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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Vanuatu

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

Updated April 3, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Vanuatu

Vanuatu's Underwater Post Office.

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Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.
Mount Yasur eruption

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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.
Million Dollar Point

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.
Maroum volcano

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.
Chiefs' Graves at Amelbati Cannibal Site

Walarano, Vanuatu

Amelbati Cannibal Site

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

Penama Province, Vanuatu

Pentecost Island Land Dive

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.
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Stories About Vanuatu

In 2011, a slow-moving tropical cyclone called Vania caused flooding and wind damage in parts of Vanuatu.

The Ni-Vanuatu Way To Prepare for a Storm

In Vanuatu, traditional knowledge provides resilience as tropical cyclones grow more intense.
by Monica Evans
April 3, 2023

Podcast: Million Dollar Point

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team
September 7, 2021
Bananas are still a staple of Vanuatu residents' diets. These are for sale at a busy market in Port Vila.

How Ancient Tooth Plaque Solved the Mystery of the Banana's Trans-Pacific Journey

3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders.
by Reina Gattuso
February 17, 2020
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
June 26, 2017

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