0 Hotels in French Southern Territories

The headquarters and capital of the territories is Saint-Pierre on Réunion Island. French Southern territories can be best enjoyed from December - March where the temperature is warmer, the territory usually have fewer visitors during the colder seasons from May - September.

The climate in the territories are similar due to the fact that they are in the same region but some parts of the territories have different and harsher climate. The seasons in the territories are reversed having January as the warmest month and July as the coldest.

There are no recorded culture or traditions native to French Southern territories, and there are no native tribes. The territories were claimed by France in 1840 and inherits most of its components like language spoken, food and religion from France, as it is known to be a French territory.

There are no public accommodation in the territories and it can be accessible by boat through the Marion Dufresne, an oceanographic ship which runs from reunion island 4 times a year, because there are no airports, and tourist usually come through this means. The currency used in French southern territories is Euro (EUR).

Popular places to visit in French Southern Territories include:

• Kerguelen islands/Archipel des Kerguelen - This is a group volcanic island located in the southern Indian ocean between Africa, Australia and Antarctica. It is also known as desolation islands and is home to France’s biggest glacier the Cook Ice Cap.

• Adélie Land/ Terre Adélie - This is a sliced part of the continent Antarctica and is known to be the French claim on Antarctica.

• Crozet Islands/Îles Crozet - This is a group of two major islands and about 20 pinnacle rocks, and is home to different species of penguins, seals and killer whales.

• St. Paul and Amsterdam islands/Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam - Located North of Kerguelen, the island is a temperate grassland consisting of two volcanoes and also is home to the endemic Amsterdam albatross.

• the Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean/ Îles Éparses - This is a group of dispersed islets around the coast of Madagascar, it is made up of four small coral islands, an atoll , and a submerged reef in the Indian Ocean.

There are no hotels or accommodations in The French Southern territories. French southern territories has no permanent citizens and is often used by researchers to study meteography. The french Southern territories were first discovered by the portuguese but we're later taken over by the French.