Country Info
- Port-Vila
- Capital
- Vatu (VUV)
- Currency
- 192,910
- Population
- VU
- Country Code
Port Vila Slideshow
Port Vila
Travel Blogs from Port Vila, Vanuatu
Jul 08, 2011
Dugong Spotting
My arrival in Vanuatu was late at night, so I hired a taxi and went straight to the hotel. On my second and third nights, I ate with the local family who I had befriended in my last visit. Unfortunately I was taken ill with a gastro-infection of Giardia ...
New years and horrific death of a pig.
... engineer that was hanging out with us) had the roast pig. It was the best roast pig I have had by far since I came to Vanuatu. The skin was crispy and crunchy, meat was as tender and moist as it can be and not over cooked. Flavor was simply outstanding, ...
Day
... I went into Vila whilst kids collected and harvested coconuts and made jewellery. More swimming and snorkeling. Day 6 Kids and I went into Vila and shopped for Sarongs and gifts. Back to resort for swim in pools 3 and 4 of six options. More sun and ...
Port Vila - Vanuatu
After stopping in a beautiful harbour, we had to catch boats in to land as there was no wharf.We wandered around the local markets & walked up a big hill & found a cool restaurant overlooking the harbour. The people & children are ...
Day 6 - Hideaway Island
... bottom boat tour and a 45min snorkeling tour. This is also where you can post your underwater post cards, these can be bought in Port Vila before you come, or buy them on the island, just remember to bring the addresses of people you want to send them ...
Cockroach running across my laptop's screen
... islands 30min by boat from Lamap. There are 2 pcv's on that island, and I have met and talked with them both in Lamap and in Vila, they are both cool. The island villages look even more rural than Lamap. It's just hard for me to explain but there are many ...
My host sister's wedding
... of the villagers that I have talked to. The average person in Lamap has a 6th grade education, has not traveled outside Vanuatu and some has never traveled outside Malekula. They have just about zero clue what the rest of the world is like or what ...
Living on Pandora. (Or the closest thing to it)
Ok, so I have been back in Vila for about 3 weeks now, and I haven't really been getting up to much other than working, and relaxing at home, on my beach and the occasional yoga session. But this weekend was different, yet all very similar to me. My Dad's ...
Port Vila Day 1
Due to bad weather we had to miss Mystery Island and go straight onto Port Vila. This was good as it gave us two days in the city. Today we started with a Jet Boat ride in the harbour. This was fun, but salty and I spent alot of time with my eyes ...
Day 8 - More Cascades
Went to Cascades with Eco-tours, this and the Mele Cascades are by far my favourite tours. It was 4,900vatu each. You get picked up by a truck, which has been fitted out so you can sit on cushions in the back, really adds to the experience. They provide ...
Day 9 - Boat trip and Snorkeling
We were going to go on a half day sail and snorkel, but when we arrived at the boat we were informed it had been canceled. We got a refund from Adventures in Paradise and went down the road to South Pacific Cruises, we decided to do their 'Coongoola' ...
Wanna Vatu?
... but ourselves too. For some reason I had lost 6 kilos in the previous month and that was the deal clincher. We only paid in port vila, since all of this was too much for the poor girl behind the sales counter. At the airport in Vila we had ...
Arriving in and Exploring Vanuatu
Vanuatu is one of those places you always hear about people going to travel, however I must admit it was rather a let down. Sure the island was beautiful, I would have loved to have seen the reefs and especially the underwater post office! However due to ...
Arriving
What a year and how fabulous to be on our way. First stop Auckland for the night before our flight to Vanuatu early the next morning. A bit of a disjointed arrival with Cam Lara and I flying up mid afternoon and then Holly and Anna following us up after ...
Hideaway Voodoo
Off to Hideaway island today for snorkelling! We drove to where we boarded the boat to get across to Hideaway, it was a long wait for the boat so while we waited Dad and Todd helped local kids bring in their fishing net. We saw the boat coming across ...
REAL baby back ribs
The other day I saw a couple guys on the hill near my house feeding the pigs that belongs to my host papa. Actually they didn't go there to feed the pigs. Every time they need to catch a pig they go 'feed' them. As I have observed before they make this ...
Giddy up
... I was wet almost to my waist – but what fun for us and the horses. That was about it for Port Vila – the port is a large Duty-Free port and the Australians were buying as much liquor as possible to take back to Australia – the ...
Coconut cream fish is the best!
Wow I had the coconut cream fish again for supper. The taste is just truly superb! I have confirmation once again that I can be a very happy, satisfied person when I have great food. It is an incredible feeling of contentment afterwards. ...
Off for my first scuba dive
... am diving Kerry is off horse riding through rainforest. Afternoon was spent at the Cascades, a local waterfall situated not fay from Vila and surrounded by lush vegitation. Walking to the top of the falls provides a wonderful view over the bays around Pt ...
chasing chickens
Yesterday we learned how to round up the chicken, kill it, and gut it. It was the most interesting/fun/scary/cruel activity I have done so far since training started. It was interesting and fun because we were split up into groups of 6-7 and the mamas ...