Duck Island, or île aux Canards, is just off the coast of Noumea, New Caledonia at Anse Vata Beach. It's a popular destination for tourists, both staying in Noumea, and visiting for the day from cruise ships, and so there is an assortment of tours that come here - or of course, you can find your own way to the island.

We visited Duck Island while we were in Noumea on a cruise with Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas, and found the snorkelling to be pretty fantastic!

A few words of warning though.

1. The beach is largely broken coral, so you need something on your feet to walk around. Reef shoes are a good idea.
2. The best snorkelling is in deeper water, around the outside of the protected reef area. This means you need to be a confident swimmer.
3. Outside the reef the waves can get rough if the wind picks up. Again, you need to be a confident swimmer, especially given it can be a fair swim back to shore if the weather turns sour and you are a decent way out along the snorkel trail.

That said, you can see beautiful fish closer to shore, but the best is further out.

Enjoy :)

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