Noumea Diving - the Escapade Coral Reef
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This reef is just off the wharf for l'Escapade Island Resort. It is part of the Ilot Maitre Marine Reserve and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage site of the New Caledonia Lagoon. Just 3 nautical miles from Noumea, the reef is a popular dive spot for Noumea residents.
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I was really fortunate that my good friend and helicopter pilot Olivier had the afternoon available t...
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The coral reefs surrounding Ilot Maitre are part of a marine reserve. Located close to l'Escapade Isl...
On Saturday morning Freddy and I snorkelled to the coral reef at l'Escapade Island Resort. The water ...
The fish living on the coral reef at l'Escapade Island Resort Noumea are visited by thousands of frie...
The Giant Triton shell, Charonia tritonis, is one of the most valuable molluscs on the coral reefs of...
A coral reef within the Ilot Maitre Marine Reserve, just 25 minutes from Noumea. This lagoon patch re...
The Navette Coral Palms makes the trip from Noumea Centre Ville to l'Escapade Island Resort on Ilot M...
Welcome to l'Escapade Island Resort located on Ilot Maitre in New Caledonia's World Heritage Site Co...
Noumea is the capital and vacation centre of the Islands of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Noumea is a "French" city, but the 91,000 inhabitants are a very mixed cultural group with French, Melanesian, Polynesian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and lots of mixtures of these. Over 60% of the population of New Caledonia lives in Noumea.
Noumea is a peninsula on the southwestern end of Grande Terre and the central business district (Centre Ville) is next to one of the best natural harbours in the South Pacific. The lagoon side of the peninsula has two picturesque bays with white sand beaches and is called Anse Vata and Baie des Citrons. These twin bays are the international tourism capital of New Caledonia with hotels, restaurants and bars on the landward side of "La Promenade".
First settled by the French in 1854, Noumea retains close political ties with France. It has excellent schools and public facilities - parks, recreation areas, exercise paths, schools and medical facilities. Today it is the fastest growing city in the South Pacific. There are 23 hotels in Noumea ranging from one to five stars and over 100 Restaurants.
