Lifou
Bay
Sandalwood Bay
Sandalwood Bay stretches for nearly 50 km, from Cap Mandé in the south to Cap Aimé Martin in the north.
From Drueulu Bay in the south to the Easo cruise ship reception site in the north, Sandalwood Bay has no shortage of features to recommend it. With a little imagination, when one looks at the contours of the island of Lifou on a map the bay resembles the (open) mouth of an imaginary animal. It was in Xepenehe ("arrival of the boats" in the local Drehu language) that the sandalwood trade began in 1842 between New Caledonia, Australia, and China. In the Drehu language, Easo means "the smoking fire" as during the years 1860-1870, whalers lit fires there to melt the fat of the whales that they had caught to make oil. Today a newly inaugurated tourist complex welcomes cruise ships on the same site and you will have the opportunity to buy local products representative of the culture and know-how of the people of Lifou at the stands there.
DESCRIPTION
- Equipment :
- Public WC
- Beach
Spoken languages
- French
OPENING
- All year round.
See also
Northeast of Lifou, the Devil's Cave is a mysterious place full of legends.
Wedged between the beach and the road, the Blue Hole of Hanawa is a seawater hole 30 metres in diameter, and of unknown depth.
Fayawa Islet is located south of Ouvéa Island, between Mouli Island and Lékiny Cliffs.
Emerald green water holes are hidden in the middle of a lush forest.
Near Luengöni Beach, a network of galleries leads to an underground pool with cool and clear refreshing water.
This natural basin with its crystal-clear waters, fed by the passage of the sea under the coral, serves as a refuge for turtles and fish.
Cape Wabao dominates the southwest of the island with its coral terraces bristling with columnar pines, overlooking small rocky coves with transparent waters that are rich in a wide variety of fish, ideal for snorkelling.
At Wedrumel you can discover the largest underground cave in Lifou.
7 km from La Roche, legend has it that a warrior, cornered by his enemies, crossed with a single leap this seven-metre-wide ravine in the cliffs overlooking Allier Bay.
The bridge of Mouli spans the inlet that separates the main island of Ouvéa from the island of Mouli, and where a photo break is essential!
The majestic cliffs at Lékiny stretch for nearly 3 kilometres and are about twenty metres high at their highest point.
Lékiny Bay, a beautiful, well-sheltered body of water with unique colours, is a customary fishing reserve for the people of the Fayawa tribal village, a small island located in the bay.
The small bay of Shabadran, protected by a collection of cliffs and columnar pines is one of the most beautiful sites in New Caledonia, it is accessible via an excursion that is as unforgettable as it is demanding!
Magnificent cliffs overlooking the lagoon and located north of the island in the Jokin tribal village.
A site by the sea where waves and swells have formed potholes in the coral formations.
Hidden in the forest about fifty metres from the main road, Pethoen Cave is home to a variety of magnificent stalactites.
The Atoll of Ouvéa is closed to the west by a string of uninhabited islets and sandbanks that stretch like comet tails clinging to the ends of the main island, the Northern and Southern Pleiades, separated by the Anemata Pass.
Nestled in the heart of the forest that covers the south of the island, you can discover Anubet cave.
Just south of Lifou, the cliffs of Xodre are a wild and mineral place, from where you can see Tiga island and even Maré island in good weather.
The Atoll of Ouvéa is closed to the west by a string of uninhabited islets and sandbanks that stretch like comet tails clinging to the ends of the main island, these are known as the Northern and Southern Pleiades, and they are separated by the Anemata Pass.
Hidden under the cover of trees near the Takedji tribal village this water hole serves as a refuge for a large number of turtles
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