Up the East coast

Discovering the Main Island by the windward side

ANCHORAGES FROM SOUTH TO NORTH

  • Kuebuni : turquoise-blue lagoon, red soil and columnar pines. Entrance to the anchorage at the bottom of the Bay by high visibility, (sun in the back) with polarized sunglasses on. Protected from all winds. Sandy and muddy bottom.
  • Ouinné : anchorage at the bottom of the Bay, protected from all winds, entrance at high visibility (sun in the back). Sandy and muddy bottom. Old mining village, lawn and nice little houses, warm welcome at Dédé’s shop, open from 3 to 5:00 pm every day.
  • Port Bouquet : many anchorages for all wind directions. Nice beaches, unique reef diving and fishing spots.
  • Canala :one of the best shelters of the East Coast. High mountains, large bay, sandy and muddy bottom, mangrove swamps and river that you can travel up by dinghy to the tribe for a visit and supplie.
  • Kouaoua : anchorage in cap Bégat Bay. Good protection.
  • Touho : anchorage in front of the beach in 6m deep sandy bottom. SE protection.
  • Hienghene : one of the favourite destination for Caledonians ; photogenic valleys, waterfalls and spectacular diving. Anchorage in the bay on sandy and muddy bottom. Protection E/S/W. Marina at the mouth of the river, enter at high tide, stay on the left side, be cautious of sand banks. It is strictly forbidden to anchor in the river.
  • Pam Bay : excellent anchorage for all wind destinations (except North, uncomfortable). Sandy and muddy bottom in approximately 4 metres depth. Long and nice dinghy rides.

HIENGHÈNE MARINA

ph.: 42 43 57
www.hienghene-tourisme.nc
Contact the Harbourmaster’s office before arrival
Guest dock : upon availability (closed in case of cyclone).
10 places at the dock for monohulls under 15 metres. 1.80 metres draft.
Toilets, water, electricity (220 V), weather forecast, restaurant opposite the marina. Payment by cheque or cash.

TOUHO MARINA

Ph. : 42 88 07 Town hall
tourisme@mairie-touho.nc
Contact the town hall before arrival.
Guest dock : upon availability (closed in case of cyclone).
Basin for boats under 15 m.
Toilets, water, electricity (220 V), garbage collection.

Marine Area

  • Port Bouquet/Nemou : Area of sustainable management. Fishing is prohibited.
  • Hienghène/Yeega : Provincial Park. It is forbidden to fish, collect or disturb fauna and flora. Lighting a fire is prohibited outside the intended equipment on the islet.
  • Hienghène/Dohimen : Wild nature reserve. Accessible but limited for the public. Spawning ground for fish.
  • Pouebo/Hyabé-lé-Jao : Area of sustainable management. including 3 wild nature reserves, accessible but restricted, fishing and diving prohibited.
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USEFUL CONTACTS

CANALA

Medical centre ph.: 47 75 60
Gendarmerie ph.: 44 87 75
Post Office ph.: 42 31 00
BCI Bank ph.: 42 30 43
Mobil petrol station ph.: 42 55 39
Point I / Information ph.: 42 60 61

Hiking Marcel Oujanou ph.: 42 60 61
Canyoning Terraventure ph.: 77 88 19
www.terraventure.nc

TOUHO

Medical centre ph. : 47 75 10
Gendarmerie ph. : 47 89 75
Post Office ph. : 42 88 00
Shell petrol station ph. : 42 43 33
Mobil (gaz) ph. : 42 88 05

HIENGHENE

Medical centre ph.: 47 75 00
Gendarmerie ph.: 47 89 80
Post Office ph.: 42 81 00
BCI Bank ph.: 42 77 10
Tenem petrol station ph.: 42 43 33
ALV rent-a-car ph.: 42 58 00 (in Poindimié)

Point I / Information ph.: 42 43 57
www.hienghene-tourisme.nc
Diving Babou Côté Océan
ph.: 42 83 59
www.babou-plongee.com

Nautical base ph. : 42 84 28
www.aventure-pulsion.nc
Horse trek Abel
Ph. : 42 54 43 / 42 43 57

TOURISM NORTH PROVINCE

35, av. Foch, Nouméa – ph.: 27 78 05
www.tourismeprovincenord.nc

OUINNÉ

One of the rare inhabited place of the “forgotten coast”, well named because it is inaccessible by road. Deserted anchorages.

MOUNT PANIÉ

Several waterfalls coming down the Mount Panié, natural reserve and New Caledonia’s highest peak (1620 m), including the Tao waterfall (100 m high), impossible to miss from the road.

ÎLOT YEEGA

Botanical and underwater paths, for an instructive and playful approach of biodiversity.

BAC DE LA OUAIÈME

(Ferry)
Picturesque crossing of the Ouaième river on a ferry, only way to reach Pouébo from Hienghène by road