Plan a trip to Vanuatu

Places to see in Vanuatu

12 of the 18 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Fels CaveUNESCO

  Cave · Shefa

  Photo: PhillipC (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Port Vila

  City · Shefa

  Port Vila, or simply Vila, is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on the island of Efate, in Shefa Province. The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 Vanuatu census. This represented 16.3% of Vanuatu's total population in 2020.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Espiritu Santo

  Island · Sanma

  Espiritu Santo, usually just called Santo, is the largest island in the nation and archipelago of Vanuatu, with an area of 3,955.5 km2 (1,527.2 sq mi), although Efate, on which the capital city of Port Vila is located, has a larger population. As of 2020, the population of Santo was 37,328.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Tanna

  Island · Tafea

  Tanna is an island in southern Vanuatu. Tanna is the most populous island of Tafea Province, and the third most populous in the country. It is home to five indigenous languages, which also rank among the most widely spoken in the whole archipelago, ranging from 3,500 to 11,500 speakers.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Charmaine Tham from Melbourne, Australia (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Efate

  Island · Shefa

  Efate, originally named Sandwich Island and also known as Île Vate or just Vate, is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu, and the capital city, Port Vila, is located on the island.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Luganville

  City · Sanma

  Luganville is the second largest city in Vanuatu after the capital Port Vila; it is located on the island of Espiritu Santo and has a population of 17,719 as of the 2020 census.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Nikdarlington at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Ambrym

  Island · Malampa

  Ambrym is a volcanic island in Malampa Province in the archipelago of Vanuatu. It is located near the center of the archipelago of Vanuatu, and also hosts one of the most active volcanoes in the world, which includes lava lakes in two craters near the summit.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Geophile71 (CC0). Map

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  Mount Yasur

  Mountain · Tafea

  Mount Yasur is an active volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, 361 m (1,184 ft) high above sea level, on the coast near Sulphur Bay, northeast of the taller Mount Tukosmera, which was active in the Pleistocene.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rolf Cosar (CC BY 2.5). Map

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  Kuwae

  Kuwae Underwater Volcano

  Mountain · Shefa Province

  Kuwae was a landmass that existed in the vicinity of Tongoa and was destroyed by volcanic eruption in the fifteenth century, probably through caldera subsidence. Its exact location is debated.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: ShepherdIslandsMap.png (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Manaro Voui

  Lombenben - Manaro Voui

  Mountain · Penama

  Manaro Voui, or Manaro Vui, is a shield volcano whose emergent portion is known as the island of Ambae in Vanuatu. The summit is 1,496 metres (4,908 ft) above sea level and about 3,900 m (12,800 ft) above the sea floor.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA/JPL/NGA (Public domain). Map

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  Lake Letas

  Lake · Torba

  Lake Letas is the largest lake in Vanuatu, located in the center of the volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu. The place submitted an application to be considered an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, and has been listed as a protected Ramsar site since 2023.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bradwarden at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  National Museum of Vanuatu

  Musée National de Vanuatu

  Museum · Shefa

  The National Museum of Vanuatu is located in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre (VCC) in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It specializes in exhibits relating to the culture and history of this group of islands in the South Pacific.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: PhillipC (CC BY 2.0). Map