New Caledonia Hotel Tips by hunwagner

As you might expect, New Caledonia offers some excellent hotel and resort accomodation - at a price. The truly extravagant places to burn your money on are in Noumea and the Isle of Pines, with hotels elsewhere being more modest affairs.

If you have the big bucks, you won't go wrong with these places - fortunately budget travellers can go elsewhere though!


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Often called gités, these Kanak-run places are most common in the Loyalty Islands where big hotels owned by outsiders are not allowed to set up business. Here they work as simple beach-style accomodation elsewhere in the South Pacific or Asia.

Even more interestingly, you can stay in traditional Kanak tribal huts in some remote villages in Grande Terre. These can offer a full-on immersion to Kanak culture if you speak French!
The biggest selection is offered in villages near Hienghéne.


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New Caledonia offers the best opportunities for campers in the South Pacific, which makes the territory affordable to budget travellers!
Most campsites are run by the Kanaks on tribal land - these are most common along the North-East coast of Grande Terre and on the Loyalty Islands. They tend to charge around 1000 francs on Grande Terre, more on the islands.
These campsites are usually in beautiful locations near the coast, have showers and toilets, and helpful owners who ensure your stuff is safe and can provide meals.
Most are very quiet much of the time and have lots of space, so reservations are certainly not necessay.

There are also some municipal campsites that are usually cheaper or even free.
However these tend to offer poorer facilities and no security.


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