New Caledonia Local Custom Tips by naturalmystic82

I know this is a good tip for every country , but especially in the outer islands just being able to speak the basics is very important, as the further you go away from Noumea the less people will speak English . note: most of the non-tourism industry locals do not really speak english, and definately not other european languages. However at nearly every hotel English and Japanese are understood, at the backpackers the owners speak Dutch - but most people in the outer islands do not speak any other language than French. New Caledonia on a whole is very friendly, in the Loyalty Islands expect people to wave to you - really cool, maybe the friendliest places you will ever go - though that depends on you as well.

Leave a Comment