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Sightseeing in New Caledonia is pretty varied with the Isle of Pines and the Loyalty Islands offering the most interesting and accessible sightseeing.
The Isle of Pines most popular tourist site is the Natural Swimming Pool and River of Sands, an area of outstanding natural beauty and with excellent and safe swimming and snorkelling and with free public access. The hike to Pic Nga is a popular walk with outstanding views and there are organised day cruises on motorised outrigger canoes to uninhabited islands, sand cayes and remote snorkelling reefs.
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Hotel Kodjeue, West Coast, Isle of Pines
Euro € 137 - 271 per couple
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Hotel Kodjeue is the most affordable hotel on the Isle of Pines offering spacious garden bungalows and absolute beachfront villas on the quiet east coast of the island making this a great choice for a budget beach holiday. There’s a small swimming pool and basic hotel amenities including restaurant and boutique shop.
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Hotel Oure, South Coast, Isle of Pines
Euro € 256 - 406 per couple
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Hotel Oure is one of the nicest boutique beach resorts in New Caledonia. Located on a beautiful fine white sand beach fronting Kanumera Bay on the south side of Isle of Pines, Hotel Oure offers 25 bungalows with exquisite interiors, an excellent restaurant and small swimming pool.
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Chez Regis, East Coast, Isle of Pines
Euro € 110 per couple
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Chez Regis is a charming locally owned guesthouse on the secluded lagoon edge of Oro Bay, access point to the stunning environment of the Natural Swimming Pool. With just four bungalow rooms and a lovely restaurant overlooking the lagoon, this popular spot often gets booked out in advance.
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Mare in the Loyalty islands has some unusual and interesting sights including Bone Hole, Warriors Cliff Leap and Tribal Villages which make a great day out, and there are some unbelievably beautiful beach walks along the south coast.
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Nengone Village Resort, Mare, Loyalty Islands
Euro € 123 - 229 per couple
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Nengone Resort is a small boutique resort fronting a secluded white sandy beach on the south coast of Mare. With 18 traditional bungalows with stylish interiors, a swimming pool and good restaurant, Nengone makes the perfect base for exploring the wonderful beaches and sights of Mare.
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Grand Terre, the main island, is vast in size with great travelling distances between sights which can make it a little tiresome. Highlights include the scenic coast of Hienghene on the north east coast, almost six hours travelling time by car from Noumea, and the pretty mountain retreat of Sarramea about two hours drive north of Noumea.
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Koulnoue Village Resort, Hienghene, Grand Terre
Euro € 108 per couple
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Koulnoue Resort is located a few kilometres south of Hienghene and its scenic coastline. With 50 rooms in duplex bungalows and set in a large coconut plantation fronting a pretty beach, Koulnoue is a good choice for families looking for an affordable beach holiday or for travellers exploring this scenic region of Grand Terre.
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Hotel Evasion, Sarramea, Inland, Grand Terre
Euro € 156 per couple
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Hotel Evasion is a delightful rainforest retreat in the charming tropical mountains of Sarramea, twenty minutes inland from La Foa or a two hour drive north of Noumea. This boutique retreat offers ten private bungalows in landscaped garden, a swimming pool, restaurant and spa.
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Noumea itself is a pretty town to explore for a day and there are numerous day tours to the countryside, a fantastic but very commercial cultural centre and plenty of day cruises to uninhabited islands, to snorkelling reefs or for game fishing and sailing charters.
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Ramada Plaza, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 166 - 460 per couple
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Ramada Plaza is a large hotel with 188 spacious rooms in two 17-storey hotel towers set five minutes walk back from Anse Vata Beach. The Ramada offers some of the best value room interiors in Noumea as well as a unique 365 degree revolving restaurant with fine dining and wonderful views of Noumea.
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New Caledonia Hotel, Noumea, Grand Terre
Euro € 74 per couple
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New Caledonia Hotel is a centrally located affordable hotel in downtown Noumea opposite the New Caledonia Museum and within the fashionable Latin Quarter with its lively bars and restaurants. This budget hotel has clean rooms and is best suited to backpackers or budget travellers.
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