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Vanuatu travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Mount Yasur
Mount Yasur. Photo: Rolf Cosar, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
20h 15mflight from London
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Check rulesfor UK passports
Type Iplugs

Stand on the rim of an active volcano

Don't miss

  1. Mount Yasur
  2. Champagne Beach
  3. Blue holes of Espiritu Santo
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Best time to visit Vanuatu from the UK

Best value: Apr–May, Oct–Nov. May–Oct. Busiest and priciest: Jun–Sep.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Port Vila, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Port Vila for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: April and MayThe warmest of the best-value months (26–27°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Jun–SepUsually 24–26°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Dec–MarAround 27–28°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: February (28°C) · coolest: August (24°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Festivals and events

  • Naghol land diving Apr–Jun · Pentecost Island
  • Toka Dance Festival Varies · Tanna

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 20h 15m
Distance
16,135 km
Main airport
VLI

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

VatuCapital: Port Vila
Type I · 220VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
112
EmergencyAmbulance 115
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • VisaCheck entry rulesCheck with Vanuatu immigration
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal, but attitudes can be conservativePublic affection may draw attention.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Vanuatu, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 19 March 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Vanuatu before you book and again before you go.

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