New Caledonia 2026 Calendar of Events

Absolutely amazing trip! The water was unbelievably clear and turquoise, with turtles everywhere. We loved finding the quieter parts of the island where we could really relax and take it all in. The homemade items were such a special touch and a wonderful way to support the local community and bring a little piece of the island home with us. We loved every minute!

This was one of the best massages I've had. Great environment, super relaxing. The foot scrub at the start was really nice. The location was a little hard to find as it is at the back of the development at this address and street numbers are not displayed on the buildings.

Fantastic experience! Travelled by boat to signal island - what a ride! Snorkelling was good but if you go for a walk along the trail to the right of the island, you will come across a turtle playground! Happily swimming away from people, just delightful. Great day!

Great experience to be collected by driver who waited with my name on a card and dealt with the bags and getting me ion crutches into her van. Seat belted up etc, great driving by the driver and will be going back next week the same way.

This was such a beautiful day! The snorkelling was fantastic, and we were even lucky enough to have some turtles make an appearance! 🐢 The food was also a real standout — absolutely delicious, fresh seafood dishes. I’m not usually a big fan of seafood, but even I thought the food was outstanding! There were just a couple of little hiccups. The Lyvai tour staff told us we would be able to use Australian dollars at Le Ponton, which unfortunately wasn’t the case. Thankfully, EFTPOS was available, so it wasn’t a major issue. The first water taxi to Le Ponton had also broken down, so we had to wait for the second boat, which was an hour later. This meant we lost an hour of our time at Le Ponton, which we would have happily spent enjoying the beautiful location! Overall, though, it was a fantastic day and we thoroughly enjoyed it. 🌴🐢

Florence was a great tour guide for us and when I made a mistake with our pick up the company was fantastic is helping us too. We learnt a bit, enjoyed a bit, got recommendations for food and drink!! Just a lovely way to get oriented around Noumea at the start of our trip.

Great service. Easy to find outside airport … friendly staff and such a clean modern van. thank you

A good idea to get an overview of Noumea when you are on limited time, the views of the ocean were lovely and the history commentary was interesting

Well organised informative tour with lots of different vehicles which meant the wait was not long when we had finished visiting each stop.

The green train was a great way to get an overall experience of Noumea in an hour and half This being our first visit we were unsure of the layout The scenery was very picturesque and we stopped once at the lookout The guide and driver were very professional Bring a jacket as it can get windy and cool

The whole day was incredibly memorable, from the crystal clear azure coloured water to the turtles, tropical fish species and reef sharks, stunning on all levels. Take all drinks, food, comfort with you. Underwater snorkelling videos are the best ✅

The tour exceeded expectations. Our guide was prompt courteous informative and friendly.

A very helpful driver with a new van. My wife had hip complaints and sat in the front passenger seat alongside the driver. All verynice and helped us with our baggage into the hotel. We are older people so this was a real help.

We arrived in Nouméa on a cruise. The Lyvai staff were easy to locate and very friendly and helpful. My sons and I jumped on the hop on hop off bus and enjoyed all the stops. The aquarium is beautiful and well set out. We spent around 40 minutes there before hopping back on the bus and heading to Lemon Bay for ice cream at the frozen yogurt shop and a swim. The bus was very regular, around every 20 minutes so we were never left standing at the stop for very long. Highly recommend Lyvia and we will use them again on our next visit.

We arrived with our Carnival cruise and were shuttled to the Ferry Terminal where Lyvai had a stand advertising their tours. We booked the Country Tour which was excellent. As others did not book the same trip, we ended up with a personal tour, led by Yolende, who was excellent. The personal and professional service we received was brilliant. The local knowledge imparted by Yolende, gave us a truly insightful tour. Thank you, we would definitely book again.

This was the highlight of our holiday in Noumea. If you are looking to pick just one island day trip, then this ticks all the boxes. Only 30min max from Baie des Citrons, 7hrs is more than enough time there, value for money, great snorkeling for those who are new to it. It's definitely not the Red Sea , but perfect for my teens who have not seen been somewhere more exotic. We saw dozens of turtles, many fish, sea snakes and a white tipped reef shark- very lucky I'd say. As others have commented, the guys driving the boats are fantastic! Very obviously very skilled and experienced in rough seas. Pack a picnic plenty of water and enjoy relaxing all day.