Chez Nath

Loyalty Islands


Head through the casual open-air restaurant (meals from 2000 CFP) and follow the coral paths to two smart traditional thatched-roof cases with an external shower and toilet block. There’s electricity, friendly faces and guides for local walks too, though the beach is a good 40-minute walk away. At Tribu de Kaewatine in the north of the island.


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