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The land identified as Grande Terre is the main island of New Caledonia. 400 km long from north to south and 50 km wide from west to east, this exotic piece of land allows luxury and soberness, excitement as well as mineral loneliness. New Caledonia has a versatile splendor, and is astonishing in its variety of landscapes. With an unequalled, mesmerizing charm, it has been attracting more and more tourists in search of the great tropical love affair.
The West Coast
Land of stockmen and rodeos, this region presents wide open spaces where the niaouli (paperbark) reigns over the savanna. The West Coast is a magnificent land with its scarred mountains. It is also a warm welcoming land with its delightful white sand beaches, horse trekking in the mountain range, and numerous geological sites.
Besides, the territory has a range of attractive tourist sights worth discovering. Here are some suggestions.
Dumbea— a pleasant recreational region
The Mount Koghi ark
Mount Koghi pedestrian path
Dumbea dam
Païta— a land of Strawberry and flower farms
Pioneer cottage
Tiaré
Ancient rock carvings (pétroglyphes)
La Foa— a small town surrounded by lush cane fields and beautiful Blackwood and araucaria pines
Passerelle Marguerite
Lebris peninsula
La petite ferme
Farino— New Caledonia's smallest municipality
River and waterfall.
Sarramea— a cool, green and historic place
Table Unio and Col d'Amieu (425 m)--a wildlife reserve.
Fo Are valley
Sarraméa's Valley
Feillet cascade and Dogny plateau.
Moindou— a small township
Fort Téremba
Valley of the Moindou river.
Bourail— a large farming town
Pioneer museum
Roche Percée
Poé beach
Poya— Vast plains of waving grass
The Mé Maoya peak
Adio cave
The East Coast
Green shrubbery, gorgeous rivers and the ever-present sea… The eastern (windward) shores of the mainland of Grand Terre are magnificent. Journeying over the mountain range you will observe a number of Melanesian villages.
The land has also some of the beautiful sights worth visiting.
Thio— magnificent view over the islets off the East Coast
Nakalé mining village
Petit col Saint-Pierre"
Moara beach
Port Bouquet
Canala— land of great economic potential
Ciu waterfall
The peak of the dead
Nakéti Church
Saint Pol beach
Houaïlou— lush countryside
The Kamoui and Néaoua valleys
Coula et Bâ waterfalls
Ponerihouen— meaning ‘Mouth of the River'
The Tchamba valley
Poindimie— set between the sea and the mountains
Tiwaka valleys.
The Koyaboa peak
Tibarama islet
Hienghene— magnificent countryside
The view point overlooking Hienghène bay
Lindéraliques rocks and caves
The Hienghène, Gaavateh and Tanghène valleys
Tao waterfall
Grande Terre offers many to explore for those who look for some adventures in their tour. Here one can have information about—
Therefore if you want to enjoy a perfect getaway, you must rush to this exotic island of Madagascar. Travour.com offers information on Grande Terre . For more information on Madagascar and other islands worldwide, keep browsing through Travour.
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