If you are visiting Vanuatu and Tanna Island for the first time, contact Werry +678 7787259 or by email at Wnarua@gmail.com before your arrival. He is manager of the Port Resolution Yacht Club and ask that cruisers contact him to arrange any tours such as volcano tours to avoid disappointments.
Mount Yasur Volcano is one of the most accessible active volcanos in the world. It is one of the spectacular highlights of the South Pacific. The volcano continues to be very active and is spectacular just at and slightly after sunset. Being so close to such natural raw power is an awe-inspiring experience, with glowing lumps of lava being thrown into the air. (It should be noted that this visit is potentially dangerous and entirely at your own risk, as the volcano is live and therefore unpredictable).
Departure is usually at 1445 by 4x4 for volcano tour (cost 8,000Vt entrance fee + 3,000Vt guide+transport, returning around 1900.
The road is rough, but the trip is a "once in a lifetime experience". Wear warm clothes (foul weather gear), sturdy shoes and bring headlamps.
Community Project: Every Tuesday afternoon there is a village market, where the women sell produce, lap-lap, and handicrafts. After the market is a women’s council, where they decide on a community service project for Thursday. Thursday at 9 am everyone meets at the yacht club to work on the project (whatever it is). Afterwards, the ladies all stop for a picnic lunch, and the day we saw this, the village ladies also provided lunch at the PRYC for the cruising volunteers. We didn’t know about either of these activities until it was too late.
Saddle Back Horse Riding in Iqurmanu with Joseph.
Shark Bay Tour (amazing tree house in a beautiful banyan). From June to Feb, you can see dozens of sharks laying in the bay, with Marie-Pauline.
Tafar Waterfalls with Kelson.
Surfing in Yanatoka at the Big Pig bungalows.
Arts & craft for sale in many villages.
Get under the skin of traditional Vanuatu society, with ritual celebrations of different aspects of village life. Remember to bring gifts when attending ceremonies, as many involve ritual exchanges to establish status.
Stanley will introduce you to kava drinking and on Fridays, to the John Frum cult. Derived from the root of a pepper vine and common throughout Melanesia, drinking kava is the foundation for many traditional ceremonies and its consumption is controlled by strict rules in the tribal areas. On Tanna, it is men only! Be warned, the kava found in Vanuatu is the strongest in Melanesia.
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