Gourmet Vacation Destination
Are you looking for a vacation destination that is really breathtaking? You might be thinking of somewhere that offers beaches and sailing opportunities, plus the cuisine and atmosphere of a metropolitan city. A perfect holiday that provides all of this is a trip to the French settlement of New Caledonia, located between Australia and Fiji.
As New Caledonia is located further south than many of the other islands of the South Pacific, its climate benefits from southeast trade winds, plenty of sun, and balmy weather. If a sailing holiday is what you are looking for, New Caledonia is situated in a part of the Pacific that has the greatest coral lagoon in the world. Sailing charters are freely 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. Other outdoor activities on the Island are scuba diving, snorkel diving, horseback riding, canoeing, and kayaking.
If you were hoping for a gourmet holiday, New Caledonia has lots to offer. New Caledonia’s capital, 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 active cosmo town. The restaurants here are some of the best in the South Pacific. Colonised by France in 1853, New Caledonia has a distinct French influence when it comes to food and wine.
Noumea has well over hundred restaurants, 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 New Caledonia’s national dishes is Bougna, which is fish or chicken, combined with sweet potatoes and bananas wrapped in banana leaves and then steamed covered in sand on hot stones. For the adventurous traveller on a gastronome vacation, you can try a dish favourite 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.
