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All Trip Offer At The Cruise Ship Terminal Noumea New Caledonia: - Green Train Tour (During 1h30) - Hop On Hop Off - Country Tour (During 2h30) - Museum’s Tour (During 2h00) + Hop On Hop Off Free. - Duck Island+ Hop On Hop Off Free. - Aquarium+ Hop On Hop Off Free. - Zoological Parc(Transfer + Entry) - Tjibaou Cutural Center(Transfer Only + Entry) - Private Tour - Wakeboard - Golf The Staff Is Dressed In A Red Shirt
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Hiep T
9 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
We came to New Caledonia via cruise ship, so only had a single day.
Picked up tickets to Lyvai train tour at the cruise terminal and only short walk away near the hop on/off buses.
Train is good way to see the city and get lots of information about city/culture.
Warning if you sit-in front carriage you will get fuel smell when going uphills.
Train only does one stop at top of hill for photos/look-out and I could not see any toilets.
We had a pram that was left with staff at the start/end point of trip.
Only downside is we also had to purchase separate tickets for hop on/off bus and aquarium to use their bus services afterwards. I wish Lyvai would make a package deal as can get expensive for families. (Train $45 adult & $30 children >2. Bus+aquarium $45 adult & $30 children)
Aquarium doesn't open until 1pm, but Lyvai staff recommended baguette/pastry shop (Les Petits choux) across the road for lunch which was delicious.
Lyvai staff both train and buses very friendly and helpful.
NC people / public very friendly and enjoy waving and greeting us.
Picked up tickets to Lyvai train tour at the cruise terminal and only short walk away near the hop on/off buses.
Train is good way to see the city and get lots of information about city/culture.
Warning if you sit-in front carriage you will get fuel smell when going uphills.
Train only does one stop at top of hill for photos/look-out and I could not see any toilets.
We had a pram that was left with staff at the start/end point of trip.
Only downside is we also had to purchase separate tickets for hop on/off bus and aquarium to use their bus services afterwards. I wish Lyvai would make a package deal as can get expensive for families. (Train $45 adult & $30 children >2. Bus+aquarium $45 adult & $30 children)
Aquarium doesn't open until 1pm, but Lyvai staff recommended baguette/pastry shop (Les Petits choux) across the road for lunch which was delicious.
Lyvai staff both train and buses very friendly and helpful.
NC people / public very friendly and enjoy waving and greeting us.
Written 20 January 2024
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Dear Hiep,
Welcome to the closest island to heaven and thank you so much for choosing our local company. We're deeply sorry about the fumes from our train and yes there are separate 💳 tickets for each excursions.
With 𝙇 𝙔 𝙑 𝘼 𝙄 , it's always ✧ 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, ✧💫✧ 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻, ✧ and money stays on the island.💫
😄 There are 🚻 𝗪𝗪② toilets 🚻 at the Ouen Toro lookout, they just don't look like conventional toilets at all. ◕‿-｡
Our staff always treat people like family and we make our customers feel special.
Best wishes to you and enjoy your trip back home !
Cheers and GOD bless.
The Red Team (LYVAI)
Written 23 January 2024
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Sue C
Sydney, Australia2 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
I am in a wheelchair and the buses I used had fantastic wheelchair access. This meant I could join the rest of the family on the hop on hop off bus.
Each and every driver helped me on with a smile. Claude one of our drivers went out of his way to make me welcome and made me feel due to my wheelchair that it was not a burden or slowed down the trip. Lyvai should be very proud of this disability service and their fantastic staff.
Thank you.
Each and every driver helped me on with a smile. Claude one of our drivers went out of his way to make me welcome and made me feel due to my wheelchair that it was not a burden or slowed down the trip. Lyvai should be very proud of this disability service and their fantastic staff.
Thank you.
Written 6 March 2023
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Dear Sue,
Welcome to the closest island to heaven and thank you so much for sharing your enjoyable experience with the rest of the world. Here we like to treat customers like 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆,
Indeed, 3 of our Hop-On Hop-Off buses are fully air-conditioned, equipped with WI-FI and wheelchair friendly.
With 𝙇 𝙔 𝙑 𝘼 𝙄 , it's always 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻, and money stays on the island.
Cheers and GOD bless.
The Red Team (LYVAI)
Written 7 March 2023
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WLH_Oz
Brisbane, Australia825 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
Carnival Spirit docked at the passenger terminal (not the one near Johnston Supermarket if you’re looking on Google Maps) but the other terminal which has a lot of freight containers, so a shuttle bus is required to transport passengers to the city. From the port, the bus ride is only about 5 minutes to the Maritime Quay/Cruise Ship Terminal centre in the city.
Here you’ll be greeted by various people from tour companies offering local tours. As I had done research prior to my cruise, I went looking for Lyvai Tours. You can pre-book on their website but I forgot to do so prior to leaving for my cruise and just ended up booking there in person. I booked the Hop-On Hop-Off plus Aquarium (Aquarium des Lagons Nouvelle Caledonie) and it was AU$76 for 2 adults. At the time of writing this review, the online Aquarium tickets which include HOHO bus is AU$36.32 for adults and in person it was AU$38. The guy was friendly and informative and they do ACCEPT AU$ with change also provided in AU$.
Directions were given to get to the HOHO bus at the end of the terminal and they were easy to find cos their buses say “Lyvai” on them and the staff can tell you’re looking for them by the green-coloured wristbands you’re given to wear. It is also these green wristbands you flash to the bus driver to get on. I’ve seen other people with different coloured wristbands trying to get on Lyvai and being told they’ve got the wrong bus.
Anyway, you’ll get a map of the bus route and the first thing we did was do a 3/4 loop from departure point to get an idea where each of the 7 stops are. After our 3/4 loop we got off at the last stop Melanesian Museum and crossed the road to our first stop, the Morning Market as it is only open 5am-12pm Tue-Sun.
After the markets, we got on the HOHO bus for stop one at Lemon Bay (there are two stops) and ended up walking along the beach promenade before catching the HOHO from stop two at Lemon Bay. We then got off at the Anse Vata/Duck Island stop and walked along Promenade Roger Laroque to Ouen Toro (we didn’t make it to the top, just the first lookout area where there’s a parking lot). Then off we walked back down to Promenade Roger Laroque and along the row of shops before visiting the Aquarium.
After our visit to the Aquarium, we caught the HOHO back to the Lyvai Tour’s pickup point in the city centre and walked to Coconut Square. Overall, the Lyvai staff that we interacted with were friendly and spoke English but as a visitor, I always try to at least greet with a “Bonjour” and say “Merci”.
Here you’ll be greeted by various people from tour companies offering local tours. As I had done research prior to my cruise, I went looking for Lyvai Tours. You can pre-book on their website but I forgot to do so prior to leaving for my cruise and just ended up booking there in person. I booked the Hop-On Hop-Off plus Aquarium (Aquarium des Lagons Nouvelle Caledonie) and it was AU$76 for 2 adults. At the time of writing this review, the online Aquarium tickets which include HOHO bus is AU$36.32 for adults and in person it was AU$38. The guy was friendly and informative and they do ACCEPT AU$ with change also provided in AU$.
Directions were given to get to the HOHO bus at the end of the terminal and they were easy to find cos their buses say “Lyvai” on them and the staff can tell you’re looking for them by the green-coloured wristbands you’re given to wear. It is also these green wristbands you flash to the bus driver to get on. I’ve seen other people with different coloured wristbands trying to get on Lyvai and being told they’ve got the wrong bus.
Anyway, you’ll get a map of the bus route and the first thing we did was do a 3/4 loop from departure point to get an idea where each of the 7 stops are. After our 3/4 loop we got off at the last stop Melanesian Museum and crossed the road to our first stop, the Morning Market as it is only open 5am-12pm Tue-Sun.
After the markets, we got on the HOHO bus for stop one at Lemon Bay (there are two stops) and ended up walking along the beach promenade before catching the HOHO from stop two at Lemon Bay. We then got off at the Anse Vata/Duck Island stop and walked along Promenade Roger Laroque to Ouen Toro (we didn’t make it to the top, just the first lookout area where there’s a parking lot). Then off we walked back down to Promenade Roger Laroque and along the row of shops before visiting the Aquarium.
After our visit to the Aquarium, we caught the HOHO back to the Lyvai Tour’s pickup point in the city centre and walked to Coconut Square. Overall, the Lyvai staff that we interacted with were friendly and spoke English but as a visitor, I always try to at least greet with a “Bonjour” and say “Merci”.
Written 19 June 2019
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Dear WLH_Oz,
You gave us some very detailed and spot on feedback regarding our local company. Thank you so much for
choosing LYVAI, by doing that you are also helping out our local economy by providing us with jobs.
Please come back and visit us again anytime.
Enjoy the rest of the cruise and God Bless.
The Red Team (Lyvai).
Written 20 June 2019
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belchoucroute
belchoucroute5 contributions
Dec 2021
Took the christmas tour. Nothing was organised to let a whole family together. Our kids where alone and separated from us! Train was full and no distance between people. Some didn't wear masks, and sanitary pass wasn't asked. Will nether do it again.
Written 23 December 2021
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Good evening, and sorry for the late response to your comment, but the government of new caledonia had relaxed certain rules, you should know that we only operated over 3 days instead of the 12 days initially planned, we tried to please the children and parents, especially on this end-of-year holiday. We hope one day to see you again among us in better conditions.
Lyvai Team
Written 16 September 2022
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Geoff
Toowoomba, Australia92 contributions
May 2017 • Family
In Mid May my disabled wife and I along with our daughter went on another of the ubiquitous pacific cruises. usually we do not get off the ship as my wife is in a wheel chair and very few places either cater for, or make any attempt to be wheel chair friendly.
However, to our great surprise and despite having been to New Caledonia may times, this trip we could get off the ship. For two reasons. 1. Pacific arranged for a wheel chair taxi to takes us from the ship to the terminal (a considerable distance of about 10min in a taxi), and, 2. Lyvai tours has now purchased two wheel chair accessible buses for their hop-on-hop-off.
It was our good fortune to be the first users of this service. For those who have a walking disability, wheel chair bound, or just want to go for an inexpensive tour of Noumea then I highly recommend the Lyvai HoHo bus.
This service took us through town and out to the beach, allowed us to dine at a very expensive hamburger joint (another story), and have an enjoyable day in town.
Top service and a great facility provided by Lyvai. Shame others in more major locations do not follow their lead.
However, to our great surprise and despite having been to New Caledonia may times, this trip we could get off the ship. For two reasons. 1. Pacific arranged for a wheel chair taxi to takes us from the ship to the terminal (a considerable distance of about 10min in a taxi), and, 2. Lyvai tours has now purchased two wheel chair accessible buses for their hop-on-hop-off.
It was our good fortune to be the first users of this service. For those who have a walking disability, wheel chair bound, or just want to go for an inexpensive tour of Noumea then I highly recommend the Lyvai HoHo bus.
This service took us through town and out to the beach, allowed us to dine at a very expensive hamburger joint (another story), and have an enjoyable day in town.
Top service and a great facility provided by Lyvai. Shame others in more major locations do not follow their lead.
Written 2 June 2017
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Dear Geoff H,
Thank you so much for your great feedback. We are very pleased that you enjoyed our brand new Hop-On Hop-Off buses that are now able to accommodate passengers with special needs.
Feel free to check out our website online as well.
My regards to your wife and enjoy the rest of the cruise.
Take care and God Bless.
Red team.
Written 4 June 2017
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549larrainen
King Island, Australia58 contributions
Dec 2016 • Couples
There are several companies apparently that come under the Tchou Tchou Train Banner, some are exclusive to the Cruise Ship Companies, others are private operators that you can book independently from the Cruise Ship Terminal.
As I rarely book ship tours, I discovered the Lyvai Tour company in the terminal, and they were offering combined Tchou Tchou train rides, plus unlimited time on the Hop On Hop Off Bus for $50 AUD. I only had to wait a short time, before being squeezed onto the rear carriage of the GREEN Lyvai Tours train. The journey around Noumea takes 1.5 hours, and visits the Notre Dame de Pacific Lookout, Faubourg Blanchet, Ouen Toro Lookout, Cote Blanche, Anse Vata Beach & Lemon Bay Beach. You also go through the Old & the New residential areas.
My tour Guide on the Green Tchou Tchou was "David", and he was brilliant at narrating the history of Noumea. Suggestions for tourists using any of the Tchou Tchou trains ..... try and sit in the front carriage, as the back carriage sways considerably during transit. Secondly, if you want to take photo's, make sure you sit on the very left side of the seat, as most of the attractions are on the left hand side.
This is a very informative tourist treat, and a must do for 1st timers in Noumea.
As I rarely book ship tours, I discovered the Lyvai Tour company in the terminal, and they were offering combined Tchou Tchou train rides, plus unlimited time on the Hop On Hop Off Bus for $50 AUD. I only had to wait a short time, before being squeezed onto the rear carriage of the GREEN Lyvai Tours train. The journey around Noumea takes 1.5 hours, and visits the Notre Dame de Pacific Lookout, Faubourg Blanchet, Ouen Toro Lookout, Cote Blanche, Anse Vata Beach & Lemon Bay Beach. You also go through the Old & the New residential areas.
My tour Guide on the Green Tchou Tchou was "David", and he was brilliant at narrating the history of Noumea. Suggestions for tourists using any of the Tchou Tchou trains ..... try and sit in the front carriage, as the back carriage sways considerably during transit. Secondly, if you want to take photo's, make sure you sit on the very left side of the seat, as most of the attractions are on the left hand side.
This is a very informative tourist treat, and a must do for 1st timers in Noumea.
Written 31 December 2016
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Thank you for your comments.
Team Lyvai Tour (red shirt)
Written 11 February 2017
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blackeldo
Kiama, Australia2,235 contributions
Nov 2017 • Couples
HOW TO SAVE A BUNDLE WHEN CHECKING THE PLACE
Fiscally conservative folk will be less than gruntled by the cost of cruise-liner sourced shore excursions in the south west Pacific. The good news when in Noumea is that LYVAI tours can offer the same excursions plus a bunch of others at considerable savings (the beans tell me 40-60%). This buys a few beers/cocktails back on board.
Hop on the free shuttle from the ship* 10 mins to Noumea’s nearby CRUISE TERMINAL – look for the dudes in the RED t-shirts: these are reps for LYVAI TRAVEL who will take you inside to the counter to peruse and book if you haven’t already done this online. There is a good variety of offerings: their GREEN TCHOU TCHOU TRAIN is popular; ditto the parallel city tour DOUBLE DECKER BUS: so is the HOP ON HOP OFF BUS; the DUCK ISLAND TOUR, not to mention the CULTURAL CENTER and the AQUARIUM. There are several others.
Latest visit we took in the GREEN TCHOU TCHOU** (I have a report on TRIPADVISOR’S separate TCHOU TCHOU page) – in the past we have done the HOP ON HOP OFF BUS** and the CULTURAL CENTER**. We found all excellent – comparative value pleasing, commentary first rate in good English, vehicles comfortable and itineraries not rushed and interesting. Service at the CRUISE TERMINAL counter efficient.
TIPS
- The major advantage of expensive ship-booked tours is that most leave from the pier which can be a boon to mobility-impaired cruisers.
- Although online booking offers discounts/convenience be aware that ships can change itineraries – not sure where that leaves you.
- Lyvai runs 10 hop-on hop off buses vs 2 from the opposition so you are less likely to have to wait long at stops.
- upstairs in the terminal is a market area with a whole bunch of local stalls offering clothing/food/entertainment/tourist-trinkets yada – a good place to explore even if you don’t buy.
- You can also go exploring near the terminal – there’s a bunch of sea-view restaurant/bars to the left and the city center with heaps of smart shops, cafes, restaurants and duty free places starts immediately inland. Note – prices may offend bean counters.
- the café at the CRUISE TERMINAL has WiFi. We have found it not very good. About 3 blocks in from the terminal is the city central COCONUT SQUARE (PLACE DE COCOTIERS)**, a big park area which has free WiFii. Sign-in is simple but takes a bit of time - the signal seems reliable.
- Most stores in the city close 1130-1430 for a kind of SIESTA. But few restaurants/cafes shut and not the market area upstairs in the cruise terminal. Sunday is not a good day to arrive – many city central retailers are shut. Some places like the Aquarium which are open all weekend chose to close on a Monday – but not to official tours FROM THE SHIP.
- Lyvai and most other outlets at the cruise terminal take Aussie dollars as do quite a few businesses around town (but not all!). Credit card acceptance seems almost universal.
* Smaller ships such as P+0’s PACIFIC JEWEL and HOLLAND-AMERICA’s MAASDAM etc can dock alongside the CRUISE TERMINAL but bigger ones must use the nearby deep water container terminal pier.
** TRIPADVISOR has separate review pages with info and pix on these.
Fiscally conservative folk will be less than gruntled by the cost of cruise-liner sourced shore excursions in the south west Pacific. The good news when in Noumea is that LYVAI tours can offer the same excursions plus a bunch of others at considerable savings (the beans tell me 40-60%). This buys a few beers/cocktails back on board.
Hop on the free shuttle from the ship* 10 mins to Noumea’s nearby CRUISE TERMINAL – look for the dudes in the RED t-shirts: these are reps for LYVAI TRAVEL who will take you inside to the counter to peruse and book if you haven’t already done this online. There is a good variety of offerings: their GREEN TCHOU TCHOU TRAIN is popular; ditto the parallel city tour DOUBLE DECKER BUS: so is the HOP ON HOP OFF BUS; the DUCK ISLAND TOUR, not to mention the CULTURAL CENTER and the AQUARIUM. There are several others.
Latest visit we took in the GREEN TCHOU TCHOU** (I have a report on TRIPADVISOR’S separate TCHOU TCHOU page) – in the past we have done the HOP ON HOP OFF BUS** and the CULTURAL CENTER**. We found all excellent – comparative value pleasing, commentary first rate in good English, vehicles comfortable and itineraries not rushed and interesting. Service at the CRUISE TERMINAL counter efficient.
TIPS
- The major advantage of expensive ship-booked tours is that most leave from the pier which can be a boon to mobility-impaired cruisers.
- Although online booking offers discounts/convenience be aware that ships can change itineraries – not sure where that leaves you.
- Lyvai runs 10 hop-on hop off buses vs 2 from the opposition so you are less likely to have to wait long at stops.
- upstairs in the terminal is a market area with a whole bunch of local stalls offering clothing/food/entertainment/tourist-trinkets yada – a good place to explore even if you don’t buy.
- You can also go exploring near the terminal – there’s a bunch of sea-view restaurant/bars to the left and the city center with heaps of smart shops, cafes, restaurants and duty free places starts immediately inland. Note – prices may offend bean counters.
- the café at the CRUISE TERMINAL has WiFi. We have found it not very good. About 3 blocks in from the terminal is the city central COCONUT SQUARE (PLACE DE COCOTIERS)**, a big park area which has free WiFii. Sign-in is simple but takes a bit of time - the signal seems reliable.
- Most stores in the city close 1130-1430 for a kind of SIESTA. But few restaurants/cafes shut and not the market area upstairs in the cruise terminal. Sunday is not a good day to arrive – many city central retailers are shut. Some places like the Aquarium which are open all weekend chose to close on a Monday – but not to official tours FROM THE SHIP.
- Lyvai and most other outlets at the cruise terminal take Aussie dollars as do quite a few businesses around town (but not all!). Credit card acceptance seems almost universal.
* Smaller ships such as P+0’s PACIFIC JEWEL and HOLLAND-AMERICA’s MAASDAM etc can dock alongside the CRUISE TERMINAL but bigger ones must use the nearby deep water container terminal pier.
** TRIPADVISOR has separate review pages with info and pix on these.
Written 10 November 2017
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Hi Blackeldo,
Thank you so much for your fun and most detailed description ever, regarding our services which will help other travelers save money and make the right choice when they come to Nouméa.
By choosing the local company, you also support our local economy.
Very glad that you enjoyed all of our services.
Please come back and visit us again anytime.
Enjoy the rest of the cruise and God Bless
The Red Team.
Written 12 November 2017
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Dorno
Sydney, Australia619 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
While in Noumea recently on the cruise ship Voyager of the seas having not done a tour when last in Noumea and being very dissapointed in Noumea we decided this time to do the train tour that we had seen last time and heard so much about. we had also been telling other that we had been told others had enjoyed it. So after arriving at the tourist information centre we decided that we would head out on the 1 hour 20 min train ride around the island and hopefully get to see a bit more of Noumea. This turned out to be the best thing we could have done so with our train driver Stella and tour guide David (i hope I got your names correct) we headed out and about. I found David to be a great guide and with a mix of jokes and comedy thrown in amoungst some great information he made our trip so much more worthwhile and we saw more of the island I did not even know existed. It was great and I am sure there is plenty more we unfortunately did not get to see due to the short time we were in Noumea. I would certainly reccomend this tour to anyone wanting to have a good informative look around Noumea.
Thanks again to you all Ian
Thanks again to you all Ian
Written 8 March 2017
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Hello Dorno
Sorry of the late answer, thank you to have trusted us, the people that you named are always in the company and the first names are correct. Thank you for having chosen our company during your stay.
See you next time.
red Team (Lyvai)
Written 27 January 2018
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Barry O
Tauranga, New Zealand103 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
We took the Hop on Hop Off Bus on a recent cruise boat visit to Noumea. We found it to be efficient and well worth while. They say the buses run every 20 minutes but twice when we couldn’t get on a bus because of numbers we were told another bus would come along in a few minutes and it did. We had a very enjoyable visit to Noumea theanks to the Hop On Bus. what’s more because it was their anniversary (which one I don’t know we were only charges $5 aus.
Written 9 July 2019
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Dear Diob255114
With LYVAI, it's always half price from the ship and twice the fun.
Our local company has a fleet of buses that runs very smoothly, so thank you so much for your sharing your experience with the rest of the world. We hope you enjoy the rest of the cruise and GOD Bless.
The Red Team (Lyvai)
Written 11 July 2019
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Julie B
Chicago, IL5 contributions
Jan 2023
Great tour, informative and interesting. Lovely guide and fun. Stop at Ouen Toro was on my Bucket List.
Extremely interesting to me as my late father was in the Australian Army Robin Force that erected the 2 canons in 1941 as a 19year old soldier. To my absolute amazement I discovered a large photo on a sign there, and there he was, 82 years ago, sitting on the canon with his mates! Could not believe my eyes. So moving and special. I have a similar photo that he had in his belongings so can even name his mates….
Dad spoke often of his time in New Caledonia and how he loved the people and his time there. He returned in 1977 for the unveiling of the plaque at the site.
Thank you Green Train for a wonderful experience.
Extremely interesting to me as my late father was in the Australian Army Robin Force that erected the 2 canons in 1941 as a 19year old soldier. To my absolute amazement I discovered a large photo on a sign there, and there he was, 82 years ago, sitting on the canon with his mates! Could not believe my eyes. So moving and special. I have a similar photo that he had in his belongings so can even name his mates….
Dad spoke often of his time in New Caledonia and how he loved the people and his time there. He returned in 1977 for the unveiling of the plaque at the site.
Thank you Green Train for a wonderful experience.
Written 19 January 2023
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Dear Julie,
Welcome to the closest island to heaven and thank you so much for sharing your enjoyable experience with the rest of the world. We are so glad that you managed to reconnect with your past !
With 𝙇 𝙔 𝙑 𝘼 𝙄 , it's always 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 and 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻, and money stays on the island. Both driver and lovely guide send their greetings to your family and look forward to seeing you again one day.
Cheers and GOD bless.
The Red Team (LYVAI)
Written 29 January 2023
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Bonjour, do you discount for multiple bookings? I'm looking to combine Country Tour and Christmas Train.
Written 7 December 2019
Hello, no we do not have a combination for both products, beware the Christmas trains starts only from December 18 to December 23 and also from 18:00 until 20:30.
If you come from a cruise ship it is recommended the tour in famous green train and not for that of Christmas.
Cordially
Lyvai Team
Written 9 December 2019
I should have been more specific. I thought I was just on the green train page. Do you do an earlier green train than 945am?
Written 10 November 2019
Hello normaly 1st train departure 9.45 am, the time depend arrival ship.
Cordially
Lyvai Team
Written 14 November 2019
Hi, our cruise is due to dock at 7am do you offer an earlier tour than 9:45am? We are hoping to do a snorkling tours afterwards. Or i see you also do a 1:15pm tour. But our ship leaves at 3pm. Does the 1:15pm tour get us back in time for the ship to leave at 3?
Written 10 November 2019
Hello, You can book the Duck Island activity is a fabulous stop for diving.
The duck island trip included Hop on Hop Off services only 15 mn from to the cruise ship terminal, and 10 mn on the water taxi boat.
Cordially
Lyvai team
Written 10 November 2019
Kellie p
Auckland, New Zealand
Hi, We are on a cruise and have booked a morning tour with another company that will drop us back to the cruise port at 12pm. We want to buy the hop on and off pass so we can see the rest of the island in the afternoon - does anyone know if they buses will be at the cruise ports at this time to collect us and take us to the aquarium? thanks
Written 12 March 2019
Hello,
you can buy a ticket for the Hop On Hop Off services (HOHO) for only $15AUD per adult or directly the aquairum trip which includes the entrance and the hop on hop off services.
Hop on Hop Off services starting at 8.30 am at the front to the cruise ship terminal until 4.00 pm.
Check online with lyvai
Written 14 March 2019
I’ve been looking at booking the Aquarium & Hop on/Hop off package which is 2650 CFP per adult. If the Hop on/Hop off bus is 1030 CFP per adult, and aquarium 1500 CFP per adult (total 2530 CFP), what is the attraction in purchasing the bundled package? Have I got the prices incorrect? Thank you.
Written 2 December 2018
Hello, the prices displayed for the aquarium are corrected it's included the tax (TGC).
Cordially
Written 4 December 2018
lifeistoshort2017
Wagga Wagga, Australia
May I ask how did you book the little green train, through the cruise line shore tours or direct once you arrived at the port in Noumea?
Written 3 March 2018
Hello now you can Book online at L Y V A I . C O M it's much cheaper than the cruise ship terminal and you are VIP Guest, no need to wait at the queue.
Or directly at the green counter at the cruise ship terminal.
See you soon.
Cordially
Red Team (Lyvai)
Written 21 March 2018
If booking on line for the green train, do you have to pick the time you want to get on or is it good for any of the departure times? Can you reserve for a specific time? How busy does it get on cruise ship days?
Written 8 January 2018
Hello
1st Departure the green train tour it's 9.30 am, the time depend arrival time your ship.
When you come in noumea just check the time at the green panel at the green train counter.
See you soon.
Cordially
Written 5 February 2018
The tour you took was how long what covered and price. Thanks
Written 1 August 2017
All information and price you can see online, check Lyvai
Example train tour during 1h30 and the price it's $35 per adult and $20 per child.
The hop on hop off the price it's $10 per person and every 20 mn buses turning.
Red team
Written 19 August 2017
Hello,
Thank you for your trust, yes we make guided tours by Green Train Tour of Nouméa, the duration is of 1H30 with 2 stops: the Ouen Toro Canon and FOL (At the top to Noumea City).
The price is $42 AUD (or $35 US) for the adults and $24 AUD (or $20 US) per child under 12 year-old.
You can pay in dollars AUD or USD or credit card.
From your arrival to Nouméa, the counter of sale manage you towards the Cruise Ship Terminal and is situated to the right.
Sorry you cannot reserve by internet yet, we have not set up a platform ONLINE .
Departure times are approximately: 09:15 am, 10:00 am, 10:45 am and 11:30 am for the morning ship and 3.30pm or 3.45 pm and 5.00 pm for the afternoon ship.
All trip offer at the cruise ship terminal Noumea New Caledonia:
- HOP ON HOP OFF: $20 AUD or $15 US per adult
- COUNTRY TOUR (during 2h30 with visit Cultural Center) : $42 AUD or $35US per adult
- MUSEUM’S TOUR (during 2h00 with visit Maritime Museum and World War II Museum) : $30 AUD or $25US per adult + HOP on Hop Off FREE.
- DUCK ISLAND: $30 AUD included ALL DAY PASS or $25 US.
- AQUARIUM: $30 AUD included ALL DAY PASS per adult or $25US.
- ZOOLOGICAL PARC: $24 AUD (transfer + entry) per adult or $20 US.
- TJIBAOU CUTURAL CENTER: $24 (transfer only + entry) per adult or $20 US
- PRIVATE TOUR: Depends on duration and on number of nobody.
The staff who takes care of the sale for all the tours is dressed in a RED shirt.
Cordially
Written 5 December 2016
Hi
Take a look at their web page, just search for Lyvai
They have shopping cart now, so you can book.
Maybe good for next trip.
Written 11 March 2017
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