Swimming with the curious locals off Amédée Island was a highlight for the Kiwis on last week’s New Caledonia famil.
The island is accessed by a 40-minute ferry ride south of Noumea, located in the middle of a UNESCO-listed lagoon within a marine reserve. And it was declared an exceptional experience for Kiwi day trippers.
House of Travel’s Hayley Duff goes as far as saying that it was one of the best day trips she’d ever done’.
The Kiwis also highlighted the island’s lack of a ‘commercialised feel’, and the wild turtles that may come to visit swimmers of their own accord. The island is also home to the last standing, full metal, lighthouse in France and offers 360-degree views of the surrounding lagoon, reef, and a glimpse of the Grande Terre mountain ranges on the New Caledonian mainland.
Clients can visit the reef during a trip out to the island, or sight the wildlife from the beach. See more details HERE.
. . . The Mary D
Mary D, a ferry operating out of Noumea, is slightly different to other transport options to and from the island—and comes recommended by the Kiwi agents.
The fare includes a 30min glass-bottom boat tour, a buffet lunch (with drinks), a dance show and more at no additional cost. See more details HERE.
. . . Pictured
1. The Amédée lighthouse on the island, seen from one of Mary D’s glass-bottom boat tours.
2. The Kiwi group: Remy Jaboulet from Expedia, Our Pacific’s Lauren Walker and Mariana Stroyanova from Flight Centre Travel Group, admiring the view from the top of the lighthouse.
3. One of the local turtles cruising by—close up and personal.
