Location: Port Vila
Top Things to do in Port Vila
10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Port Vila That You Shouldn't Miss
In this nation of tiny islands and indigenous villages, Port Vila is the exception: a bustling port town with hotels, restaurants and markets to delight visitors and cruise ship passengers. The 150-foot-high Mele Cascades waterfall is the ideal place to refresh yourself in the South Pacific heat. For a glimpse of real Vanuatu culture and traditions, travelers say a trip to Ekasup Village is a must.
Restaurants in Port Vila
1. Vanuatu Ecotours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 988 reviews
VANUATU ECOTOURS offers real-life authentic Experiences. Walking, River Kayaking, Moutain Biking or Trekking in waterfalls, pick your off the beaten track adventure. We only cater small groups so you can better appreciate Vanuatu’s natural environment and diverse cultures. We love creating tailor-made small group experiences, adapted to all levels of fitness and age groups. We speak French, English and Bislama. As the acknowledged outer islands tourism expert and the preferred fixer for visiting TV and film crews, VANUATU ECOTOURS is also involved in the community and committed to sustainable tourism. We spread the benefits of tourism, by partnering with local communities and local tourism projects all around Vanuatu. Our responsibility is to help protect the environmental and cultural treasures of this amazing country. Respect for the environment and for the people of Vanuatu is at the heart of Vanuatu Ecotours.
2. Air Taxi
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 558 reviews
Mt Yasur, on the Southern Vanuatu island of Tanna, is the archipelago’s most iconic landmark. Words can’t adequately describe the thrill and awe of walking to the edge of an active volcano and watching it erupt. It is one of the most spectacular natural events you’re ever likely to witness, especially at night when the molten magma displays are truly awesome. AIR TAXI Vanuatu offers premium Day and Overnight Tours to Tanna.
3. Vanuatu Jungle Zipline
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 967 reviews
Vanuatu Jungle Zipline allows people to experience the fabulous rain forest, ocean views and canyon crossing by traversing on ZIPLINES at height. Its an exciting and challenging activity for the whole family ages 4 - 80+ years. There are two separate courses with 13 ZIPLINES covering a distance of 2.2Km. The RAIN FOREST TREE TOP CANOPY TOUR is our original course and has 6 ZIPLINES and TWO suspension bridges and is 1km long. Our ZIPTREK course has 7 ZIPLINES covering a distance of 1.3 Km. Participants wear full body harnesses and are attached to the cable with a continuous belay. Bookings are essential. We pick up from town at our ticket booth in PORT VILA on the sea front at NUMBAWAN cafe at either 10 am or 1.00 PM. Transfers are free of charge when doing the Zipline or if you are just watching $10. Or you may make your own way to the Zipline. We are located at MELE BAY, just past Island Magic Resort. Turn off down the dirt road - Devils Point road and follow the signs.
4. Atmosphere Tours
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,039 reviews
It is not about what we know about our islands & our heritage, but it is how we let you see it through our eyes and our passion. Atmosphere is an indigenous Ni-Vanuatu company with a dedicated team who will inspire you with their passion, knowledge of and love for their country intertwined with their contagious sense of Melanesian humour. The Atmosphere team will do all that they can to ensure that you not only visit Vanuatu, but that you truly experience and appreciate it.
5. Lelepa Island Day Tour
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 511 reviews
We operate a day trip to Lelepa Island. We pick up our guest from their resort in Port Vila and we drive 30 minutes to Havana Harbor, then board our boats ride for 15 minutes to Lelepa Island. We provide snorkeling on our marine conservation, visit World war 2 relics, visit historical cave, relax on our beautiful beach, meet our local people and see how we live on the islands, and enjoy a delicious beach BBQ lunch. We pick you up from your resort from 8:00am and we return at 4:30 - 5:00pm. We operate everyday except Saturday.Cruise ship passengers are welcomed too. We arrange special timing for you if your ship is leaving at 5:00pm. Most of our guest are so delightedly enjoyed their day out with us on our untouched Island Paradise. You've never been to Vanuatu unless you include Lelepa Island in your bucket list.
6. Wet N Wild Adventure Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 227 reviews
Wet 'n'Wild has now added some more exciting new attractions to the Adventure Park with a new longer, steeper more exhilarating zorb track and a 90m Slippery Water Slide, Human Slingshot Swing, Go Karting, Bubble Soccer and Segways. The Adventure Cafe is now also open for snacks and hot and cold drinks.
Reviewed By L-Rexx - Adelaide, Australia
Came here in Feb 2016 and had a great time, have come again just this passed week and had just as good of a time! The first visit we did zorbing, slingshot, gokarting and the waterslide, this time we did the zorbing slingshot and waterslide and had once again a brilliant day out. Thank you to Sandy and everyone else for being so accommodating, is a gorgeous little waterpark in a tropical paradise. Can make a whole or half day adventure here easily, or even just a few hours depending on how many activities you want to do. Will see you again next time we come over!
7. Ekasup Village
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 393 reviews
Reviewed By shanem45 - Toowoomba, Australia
Had a great time at Ekasup Village. I have been to Port Vila many times but had never been here as I was expecting the usual tacky tourist trap type of place. However, my wife and I were here this time with her parents and we thought that they would enjoy it so we took them never expecting to enjoy it ourselves. However, we were pleasantly surprised. Our tour guide, C4 (not spelt correctly but he did say it was pronounced like the explosive :-) ) was fantastic. A great command of the English language and a very funny speaker. He made the visit very enjoyable. More than that though, while the village itself is an actual 500 strong village with modern facilities like a church and a school etc. the area where they do the tour is set out in the style of before European arrival and some of the villagers dress up and act out the life of a villager in those times. For example, they ambushed us from the jungle with traditional weapons before the chief welcomes us into the village and we then learnt about traditional hunting, cooking and handicraft as well as general village life. It certainly was well worth the price of admission. We learnt a bit and had fun doing it. Would take others there again who hadn’t been to Vanuatu before as a great way to learn about their culture.
8. Michoutouchkine & Pilioko Foundation Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By lastword2016 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
This was simply a delightful experience. There were wonderful examples of artwork, which were both beautiful and unexpected! We had a guide, but after a few minutes we wandered off so we could absorb all we were seeing withoutcommentary or indeed any sound at all! It’s hard to describe what we found, but we loved the use of everyday objects and the use of colour which was evident everywhere we looked. The heritage of the islands was very much in evidence among the exhibits. Needless to say, we brought back some lovely photos. The gallery is on the sea front, and there are tables and chairs where you can relax for a few minutes. I’d highly recommend this place. We loved it.
9. Eden on the River
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 196 reviews
Reviewed By gosnm - Mallacoota, Australia
We loved Eden on the River as it was our kind of really relaxing afternoon. The gardens are well designed and maintained, and have little signs that tell you about the plants. The owner, Carolyn (Appologies if mis-spelt) also showed us around her veggie / fruit garden which we were really interested in. This was much more informative than the garden tour with the guide was. Many of the home grown fruit and veggies end up on the menu in the cafe - including the white Kumala which they use for hot chips. I’m not a usual kumara / sweet potato fan, but these were AMAZING chips, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and more potato flavoured than the orange varieties. The cafe also serves Tanna coffee in a plunger for 2 - lovely :) The river is stunning and has beautiful big clear pools. We borrowed 2 of the tire tubes and had loads of fun just floating around in the pools and sliding down the little cascades. It’s shady so nice and cool, and very relaxing... I reckon we spent over an hour just swimming. We actually went to Eden on the River with the intention to play mini-golf but ended up doing the ‘bridge walk and garden walk’ instead as it looked interesting on the brochure. I can appreciate that for children, and people who haven’t done much in the way of adventure activities the bridge would be exciting. But for us we took less than 20 minutes to do the walk and cross the bridge - if we’d seen it first we would have stuck with the self-tour and mini-golf idea. The fruit platter after the tour was nice touch. If we went again we’d just pay the 1000vt entrance fee each and enjoy the gardens / river without the tours... and then pay to play the mini-golf. In saying that though, the value for our money was in the owners who, when we told them how much we’d paid to get a bus out (1000vt for 2) they told us it was too much. So at the end of the work day they drove us back to the road with some of the staff and got one of the young staff members to help us get a bus for - costing us only 200vt each back to Vila. Overall a really relaxing day, but would suggest people do the river walk for themselves first (included in the entrance fee) and have a look and decide if the bridges will excite you.
10. Bellevue Ranch
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Bellevue Horse Ranch is owned & run by Tom Nangam, known as the Vanuatu "Horse Whisperer". Situated in the beautiful, lush hills of Bellevue Plateau near Port Vila, it has horses to suit everyone. Friendly, attentive guides lead a range of trails through plantations, rainforests and to the Lolima Waterfall. All age groups catered for with 1, 2, 3 hour & half day tours tailored to your needs.
