{"id":1310396,"date":"2026-10-23T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1310396"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T09:46:16","slug":"vanuatu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/oceania\/vanuatu\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanuatu"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302041,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Vanuatu country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Vanuatu Travel Guide","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"An active volcano you can stand on the rim of, the best wreck dive in the world, and 83 islands with more languages between them than anywhere else on earth.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1310497","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick an island | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"VT6,000 | A guesthouse room, from\r\n83 | Islands\r\n110+ | Languages\r\n1 | Accessible active volcano","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Volcanoes, wrecks and more languages than anywhere","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Vanuatu is 83 islands strung across 1,300km of the South Pacific, with over 110 indigenous languages between them: the highest density of languages per person anywhere in the world. Bislama, an English-based creole, is what ties them together.\r\n\r\nEfate holds the capital, Port Vila, and is where most visitors land. Espiritu Santo to the north has the SS President Coolidge, a luxury liner turned troopship that sank in 1942 and is now among the most accessible large wreck dives anywhere, plus blue holes and Champagne Beach.\r\n\r\nTanna in the south has Mount Yasur, an active volcano where you can stand on the crater rim at dusk and watch it throw lava: one of the few places on earth that is both possible and permitted.\r\n\r\nTen days covers Efate and one other island. Two weeks does it properly.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Languages | Bislama, English and French, plus 110+ indigenous languages\r\nCurrency | Vanuatu vatu (VUV)\r\nEmergency | 112\r\nTap water | Bottled outside Port Vila\r\nKava | Stronger here than in Fiji. Nakamals open at dusk\r\nCustom fees | Land is customary. Expect to pay village owners at sites\r\nHow long to stay | Ten days to two weeks\r\nBest months | April to October, the dry season","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Domestic flights link the main islands. Inter-island boats exist but keep their own counsel.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Port Vila | The capital on Efate: a market, a harbour, and the arrival point for most visitors. |  | 1313940 |  | \nTanna | Mount Yasur, an active volcano you can stand beside, and custom villages nearby. |  | 1313942 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Vanuatu is a volcano, diving and custom culture trip, and it takes some effort to reach.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | An active volcano, blue holes and world-class wreck diving. | Stand on the rim of Mount Yasur; Dive the SS President Coolidge; Swim the Nanda blue hole | Mount Yasur; SS Coolidge; Blue holes | Tanna; Espiritu Santo | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Custom villages and 110 languages in one country. | A custom village visit on Tanna; Land diving on Pentecost; A nakamal kava session | Tanna custom villages; Pentecost; Port Vila market | Tanna; Port Vila | culture\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | Champagne Beach and the blue lagoons of Efate. | Champagne Beach on Santo; Efate's Blue Lagoon; Snorkel off Hideaway Island | Champagne Beach; Blue Lagoon; Hideaway Island | Espiritu Santo; Port Vila | beach\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Island food, French colonial leftovers and very good beef. | Laplap, the national dish; Santo beef, which is excellent; Port Vila market breakfast | Port Vila market; Luganville; Village kakae | Port Vila | food\nBudget | teal | coin | Not cheap, and guesthouses beat resorts by a distance. | Guesthouses and bungalows; Market food in Port Vila; Share transport to sites | Port Vila; Luganville | Port Vila | budget-travel\nCity break | blue | city | Port Vila for a couple of days, mostly as a base. | The market, open most of the week; The waterfront; A nakamal at dusk | Port Vila centre; Waterfront | Port Vila | city-break","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Mount Yasur on Tanna is the headline and it is extraordinary: a 4WD track and a short walk bring you to the crater rim at dusk, where you watch an active volcano throw lava a few hundred metres away. Access depends on the volcano's alert level, which is monitored and changes: trips are cancelled when it rises, and that is a good thing.\r\n\r\nThe SS President Coolidge off Espiritu Santo is a 200-metre liner sunk in 1942, lying in accessible depths from about 20 metres, and it is regularly ranked among the best wreck dives in the world. Santo also has blue holes (freshwater springs of startling colour) and Champagne Beach.\r\n\r\nOn Pentecost between April and June, land diving sees men jump from wooden towers with vines tied to their ankles, the ritual that inspired bungee jumping.\r\n\r\nAround Efate, the sealed ring road makes a good day of beaches, blue lagoons and villages.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Mount Yasur | Crater rim at dusk. Access depends on the alert level, which changes\r\nSS President Coolidge | A 200m wreck from about 20m down. Among the world's best\r\nBlue holes | Freshwater springs on Santo, and the colour is not exaggerated\r\nLand diving | Pentecost, April to June. The origin of bungee jumping","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Laplap is the national dish (grated root vegetable baked in leaves with coconut cream, often with meat or fish) and it is heavy, good and sold at markets.\r\n\r\nPort Vila's market is open most of the week and runs almost continuously from Monday to Saturday, with cooked food stalls upstairs serving full plates for a few hundred vatu.\r\n\r\nThe French colonial period left a surprising legacy: Port Vila has good bakeries and French-influenced restaurants, and Santo produces genuinely excellent grass-fed beef that turns up on menus across the country.\r\n\r\nKava here is considerably stronger than Fiji's. Nakamals (kava bars marked by a coloured light outside) open at dusk, and drinking is done quietly then sitting in silence for a while, which is the custom rather than a coincidence.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Laplap | Root vegetable baked in leaves with coconut cream. The national dish\r\nPort Vila market | Open Monday to Saturday, with cooked food upstairs\r\nSanto beef | Grass-fed and genuinely excellent\r\nKava | Much stronger than Fiji's. Nakamals open at dusk","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Port Vila has bars along the waterfront, a couple of clubs and a resident expat crowd, and that is the extent of conventional nightlife in the country.\r\n\r\nThe real evening institution is the nakamal. Marked by a coloured bulb outside, these are kava bars where you buy a shell for a couple of hundred vatu, drink it in one, and then sit quietly: Vanuatu kava is strong and the custom is silence rather than conversation after the first few shells.\r\n\r\nOutside Port Vila and Luganville, evenings are your guesthouse and the stars. On Tanna, the evening is the volcano.\r\n\r\nTusker is the local beer at VT400 to VT700.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Nakamals | Kava bars marked by a coloured bulb. Open at dusk\r\nVanuatu kava | Strong, and the custom is quiet afterwards\r\nPort Vila | Waterfront bars and a couple of clubs. The whole scene\r\nTusker | The local beer, VT400\u2013700","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Air Vanuatu links the main islands and flying is how visitors move between them: Port Vila to Tanna or Santo takes under an hour. Schedules change and cancellations are common, so leave a buffer day before any international connection.\r\n\r\nOn Efate, minibuses marked with a B circulate and stop wherever you flag them, with fares fixed within Port Vila. Taxis are marked T and unmetered: agree the fare first.\r\n\r\nEfate's ring road is sealed and makes hiring a car straightforward for a day. Other islands have rough roads where 4WD and a driver are the norm.\r\n\r\nInter-island cargo boats carry passengers cheaply, keep no reliable schedule and can be uncomfortable, but they are how most ni-Vanuatu travel.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Domestic flights | Under an hour between islands. Leave a buffer day\r\nMinibuses | Marked B on Efate. Flag them anywhere, fixed fare in town\r\nEfate ring road | Sealed and easy to drive in a day\r\nCargo boats | Cheap, uncomfortable and on nobody's schedule","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Vanuatu costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Vanuatu is not cheap. Guesthouse rooms start around VT6,000 to VT12,000, meals in Port Vila restaurants are VT1,500 to VT3,500, and market food is far less.\r\n\r\nThe costs that shape a trip are the activities and the flights. Mount Yasur access with transport runs VT10,000 to VT20,000 including the custom fee paid to landowners, diving the Coolidge is VT12,000 to VT20,000 for two tanks, and domestic flights are VT15,000 to VT30,000 return.\r\n\r\nA day without an activity comes to VT9,000 to VT18,000. Cash matters outside Port Vila and Luganville: ATMs are limited and card acceptance patchy. Custom fees at sites are normal and go to the landowning families.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Guesthouse | From VT6,000\u201312,000\r\nMount Yasur | VT10,000\u201320,000 with transport and the custom fee\r\nDomestic flights | VT15,000\u201330,000 return between islands\r\nCustom fees | Paid to landowning families at most sites. Normal and expected","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Vanuatu is generally safe for visitors, with petty theft in Port Vila the most common issue and little else.\r\n\r\nThe country is among the most exposed in the world to natural hazards. It sits on the Ring of Fire with several active volcanoes, in the cyclone belt from November to April, and Cyclone Pam in 2015 caused catastrophic damage. Earthquakes and tsunami warnings occur. This is a place to have insurance that covers disruption and evacuation.\r\n\r\nMount Yasur is an active volcano and its alert level changes: access is restricted or closed when it rises, and those closures are not negotiable or worth arguing with.\r\n\r\nMedical facilities are basic outside Port Vila, and serious cases are evacuated to Australia or New Zealand. Malaria is present on some islands, so take advice on prophylaxis before travelling.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 112\r\nCyclone season | November to April. Vanuatu is among the most exposed countries on earth\r\nMount Yasur | Alert levels change and close access. Respect the restrictions\r\nMalaria | Present on some islands. Take medical advice before travelling","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European, UK, US, Australian and New Zealand citizens enter visa-free for 30 to 90 days depending on nationality, with proof of onward travel sometimes requested.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity.\r\n\r\nThe thing to understand here is customary land. Almost all land in Vanuatu is held under custom by families and villages, including beaches, volcanoes and waterfalls, and access fees are paid directly to the owners. This is not a tourist surcharge: it is how land works in this country, and paying it politely is part of visiting.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 30\u201390 days depending on nationality\r\nPassport validity | Six months\r\nCustom land | Most sites are family-owned. Access fees go to them\r\nYellow fever | Certificate needed if arriving from an affected country","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"April to October is the dry season and the time to come. November to April is hot, wet and cyclone season.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Port Vila. The northern islands including Santo are hotter and wetter year-round, and Tanna in the south is slightly cooler.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 30 | 2 | Hot, wet and peak cyclone risk\r\nFebruary | 30 | 1 | The wettest and riskiest month\r\nMarch | 30 | 2 | Still wet. Cyclone season continuing\r\nApril | 29 | 3 | Improving, and land diving begins on Pentecost\r\nMay | 28 | 4 | Dry season proper. Land diving continues\r\nJune | 26 | 5 | Excellent. Cool, dry and clear\r\nJuly | 25 | 5 | Peak season. The best weather of the year\r\nAugust | 25 | 5 | Excellent, with the best diving visibility\r\nSeptember | 26 | 5 | Superb and slightly quieter\r\nOctober | 27 | 4 | Still dry, warming up\r\nNovember | 29 | 3 | Wet season and cyclone risk return\r\nDecember | 30 | 2 | Hot and humid, busy over Christmas","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in vatu.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Mount Yasur at VT10,000\u201320,000, Coolidge dives at VT12,000\u201320,000 and domestic flights at VT15,000\u201330,000 return sit outside these figures.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 6000 | 2500 | 1500 | 1500\r\nMiddle of the road | 12000 | 5000 | 3500 | 8000\r\nComfortable | 22000 | 9000 | 6000 | 15000","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"VT","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Land diving on Pentecost is the one to plan around, and it only runs a few months a year.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"vanuatu","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/oceania\/vanuatu\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Naghol land diving | April to June | Pentecost Island | Men jump from wooden towers with vines tied to their ankles. The ritual that inspired bungee jumping. |  | \nIndependence Day | 30 July | Nationwide | String bands, sport and celebration marking independence in 1980. |  | \nToka Festival | Irregular, dry season | Tanna | A custom exchange festival between villages, held every few years. |  | \nDry season | April to October | Nationwide | Best weather, best diving visibility and the most reliable flights. |  | \nCyclone season | November to April | Nationwide | Vanuatu is among the most cyclone-exposed countries in the world. |  | \nNakamal evenings | Nightly | Nationwide | Kava bars open at dusk, marked by a coloured bulb outside. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"What is bookable here, live from Hostelworld. Guesthouses and bungalows are the norm, with most options around Port Vila and Luganville.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Vanuatu","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/oceania\/vanuatu\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"226","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"VUV","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Vanuatu travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Can you really stand next to an active volcano? | On Tanna, yes. A 4WD track and a short walk bring you to the rim of Mount Yasur at dusk, where it throws lava a few hundred metres away. Access depends on the alert level, which is monitored and does close the site: respect it.\r\nWhat is the SS President Coolidge? | A 200-metre luxury liner turned troopship that sank off Espiritu Santo in 1942, lying in accessible depths from about 20 metres. It is regularly ranked among the best wreck dives in the world and is why divers come to Vanuatu.\r\nHow long do you need? | Ten days for Efate plus one other island, two weeks to combine Tanna and Santo without rushing. Domestic flights are short but schedules change, so buffer days matter.\r\nWhat is land diving? | A ritual on Pentecost between April and June where men jump from wooden towers with vines tied to their ankles. It predates and inspired bungee jumping, and it is a genuine ceremony rather than a display.\r\nWhy do I have to pay to visit a beach? | Almost all land in Vanuatu is held under custom by families and villages, including beaches, waterfalls and volcanoes. Access fees go directly to the landowners. It is how land works here, not a tourist surcharge.\r\nIs Vanuatu expensive? | Not cheap. Guesthouses from VT6,000 to VT12,000, a day around VT9,000 to VT18,000, and the big costs are Mount Yasur access, diving and domestic flights.\r\nWhen should I go? | April to October, the dry season, with June to September the best of it. November to April is hot, wet and cyclone season: Vanuatu is among the most cyclone-exposed countries in the world.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare places to stay across Vanuatu: live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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