The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Vanuatu

7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Vanuatu

Unusual
Attractions
in Vanuatu

Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post office is definitely one of a kind.

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Mount Yasur

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.

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Cargo Cults of Tanna

Meet a Melanesian tribe that worships an American soldier from World War II.

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Malampa Province, Vanuatu

Ambrym Island

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

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Luganville, Vanuatu

Million Dollar Point

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

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Penama Province, Vanuatu

Pentecost Island Land Dive

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.

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Walarano, Vanuatu

Amelbati Cannibal Site

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Vanuatu

Kava

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Ritual & Medicinal

Kava

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.

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Stories
About Vanuatu

The mask held at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, made in Malakula, Vanuatu, from matted spiders' webs.

These Hoods Made of Spider Webs Have Long Been Misunderstood

From Vanuatu, they've been described as "smothering hoods and "caps of death."

by Natasha Frost

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