5 Island Tours in Vanuatu to Build a Day Around

1.Full-Day Scenic Tour around the Island Tour from Port Vila

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 173 reviews · from $131Our pick

Spend about eight hours circling Efate from Port Vila, with hotel or cruise-port pickup, a cultural village visit, fire walking, the Blue Lagoon, Top Rock, a Melanesian buffet, and afternoon tea. Guides such as Moses, Baptiste, Justin, and Charlie have led past departures, but guide assignments vary. Swimming shoes, patience, and a flexible schedule help.

“This was a great introduction to the main island of Vanuatu. All the major sites were seen. The guides were on time and knowledgeable.”

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2.Discover Cascades & Turtle Experience with Yumi Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 153 reviews · from $100

You’ll travel from Port Vila with Yumi Tours to Avi Bay, the Blue Lagoon, and Eden on the River. Expect turtle conservation, warm lagoon swimming, cascading water, lunch, and a possible cultural stop. Guides including Alfred, Fraser, Joseph, Marius, Gareth, and Stan have been praised for friendly service. Bring snorkel gear and allow for changing conditions.

“The tour was great, however the Cascade Waterfalls were misleading, as the waterfalls we went were different waterfalls. This should be made clearer in the tour description. Our driver was fantastic though.”

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3.Discovery Bush Walk from Port Vila

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $59Top rated

Explore Port Vila’s jungle trails, villages, beaches, plantations, and waterfalls with Vanuatu Ecotours. Guide Jacky is praised for explaining local customs and useful plants. Choose a gentle or harder route, with selected hotel and cruise pickup, for a three-hour walk in a group of up to 12.

“I was lucky the tour went ahead even though it was just me. Jacky is a fabulous guide. No need for me to do any research of Vanuatu traditions or customs as he told me just about all of them. The walk itself was wonderful and the higRead more”

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4.Port Vila Highlights Tour with Pick up included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $35Best value

Start at 9:30 am with Vanuatu Ecotours and explore Port Vila by air-conditioned vehicle. Guide Allan leads a small group of up to 12 to city lookouts, Parliament House, the Council of Chiefs, Erakor Landing, Independence Park, the Cenotaph, Central Market, and Mahitahi Handicraft Market. Fruit refreshment is included.

“The tour guide Alan was very knowledgeable and seemed quite passionate about sharing the history and culture of Vanuatu. This was a great introduction to Port Vila with some stops along the way that allowed for some really spectacular sight seeing”

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5.Chief Roi Mata Domain & Artok Island Tour of Vanuatu

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $175

Travel from Port Vila into Chief Roi Mata’s UNESCO-listed domain, with a boat trip to Artok Island, a guided visit to Fels Cave on Lelepa, ancient rainforest, deserted beaches, lunch, and local guides. Confirm the day’s exact route before booking, since one published booking did not include Hat Island.

“Thought we were going to see the Hat island. It was not part of the tour. Although the guides were very nice, the only good part of the tour was going into the cave. Not worth the money paid.”

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