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Before entering customary land, you offer a small gift, often a 500 F note and a manou, while introducing yourself and explaining the purpose of your visit.
Official websitenouvellecaledonie.travel→Farés, traditional huts and camping with local families, with home-cooked meals; the customary gesture is then not needed. Payment is usually in cash or by cheque.
A bay classified as a customary and nature reserve, beneath coral cliffs about 40 m high. Visits only with a guide from the tribe; some caves, where ancestors rest, are taboo.
Official websitenewcaledonia.travel→A Kanak language spoken in the centre of the island; Iaaï is also the local name for Ouvéa. Bilingualism with Fagauvea is widespread.
Official websitealk.nc→A Polynesian language brought by migrants from Wallis, between the late 17th and the 18th century according to the sources; 2,219 speakers aged over 14 in 2009 (ISEE).
Official websitealk.nc→In the 1960s, the Japanese novelist Katsura Morimura set this novel on Ouvéa; the nickname has stayed with the island.
World Heritage property inscribed in 2008 and made up of six marine zones; according to Wikipedia, the 'Ouvéa and Beautemps-Beaupré' zone is one of them.
Official websitewhc.unesco.org→Manta rays with a wingspan of up to 7 m can be seen around the Pleiades. Guided trips also recall the people who left the islets after tsunamis.
A bird endemic to the island, which can be spotted in the forests and orchards of the north, notably around the Beauvoisin tribal homestay.