VISITED JAN 2019
Most people's sentiment of a tropical beach - sweet
LOCATION
CHAMPAGNE BEACH is located inwards northern VANUATU. At xv degrees southward it is good inside the torrid zone - genuinely closer to the Equator than CAIRNS on the Australian mainland. So dissimilar NEW CALEDONIA this house would last a skillful mid-winter beach visit. NC tends to last a chip cool, unless you lot honor a sheltered location. (all satellite images modified from GOOGLE EARTH)
CHAMPAGNE BEACH is nigh 2/3 upwards the due east coast of ESPIRITU SANTO, which is the northern-most large isle of VANUATU.
The beach is 54 km due north past times route (46 km inwards a straight line) from the island's biggest town LUGANVILLE, some other pop call-in for cruise boats. That town is located inwards the narrow channel betwixt the south-eastern isle as well as the mainland above-left of the "100M" house marker.
This is a cracking location for cruise liners because the bay off the beach gives cracking shelter from the southward due east trades which blow inwards this expanse to a greater extent than oft than not.
Note nearby LANNOC BCH - alone 0.7m away past times foot. I didn't view because "NOORDAM's" tourist map had a dodgy scale as well as was unclear inwards areas. Maybe adjacent visit.
I haven't indicated the hamlet of HOG HARBOUR which is merely higher upwards the "L" of LANNOC - real depression profile: I did't notice it from the send moored mid-bay equally shown.
The beach itself is compact - abt 350m long. The cleared expanse inwards dorsum has sheltered marketplace stalls, nutrient outlets as well as a can block. Note the pier closed to the beach left side - access to the beach real easy: I fifty-fifty saw from a distance my friend Barbara convey her wheelchair-bound mum Gertie ashore - forthwith I don't tell all wheelchair people could produce this but Barbara is an onetime paw at accessing unlikely places alongside mum as well as wheelchair.
South business office of beach from the send - due north business office hidden past times small-scale headland. Note shine ocean. Those protective headlands produce a cracking job.
THE BEACH
OL' JIMMY WOULD LOVE THIS PLACE
JAMES H5N1 MICHENER wrote his "TAILS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC" when stationed at nearby LUGANVILLE. He perhaps had this house inwards heed when writing his beach descriptions because sure as shooting it is a model for the perfect tropical beach. About 350m long alongside blinding white sand, plenty broad plenty fifty-fifty at total tide, crystal clear H2O which doesn't shelve also speedily (and LADY TEZZA who likes such things reported plenty of fish - I swam approximately alongside no goggles or aspect upwards mask then things were kinda blurred), no lack of tree canopy shade inwards dorsum of beach.
Arrivals pier. Plenty of non-pushy locals standing approximately offering tours then you lot don't receive got to receive got the ships' to a greater extent than expensive excursions. However to me a few hours on this gorgeous beach is a fine way to pass the time.
From the due north end. Beach is surrounded past times forested headlands as well as hills on iii sides which adds to the tropical paradise thing.
From the southward end. Note lack of waves - the orientation of the bay combined alongside typical local winds agency this house would rarely larn onshore winds as well as swell from the due north as well as north-east. This is inwards the latitudes when the SE TRADES blow to a greater extent than oft than not.
South destination attracted to a greater extent than people equally the hateful solar daytime went on - has to a greater extent than shade as well as some coral rocks nigh the southern headland keeping snorkelers busy.
Outrigger rides were available for a reasonable sum.
No shortage of shade.
South-end fin-flappers. I also noticed a couple of snorkels nigh a buoy nigh 80m off mid beach - banking enterprise fit underwater rocks on fifth GOOGLE EARTH icon from overstep of this page.
Okay, some of you lot dudes are wondering why I don't give a SNORKELLING REPORT. Here's the matter - I've seen the best coral inwards the basis earlier global warming as well as over-tourism kicked in, then everything I banking enterprise fit these days is pretty ordinary (to me). And it powerfulness audio conceited but from sense I merely KNOW the higher upwards locations would non last basis class. But for people who receive got non snorkelled coral as well as associated fish etc the higher upwards would likely last pretty good. Me? At 73 years onetime I merely can't last bothered.
IN BACK OF THE BEACH
Behind the beach is a cleared expanse alongside perhaps thirty roofed marketplace stalls offering the park touristy clothing, trinkets, tours, nutrient as well as drink, massages as well as pilus braiding. There is also a can block sec row due north end.
PROBLEMS
I heard a few people dorsum on the send complaining of SAND FLIES. Now those piffling devils dear me but I had no bites (it's rare to actuallly NOTICE sand flies). But I did encounter a few of what nosotros Aussies telephone band BUSH FLIES - these are large bitey flies, the skillful intelligence beingness they are a chip tedious to avoid the slapping hand. I wouldn't last a chip surprised if some visitors equated bush flies on the beach equally sand flies.
BLUEBOTTLES (the Pacific's smaller Portuguese Man of Wars)? Um, I call upwards this beach's orientation as well as park winds is all incorrect for frequent visits.
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LOCATION
The beach is 54 km due north past times route (46 km inwards a straight line) from the island's biggest town LUGANVILLE, some other pop call-in for cruise boats. That town is located inwards the narrow channel betwixt the south-eastern isle as well as the mainland above-left of the "100M" house marker.
Note nearby LANNOC BCH - alone 0.7m away past times foot. I didn't view because "NOORDAM's" tourist map had a dodgy scale as well as was unclear inwards areas. Maybe adjacent visit.
I haven't indicated the hamlet of HOG HARBOUR which is merely higher upwards the "L" of LANNOC - real depression profile: I did't notice it from the send moored mid-bay equally shown.
THE BEACH
OL' JIMMY WOULD LOVE THIS PLACE
JAMES H5N1 MICHENER wrote his "TAILS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC" when stationed at nearby LUGANVILLE. He perhaps had this house inwards heed when writing his beach descriptions because sure as shooting it is a model for the perfect tropical beach. About 350m long alongside blinding white sand, plenty broad plenty fifty-fifty at total tide, crystal clear H2O which doesn't shelve also speedily (and LADY TEZZA who likes such things reported plenty of fish - I swam approximately alongside no goggles or aspect upwards mask then things were kinda blurred), no lack of tree canopy shade inwards dorsum of beach.
South destination attracted to a greater extent than people equally the hateful solar daytime went on - has to a greater extent than shade as well as some coral rocks nigh the southern headland keeping snorkelers busy.
Outrigger rides were available for a reasonable sum.
South-end fin-flappers. I also noticed a couple of snorkels nigh a buoy nigh 80m off mid beach - banking enterprise fit underwater rocks on fifth GOOGLE EARTH icon from overstep of this page.
Okay, some of you lot dudes are wondering why I don't give a SNORKELLING REPORT. Here's the matter - I've seen the best coral inwards the basis earlier global warming as well as over-tourism kicked in, then everything I banking enterprise fit these days is pretty ordinary (to me). And it powerfulness audio conceited but from sense I merely KNOW the higher upwards locations would non last basis class. But for people who receive got non snorkelled coral as well as associated fish etc the higher upwards would likely last pretty good. Me? At 73 years onetime I merely can't last bothered.
IN BACK OF THE BEACH
PROBLEMS
I heard a few people dorsum on the send complaining of SAND FLIES. Now those piffling devils dear me but I had no bites (it's rare to actuallly NOTICE sand flies). But I did encounter a few of what nosotros Aussies telephone band BUSH FLIES - these are large bitey flies, the skillful intelligence beingness they are a chip tedious to avoid the slapping hand. I wouldn't last a chip surprised if some visitors equated bush flies on the beach equally sand flies.
BLUEBOTTLES (the Pacific's smaller Portuguese Man of Wars)? Um, I call upwards this beach's orientation as well as park winds is all incorrect for frequent visits.
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