Sources · Destination Guide

Noumea and the southwest lagoon

A Noumea-based lagoon circuit, with a separate road-to-boat Tenia day

View On Map

Research Sources

Destination Guide Sources For Noumea and the southwest lagoon

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

55 sources • Updated Oct 30, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 30, 2026.

New Caledonia Tourism: diving and Noumea passes - Locates Dieppoise at {{ 26 | distance:m }}, Boulari and Dumbea drift passes and possible marine fauna; country-wide statements are not local guarantees.
New Caledonia Tourism: snorkeling sites - Names Amedee, Canard and Tenia snorkeling areas; availability must be checked separately.
Province Sud: map and regulations for protected areas - Distinguishes marine nature reserves, sustainable resource management areas, and strict no-entry reserves; site-specific restrictions.
Province Sud: Guide du Lagon 2026 - 2026 regional conservation and vessel guidance, AGDR category and official marine contacts.
Province Sud: public islet access alerts - Current public alert page; Goeland seasonal closure and temporary red flags.
Province Sud environmental code: protected fauna - Turtle disturbance and protected mammal approaches, and prohibitions on shark feeding.
Ville de Noumea: municipal swimming and water activity rules - Current municipal protected swimming areas and at-your-own-risk areas.
Ville de Noumea: April 2026 shark-related restrictions - April 16-26 2026 temporary restrictions after shark attack; historical not permanent closure.
Ville de Noumea: bathing water quality status - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: weather and seasons - Warm cyclone-prone season, cooler season and October-November transition.
Meteo-France New Caledonia: climatic seasons - Local climate seasonal structure and trade wind considerations.
New Caledonia Tourism: trade seasonal guidance - Official April-December diving/snorkeling advice, September-November outdoors, travel season.
Meteo-France New Caledonia: current forecast and alerts - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: Amedee Lighthouse visitor guide - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
Mary D Amedee excursion: 2026 listing and rates - 2026 published adult price, lighthouse separate fee; ship excursions are not certified scuba trips.
Noumea Islands Tours: quote-only scuba outing - Noumea scuba service listed for 2026 but by quotation and weather permitting.
Iatok Diving Paradise: local dive and training offering - Wrecks, reefs, training, two-dive prices and equipment extras.
Odyssey Diving: local dive offerings and rates - Noumea day-diving price and customized trips, including wider regional options that do not expand this scope.
Abyss Plongee: Noumea diving operations - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
Blue Caledonia Freediving School: AIDA training listing - Instructor-based freediving instruction AIDA 1/2, prices and minimum age.
Enjoy Diving: day dives and multi-day cruise listing - Advertises cabins and multiday cruising, but no evidenced routine overnight southwest-circuit package or confirmed departures.
New Caledonia Tourism: Tenia Islet - Tenia protected islet reached by Boulouparis taxi boat, not Noumea ferry.
Jackaroo Surf Camp: Port Ouenghi Tenia taxi boat - Port Ouenghi departure for Tenia with 2026 day boat and published price.
Bouts d'Brousse: historical Bourake Tenia taxi-boat listing, current page unavailable - Historical listing carried a temporary-closure flag; cited page returned404on3November2026. No present operation or continuing closure inferred.
JeSport: Bourake Tenia taxi-boat event listing - Alternative Bourake day-boat event listing for Sep 2026 to Sep 2027; verify reservation and operating permission.
New Caledonia Tourism: Duck Island underwater trail - The underwater trail is described but does not establish current passenger access.
New Caledonia Tourism: Duck Island taxi boat, temporarily closed - Specific service flagged temporarily closed, despite generic schedule.
New Caledonia Tourism: Duck Island, temporarily closed - Islet itself flagged temporarily closed; do not promise access.
New Caledonia Tourism: Ouen Toro walking trail - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: Aquarium des Lagons 2026 listing - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: Tjibaou Cultural Centre - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: Maritime Museum - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: Ouenghi Bridge - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: La Tontouta airport information - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: international flight routes - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: Noumea bus and taxi guide - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: getting around Grande Terre - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: passport, visas and customs - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: money, ATMs and tipping - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: plan your trip - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: health and safety - Health service general overview; hyperbaric status requires separate verification.
CHT Gaston-Bourret: emergency department and SAMU - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
Australian Smartraveller: New Caledonia safety advisory - 2026 travel caution, limited offshore rescue and hyperbaric referral uncertainty.
FFESSM New Caledonia: 2024 hyperbaric service interruption and restoration - 2024 chamber pause and later resumed medical cover; historical status does not guarantee 2026 staffing.
SCADEM: hyperbaric chamber operator - Names technical chamber operator, not real-time emergency clinical access.
UNESCO: Lagoons of New Caledonia serial World Heritage listing - UNESCO listing is six discrete marine clusters, not one blanket protected-water permission.
New Caledonia Tourism: customary access and etiquette - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: useful and emergency contacts - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Maritime Affairs: boating safety guidance - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: Noumea bays and transport - Authoritative regional travel, operator or public-service information; current operation not guaranteed.
New Caledonia Tourism: current travel situation - Tourism reopened after 2024 events, but security conditions and services should still be checked.
New Caledonia Tourism: mobile coverage, prepaid SIM/eSIM and public Wi-Fi - Helia/OPT-NC prepaid SIM and eSIM options, registration and Noumea public hotspot guidance.
New Caledonia Service Public: entry and visa requirements, March 2026 - Territorial public service authority outlining nationality- and residency-dependent short-stay entry conditions.
New Caledonia Congress: 2026 proposed furnished-rental tourism tax - May 2026 draft lodged for legislative debate: proposal status does not establish an in-force levy.
Destination hero photo by Alan & Flora Botting - Kuendu Beach, Noumea, New Caledonia.. Photo: Alan & Flora Botting / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Cropped and resized. Cropped image retains the same license.