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Guests arrive at l'Escapade Island Resort on Ilot Maitre via the 54 passenger, air conditioned ferry the Coral Palms. It's a 25 minute boat trip from downtown Noumea over the calm waters of the New Caledonia lagoon.
The Coral Palms makes 7 round trips a day with extra trips on weekends when events are planned at the Ouen Toro Restaurant. The reception building is a modernized version of a New Caledonia "case" or meeting house. It includes the resort offices, a gift shop and of course the reception desk, open 24/7.
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Noumea is the capital and vacation centre of the Islands of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Noumea is a "French" city, but the 91,000 inhabitants are a very mixed cultural group with French, Melanesian, Polynesian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and lots of mixtures of these. Over 60% of the population of New Caledonia lives in Noumea.Noumea is a peninsula on the southwestern end of Grande Terre and the central business district (Centre Ville) is next to one of the best natural harbours in the South Pacific. The lagoon side of the peninsula has two picturesque bays with white sand beaches and is called Anse Vata and Baie des Citrons. These twin bays are the international tourism capital of New Caledonia with hotels, restaurants and bars on the landward side of "La Promenade".First settled by the French in 1854, Noumea retains close political ties with France. It has excellent schools and public facilities - parks, recreation areas, exercise paths, schools and medical facilities. Today it is the fastest growing city in the South Pacific. There are 23 hotels in Noumea ranging from one to five stars and over 100 Restaurants.
