Amedee Island Escape

This wonderfully relaxing excursion introduces you to the tropical paradise of Amedee Island, where you'll enjoy beach activities and a glass-bottom boat ride over the barrier reef.

Travel by coach from the pier to Port Moselle where you'll board a high-speed ferry bound for Amedee Island. The island lies due south of Noumea, surrounded by the turquoise Coral Sea. It's the ultimate place to relax because the island is little more than beach, tropical foliage and an historic iron lighthouse that was transported from France and reconstructed here in 1865.

The time spent here is yours to do as you please. You might sunbathe on the sugar-white beach or read a book under the shade of a coconut palm. You can easily walk the length of the island or completely around it, as Amedee is ringed by beach.

Also, being part of a marine reserve in a magnificent lagoon that's a UNESCO World Heritage site, the island offers spectacular snorkeling. However, if you'd prefer to see the underwater world without getting wet, just board the glass-bottom boat, where you'll likely catch sight of turtles, manta rays and other marine life.

Another highlight is lunch, served buffet-style as you watch a traditional dance performance. Later, you might try your hand at sarong tying or, if you're feeling particularly ambitious, learn to climb a coconut palm.

After approximately five hours enjoying all that Amedee Island has to offer, you'll return by ferry to Port Moselle where your coach awaits to transfer you back to the cruise ship pier.