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Vanuatu

10 places in Vanuatu, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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Pictured: Champagne Beach

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RegionMelanesia

CapitalPort Vila

Places written10

Categories covered4 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Vanuatu - what is polite and what is not →

Plugs and voltage Type C, G, I · 230 V travel adapter →

CurrencyVatu (VUV)

LanguagesBislama, English, French

Driving sideright

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (6) Landmarks & history (1) Museums & culture (2) Food & drink (1)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · Intangible heritage

Kastom Villages

Nationwide

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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beach

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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old town

Port Vila

Shefa

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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tradition

Kastom Villages

Nationwide

tradition

Pentecost Land Diving

Penama

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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dish

Ni-Vanuatu Cuisine

Nationwide

Vanuatu

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Kastom Villages

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Champagne Beach

Espíritu Santo

Mele Cascades

Million Dollar Point and SS President Coolidge

Mount Yasur

Santo Blue Holes

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Port Vila

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Kastom Villages

Pentecost Land Diving

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Ni-Vanuatu Cuisine

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