Route
We’ll discuss how long to spend on each coast and which stops to include, then find accommodation and arrange transport.
FIRST-HAND · NEW CALEDONIA
New Caledonia
by car.
Timofei and Nikita’s trip, September 2026
Nouméa, Blue River Provincial Park, the west coast and a few days at Tiéti in the east. We travelled this route in a hire car.
A group of 2–4 guestsWith Timofei
or NikitaRoute and cost
agreed individually
or NikitaRoute and cost
agreed individually
THE ROUTE
From the west coast
to the east.
The trip, in September 2026, took about a week, perhaps a little longer. We drove between stops in a hire car.
- Overland
- Town
- Area visited
The road is schematic: the order of stops, not an exact track.
STOPS IN ORDER
- La TontoutaWe landed early in the morning and picked up a hire car the same day.
- NouméaWe checked in at Nouméa.
- Blue RiverThat same day we visited Blue River Provincial Park.
- NouméaBack to the city: one night in Nouméa.
- BourailTwo nights at the hotel in Domaine de Deva, formerly the Sheraton. We drove north along the west coast, past the airport again.
- PoéA local trip to Poé and a flight with Air Paradise. Not an overnight stop, and not a drawing of the flight itself.
- KonéOne night. The helicopter flight did not happen: it was cancelled because of the weather.
- PoindimiéTwo or three days at Hôtel Tiéti.
- La TontoutaFrom Tiéti we drove straight to La Tontouta, returned the car and flew home.
CHAPTER 1 · NOUMÉA
Nouméa
and Blue River.
We arrived early in the morning, picked up a car and checked into our accommodation in Nouméa. That same day we visited Blue River Provincial Park — Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue.
We spent one night in the city, then headed along the west coast the next morning.
- The night
- One night in Nouméa
- The same day
- Blue River Provincial Park
CHAPTER 2 · THE WEST COAST
Bourail, Poé
and Koné.
Near Bourail, we spent two nights at the hotel in Domaine de Deva, formerly the Sheraton. From there we visited Poé and took a flight with Air Paradise.
The following night was in Koné. We had planned a helicopter flight there, but it was cancelled because of the weather. After the overnight stop, we drove to the east coast.
- Near Bourail
- Two nights
- In Koné
- One night
- The helicopter
- Cancelled because of the weather
CHAPTER 3 · POINDIMIÉ
Tiéti
and the east coast.
In Poindimié, we stayed at Hôtel Tiéti for another two or three days. At the end of the trip we drove straight to La Tontouta, returned the car and flew home.
- In the east
- Two or three days at Tiéti
- The way back
- Straight to La Tontouta
LOCAL ART
Local
art.
A work by a local Polynesian artist.
FROM THE TRIP
New Caledonia,
September 2026.
BEFORE THE TRIP
Visas
and car hire.
We applied for visas with Russian passports at the French embassy in Vientiane. Our first-aid kit was checked carefully on arrival. We hired the car without a deposit on that trip; for new dates, we check the rental terms again.
FOR GUESTS
A trip
for your group.
A private trip for 2–4 guests with Timofei or Nikita. We work out the route and the cost around your dates.
Travelling with you
Timofei or Nikita travels with you. We handle transfers, check-ins and arrangements on the ground.
Cost
We’ll quote for your whole group based on your dates and preferences. We’ll agree separately which flight tickets to include.
Tell us your dates and who is coming.
We’ll reply with a route and a quote.
YOUR TRIP
Discuss a trip
to New Caledonia.
Tell us when you’d like to go, how many of you there are and what you’d like to see. We’ll suggest a route and work out the cost.
We’ll agree separately which flight tickets to include.
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