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Back to Vanuatu’s Roots

Back to Vanuatu’s Roots

Jun 24, 2011

The Back to My Roots Festival in the Olal village of North Ambrym takes place each year on the 10th, 11th & 12th August 2011. On this occasion, some of the most influential cultural practices and dance, exhibitions of art, and beliefs are presented to the public. The festival lasts 3 days with traditional dances include famous Rom dance, demonstrations of

Mount Yasur on Tanna, Vanuatu

Mount Yasur on Tanna, Vanuatu

Oct 22, 2010

I stand back a little, allowing my heart to slow and my nerves to recover. I have the urge to flee, yet I stay rooted to the spot, mesmerized by the heap of smoke suddenly rising from deep underground. “As you can see, currently the volcano is on a safe category two scale. If it raises another category, they don’t allow tourists up here. I think it was

Vanuatu Basics

Airport Tax Departure tax at the International Airport is VUV 2,500 per person over the age of 12 years and VUV 400 for domestic Vanair Service tax. Both these passenger service charges are included in airfares. A separate domestic departure fee has also recently been launched which charges visitors and locals 200vt from any Shefa and Sanma Province domestic

Vicarious Vanuatu

Several months back, we added loads of new countries to the pages of In The Know Traveler. The good news was that we expanded our coverage of fantastic destinations from around the world that could easily be found through our destinations page. The bad news was that some of the countries were added only because they sounded great to us, not because we had any