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Port Vila

Vanuatu's harbor capital, with a lively produce market, nearby cascading waterfalls and lagoons, and islands a short boat ride away.

Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zea… · CC BY 2.0
Best Time to Go
May–Oct
Our full guide to Port Vila is being written. It's on the Vanuatu list as Worth a Detour.

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Nature · Volcanoes

Mount Yasur

About 144 miles away

An active volcano on Tanna, where you stand on the crater rim at dusk as lava bursts below.

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Beaches · Diving

Espiritu Santo

About 186 miles away

The huge SS President Coolidge wreck and Champagne Beach.

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Nature · UNESCO

Lagoons of New Caledonia

About 307 miles away

One of the world's largest lagoons, with a heart-shaped mangrove.

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Vanuatu

A volcano you can walk up to.

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