Cruise Ship Water Taxi Tour: Explore Signal Island Turtles in Noumea's South Lagoon

Embark on a thrilling water taxi tour to Signal Island in Noumea’s South Lagoon. Swim with turtles, explore the island’s historical trail, and soak in the natural beauty of the marine life. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cruise Ship Terminal - If you take departure at 8 AM the water taxi will come back at 11 AM.
    If you take departure 9 AM water taxi will come back at 1.30 PM.
    If you take departure at 10.30 AM water taxi will come back at 2.30 PM.
    If you take departure at 11.30 AM water taxi will come back at 3.30 PM.
    If you take departure at 3.00 PM water taxi…
What's Included
  • Water taxi ride to Signal Island
Additional Information

We suggest a water taxi service to Signal Island, designed specifically for cruise ship passengers. We pick you up directly at the dock.
Escape the usual and swim with turtles on a heavenly island near Noumea. Food & drinks are not part of the package.
Spend 4 hours exploring the ‘untamed side’ of the southern lagoon.
The crowd from your ship wouldn’t…

Location
Cruise Ship Terminal
Rue Jules Ferry
Come to see us as soon as possible at our "Noumea Turtle Tour" desk (with a big white turtle on) located at CITY TERMINAL between the CITY Cruise Ship Terminal (Gare Maritime) and the Tourism Center. Our staff will waiting for you, for give you all informations you need. Warning: To find our "NOUMEA TURTLE TOUR" DESK THERE ARE TWO TERMINALS : The larger cruise ships berth at the Cargo Terminal, while the smaller ships berth at the City cruise ship Terminal (GARE MARITIME). -> IF YOUR CRUISE SHIP DOCK AT CARGO TERMINAL If your cruise ship ties up at the Cargo Terminal, take the free shuttle bus to the City Cruise ShipTerminal – about five minutes away. You will find our "NOUMEA TURTLE TOUR " Desk between City Cruise Ship Terminal and Tourism Office, just in front of your shuttle bus stop. -> IF YOUR CRUISE SHIP DOCK AT CITY CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL Disembark your ship, go inside city terminal, take first on your right, get off the Terminal and you will find our desk between Terminal and Tourism Office. If you don't find our "NOUMEA TURTLE" desk and our staff, you can ask to Tourism office on the city cruise ship terminal. Or ask the manager of the ferry terminal : Steeve or Kate : they will give you the informations.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Michael_a
Jan 31, 2025
A great day for a great price. - They were easy to find next to the cruise ship shuttle service drop off point. The ride there was a bit bumpy but well worth the destination. We swam with lots of turtles and also saw corals, anemones with clown fish colonies and lots of different fish, which are all abundant right there off the beach. They supplied the snorkel and goggles and pool noodles. You need to take your own water/drinks and food if you want it because nothing is available at the island. It’s also worth the walk around the island which takes about 20 minutes. We had a great day and highly recommend this tour
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Anthony
Jan 25, 2025
Shame about the weather - We went on a really bad weather day but still glad we did, didn't go snorkelling as it was too rough but a walk around the other side of the island led us to schools of reef sharks and many turtles which came up close to beach. It was really well organised and the tour company did a great job. If we came back on a nice day we'd go again.
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Mandy_m
Jan 23, 2025
Fun and very well organised! - We have been to Noumea several times on Cruises and were looking for something different than just the town and 'hop on hop off' bus. This tour was very well organised. We met right outside the outer Cruise Terminal at 9am and we had an exciting ride over to Signal Island. It was a bit rough but we felt totally safe. We had 2.5 hours on the island to snorkel and we saw 3 turtles and heaps of other fish & wildlife. We also took a very nice & easy walk around the island which took around 25 minutes and I highly recommend it. We were dropped back by 1.30 with plenty of extra time to explore Noumea if you wanted to. Due to bad weather we were dropped off at the other side of the cruise terminal and had to walk around 800 metres back to where the cruise bus departs so that is something to bear in mind for those with mobility issues. Take some water, sunscreen and snacks and they supplied the snorkelling gear. Overall this was a highlight of our cruise.
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Bonnie_m
Jan 23, 2025
Great day out, even in bad weather - Fantastic day out, we came of a Royal carribean cruise ship and found the tour desk easy. The weather was really rough when we went so the boat ride was rough our 5 year old thought she was 'going to die' but don't let that put you off our boat driver handled the boat well & it was safe. The island is great totally worth it even in bad weather. We saw around 10 turtles and got to swim with one. We can't wait to come back! Hopefully with better weather next time :)
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Rebekah_d
Jan 20, 2025
So many turtles! - If you want to spend a few hours swimming with countless turtles, then this is the right tour for you. We had perfect weather and water conditions and counted over 10 beautiful turtles swimming. Amazing!
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Allisone614
Jan 18, 2025
Highly recommend - Could not go to signal island because of the weather but the company gave us an equally as good alternative which we loved. We got to swim with turtles and around the reef seen som many fish species .We had a great day the staff were friendly and well organized
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Abi
Jan 13, 2025
Highly Recommend!😊 - We went on this tour as part of our honeymoon & loved it. Signal island is beautiful and quiet. The tour guides provide you with snorkel gear and you get to see the turtles and lots of fish🐢🐠
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Mandie
Jan 28, 2025
Recommended day trip - Recommended, great to snorkel and see the fish and turtles. Boat trip is very rough. Kids enjoyed it. Suggest you pack a lunch / drinks
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Adele_m
Jan 18, 2025
Signal Island but wasn't - Operators were trying to charge me twice saying they hadn't actually taken the money out of the account Had to go through and find the payment all the while other people were just coming in and booking with no hassles Sadly the weather wasn't the best so we had to go to another island - other people given the choice to cancel or not as they were the ones who had not physically paid only pre booked Saw one turtle only
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David_s
Jan 18, 2025
Turtle island - There is not much to see. Not much shelter need to take snack and water nothing on sale. They do supply snorkeling gear.
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