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Snorkeling at Duck Island, Noumea - île aux Canards - New Caledonia
Duck Island, or île aux Canards, is just off the coast of Noumea, New Caledonia at Anse Vata Beach. It's a popular destination for tourists, both staying in Noumea, and visiting for the day from cruise ships, and so there is an assortment of tours that come here - or of course, you can find your own way to the island.
We visited Duck Island while we were in Noumea on a cruise with Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas, and found the snorkelling to be pretty fantastic!
A few words of warning though.
1. The beach is largely broken coral, so you need something on your feet to walk around. Reef shoes are a good idea.
2. The best snorkelling is in deeper water, around the outside of the protected reef area. This means you need to be a confident swimmer.
3. Outside the reef the waves can get rough if the wind picks up. Again, you need to be a confident swimmer, especially given it can be a fair swim back to shore if the weather turns sour and you are a decent way out along the snorkel trail.
That said, you can see beautiful fish closer to shore, but the best is further out.
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New Caledonia, Noumea - Ile aux Canards snorkelling
New Caledonia, Noumea - Ile aux Canards snorkelling
TRANSIT NC | Île aux Canards (Noumea-New Caledonia)
TRANSIT - Party Highlights @ Île aux Canards - Noumea - New Caledonia on July13/2013.
DJ's line up: Oliver A (Transit) - Phil (Transit) - Exa (Subculture) - Le Brond (Sydney-Aus) - Matt Aubusson (Sydney-Aus) -
Music: Fatal Attraction - Paska (Dave Nash remix).
Ile aux Canards Duck Island
This short video shows our departure from Sydney, traverse of the Coral Sea and trip to Ile aux Canards, Duck Island, in Noumea, capital of the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia.
Duck Island is a stunning coral islet in Anse Vata Bay. Our excursion began with a shuttle service that took us from the our ship, Holland America Lines Noordam, to our embarkation point.
Following a safety briefing we boarded the zodiac – a small but powerful boat which took us on a fast, furious and thrilling ride out to Duck Island. We sped through the harbour, past our cruise ship and out into the bays that surround Noumea. We passed by the iconic Baie de l’Orphelinat and Baie des Citrons, favourite destinations for locals and visitors alike.
We disembarked the zodiac at Duck Island a stunning coral islet in Anse Vata Bay. You won’t find many ducks here, but you will have two hours to discover this idyllic island paradise. Lay on the sand and soak up the sun or splash around in the tropical water. It’s the perfect snorkelling location with bright coral teeming with exotic fish just off the shore. Explore by following a unique, underwater path that is marked with signage that guides you through this underwater world.
For the perfect end to a day in paradise, we boarded the zodiac and raced back across the bays, with great views of Noumea’s beaches and coastline, before returning to the Noordam.
Paul and I have been to Noumea many times. We love it and its mix of French and Melanesian cultures.
Duck Island (le aux Canards island) New Caledonia 2017
Duck Island also known as le aux Canards island is located only 10mins (via water taxi) from the main island of Noumea. Footage was taken during an afternoon trip in April 2017.
Note: Giant Turtles were actually from L'escapade Island Resort which will be featured in a later video.
Hardware used:
GoPro Hero Black 5
GoPro Hero Sessions 5
Feiyu Tech G5 Gimbal
Go Pro's were set at 2.7k/30FPS/Linear
Audio is Mura Masa ft. Asap Rocky - Lovesick
Snorkeling île aux Canards ( Nouméa ) - New Caledonia, Nouvelle-Calédonie
île aux Canards, just off the coast of Nouméa is a quick water boat taxi destination for day trip, or even just a few hours. No turtles this time but I hear they're usually around. TONS of fish, good restaurant and lost of exciting things to see
Canard Island in New Caledonia
Duck Island , Noumea , New Caledonia
Drone footage of Duck Island in New Caledonia. Shot on a DJI Spark
Zodiak Ride to Duck Island Noumea
NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE - Une bonne raison de découvrir l'île aux canards ~ NEW CALEDONIA - Duck island
Découverte de la richesse des fonds marins de l'île aux canards, à 5 minutes de Nouméa en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cet ilôt est classé réserve naturelle, c'est ce qui en fait un des sites des plus préservés de l'île.
Pour en découvrir d'avantage sur la Nouvelle-Calédonie, vous pouvez nous suivre sur Instagram :
Liste des espèces marines rencontrées :
- Baliste titan
- Tortue verte
- Diodon porc-épic
- Bénitier bleu
- Corail litchi
- Remora
- Carangue à grosse tête
- Murène marbrée
- Requin corail
- Poisson perroquet
- Poisson ange
- Calamar
- Dawa
- Syngnathe aiguille
- Poisson crocodile
- Tricot rayé jaune
- Poisson trompette
- Raie pastenague
- Sèche
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Top 10 things to do in Noumea New Caledonia
Noumea is the capital city of a small French island called New Caledonia, Nouvelle Calédonie in French. New Caledonia is a tropical island in the South Pacific. It is located halfway between Australia and Fiji and is now a destination for cruise ships in the South Pacific.
There are lots of things to do in Noumea and lots of things to see in Noumea. This video features our top 10 favorite things to do in Noumea, New Caledonia. Whether you are looking for things to do for a day or whether you are staying for a longer vacation in Noumea, we've got you covered.
Music in order of appearance:
1. Anse Vata:
Tuesday Dub by Silent Partner
2. Duck Island (Ile aux Canards):
Rhastafarian by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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3. Noumea Aquarium (Aquarium des Lagons):
Reaching Out by Sappheiros Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Music provided by Music for Creators
4. Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center (Centre Culturel Jean-Marie Tjibaou, musuem built by Italian architect Renzo Piano):
Dub Eastern by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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5. Lemon Bay (Baie des Citrons):
City Groove by Jingle Punks
6. Ouen Toro hill in Noumea:
Omission by Huma Huma
7. Moselle City Market (Marché du quai Moselle):
Beach Party - Islandesque by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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8. Coconut Square (Place des Cocotiers):
Live and Direct by Silent Partner
9. Noumea Maritime Museum (Musée Maritime):
Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (
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10. Noumea Zoo (home of the kagu bird or cagou in French, indigenous bird of New Caledonia:
Spark by Albis
2018-03-18 - Île aux Canards - Nouméa - Nouvelle Calédonie
Vie de la petite faune de l'Île aux Canards : poissons-clowns, labre, poisson-ange, poissons-demoiselles...
Amedee Island October 2018
A day trip to Amedee Island on October 23, 2018. We took this day trip from Noumea after arriving early in the morning, following two days at sea on the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship. The island is only a relatively short 45 minute trip on a luxury boat that takes you to the main beach on the island. You can walk around the island easily, however you do need to keep an eye open for snakes, as they tend to appear out of nowhere. There is also a glass bottom boat that takes you across the coral reef where you will see hundreds of fish and a few local turtles. You can also get close up to the turtles by simply swimming or snorkeling off any of the beaches. The turtles aren't afraid and will swim right up to you. the coral reefs here are amazing. The day trip also includes a fantastic buffet lunch and an entertaining show put on by some of the locals. I would highly recommend this day trip, especially if you know the weather is going to good.
Reef Life - Ile Aux Canards, Noumea
Shot on a canon Powershot D10 in about 2m of water. Ile Aux Canards is a marine reserve and the fish are a lot less weary of people.
Isle of Pines | Le Meridien Resort , New Caledonia , 27th December 2019
Visiting the Isle of Pines in New Caledonia during our cruise on Carnival Spirit in December 2019.
The ship anchored in Kuto Bay and a tender brought us to the pier.
After a quick look at the bay we boarded a mini-bus to Le Meridien Ile des Pins located in picturesque Oro Bay on the other side of the island.
00:01 Welcome to the island.
00:09 Driving to Oro Bay. The driver narrates the drive pointing out notable buildings and landmarks.
02:26 Arrival at Le Meridien Iles de Pins.
03:15 - Walking through resort to beach area.
03:53 - Arrival at the (private!) beach.
04:19 - A spot of kayaking and wading in the water.
05:48 - Underwater... fish!
09:45 - Scorpion fish.
10:32 - Pool area.
12:03 - Exploring the resort accommodation area.
12:58 - Back at Kuto Bay. Small market area. Walking back to pier to meet our tender.
Full Moon Party Île aux Canards
Et voici la vidéo de la Full Moon Party sur l'Île aux Canards, organisée par les internes du CHT, et qui a eu lieu le Vendredi 18 Octobre 2013 ! Plein de bons souvenirs ! Merci à tous !!! Tata bisous !
2018-08-25 - Seiche - Île aux Canards - Nouméa - Nouvelle Calédonie
Petite séquence d'une seiche relativement placide à l'Île aux Canards.
Noumea Duck Island
Zodiac ride to Duck Island and Snorkelling around Duck Island.
Snorkelling at Isle Aux Canard
Snorkelling at Isle Aux Canard in Noumea in March 2014. My first attempt with the GoPro and lots of learnings. i.e. slower movement is better