We rank Port Vila’s tours on four things: how much you really see and do, the quality and warmth of the guiding, value for money, and what travellers say afterwards. Ratings and review counts come straight from GetYourGuide.
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- Best overall
Port Vila: Pepeyo Village, Blue Lagoon & Eden on the River Tour
More than a hundred reviews and a route that gives a first-time visitor the essentials in six hours: a cultural village, the Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River and lunch. The safe, satisfying choice.
First-time visitors who want culture and a swim in one day
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- Best value & most reviewed
Vanuatu: Turtle and Snorkelling Tour with Lunch
The most-reviewed experience in Port Vila, at one of the lowest prices: half a day of reef snorkelling with a chance of turtles and a beach barbecue.
Snorkellers and families on a budget
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- Best round-island day
From Port Vila: Efate Island Full-Day Tour
A strong rating and a full seven hours on the road mean you see how the island changes beyond the capital, with kava, a village and a swim along the way.
Travellers who want to see the island in a single day
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- Best swimming day
Vanuatu: Tropical Splash — Beaches & Blue Lagoon Adventure
One of the highest ratings on the island for a simple formula done well: Eton Beach, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River without rushing.
Swimmers and families who want an unhurried day
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- Best budget activity
Vanuatu Jungle Skybridge
The cheapest well-reviewed thing to book in Port Vila. A rainforest walk and a 120-metre suspension bridge in three and a half hours.
Families, cruise passengers and anyone short of time
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- Best snorkel-and-culture combo
Port Vila: Moso Island Snorkelling and Cultural Day Tour
Excellent reviews for a whole day on Moso Island: reef, barbecue and time with the community, away from the cruise crowds.
Snorkellers who also want to meet a village community
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- Best active day trip
From Port Vila: Full-Day Nguna Outer Island Adventure
The best-rated tour on our list. A trek on Nguna and a swim at Pele make a long, rewarding day for fit walkers.
Fit walkers who want a real outer-island day
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- Best first half-day
Port Vila: Mele Cascades, Snorkelling and Fish Feeding Tour
Mele Cascades and Hideaway Island are the two sights closest to town, and this covers both in five hours. Few reviews so far.
A first half-day in Port Vila
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- Best for cruise passengers
Port Vila Half-Day Tour: Blue Lagoon & Eden on the River
Four hours door to door, with the island’s most photogenic swim. The easiest way to fit the Blue Lagoon into a port call.
Cruise passengers and anyone with only a morning
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Port Vila: Market Tour, Chocolate Factory and Coffee Tasting
A guided look at the market, plus chocolate and coffee — a good option when the weather is poor or you have had enough swimming.
Food lovers and rainy days
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- Best lazy day
Port Vila: Iririki Island Resort & Spa Day Pass & Snorkelling
A pool, a snorkelling cove and a menu, three minutes from the seafront. Reviews are mixed-to-good and few in number.
A lazy day, or a cruise call spent by a pool
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- Best with a show
Port Vila: Tanna Coffee, Hideaway Island & Fire Show Tour
Coffee, Hideaway Island and fire dancing in one outing. New, with no reviews yet.
Couples and families staying in Port Vila
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- Best quiet beach day
Port Vila: Pele Island Day Tour with Lunch & Snorkelling
Pele’s white sand and clear lagoon, with lunch, for less than the longer island trips. New, with no reviews yet.
Beach lovers who want somewhere quieter than town
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- Best for petrolheads
Vanuatu: Blue Lagoon, Eden and Buggy Adventure
A bestseller with a lot of reviews: off-road buggies plus the Blue Lagoon and lunch. The priciest Efate day on the list.
Thrill-seekers and groups of friends
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- Best quad-bike tour
Vanuatu: Quad Bike Adventure, Blue Lagoon & Turtle Sanctuary
Well rated, with a ride through Erakor village before the Blue Lagoon and a seaside barbecue.
Active travellers who want an engine and a swim
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- Best adrenaline hit
Vanuatu Jungle Canyon Swing
A free fall of around 70 metres into a canyon swing. A handful of reviews, all five stars.
Adrenaline fans
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- Best private tour
Port Vila: Private Customisable Tour with Driver
Your own driver for five hours at a per-vehicle price that suits families and groups. You choose the stops.
Families and groups who want their own schedule
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- Most useful extra
Shared Hotel Departure Transfer to Port Vila Airport
Not a tour, but a well-rated, very cheap shared transfer to the airport that saves negotiating a fare on departure day.
Anyone who wants the airport run sorted in advance
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- Best volcano tour (Tanna)
Tanna Island: Mt Yasur Volcano Afternoon Tour
The simplest way to book Mount Yasur if you are already on Tanna or have arranged your own flights and accommodation.
Anyone adding Tanna to a Port Vila holiday
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- Best Tanna package
Tanna: 1-Night Stay with Volcano Tour and Transfers
Accommodation, meals, transfers and the volcano in one booking, with excellent reviews. You add the flights.
Travellers who want Tanna organised for them
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- Best on Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo: Blue Hole, Champagne Beach & Port Olry
A blue hole, Champagne Beach and lunch at Port Olry with a local guide — for travellers continuing north.
Travellers extending their trip to Santo
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How to choose
- One day from a cruise ship? The Blue Lagoon half-day, or Mele Cascades with Hideaway Island. See the cruise day guide.
- Three or four days? One east-coast swimming day, one snorkelling or island day, and a slow day in town and on the lagoon.
- A week or more? Add Pele or Nguna, then fly to Tanna for Mount Yasur.
- Travelling with children? The Skybridge, the Blue Lagoon and Eton Beach are reliable hits.
For what each place is like, see our sights guide; for somewhere to sleep, where to stay.