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HOTELS
& SMALL RESORTS :
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KODJEUE
HOTEL - on the water’s edge
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12
attractive bungalows,
right on the water’s edge, are the only ones
on the island with prime sunset views.
8
are for 2 persons and 4 are for 4
pers.
25
other bungalows, 6 with kitchenette, nestle
in the Kodjeue coconut grove, just a few minutes
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The
resort has cars to hire.
The whole hotel is sadly and badly in need of
refurbishment.
The bungalows at present lend themselves to
long-term rental.
Close
by, is the diving club, Kunie
Scuba Centre
Kodjeue Hotel and KSC offer a special
package, year round, in a standard
bungalow, for 2 persons (bed, breakfast
& 2 dives) for 36 150; for 1 person:
23 650 cfp, with the possibility to stay
as many nights as wished on the same basis.
Bookings for this package are directly through
the hotel : resa@kodjeue.nc
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SPECIALS
(without breakfast) ALL YEAR : inquire
directly to the hotel
For
more information & Reservations :
Tel :(+687) 46 11 42 or e-mail : resa@kodjeue.nc
Contact
diving club :
Visit their Internet site : www.kunie-scuba.com
or e-mail : kuniescuba@canl.nc
or tel./fax : Kunie Scuba Centre (+687)46 11
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NB:
In Japanese : www.kuniedive.com
email: info@kuniedive.com
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KOU-BUGNY
HOTEL
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Kuto
Bay
Hotel
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Nestled
under magnificent, spreading bugny trees,
Kou-Bugny Hotel is made up of bungalows and
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The
original 12 impressive, round bungalows
share the grounds with a two-level
building featuring 26 rooms.
All offer modern comforts including
air-conditioning, bathrooms and television.
Two of the rooms are classed 'special
comfort': one has a spa and the other a sauna.
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Across
the road, overlooking Kuto's sweeping,
white sand beach, sits the hotel's restaurant.
Its terrace is an enticing spot to relax
during the day (stop by for lunch, or simply
coffee or ice-cream) and to catch the sunset
whilst sipping an aperitif.
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Prices
(per night) :
Room from: 24 000 cfp (2 pers)
Bungalow from : 28 000 cfp (1-3 pers.
or 1-6 pers)
Cars
are available for hire.
For
more information : visit www.kou-bugny.com
Inquire
about packages including transfers, bed
& breakfast and make
Reservations
via e-mail : reservation@kou-bugny.com
or Tel : (687) 24 92 80 - Fax : (687) 24 92
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KUBERKA
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Two
minutes’ walk from Kuto Bay
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Two
minutes’ walk from Kuto beach, Kuberka offers
3 bungalows and 8 rooms, all immaculate
and each equipped with bathroom, television,
fan and fridge.
Kuberka,
run by Pascal and his staff, has a
reputation for its good food and accepts
casual bookings. Dine inside, or in a pleasant
setting outside around the fresh-water pool.
Pool,
garden and outdoor restaurant
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Prices
(per night)
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Room : (1-3 adults)
7 500 cfp
(1 pers.) / 9
400 cfp (2 pers.) / 11
300 cfp (3 pers.)
Bungalow
: (2-5 adults)
12
400 cfp to 18
000 cfp
Extra
mattress : 1
000 cfp
Child under 12 : 850
cfp
Note:
Air conditioning is available on request.
WI-FI
available.
Breakfast
per person : 1 000 cfp,
child 3-12 years old : 500
cfp
For
more information and Reservations :
Kuberka Tel : (687) 46 11 18 - Fax :
(687) 46 11 58
Email : kuberka@mls.nc
or
Center Voyages, Nouméa
(English-speakers)
Tel: (687) 28 40 40
Email : centertours@cvoyages.nc
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Le
MERIDIEN
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Oro
Bay
Luxury
Resort Hotel
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The
most luxurious resort on Isle of Pines,
the Meridien harmonises with the
luxuriant tropical setting of a cove in Oro
Bay, on the east coast - ‘where the sun
rises, where the moon rises’.
29
bungalow-suites each have their own private
balcony, lounge, double bed with
mosquito net and a sumptuous bathroom.
In
separate wings, 10 luxury bedrooms
overlook the pool and beach from their own
private balcony and another 10 look
out to a peaceful garden. Each unit is
equipped with television, telephone, video,
ceiling fans and air-conditioning.
Photo
courtesy of Le Méridien
The
style of architecture, in well-cared for
gardens, creates the atmosphere of a haven,
quite apart from the rest of the island.
Several
recent innovations include a small
botanic garden that gives guests the
opportunity to discover plants and aromatic
herbs the chef uses in his dishes. Walk a
little further and you'll find a sheltered
path along which to observe birds of the
forest and, nearby, is an area especially for
demonstrations such as how to make a bougna
(the island's traditional festive meal cooked
in the ground).
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Visitors
who are not staying at Le Meridien are
welcome to dine at the hotel, at mid-day or in
the evening, or they may spend the day there,
provided a booking is made and that space is
available.
"Day-trip"
visitors can lunch at the hotel as well
as enjoy the activities available free to
in-house guests, such as paddle-boats, kayaks,
bikes, billiards, beach and table tennis and a
putting green.
Casual
visitors are asked to respect the
hotel's dress code.
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Sumptuous
beauty and well-being treatments, using
exclusive products from Thailand, are
available at The Spa.
Choices for both men and women, as a couple or
solo, range from aromatic massages,
reflexology, peelings and exotic body wraps,
to facial and nail care.
Open
every day except Sunday, 10am - 6pm. Bookings
at reception or tel. (687) 46 15 20 for
outside guests.
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about having a massage in the open air on the
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Prices
2020
(per
night,
breakfast
and
tax incl. for 2 persons) :
Rooms : from 44 000 cfp
Bungalow Suites : from 51 500 cfp
Extra bed : 9 900 cfp
There
is no charge, except for breakfast, for
children under 12 who share a room with
their parents.
Infant beds are also free and should be booked
before arrival.
Wifi
is available.
For
more information consult : www.marriott.fr
or Contact : info.idp@lemeridien.com
Reservations
: e-mail : info.idp@lemeridien.com
or
Isle of Pines Tel : (687) 46 15 15 - Fax :
(687) 46 15 16
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NATAIWATCH
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Kanumera
Bay
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This
park-like resort is close to Kanumera Bay
- a picture of various shades of turquoise,
no matter what the weather, dominated by a
single, huge, coral rock and bordered by
another wonderful, white sand beach.
4
traditional, Melanesian-style bungalows, are
ideal for families. They have a
kitchenette and sleeping space for 4 persons,
toilet and shower facilities and a safety box.
8 newer bungalows, with facilities, suit 2
or 3 persons. They have a small fridge,
ceiling fans and a safety box.
As
with the other resorts, Nataiwatch has its own
restaurant and bar. There are bikes and
cars to hire, as well as snorkels & masks.
Day trips on the sea and island tours by
minibus can be arranged.
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Nataiwatch
is also well-organised for camping. Its
resort facilities are open to campers and
electricity, sheltered tables and fire-sites,
showers and toilets are also provided.
(See Eco-tourism below.)
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Prices (per
night)
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Twinned
bungalow with breakfast included
From 10 900
cfp - Child under 12 : 1
500 cfp
Traditional
bungalow -
without breakfast
From 16 900
cfp - Child under 12 : 1
500 cfp
Continental
buffet breakfast : 1 500 cfp -
Children under 12 : 750 cfp
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Fast
WI-FI internet connection is available
free,
for
your own portable computer.
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For
more information visit : www.nataiwatch.com
Nataiwatch Tel : (687) 46 11 13 - Fax :
(687) 46 12 29
Reservations : direct by e-mail : resa.nataiwatch@gmail.com
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OURÉ
TERA HOTEL
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Tucked
away at the end of Kanumera Bay, Ouré Lodge is
situated in one of the most beautiful spots of
Isle of Pines.
Formerly
a popular rendezvous for back-packers, the
site is now a 4-star hotel.
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30
wooden bungalows, tastefully designed and
slightly elevated, are dotted here and there
throughout the coconut grove by the sea. 5
of the bungalows are double. Each unit has
a large bedroom, its own bathroom and private
terrace.
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Dinner
by soft light is in the main restaurant, while
lunch and sunset drinks can be taken in the
open-air bar right on the water’s edge.
Both
the restaurant and bar may be open to casual
guests, depending on availability :make
inquiries and a booking.
An
attractive pool completes the luxuriant
garden setting.
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Prices
(per night for 2 persons, breakfast
& tax incl.) :
Beach bungalow: from
39 600 cfp
Tropical bungalow: from 31 500 cfp
Garden room : from 27 000 cfp
Family bungalow (4 persons in 2 adjoining
rooms): 56 400 cfp
Specials
and last minute prices are available
throughout the year:
check on the hotel's website : www.tera.nc
Ouré
Hotel has bikes to hire and organises day
trips such as outrigger and other sea
excursions and mini-bus island tours.
Scooters
for hire from Yves Kouathé, near the hotel at
Atchu Camping: Phone:
(687)
78 11 09
Beach-side
activities such as kayaks, paddle boards,
snorkeling gear, petanque and table tennis are
available free to in-house guests.
For
more information and Reservations :
Tel: (687) 43 13 15 - Fax: (687) 43 13
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e-mail: resa.oure@tera.nc
or via website : www.tera.nc
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USEFUL
TIPS
Bring a torch with you if you stay on Isle of
Pines – especially on moon-less nights !
Visitors
are also well advised to bring insect repellent
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ATCHU
CAMPING
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Comagna,
two minutes beyond Ouré Hotel
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If
you dream of being put to sleep by the
swoosh of the waves and waking to birdsong,
the camping
site ATCHU might suit you.
These
peaceful, well-kept, extensive grounds, are
endowed with an abundance of luxuriant
vegetation where banana trees and lime trees
flourish alongside endemic species including
sandalwood.
This
camping spot is far from roughing it. In
fact, if you don't want to pitch a tent, you
can sleep in a large, round traditional
thatched hut, on a mattress laid out on
mats.
Hosts
Louise and Yves Kouathé provide all the
necessary to make camping pleasant: areas
specifically for cooking over a fire,
washing the dishes with running water, as
well as showers, toilets, wash-basins and a
clothes washing spot.
The
couple can also provide meals at a
reasonable price, transfers and excursions
to smaller islands or for fishing. You can
even cast your line directly in front of the
site.
Welcome!
Sleep
in a traditional hut, or a small wooden
chalet, or pitch your own tent
Swim
or fish close by
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PRICES
: (per night with your own tent)
From
1.000 cfp for a tent for 1 person
2.000 cfp for
a tent for 2 persons
Tent
hire : 2.500 cfp extra per night
Night
in thatched Hut (max 6 pers):
from 7.000 cfp for the hut
Night
in one of four chalets (mattress
on the ground):
max 3 pers. or 2 adults & 2
children
6.000 cfp
per chalet per night
2
new chalets
with beds : 4 pers.: 8.000
cfp, 5 pers.: 9.000
cup
Meals
: Breakfast : 1.100 cfp
Lunch or Dinner dish with accompaniment
(fish, chicken, prawns or snails) from 1.900
cfp to 2.800
CFP
Information
& Reservations :
Tel : (687) 78 11 09 / 46 41 39
Email : atchu-tourisme@mls.nc
Find
Yves & Louise on :
Atchu
camping:nautique - Facebook
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KOUENEY
CAMPING (pron: kwe-nay)
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Kouéney
Beach
Road
to Kuto Vao
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A
camping spot dominating a long, hidden
beach. It's the fruit of hard work
by Jean-Louis and Hélène Josse who have
created a park-like setting for their
camping site situated 1km from Kanumera, 2
km from Kuto and 4 km from Vao. It's quiet
and tucked away, despite not being far
from the road between Kuto and Vao
village.
From
early morning until sunset, the atmosphere
near the water's edge is captivating. The
only drawback could be facing the
sometimes fresh, south-east wind.
Campers
are welcome with or without tent,
and have the choice of cooking their own
meals or having them provided by the Josse
family who cook over an open fire, using
local produce.
Welcome
The
beach in front of the islets Duroc and
Adventure
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Prices
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1.000 cfp per person per night
(with your own tent)
Tent hire possible for a supplement
of 500 cfp p/pers.
1 cold shower and 2 toilets.
A
fridge, cooking utensils and a kettle
are available for campers’ use.
Free
WI FI
Meals:
Breakfast
: 600 cfp
Dinner in the evening : Fish or chicken
(entrée & dessert incl) : 2.500
cfp
Isle of Pines' snails menu : 3.500
cfp
Lobster menu : 5 000 cfp
A
picnic lunch,
comprising a sandwich, a fruit and
water, can be ordered for 1.000
cfp p/pers.
Transport
to & from the airport possible
: 1.000 cfp p/pers.
Information
& Reservations : (+687) 79
55 23
Email : louloujosse9@gmail.com
Find
Loulou & Lelene on
Facebook : Camping Koueney
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KÔ-NGÉ-ÂA-KE
CAMPING (formerly KOU-GNY CAMPING)
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An
enchanting camping site, near the
restaurant formerly known, indeed renown,
as Kou-Gny, meaning ‘coconut tree trunk’.
The secluded spot is in a coconut grove on
the water’s edge at Oro Bay. It’s not easy
to get to Kou-Gny, but the effort is
rewarding - the peace and beauty here are
the stuff of dreams !
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Take
the road to Oro, cross the bridge to the
Meridien hotel, then follow the road on your
right for 300 metres through the bush.
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Tekla,
the manager, provides cold
showers, toilets, tables under cover and
meals, if you wish.
Fish
or lobster for a special lunch
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Prices
(per
night) :
1 000 cfp per tent per night. Tent
hire: 1
000 cfp extra per night.
Breakfast
1 500 cfp per pers.
3-course
meals : (fish, prawns or
chicken) ; 4 850 cfp
Lobster
meal (entrée, main dish and dessert
incl.): 8
000 cfp
Or,
providing you are 4 persons or more,
you can order a
generous sea-food platter at a cost
of 5 000
cfp per person.
You
need to book for both camping and meals.
For
more information and Reservations :
Tel/Fax :(+687) 99 27 81 or (+687)
45 95 30
Email
: tekla.haimanot888@gmail.com
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NATAIWATCH
CAMPING
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Nataiwatch
has 15 shady camp-sites nestled between
Kanumera beach and the Nataiwatch resort.
For meals there are 3 communal areas with
lights and electricity plugs, as well as 5
barbecues and a space for washing dishes.
The well-kept sanitary block consists of 5
toilets and 5 showers with hot water.
Free
WIFI high speed wireless access
is available throughout the camping area.
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Campers
can also enjoy the resort's other
facilities. See
above in Nataiwatch resort >>>
click
here
For
more information visit : www.nataiwatch.com
Nataiwatch Tel : (687) 46 11 13 - Fax
: (687) 46 12 29
Reservations : direct by e-mail : resa.nataiwatch@gmail.com
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ROLLER
BAY CAMPING
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Kuto
Region
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Roller
Bay Camping fits the term eco-tourism.
Situated on the long, unspoilt, white sand
Roller Bay beach, (la
Baie des Rouleaux) it’s just a short
distance from the more frequented Kuto Bay.
Separate
camping sites, each have their own
water, electricity and thatched-covered tables
looking out to sea. As well, there are
fireplaces, a central dining area, hot
showers in the evening, and
toilets.
Gaby
can organise transfers. He also offers visitors
the chance to discover various ways of
fishing and other nature highlights.
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Prices
(per
night) :
1 600 cfp per person, per night;
children under 10 : half-price.
Breakfast : 1 200 cfp per person
(optional).
One
bungalow (4 persons):
Price : 11.000 cfp per night.
Reservations:
Tel.: (687) 46 11 16 / (687) 72 36 30
e-mail: campingdesrouleaux2@gmail.com
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CAMPING
VANILLERAIE (Vanilla Grove Camping)
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Feel
like 'getting away from it all', going back to
nature, in peaceful surroundings?
If camping is your style, then you could be
tempted to plant your tent in a vanilla
plantation on the edge of Gadji Bay. Nicole
and her son Geoffrey have paid attention to
detail in providing a most pleasant camping
site. Tables and tent spots are well spaced,
there's a toilet and shower block (two of
each) complete with hot water and electricity,
as well as a place to cook over the fire - all
in the shelter and shade of wonderful trees
and vines, just a few steps from the renowned,
north facing bay.
Note: the beach in front of the vanilla
plantation is not suitable for swimming.
However, there are six canoes for hire in
order to explore Gadji Bay, either for an
hour, or for a morning's outing, including
being able to picnic on a little island.
Welcome
Nicole
- the vanilla plantation owner
Vanilla
beans
Visit the vanilla plantation
Picnic in the shade
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NOTE:
Visitors passing by are welcome to stop and
use this shaded area as a rest/picnic spot,
with access to the toilets for the sum of 200
cfp per person.
PRICES
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1.800 cfp
for two persons, per tent (your own), per
night.
Transfer from the airport (payment in
francs) can be arranged.
Canoes to hire: 1.400
cfp per hour. 1.000 cfp for
each extra hour.
Visit
(without guide) of the vanilla plantation
(sign-posted in French) is included in the
camping charge.
Information & Reservations :
Tel :
(687) 51 03 39
Email :
nicolekoteureu@gmail.com
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HOME-STAY
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"Chez
Jacques & Rosemarie Apikaoua"
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Kuto
Region
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Rosemarie
and Jacques Apikaoua host the Three
Banians, North Kuto (conveniently situated
between the northern end of Kuto beach and the
bakery).
4
Bedrooms (for 1 to 4 persons), a
thatched hut with a separation in the
middle for 2 couples or 4 persons, & 1
big thatched Hut (beds for 7 pers.)
Separate toilet and hot shower facilities.
One
other small thatched hut for a couple
and a child has toilet, wash-basin and cold
shower facilities inside.
Welcome
Small
hut for a couple and a child
Large
and small huts
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Prices
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• Rooms : 3.500 cfp per night for 2
persons 1.000 cfp for each extra
person.
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Huts : 4,500 cfp per night for 1 or 2
persons, 1,000 cfp for each extra
pers.
An
evening meal (entrée, main dish and dessert)
featuring mostly local produce costs 3.000
cfp per person and has the
originality of including
breakfast.
Otherwise,
breakfast
only is available for 1.000
cfp per person.
Daily
excursions can be organised.
Bookings
(preferably in French) :
Email :
japikaoua.ja@gmail.com
Ph. (+687) 76 63 49 / (+687) 76 21 86
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