Do you want a holiday that is truly unique? You might be considering of someplace that provides beaches and sailing opportunities, plus the cuisine and atmosphere of a metropolitan city. A perfect holiday that offers all of this is a trip to the French colony of New Caledonia, situated about halfway between Fiji and Australia.
As New Caledonia is located farther south than many of the other islands of the South Pacific, its climate benefits from southeast trade winds, plenty of sun, and warm weather. If a sailing holiday is what you like, New Caledonia is located in a part of the Pacific that has the most remarkable coral lagoon in the globe. Sailing charters are freely available and with the help of the trade winds you can sail out of the capital city of Noumea along the coastline, past numerous small islands that dot the ocean around the New Caledonia. There are also plenty of other outdoor activites like scuba diving, snorkeling, horseback riding, canoeing, and kayaking.
If you were thinking of a gourmet holiday, New Caledonia has lots to offer. New Caledonia’s capital, Noumea, also known as the Paris of the Pacific. Noumea boasts delicate gourmet French food and wine along with the other benefits of a active cosmopolitan town. Some of the world-class restaurants in the South Pacific can be found here. Colonized by the French 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 high-class bistros. French cuisine is easy to come by, but other alternatives 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 the national dishes is Bougna, which is fish or chicken, combined with sweet potatoes and bananas wrapped in banana leaves and then baked covered in sand on hot stones. For the adventurous traveler on a gastronome vacation, you can try a dish popular with the locals, bat stew.
New Caledonia is the vacation destination you want to be: a sailing holiday, a gourmet holiday, or a time to just relax by the beach.
