AI generatedBourail
New Caledonia · Grande Terre
Short description of Bourail
Bourail is the cattle country of the west coast, where Caledonian stockmen work the plains between the mountains and the sea. Its coast has the rock arch of Bonhomme de Bourail standing offshore and the long crescent of Poé beach, where the reef comes close enough to snorkel from the sand. Turtles nest at La Roche Percée between November and March under the eye of a volunteer watch. The town holds an agricultural fair each August that fills it with rodeo and stalls. A New Zealand war cemetery and a small museum record the Pacific war years.
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Best time to visit: September – November
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All highlights and sightsBeta
- Poé beach and its lagoon
- Bonhomme de Bourail rock arch
- La Roche Percée and the turtle watch (November - March)
- Snorkelling on the Poé reef
- Bourail agricultural fair (August)
- New Zealand war cemetery
- Cattle stations of the west plains
- Microlight flight over the lagoon
- Bourail museum
- Surf breaks at La Roche Percée