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Grab a Lonely Planet guide and discover the benefits of comprehensive on-the-ground research. We've checked out every island, every resort, every restaurant. We've paddled lagoons, sampled coffees, croissants and cocktails and lounged poolside to make sure you get the best out of your stay in paradise.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

Diving chapter to help find the best of the best beneath the waves
Honest assessment of resorts. Read this book before you book!
Must Dos - what not to miss, plus all the inside secrets

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #431631 in Books
• Published on: 2009-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 186 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781741047929
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
...for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005

Customer Reviews

Updated edition, poor overall quality
I used this guide for travel in New Caledonia, so my comments don't apply to the Vanuatu section.

I was very disappointed in the quality of information presented in this "completely" rewritten edition. Most historical, political, or other contextualizing information is now gone (I suppose due to space constraints?). Some descriptions were oddly incomplete. For instance, the guide did not specifiy how long a certain hike might take, or how far you would need to walk in what sort of conditions.

Since this edition is both a guide on Vanuatu and on New Caledonia, the index and other shared sections of the book are extremely confusing to use. It was not always clear which country a particular entry or health comment was talking about.

However, this edition contains updated telephone contacts and other new information that is simply not available elsewhere. My recommendation is to buy both this AND the previous New Caledonia edition.

re: New Caledonia only
i've used this book for visiting New Caledonia only. i've been to NC five or six times for work so i have gotten to know the area pretty well and my feeling about this book is that it just doesn't have a whole lot of content. i realise however that one of the problems is that Noumea has changed dramatically in the past 5 years and to be fair this is the best book available, as far as i know.

if you are going to NC then get the book and read it. however, be prepared to investigate NC beyond the limits of the book otherwise you might have a pretty average holiday.