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Noumea and New Caledonia

8 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

monDAY 19th August to Monday 26th August

Effortlessly combining the breathtaking beauty of the South Pacific with the elegance of Europe, Nouméa in New Caledonia is a captivating cosmopolitan capital.

 Lined with magnificent beaches, beautiful waterways and no shortage of breathtaking vantage points, a visit to the New Caledonian capital reveals some of the incredible reasons why this corner of the globe should not be missed. From engaging cultural attractions to stunning landscapes, there’s so much to see and do across the unforgettable oceanside city of Nouméa, New Caledonia.

With a 3.5 hour flight from Melbourne, this Pacific Paradise located on Australia’s doorstep will be the perfect getaway that won’t take long to reach.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Tchou Tchou Train Tour, Amadee Lighthouse - Amadee Island, City Tour of Noumea, Port Moselle Markets, WWII Museum, Maritime Museum of New Caledonia, Chai Hippodrome, Day tour to Bourail, New Zealand War Cemetery Bourail, Fort Teremba, Ouen Toro Lookout, Noumea Aquarium and Ilot Maitre Resort beach facilities.

  FLIGHTS  Direct flights from Melbourne to Noumea and return with Air Calin Airlines. Economy flights include transfers and taxes. CRUISE  Return crossing to Amedee Island

Glass bottom boat cruise

Return boat transfer to Ilot Maitre Resort

  MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS

7 nights in Noumea

PLEASE NOTE

To maximize your experience in Noumea, you will need to be fit and able to navigate the uneven surfaces under foot. Passengers should be in good health and able to walk moderate distances to fully participate and experience the sightseeing opportunities within this tour.

Walking frames are not recommended. 

Twin Share Room First Tour: $6,495 per person Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $6,395 per person Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $6,345 per person Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $6,295 per person Single Room Supplement: $895 per person   Deposit: $1,200 per person  

As a thank you for travelling with O'Shannessy's Quality Tours, you will automatically receive a saving on the total tour price for your second and subsequent tours.   In most cases, O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will match single travellers who wish to twin share with another single traveller of the same gender.

 However, if this is not possible, you will need to pay the single room supplement surcharge.

​O'Shanessy's Quality Tours are now providing travel insurance through Nib Insurance.

Travel insurance is not compulsory, however the Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider at the time the balance of the tour is to be paid. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or must cancel at late notice. ​Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets your needs.

DAY 1: MONDAY 19TH AUGUST, 2024

MELBOURNE TO NOUMEA

Welcome to our fascinating tour to Noumea in New Caledonia ! After we are collected by our chauffeurs, we are transferred to Melbourne International Airport where we meet our O’Shannessy’s Tour Director and fellow passengers, ready to board our direct Air Calin flight to Noumea. The flight departs mid afternoon and takes about 3 1/2 hours. Our expected arrival in Noumea is around dinner time and once we have cleared customs and Immigration, our coach operator will meet us for the transfer to the stunning Hilton Noumea La Promenade Residences  that overlooks the beautiful Anse Vata Beach. Following check in we meet again for dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Refreshments inflight

OVERNIGHT:  Hilton Noumea La Promenade Residences, NOUMEA

DAY 2: TUESDAY 20TH AUGUST, 2024

GETTING TO KNOW NOUMEA

We have a leisurely start this morning. Following a beautiful buffet breakfast, we take a short stroll to board our specially chartered Tchou Tchou Train  for a tour of Noumea. Sit back and relax as we visit many of the popular tourist lookouts and sights as we make our way on a circuit around Noumea with a local guide giving commentary in English. Now that we have familiarised ourselves with the town, we head back to our hotel where we enjoy our lunch. This afternoon is totally free to become acquainted with what’s on offer at our hotel. We’re located right on the beach so perhaps take a swim in the ocean or one of the two pools. Walk through the parklands or the waterfront and check out the nearby specialty shops and supermarket. Enjoy your afternoon! We meet up this evening for dinner in the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Hilton Noumea La Promenade Residences, NOUMEA

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 21ST AUGUST, 2024

AMEDEE ISLAND

The Amedee lighthouse  towers 56 metres above the small island, which is only 400 metres long and 270 metres wide, 24 kilometres from Noumea. In 1861, due to the many shipwrecks of boats entering the lagoon, Paris ordered a lighthouse to be built for Noumea. Mr. Rigolet, a French engineer from the Eiffel Tower workshops in Paris, started to work on this outstanding monument in 1862. After ten months of intense work by military personnel and local workers, it was erected on the Amedee Island . It was first illuminated on the 15th November 1865, the Saint’s day of the Empress Eugenie, Napoleon III’s wife. Its light clearly shows the entrance to the passage of Boulari, one of only three natural passages through the coral reef surrounding New Caledonia. We depart Noumea after an early breakfast and take the 40 minute crossing where we can take some time to explore everything the island has to offer.  Included in our days outing is a Glass Bottom Boat trip, buffet lunch, cultural dance show and demonstrations of Coconut grafting and Sarong tying. The Lighthouse is open for anyone wanting to climb to the top, but there are many stairs and there is an extra cost for entry. Our cruise returns at 4.30pm and we return to our hotel for dinner.

DAY 4: THURSDAY 22ND AUGUST, 2024

NOUMEA SIGHTSEEING

Following breakfast, we meet our local English-speaking guide for a coach tour through Noumea where we can hear more of the local history and interesting facts before stopping in Port Moselle  for some free time to look through the small markets. We then visit the Maritime Museum of New Caledonia  followed by the WW2 Museum . We return to our hotel this afternoon where we have some time out—enjoy a siesta, a swim in the ocean or perhaps lounge around the pool. Dinner is a short walk to the Chai Hippodrome.

Lunch at own expense and arrangement

OVERNIGHT:   Hilton Noumea La Promenade Residences, NOUMEA

DAY 5: FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST, 2024

BOURAIL AND FORT TEREMBA

Today we depart Noumea for a day of sightseeing to the north and east. Bourail  is on the western coast of the island of New Caledonia and is home to the New Zealand War Cemetery . It was constructed by the New Zealand authorities for the burial of members of the New Zealand and other Forces who died in this area during WWII, and the remains of about 200 casualties were concentrated into the cemetery from 14 other islands in the South Pacific area. From here we head into Bourail and visit the Bourail Museum and this afternoon head to Moindou for a visit to Fort Teremba , the former jail and headquarters of the French army overlooking the sea and extending over 11 hectares. Depending on their sentences or conduct, convicts received a plot of land to resettle in New Caledonia, at the expense of the Melanesians. The anger of the dispossessed mounted, exploding in the Kanak revolt of 1878, led by the legendary chief Atai. Téremba came under siege, but was never taken. The centre was reinforced by the construction of a fort in the penal colony. This story is told in part by the permanent exhibition that is now installed inside the fort. We spend time looking through the Fort and surrounding areas before returning to our hotel late afternoon.

DAY 6: SATURDAY 24TH AUGUST, 2024

MORE OF NOUMEA

Our local guide joins us this morning for some further sightseeing and touring around Noumea with visits to Maison de la Perle  and the lookout at Ouen Toro . For something unique we visit one of the largest supermarkets in Noumea to see the huge range of cheese, bakery items and smallgoods, before arriving at Lemon Bay in time to purchase lunch. Lemon Bay is known for it’s calm waters and lounging in the shade under the large banyam trees that surround it. It’s a favourite spot for the locals to come to enjoy a wine, take a walk while enjoying a tasty icecream or just to relax on the beach. Our afternoon visit is to the Noumea Aquarium - Aquarium des Lagons Nouvelle Caledonie . With its multiple different tanks, you can admire a collection of phosphorescent corals unique in the world. The aquarium also boasts a garden featuring a turtle pool.  When we return to  our hotel, we’ll have time for some last minute shopping or to relax. This evening, we take a short walk to Le Roof Restaurant that is situated looking out toward Anse Vata Bay.  What a wonderful venue!

DAY 7: SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST, 2024

ILOT MAITRE

Enjoy a relaxed breakfast this morning and a little free time before we transfer to the Port of Moselle and board the transfer boat for the crossing to the Doubletree by Hilton Ilot Maitre . Located just a 20-minute boat ride away from Noumea, the resort is surrounded by a protected 200-hectare marine reserve and has the luxurious over-water bungalows commonly seen in the Maldives or Bora Bora. Here we will enjoy a buffet lunch and day use of all the resort facilities. Mid afternoon we return to Noumea and transfer back to the hotel with the remainder of the afternoon free. Tonight, we enjoy our final dinner and its possibly an early night in readiness for our early start tomorrow.

DAY 8: MONDAY 26TH AUGUST, 2024

NOUMEA TO MELBOURNE

Having had a wonderful holiday, we now prepare for our return home.  We have an 

early start with a continental breakfast delivered to our rooms. We check out of our hotel and make our way to the La Tontouta International Airport  for our direct flight to Melbourne. We arrive into Melbourne early afternoon where we clear customs and immigration. Our chauffeurs will be waiting for us in the arrival lounge.  We’re sure you will arrive home with a sense of well-being, appreciation and love for Noumea after our wonderful South Pacific holiday.

TOUR INCLUSIONS

Complimentary Chauffeur Driven Transfers Victorian passengers from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland will be picked up from home in a private chauffeured vehicle by one of our professional drivers.  For Victorian passengers not within this pick up zone, or our interstate passengers a quote can be provided for home pickup in extended areas. At the end of your tour, you will be safely returned home with memories of a sensational tour.  International Flights

Direct flights from Melbourne to Noumea and return with Air Calin Airlines. Economy flights include transfers and taxes.

Tour Director

Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours Tour director escort from Melbourne to ensure your travel experience is memorable.

Quality Touring Coach

Quality seat belted, air-conditioned touring coach and local English speaking tour guide.

Luxury Hotel Accommodation

Ensuite accommodation each night.

Attractions

All tours and interest venues as per itinerary.

All gratuities

for Driver & Guide, venues and porterage at accommodation whilst travelling with the group.

Small Tour Group

Maximum of 20 participants.

Six full cooked breakfasts, one boxed continental breakfast, four lunches, six dinners, one cheese & charcuterie dinner and inflight refreshments.

Two lunches at your own expense in Noumea as per itinerary; lunches on travel days 1 and 8 at own expense.

TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE

• Items of a personal nature and any optional extras.
• Passport or Travel Insurance.
• Passports. A valid national passport is needed for all overseas holidays, with a minimum validity of six months after return date.
• Visa. Australian passport holders will not require a visa to travel to New Caledonia. Please check visa requirements for Non Australian Passport holders with your local consulate; responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveller.

O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours:

• Advises the airline reserves the right to amend their schedule and airfares without notice.
• Advises price is effective for the dates specified but may be  subject to change without notice.
• Advises passengers require a current Passport to travel to New Caledonia with minimum validity of 6 months after return.
• Advises non-Australian Passport holders to check re-entry Visa requirements.
• Reserves the right to vary the itinerary in any way at any time deemed necessary.
• Accepts no responsibility for damage or loss of personal belongings and suggests that suitable Insurance be effected for protection of the same.
• Accepts no responsibility or liability for delays, accidents, injury, irregularity or damage caused by other transport/touring companies used as part of this tour.
• Reserves the right to change accommodation at any time without notice.

“… Amedee Island is a little paradise surrounded by crystal clear waters, pure white sandy

 beaches and a coral garden alive with wonderful tropical fish…" , amedeeisland.com , payment and cancellation policy.

 Receipt of payment of funds will be taken as acceptance of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours conditions of travel for this tour. Prices include GST and all taxes.

Deposit is fully refundable until 101 days prior to departure date.

Balance due on invoice approximately 100 days prior to departure.

Cancellation within 100 days of tour departure date   No Refund

On or after tour date departure  No Refund

If a tour is cancelled for any reason by O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours before the departure date, all passengers will be offered the option of transferring to another tour of their choice, hold the funds in trust for a future tour or a full refund. There is no time limit as to when this must be used. If a lockdown is implemented while a tour is in progress, our first priority is the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and ensuring that we get each and every one of them home safely, and therefore we treat every situation individually. The Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or have to cancel at late notice. Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets all of your needs. We are able to provide travel insurance through Nib Insurance. If you would like a quote please call our office toll free on 1800 354 352.

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All our tours are fully inclusive, and we guarantee there will be no hidden entry fees, transfers, accommodation or meal costs whatsoever. All of our tours are priced with departure from Melbourne.  O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours are famous for unparalleled levels of customer service, and that is why our customers come back time after time – we promise to strive to give you the highest level of comfort at all times. Travel by our own state of the art luxury coach. Features include comfy reclining seats for a maximum of 32-36 passengers with plenty of leg room to stretch out. Arm and foot rests, seat belts, panoramic windows with blinds, refrigerator for passenger use, Road Cam screens which display the road ahead in real time and an onboard rest room. A second door for easier entry and exit, a hands-free hand sanitizer dispenser onboard and full air suspension for a smooth, quiet ride. 

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