Gîte Cocotier

Loyalty Islands


Sammy has some good options at Cocotier, about 500m north of the church in Mouli. It’s across the road from the beach, but you can pitch your tent on the beachfront. Hire bikes, go snorkelling or take an island tour for 3500 CFP. A set menu is 2200 CFP. Airport transfers cost 3000 CFP.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Loyalty Islands attractions

1. Pont de Mouli

3.9 MILES

It may seem unusual to recommend a road bridge as a top sightseeing spot, but at Pont de Mouli, Ouvéa’s tip, Mouli island, is cut off by a wide channel…

2. Fayaoué Beach

8.61 MILES

The highlight of Ouvéa is its magnificent beach and lagoon. While the east coast of the island is mainly rough cliffs pounded by the Pacific Ocean, the…

3. Ouvéa Memorial

13.08 MILES

The large memorial in Wadrilla is a tribute to 19 Kanaks who died in 1988, when French military personnel stormed a cave to free French gendarmes being…

4. Trou Bleu d’Anawa

13.8 MILES

The deep Trou Bleu d’Anawa is sunk in the coral rock and connected to the sea underground. If you're lucky, you may see fish and turtles in the blue water…

5. Ouvéa Soap Factory

15.19 MILES

Take a free visit to the soap factory, next to the ferry quay in Wadrilla. Made from coconut oil, it is producing household soap, soap perfumed with…

6. Trou à Tortues

21.33 MILES

Up in the north near St Joseph, the Turtles Hole is down an unmarked dirt road, then along a 50m path through the bush. An immense hole in the limestone…