Efate Travel Guide

 CandS Says:  If you get the chance then do an Around the Island Tour...just ask any bus driver in town - most of them will offer a price to take you around. You can ask around before taking up any driver on the offer though. It costed us 5000 vatu each but included commentary, lunch,... 

 CandS Says:  If you get the chance then check out Le Meridian Resort...you can walk around the resort for free or pay to use their faciliities. It is a gorgeous resort (the most expensive in Vanuatu) and they have beautiful grounds... The also have golf, volleyball, catamarans, pools,... 

 CandS Says:  The markets in Port Vila are fantastic! They run every day but Sunday and everyone there is very nice...they don't try to force you to buy things and they love to talk to you. Prices are fairly good too. 

 CandS Says:  Everywhere you go around Efate you will find Kava Bars... Many are just a small hut with a kero lamp hanging out the front. Kava is served around sunset and only the men are allowed at Kava Bars. 

 CandS Says:  The Mele Cascades are just out of Port Vila (aobut a 10 - 15 minute drive) and are definitely worth going to see. You will pay around 200 vatu for a bus trip out there and then 1000 vatu entry to get into the cascades. We also got a guide to show us around and tell us about... 

 CandS Says:  Ekasup Village is a fantastic place to visit! They have a special tour set up where you can go to the village and learn about the culture, history, traditions etc. They also let you try some local food. The kids there are very cute too! 

 CandS Says:  Eton Beach is a gorgeous beach on the eastern coast of Efate. It is a long white beach with gorgeous aqua blue water. There are a few different beach areas that you can stop at and we almost always had the whole beach to ourselves... 

 CandS Says:  Pangos Resort is located on the south-western side of Efate. It is about a 15 minute drive into Port Vila along a bumpy road.Pangos has everything a family or group of friends could want... Beach volleyball, bocce, snorkelling, (salt water) swimming pool, ocean swimming,... 

 CandS Says:  Mangoes Resort is an 'adults only' resort (no children under 18) and is about a 10 minute easy walk from the centre of Port Vila. The rooms (bungalows) are really new and very clean. They also have two pools and a fantastic restaurant. You also get a telephone and TV in each... 

 CandS Says:  If you get the chance...walk as much as possible when in Vanuatu...it is really great to walk around and see the locals. They all say hello and the kids love to see you... :) Everywhere you go you will see much more when walking. :) 

 CandS Says:  You have a few choices when it comes to travelling around the island of Efate. There is a road all the way around - although it does have quite a few potholes and steep areas... You can hire a bus driver to drive you around - it costed us 5000 vatu each (including meals and... 

 CandS Says:  We got some amazing views when driving back from our around the island tour... This is a view of Hideaway Island from the top of Klem's Hill... 

 CandS Says:  We stayed at Pango Paradise Cove Resort on Pango Point for a few nights...it's a great place for magical sunsets... Pangos also has a nice restaurant and a snorkelling/swimming 'beach'. 

 CandS Says:  Take some lollies or something for the local kids when you go to Vanuatu...they will love you for it. We didn't think of it but some people we met did and said the kids went crazy.