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New Caledonia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Nouméa, New Caledonia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Nouméa

New Caledonia

The largest Francophone city in Oceania, Nouméa is the capital of New Caledonia — a French special collectivity in the South Pacific — with a walkable centre…

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Bourail, New Caledonia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Bourail

New Caledonia

A low-rise French Pacific town spread across dry, open valley floor between rounded hills, with the coast close by and a UNESCO World Heritage landscape with…

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Hienghène, New Caledonia
Gold
Mountain villages

Hienghène

New Caledonia

Hienghène Bay, on the Pacific coast of New Caledonia's North Province, is lined with eroded limestone islets whose silica cores have been sculpted by wind an…

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Pouébo, New Caledonia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Pouébo

New Caledonia

This small coastal village in New Caledonia's North Province where dense tropical forest meets the Pacific, with a dramatic multi-tiered waterfall cascading…

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Kaala-Gomén, New Caledonia
Silver
Mountain villages

Kaala-Gomén

New Caledonia

This pocket-sized commune in the mountains of New Caledonia's North Province, Kaala-Gomén takes its name from a nearby mountain and the local Gomen tribe.

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Houaïlou, New Caledonia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Houaïlou

New Caledonia

Small Pacific town on New Caledonia's main island, Houaïlou sits where upland terrain meets the water's edge, offering a quiet base for exploring the North P…

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La Foa, New Caledonia
Silver
Mountain villages

La Foa

New Caledonia

A modest town in the mountains of New Caledonia's Southern Province, La Foa has a modest café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, making it a p…

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Koumac, New Caledonia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Koumac

New Caledonia

A small French-Pacific town on New Caledonia's northern coast, where turquoise bay waters meet a backdrop of green hills, placing you within reach of the ter…

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Wé, New Caledonia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

New Caledonia

This broad arc of white sand beach meets clear turquoise water at this tiny Pacific town on Lifou Island, where dense tropical forest backs the shore and the…

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Moindou, New Caledonia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Moindou

New Caledonia

Quiet New Caledonian village in upland country, where tall royal palms shade open green lawns beside a tiny ochre-walled church, with water and the region's…

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Yate, New Caledonia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Yate

New Caledonia

This South Province commune in New Caledonia holds the Yaté Dam and the Blue River Provincial Park, offering access to both freshwater scenery and protected…

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Kouaoua, New Caledonia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Kouaoua

New Caledonia

This rugged Pacific coastal commune in New Caledonia's North Province, Kouaoua offers dramatic views of terraced mining-scarred hillsides dropping toward a d…

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Bouloupari, New Caledonia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Bouloupari

New Caledonia

A compact French-Pacific village in New Caledonia's South Province, where a modest church with a pointed bell tower sits among tropical greenery, with lagoon…

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Canala, New Caledonia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Canala

New Caledonia

This small French Pacific commune in New Caledonia's upland interior, where lush tropical forest — palms, tree ferns, and dense canopy — lines quiet rural ro…

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Ouégoa, New Caledonia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Ouégoa

New Caledonia

A compact riverside village in New Caledonia's North Province, Ouégoa sits close to upland country and the water, with the wider region offering access to Wo…

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