New Caledonia Vacations
Looking for a vacation destination that is truly extraordinary? Fancy somewhere with a beach and sailing opportunities, plus the cuisine and atmosphere of a metropolitan city. A perfect vacation that offers all of this is a trip to the French colony of New Caledonia, located about halfway between Fiji and Australia.
As New Caledonia is situated further south than many of the other islands of the South Pacific, its climate benefits from southeast trade winds, plenty of sun, and balmy weather. If a sailing holiday is what you are looking for, New Caledonia is based in a part of the Pacific that has the most remarkable coral lagoon in the globe. Sailing charters are available and with the aid of the trade winds you can sail out of the capital city of Noumea along the coastline, past the many small islands that dot the ocean around the New Caledonia. There are also heaps of other outdoor activites such as scuba diving, snorkeling, horseback riding, canoeing, and kayaking.
If you were hoping for a gourmet holiday, you can get everything you could want on New Caledonia. New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, widely known as the Paris of the Pacific. Noumea offers fine gourmet French food and wine along with the other benefits of a active cosmopolitan town. You can find some of the South Pacific’s best restaurants here. Colonized by France in 1853, New Caledonia has a distinct French influence when it comes to food and wine.
Noumea has over hundred palces to eat, ranging from sidewalk cafes to elegant bistros. French cuisine is easy to come by, but other selections include Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and African food. Seafood is a specialty of the Island, including spiny lobster, prawns, crab, and mangrove oysters. One of Noumea’s national dishes is Bougna, which is fish or chicken, combined with sweet potatoes and bananas wrapped in banana leaves and then steamed covered in sand on hot stones. For the adventurous traveller on a epicurean holiday, you can try out a dish favourite with the locals, bat stew.
New Caledonia is the holiday destination you want to be: a sailing holiday, a gourmet holiday, or a time to just relax on the beaches.
