A Perfect Gourmet Vacation
Do you want a holiday that is truly breathtaking? Fancy somewhere with a beach and sailing opportunities, plus the cuisine and ambience of a metropolitan city. A ideal holiday that offers all of this is a trip to the French colony of New Caledonia, located between Australia and Fiji.
This island is situated further south compared to other South Pacific islands, benefiting from southeast trade winds, plenty of sunlight and balmy weather. If a sailing holiday is what you are thinking to have, New Caledonia is based in a part of the Pacific that has the greatest coral lagoon in the globe. Sailing charters are available and with the aid of the trade winds you can sail out of the capital city of Noumea along the coastal line, past numerous small islands that dot the ocean around the New Caledonia. The island also offers other outdoor activities such as scuba diving, snorkeling, horseback riding, canoeing, and kayaking.
If you were thinking of a gourmet holiday, New Caledonia has heaps to offer. New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, is often referred to as the Paris of the Pacific. Noumea offers delicate gourmet French food and wine along with the other benefits of a bustling cosmo town. Some of the finest restaurants in the South Pacific can be found here. Claimed by France in 1853, New Caledonia has a distinct French influence when it comes to food and wine.
Noumea has well over 100 palces to eat, ranging from sidewalk cafes to elegant bistros. French cuisine is easy to come by, but other options 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 Noumea’s national dishes is Bougna, which is fish or chicken, combined with sweet potatoes and bananas wrapped in banana leaves and then grilled covered in sand on hot stones. For the adventurous traveler on a epicurean holiday, you can try a dish common with the locals, bat stew.
New Caledonia is the vacation destination you want to be: a sailing holiday, a gourmet holiday, or a time to just relax by the beach.
