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Are you looking for a vacation destination that is truly unique? Fancy someplace with a beach and sailing opportunities, plus the cuisine and atmosphere of a metropolitan city. A perfect vacation that has all of this is a trip to the French colony of New Caledonia, located about halfway between Fiji and Australia.

As New Caledonia is situated farther south than many of the other islands of the South Pacific, its climate benefits from southeast trade winds, plenty of sun, and warm weather. If a sailing holiday is what you like, New Caledonia is located in a part of the Pacific that has the largest coral lagoon in the world. Sailing charters are available and with the assistance of the trade winds you can sail out of the capital city of Noumea along the coastal line, past the many small islands that dot the ocean around the New Caledonia. The island also has other outdoor activities such as scuba diving, snorkel diving, horseback riding, canoeing, and kayaking.

If you were thinking of a gourmet holiday, New Caledonia has almost everything you could want. New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, is often referred to as the Paris of the Pacific. Noumea offers fine gourmet French food and wine along with the other benefits of a bustling cosmo town. Some of the world-class restaurants in the South Pacific can be found here. Colonized by the French in 1853, New Caledonia has a distinct French influence when it comes to food.

There are great deal of places to eat, ranging from sidewalk cafes to elegant bistros. French cuisine is easy to come by, but other selections include Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and African food. Seafood is a specialty of the Island, including spiny lobster, prawns, crab, and mangrove oysters. One of New Caledonia’s national dishes is Bougna, which is fish or chicken, mixed with sweet potatoes and bananas wrapped in banana leaves and then cooked covered in sand on hot stones. For the adventurous traveller on a gastronome holiday, you can try a dish favourite with the locals, bat stew.

New Caledonia is the holiday destination you want to be: a sailing holiday, a gourmet holiday, or a time to just relax by the beach.