Tanna
Vanuatu · Tafea · 30 m
Description
Tanna lies in the far south of Vanuatu, forty minutes by air from the capital, and it holds the reason most people fly beyond Efate at all. Mount Yasur has been erupting continuously for centuries and a road runs to the crater rim, so visitors stand at dusk a hundred metres above a vent that throws lava into the air every few minutes. The rest of the island is just as unusual, with kastom villages in the highlands that never took up Christianity, the John Frum movement at Sulphur Bay, hot springs on the ash plain and a coast of black sand and coral bays.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: May – October
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Mount Yasur volcano
- Yakel kastom village
- Blue Cave(Day trip)
- Port Resolution(Day trip)
- Giant banyan tree of Tanna
- John Frum village at Sulphur Bay (weekly on Friday)
- Yasur ash plain
- Sulphur Bay hot springs
- Louniel Blue Hole(Day trip)
- Shark Bay(Day trip)
- White Sand Beach(Day trip)
- Lenakel market
- Highland kastom dance nights
- Tanna coffee plantations(Day trip)
Getting there
- Airports:
- TAH