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Country Tour (2h30)

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Guided tour
Country Tour (2h30)
3.8
12 reviews

Enjoy a 2 and a half hour comprehensive coach tour around Noumea's hinterlands with 3 destinations. See the Tjibaou Cultural Center, the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Ouen Toro lookout.

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Duration 2.5 hours
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Itinerary

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    Starting location:

    Gare Maritime

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    Noumea

    Guided tour, Sightseeing (2.5 hours)

  • Arrive back at:

    Gare Maritime

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a guided tour of the Cultural Centre Tjibaou
  • Visit the beautiful church at the Catholic mission of Conception
  • Take advantage of excellent photo opportunities at the Ouen Toro lookout point

Full description

After arriving at the meeting point, travel in air-conditioned buses towards the first stop, the Tjibaou Cultural Center. With a guided tour, discover this unique marvel of architecture which opened in 1998 and designed by the reknown Renzo Piano.

This heritage site is mainly dedicated to indegenous art and culture and is named after Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a famous figure and historical leader of the independence Kanak movement.

Journey towards the second stop in the town of Mont Dore, the Church of the Immaculate Conception. This site is notable for the starting point of Christianity in New Caledonia and features colonial stained glass windows and a large bell tower.

Final stop on the tour is a chance to get some spectacular photos from the Ouen Toro lookout. Up there, get a 360° view of our Caledonian lagoon and the mountain of Mont Dore, Anse-Vata bay, Promenade Pierre Vernier, as well as the surrounding dry forest before returning to Noumea Cruise terminal.

Includes

  • Air-conditioned coach
  • Entrance fees to the Cultural Centre
  • Food and drinks

Not suitable for

  • Wheelchair users

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Meeting point

You will find the Company Lyvaï at the Cruise Ship Terminal. Please note that most of the Cruise Ships dock at the deep water Container Terminal. If that's the case as well for your Ship, please use simply the free shuttle buses which run every 5-10 minutes between your Ship and the Cruise Ship Terminal. The bus ride itself takes 5 minutes. When you arrived at Noumea Cruise Ship Terminal just coming at our desk Lyvai 20 mn before your time leaving to exchange your voucher on ticket time. Easy to find us all our staff have red shirts Lyvai and at the front desk Big Yellow flag Hop-on Hop-Off. Don’t hesitate to tell your friends and family about our excursions. See you soon Cordially Lyvai

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Important information

Know before you go

  • In case of the closure of the Cultural Centre (due to special events or other), this stop will be replaced by the natural water source of the town of Mont Dore

Customer reviews

Overall rating

3.8 /5

based on 12 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.6/5
  • Value for money
    3.9/5

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Rick – CanadaApril 6, 2025 – Verified booking
Guide was excellent,she knew her stuff
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Karin – CanadaApril 2, 2025 – Verified booking
Centre is beautiful however we were rushed. Tour consisted of 52 people. Would recommend hiring a taxi to visit the site where you can linger and really learn about the history. Leyvais tours were not well organized, and after a long wait in the heat had to switch busses because 3 people didn't have seats. This could have been easily avoided. Group was far too large to be accommodated in small viewing areas. Small Group of 20 or so would be much more enjoyable.
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Taryn – AustraliaDecember 22, 2024 – Verified booking
Best tour done in Noumea !

Product ID: 240697

Activity provider:LYVAI

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