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New Caledonia

10 places in New Caledonia, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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RegionMelanesia

CapitalNouméa

Places written10

Categories covered4 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in New Caledonia - what is polite and what is not →

Plugs and voltage Type C, F · 220 V travel adapter →

CurrencyCFP franc (XPF)

LanguagesFrench

Driving sideright

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (7) Landmarks & history (1) Museums & culture (1) Food & drink (1)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

Ouvea

Loyalty Islands

UNESCO · World Heritage

The Lagoon and Barrier Reef

Grande Terre

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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national park

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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old town

Nouméa

Grande Terre

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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tradition

Kanak Culture

Nationwide

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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dish

New Caledonian Cuisine

Nationwide

New Caledonia

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Ouvea

The Lagoon and Barrier Reef

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Blue River Provincial Park

Bourail and La Roche Percee

Mount Panie

Ouvea

The Heart of Voh

The Isle of Pines

The Lagoon and Barrier Reef

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Nouméa

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Kanak Culture

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

New Caledonian Cuisine

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