The must-sees of East Coast
Exposed to strong winds and therefore more humid, the East Coast offers scenery with sumptuous flora. With a population of largely Melanesian origin, the East Coast has also retained a particularly charming flavour of authenticity.
Mwara Beach
A few minutes by car from the village of Thio, Mwara beach is the point of entry into a wild and del...
Museum of Mining
If there’s a town in New Caledonia that deserves to have a museum dedicated to its mining industry, ...
Mining center
The Thio mining center has been operating since 1880, and is at the historic heart of nickel mining ...
The Scheduled Road
Tour guides are right when they stress that you need to be careful when taking this famous “schedule...
Serpentine
Mined locally since 1888, nickel is intrinsically linked to the Kouaoua mountains. Although an initi...
Bâ waterfall
When you hear the name Houailou, it is usually in the context of the delicious lychees produced in t...
Eiffel Bridge
The village of Ponerihouen which marks the entrance of the beautiful Tchamba Valley on the East Coas...
The military fort
Touho military fort was built as from 1864 by troops from the marine infantry; it’s located on the e...
Balade Memorial
The bay of Balade, located at the city of Pouebo, at the extreme north-east of New Caledonia, is his...
Mining heritage
The history of Ouegoa, situated at the north-eastern end of Grande Terre, is deeply linked to those ...
Napoémien
The village of Poindimié, on the East Coast, has close to 20 tribes. Some live along the shoreline; ...
Tibarama Islet
Anyone who has been lucky to go diving or snorkeling at Poindimié knows it very well: the Tibarama I...
