New Zealand Splendeur Tour - Vanuatu Private Tour Itinerary

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Your suggested Vanuatu tour itinerary

Tour highlights: Efate Island - Port Vila - Land Dive ceremony - Tanna Island - White Grass Plains - active volcanos - Cultural Centre - Pentecost Island - lagoons - Wala Island - Champagne Beach - Blue Hole - Santo Island - cocoa plantation - One Million Dollar Point

In addition to my tours in New Zealand, I also offer private tours in Vanuatu. The Ni Vanuatu people have populated these islands for centuries. With more than 105 distinct cultures and languages still thriving, Vanuatu is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Divers and snorkelers are delighted at the clear waters, coral reefs and shipwrecks located around Vanuatu, vulcanologists go wild for its many smoking peaks, and naturalists lust after its untouched forests, reefs and extravagant bird life.

Escorted soft adventure tour. Discover a lost paradise. Meet primitive tribes (not re-enacted for tourists; real ones!). Climb an active volcano. Swim and sunbathe on sandy beaches. Attend ceremony of Pentecost Land dive. Tour includes all expenses: New Zealand/Swiss guide-escort, best available accommodation and restaurants (A la carte dining with best available New Zealand / Australian wine), local private transport and domestic flights. Tour departs on request but must start on a Friday. I hope to have the pleasure to guide you on your Vanuatu tour. - Mark Wolk

Day 1: Efate Island - Port Vila

Vanuatu Tour

Friday. Your escort-guide meets you at Port Vila International Airport. Time to relax, or sightseeing. Two nights in Port Vila. - LDA*

2: Port Vila - Pentecost Island - Port Vila

Vanuatu Tour

Saturday. (April/May:) Day trip to Pentecost Island: Land Dive ceremony. (Other times:) Day cruise. - BLDA*

3: Port Vila - Tanna Island

Vanuatu Tour

Sunday. Flight to Tanna Island. White Grass Plains (wild horses). Two nights in Tanna. - BLDA*

4: Tanna Island - discovery tour - volcano tour - Tanna Island

Vanuatu Tour

Monday. Fascinating Tanna discovery tour: primitive tribes, cargo cult, dugong (sea cow). Yasur active volcano evening tour: glowing lava, incredible landscapes. - BLDA*

5: Tanna Island - Port Vila

Vanuatu Tour

Tuesday. Flight to Port Vila. Cultural Centre. Kava (local drink) tasting in a nakamal (local pub). Two nights in Port Vila. - BLDA*

6: Port Vila - lagoons - Port Vila

Vanuatu Tour

Wednesday. Full day pleasant kayaking with local paddlers in surrounding lagoons. - BLDA*

7: Port Vila - Ambrym Island

Vanuatu Tour

Thursday. Flight to Ambrym Island. Active volcano tour. Two nights on Ambrym. - BLDA*

8: Ambrym Island

Vanuatu Tour

Friday. Meet a primitive tribe on Ambrym Island. Sand drawings. Second night on Ambrym. - BLDA*

9: Ambrym Island - Port Vila - Efate Island tour

Vanuatu Tour

Saturday. Nature and Gardens walk. Short tour to visit gardens and see how Ambrym people attend to their yams, manioc and other crops. Flight to Port Vila. Efate Island tour. One night in Port Vila. - BLDA*

10: Efate Island - Malakula Island - Wala Island

Vanuatu Tour

Sunday. Flight to Malakula Island. Two nights on Wala Island. - BLDA*

11: Wala Island - bushwalks - Wala Island

Vanuatu Tour

Monday. Small nambas tribe: songs and dances. Local food tasting. Bushwalks. - BLDA*

12: Wala Island - Santo Island

Vanuatu Tour

Tuesday. Snorkelling. Flight to Santo Island. Three nights on Santo Island. - BLDA*

13: Santo Island - Champagne Beach - Santo Island

Vanuatu Tour

Wednesday. Blue Hole. One Million Dollar Point. Champagne Beach. Time to unwind. - BLDA*

14: Santo Island - cocoa plantation - Santo Island

Vanuatu Tour

Thursday. Coffee and cocoa plantation. Introduction to native plants. Bushwalk. - BLDA*

15: Santo Island - Port Vila

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Friday. Flight to Port Vila. Transfer to Port Vila International Airport. - BL*

* B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner; A = Accommodation

This Vanuatu tour is best enjoyed between March and October

All prices are per person and valid for parties from 2 to 6 people All tours are private (we do not mix clients who do not know each other)
Tour enjoyed in	2-3 passengers	4-6 passengers	Single room supplement
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June-March	NZ$ 22,425	NZ$ 19,060	NZ$ 3,125
April/May	NZ$ 24,298	NZ$ 20,650	NZ$ 3,125

Prices include: private driver-guide, transport (all tour vehicles air conditioned), domestic flights Port Vila - Pentecost Island (return), Port Vila - Tanna Island (return), Port Vila - Ambrym Island (return), Port Vila - Malakula Island, Wala Island - Santo Island and Santo Island - Port Vila, all entrance fees as per suggested itinerary, best available accommodation (of variable standard, but always clean and at least acceptable), continental breakfasts, light lunches (i.e. quiche, sandwich, soup), dinners in best available restaurants (3 items to choose freely à la carte) with best available New Zealand / Australian wine (half a bottle per dinner per person), all taxes and tolls, all guide's fees and expenses. This price does not include: personal expenses, insurance, flights to and from Vanuatu, drinks other than mentioned and optional activities.

To secure your booking, New Zealand Splendeur Tours need 20% non refundable deposit a.s.a.p. (usually 3-6 months ahead); balance is payable 60 days before the start of the tour. Visa / Mastercard accepted. Please use the secure payment means as described during our booking correspondence.

I look forward to guiding you in Vanuatu. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions by emailing me at vanuatu@nzst.co.nz. I am always gladly at your service. - Mark Wolk

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"Vanuatu Tour" in 15 days