Snorkeling Vanuatu

How and Where to find Snorkeling in Vanuatu

There is no experience to compare with snorkeling a pristine coral reef. Vanuatu abounds with snorkeling and diving opportunities. This is one of the best ways to ensure that you enjoy your trip to the islands and experience the best (and most popular) attraction in the area – the South Pacific, itself.

However, before you can enjoy your Vanuatu snorkeling adventure, you'll have to find a charter company. What sets a good company apart? What companies are available? Where can you snorkel? Here are a few of the hundreds of companies in the islands offering snorkeling tours (many also offer scuba diving). HotelsCombined.com can help you find a resort that offers packages to fit your needs.

Snorkeling at Resorts

If you're coming to Vanuatu, chances are you already have your accommodations booked. Check with your resort to see if they offer snorkeling. Many resorts have snorkeling tours available right on property, while others have preferred partner companies with whom you can find discounted rates. Check the resort's website, or make a quick phone call; it can pay off big. A few of the resorts that offer snorkeling tours are: Mangoes, Hideaway Island, Le Lagon, Iririki Island Resort and White Grass Ocean Resort.

Snorkeling Companies and Operators

If your resort or hotel does not offer snorkeling, you can find a large number of tour companies and private operators in the islands. By far, the heaviest concentration is on Efate, centered around Port Vila, though you can find companies on some of the other islands, as well. Here are a few tour companies located throughout the area.

Rascals in Paradise

This company offers a variety of tours around the world and in Vanuatu. In addition, they specialize in tours for families with children of all ages. If you have little ones, this company may be the best choice for your needs.

Snorkeling can be a fun experience in Vanuatu

Pacific Sun

This tour company offers tours, snorkeling and cruise packages around Efate and several other islands. Their tours are excellent for all ages and can help you enjoy the area to the utmost.

Big Blue

This tour company offers scuba and snorkeling trips from Port Vila and features extremely experienced captains and dive masters. Perfect for beginners or experienced divers, this company offers several different packages for your enjoyment.

Vaughani Shores Vanuatu

Featuring Eco diving and PADI certified instructors/dive masters, you can't go wrong with this company. You'll be able to choose from a variety of tour packages, as well as scuba and snorkeling options. You'll also find all-inclusive tour options that include meals and drinks.

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Vanuatu Activities Articles

• Duty Free Shopping - The capital city of Vanuatu, Port Vila is a duty free shopping paradise. You will be treated to a menagerie of Melanesian, English and French cultures, as you wander among the colourful market and duty free stalls and shops.
• Duty Free Shops - If you have the extra time and want to pay the best price for your duty free goods, do some comparison shopping among Port Vila duty free shops. Most of them are conveniently located around the main street, making it easy to compare the prices.
• Fishing and Cruises - The pristine waters around Vanuatu archipelago are rich in a wide diversity of fish and sea life. Local cruises offer you a great way to get to know the area, by exploring the waters, lagoons, inlets and caves around the islands.
• Vanuatu Golf Courses - There are number of Vanuatu resorts and clubs that offer golfing, where you can bring your own clubs, or rent them at the club. The best known is Port Vila Golf and Country Club near Mele, where Vanuatu Open is held every year.
• Horseback Riding - If you enjoy riding a horse down the white sand beaches, through crystal blue waters, or even see the rainforests from a horseback, the Club Hippique Adventure Park provides fun and exciting horseback rides.
• Surf in Vanuatu - Although Vanuatu is not particularly known as a surfing destination, you will find that Vanuatu has some of the most powerful and hollow surf in the South Pacific. This is especially true if you are able to take a boat further out into the water.
• Vanuatu Diving - These tropical islands, bathed in crystalline waters, with incredible sea life, offer some of the best diving in the South Pacific. There are numerous dive sites, from coral reefs to WWII wrecks, most of which are found around Efate and Santo islands.
• Vanuatu Sailing - For a true tropical sailing adventure there's no better way than to start your sailing in Port Vila and continue your sailing enjoyment around other Vanuatu islands for a memorable experience.
• Weddings in Vanuatu - An island wedding or a honeymoon in Vanuatu combines the beauty of the islands with the romance. If you wish to get married in Vanuatu, there are several wedding venues in Port Vila. A popular option is to hold the ceremony in a Melanesian chapel.