'''Tromelin Island''' is a minor one of the islands of the Indian Ocean, approximately 500 miles east of Madagascar and 500 miles north of Reunion.

Understand

Tromelin Island is '''not open to tourism'''. It is uninhabited, and serves as a sea tortoise and seabird sanctuary. The only facility on the island is an important meteorological station which gathers data for forecasting cyclones. First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814.

Get in

By plane

There is an unpaved airstrip on the island.

By boat

Tromelin has no harbors; offshore anchorage only.

Get around

Everything is within walking distance.

Buy

There are no businesses on the island.

Sleep

There are no accommodations open to the public.