAPAAT and a monovalent canoe kayak BPJEPS. He then materialized this experience by obtaining the IRF Safety Kayak Cl V in Chile, which led him to share his experience in many countries around the world (Norway, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Morocco), mainly in hurricane, snowmelt or monsoon period.
Pierrick SEPTEMBRE has been actively involved for five years now in the development of canoeing on Reunion Island by setting up practical training for whitewater instructors, as well as by organizing river competitions such as the Champagnole trophy, the Run Kayak River Tour, and the Regional Downhill Challenge.
With his national and international experience, he has developed skills in terms of safety, initiation, training, activity analysis and the implementation of personal development techniques adapted to athletes.
Currently, the Rando Aqua Réunion company has 3 qualified and qualified employees, all very invested in white water practices.
The Marsouins river has its source at an altitude of 2492 meters, on the slopes of the Piton des Neiges, and extends over 30 kilometers, crossing the town of Saint-Benoît, to reach the Indian Ocean.
When it crosses the Bébour-Bélouve forest road, it is joined by a multitude of tributaries whose flow varies according to rainfall.
Leaving the forest of Bébour, it arrives at the heart of the Takamaka valley located at an altitude of 800 meters. Its flow is then increased by the many rivers that feed it.
The average annual flow recorded in 2019 is 10.03 m3/s, it is an increase compared to the old readings dating from 1995 (9.57 m3/s). About 6 to 7 meters of rainfall are recorded per year, making it one of the wettest places in the world.
In the Takamaka valley, the river is marked by two hydroelectric dams Takamaka I (1968), located downstream and Takamaka II (1987) upstream.
There are then several waterfalls that can reach 40 to 50 meters in height. Among these: the Citron Waterfall, the Hole Waterfall, the Ginger Waterfall, the Rainbow Waterfall.
Many tributaries feed the river such as Bras Patience, Bras Cabot and Bras Magasin (on the right bank). When it leaves the Takamaka Valley, the Rivière des Marsouins has almost reached its average annual flow. At this level, many ravines join it: the Fouquet arm, the Canot arm, the Mussard arm.
Two islets are located on the downstream course of the Marsouins River: Coco or Danclas islet (which hosts 70 to 80 homes) and Bethléem islet. Offering superb natural landscapes, these islets are very popular for picnics. The river is an ideal setting for the regular practice of nautical activities such as airboating, canyoning and rafting.
