Why You Should Visit New Caledonia

I nformation about New             otherwise they won’t let you in,   Caledonia and some reasons      and you’ll need to check with the  you might want to take a        airline you are using about visa   vacation in this part of the          requirements.                      South West Pacific                                                                                             Noumea the capital is full of      First of all where is New             fine French restaurants, designer  Caledonia?                            boutiques, and for all the world                                         is like Paris in the sun, and it   New Caledonia is an overseas          is to be found on the west coast   dependent of France, and it lies      of the large cigar shaped main     in the Western Pacific in the         island called Grand Terre. If you  Coral Sea with Australia to the       visit new Caledonia you really     west and Vanuatu to the east.         need to go exploring, because                                            although Grande Terre is an        If you want to go to New              exciting place to be the finest    Caledonia, then the normal way is     beaches are all on the islands.    to fly to the capital city of                                            Noumea, and you can fly direct        At least cross over to the exotic  from Paris by Air France. New         east coast, and go by boat to the  Caledonia is a popular place for      Isle of Pines, the Loyalty Group   Japanese tourists so there are        of Islands, and the small          direct flights from Tokyo, as         uninhabited dependency of Walpole  well as Air New Zealand, and          Island.                            Quantas. There aren’t a whole lot                                        of flights, and very little           The d’Entrecasteaux Reefs which    competition so prices will be         consists of two separate stunning  high.                                 lagoons centred around the very                                          small islands of Huon and          You must have a ticket to leave       Surprise. Much more distant are    the Chesterfield Islands, but         1. Snorkelling, Diving, and        there is plenty to see and enjoy      Windsurfing. The places to go      much closer to Grande Terre.          include Ilot Canard just outside                                         the Anse Vata if you are a         New Caledonia is very much in the     beginner. See the Aguille de       south compared to other South         Prony which is a quite incredible  pacific Islands, and so its           underwater structure just south    climate is more like the south of     of Noumea in the Prony Bay.        France than the Pacific. It is                                           quite cool and windy from June to     2. You could do absolutely         September, so much so you will        nothing except lie around getting  need sweaters in the evening, and     a suntan. If you want to do that   you will find the sea quite cool.     near Noumea then the Baie des      December to March is warm and         Citrons and the Anse Vata are      wet, and is also the hurricane        beaches to visit.                  season, so beware.                                                                                             3. Stay at a resort on Ilot        It is really the stupendous           Maitre , which is a tiny white     beauty of the Isle of Pines that      sand island reachable by taxi      is the draw, and to visit New         boat from Anse Vata or a boat      Caledonia and not go to the           from the Baie de Mouselle.         Kuto/Kanumera area, because this                                         is picture postcard country with      4. Stay at one of the resorts on   unbelievable white sand beaches       Grande Terre or the Isle of        and shimmering turquoise and blue     Pines.                             sea.                                                                                                           5. Hiking and Camping on Grande    As a visitor there are things you     Terre are popular, and you         just have to do.                      shouldn’t miss the Parc Riviere                                          Bleu south of Noumea in the Yate   region. Do join a hiking group.       For more information about                                               Pacific Ocean Hideaways go to You need to be aware that French      href="http://www.worldwidevacatio  is spoken everywhere, and very        nspots.com/categories/Pacific-Oce  few people will attempt to            an-Hideways/"                      converse with you in English. You     title="http://www.worldwidevacati  also need to be aware that New        onspots.com/categories/Pacific-Oc  Caledonia is extremely expensive      ean-Hideways/"                     as much of the food you will eat      target="_blank">has to be imported. This means        color="#001000"                    that restaurants are expensive,       size="-2">http://www.worldwidevac  so you should shop in the markets     ationspots.com/categories/Pacific  and try the local delicacies.         -Ocean-Hideways/                                               About the Author: Peter Stewart writes about in Kenya Safaris as well as Worldwide Vacation Spots He also recommends Travel Tennis a great Game to play on Holiday. Published At: www.Isnare.com