Plan a trip to New Caledonia

Places to see in New Caledonia

12 of the 13 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Nouméa

  City · South Province

  Nouméa is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia. It is the largest Francophone city in Oceania.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Torbenbrinker (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Grande Terre

  Island

  Grande Terre, locally nicknamed Caillou, is the largest and principal island of New Caledonia, which is a territory of France.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bananaflo (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Lifou Island

  Island · Loyalty Islands Province

  Lifou Island, historically spelt Lifu or Lefu in English, and known as Drehu in the local language, is the largest, most populous and most important island of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bruno.menetrier at French Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Maré Island

  Island · Loyalty Islands Province

  Maré Island is the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Maré, in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Msniezek (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Mont Panié

  Mountain · North Province

  Mont Panié is a mountain on the island of Grande Terre in New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. At 1,628 metres (5,341 ft), it is the island's highest point. Mont Panié is situated in the Chaîne Centrale mountain range.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Montpanie.jpg (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Dumbéa

  Town · South Province

  Dumbéa is a commune in the suburbs of Greater Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The population of the commune was 35,873 according to the 2019 census.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mickaël T (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Païta

  Town · South Province

  Païta is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. New Caledonia's international airport, La Tontouta International Airport, is located there.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: J Brew (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Ouvéa Island

  Island · Loyalty Islands Province

  Ouvéa Island or Uvea Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Ouvéa Plage de Mouli.JPG (Public domain). Map

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  Hienghène

  Town · North Province

  Hienghène is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is located on a bay called Hienghène Bay, known for its eroded limestone islets.

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  Amédée Lighthouse

  Phare Amedée

  Lighthouse · South Province

  The Amédée Lighthouse is an iron lighthouse located on Amédée Island in New Caledonia, 24 kilometres from Nouméa on Grande Terre.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Eustaquio Santimano from Singapore (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Nouméa Cathedral

  Cathédrale Saint-Joseph

  Religious · South Province

  Nouméa Cathedral is a Catholic church in Nouméa, New Caledonia. It is dedicated to the Saint Joseph. The cathedral has been the seat since 1966 of the Archdiocese of Nouméa, to which the former Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie was elevated.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pilettes (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Mount Humboldt

  Mont Humboldt

  Mountain · South Province

  Mont Humboldt, or Mount Humboldt is a mountain in New Caledonia, Melanesia, and is the second tallest mountain in the region, being just ten metres short of Mont Panié.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mickaël T (CC BY 2.0). Map