Useful Websites

To find your way

What you need to know about Internet in New Caledonia

When in New Caledonia you will probably want to keep in touch with your friends and family or just surf on the Web.

If you live on site, you will have to ask to access the wireless system.

If you live in a hotel, you will have to ask at the front desk the password to access the system. Some hotels have a free connection; others may ask you to pay a fee. It will be wiser to ask when you make your booking.

If you have your own flat, then you will have to contact one of the Internet providers to get your own connection at home. If you have a telephone line at home but don’t have it connected, you will first have to go to any Post Office and apply for a connection, you must specify that you need an Internet access. Usually it takes two weeks before you have your connection. In the meantime you will have to do some shopping around to get the best price with an Internet provider. Here is the list:

CAN'L
30 BIS RUE DE LA SOMME CITY
NOUMEA
24.38.70
www.canl.nc

I-NET
CITY
17 RUE ANATOLE France
NOUMEA
25.34.36
www.inet.nc

INTERNETNC
DOMESTIC AIRPORT
65 RUE ROGER GERVOLINO
NOUMEA
26.17.17
www.internetnc.nc

MICRO LOGIC SYSTEMS
MAGENTA
28 RUE FELIX BROCHE
NOUMEA
24.99.24
www.mls.nc

NAUTILE
MAGENTA
213 RUE AUGUSTE BENEBIG
NOUMEA
28.74.28
www.nautile.nc

OFFRATEL
ANSE VATA
101 RTE DE L'ANSE VATA
NOUMEA
28.88.99

XL PROGRAMMATION MICRO
VALLEE DU TIR
21 RUE PALLU DE LA BARRIERE
NOUMEA
24.63.30
www.xlpm.nc

Cyber Cafe
If you prefer not to get your own Internet connection, or if you left your laptop behind, you still have many other options to keep in touch. You can go to Cyber Cafes around Noumea where for a small fee you can retrieve your e-mails, even get them printed, or just surf on the Web.

If you do have your laptop with you, then there are many restaurants and coffee shops around Noumea and in particular along the beaches close by where you can sit down, have a coffee or a cold drink and connect yourself.

Useful Websites in New Caledonia

Keeping in mind that most local Websites are in French, you will find a wealth of information, where to go, when, how. It could be an opportunity to refresh your French.

Discos

MV Lounge
Located on the beach, the MV Lounge offers top entertainment six days a week.
www.mvlounge.com/home.php

Bodega Del Mar
www.bodega.nc
Welcome to the Bodega Del Mar, a tapas bar (Mexican food) located right on the beach. Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 5.00 PM. Disco in the evening.

Pop Light
www.poplight.nc
The Pop Light is located on a wharf right next to the Bodega Del Mar and offers top music and great shows, a must when in Noumea if you like discos.

Concerts/Bands

Noumea by Night

www.noumeabynight.com
Noumea by Night offers you the full agenda of rock concerts, bands, groups, etc, by theme, location and date. Even though it is in French, it is quite easy to follow.

Fun and sun
Known as the next best thing to Paradise, you will want to discover New Caledonia, and in particular it’s Lagoon, the largest in the world, corals, tropical fish, etc… You may want to explore the lagoon from the top or in it, the choice is yours.

Jet ski/boat/sailing boat/ rentals
A very comprehensive Website where you will find just about all you need to see the Lagoon from above.

www.leguide.nc/services-utiles/transports/Location-de-bateau%10Jet-Ski

Diving and scuba diving
Join the guided dive trips and let the experienced instructors show you some of New Caledonia’s most spectacular dive sites.

Noumea Diving
(French and English)
www.noumea-diving.nc/divingcenters/divingcenters.htm

ABC Diving
(French and English)
www.noumea-diving.nc/divingcenters/abcdiving/abcdiving.htm

Iatok Diving
(French)
www.noumea-diving.nc/divingcenters/Iatocdiving/iatok.htm

Abyss Diving
(French)
www.noumea-diving.nc/divingcenters/Abyss/abyss.htm

Amedee Diving Club
(French and English)
www.noumea-diving.nc/divingcenters/adc/adc.htm

Lagoon Safaris
(French and English)
www.lagoon-safaris.nc/home/index.php

Car rentals

If you just want to discover the City and the beaches close by or go anywhere you want just to explore the island, you may want to hire a car. Don’t forget that in New Caledonia they drive on the other side of the road. It is exactly the same as in Australia except that you drive on the right side and overtake on the left side, give way to the right; the rest is just the same. If you don’t feel too confident, take it slowly at first and just in case, put a colourful sticker on the steering wheel or the dashboard with written on it “Right hand side”.

Point Rouge
(French)
www.pointrouge.com

Mencar
(French and English)
www.mencar.nc

Hertz
(French and English)
www.hertz-nc.com

Loca5
(French)
www.locavw.tradingmania.com

Avis
(French)
www.avis.fr/Locationvoiture/Australie-Pacifique/Nouvelle-Caledonie/Noumea/Agence-Noumea-

Ada
(French)
www.ada.nc

Tourism

If you don’t know what to choose or where to go, you will find all that you need to know in the following Websites.

Nouvelle Caledonie Tourisme
(French and English)
www.nouvellecaledonietourisme-sud.com

Kanaky Nouvelle Caledonie
(French and English)
www.kanaky-nouvelle-caledonie.com

Nouvelle Caledonie Tourisme
(French and English)
www.nouvelle-caledonie-tourisme.fr

Office New Caledonia
(French and English)
www.office-tourisme.nc

Airlines

There is only one international airline in New Caledonia, Aircalin International, although you may be travelling with Qantas. Aircalin has a fleet of brand new Airbus which is maintained by Qantas in Australia. At times Aircalin charters Qantas planes to keep up with an increasing demand for seats to and from Australia.

Aircalin International
(French and English)
http://www.aircalin.com

Additionally, there is one domestic airline with daily flights to the Loyalty Islands, Mare, Lifou, Ouvea and the Isles of Pines.

Air Calédonie
(French and English)
www.air-caledonie.nc

Miscellaneous

Australian General Consulate
www.dfat.gov.au/missions/countries/nc.htm

Telecom (OPT)
White and yellow pages
(French)
www.1012.nc

SMS

You may send a free SMS from Internet to a local mobile phone, or purchase an “IZI” card at any Post Office or tobacco shop or newsagent in Noumea or anywhere on the island and send a SMS home from the same Website which is in French but self explanatory.

www.mobitag.nc

Weather forecast
(French)
www.meteo.nc

International Airport
(French and English)
www.tontouta-aeroport.nc

City Hall
(French and English)
www.annuaire-mairie.fr/ville-noumea.html

Portal on New Caledonia
(French)
www.kaledonie.com