Vanuatu Tourism Blog

Woohoo!! 

Congratulations to Francesca's Italian Restaurant owners, management and staff, for winning a prestigious Food and Drink Awards Lux 2017 for Best Italian Restaurant! 

Discussing the awards and the success of all award winners, Katherine Benton, the awards coordinator, comments: “What we eat and drink shapes the way we view an establishment, therefore it is of the utmost importance to the hospitality industry. Therefore, it is a great pleasure to be able to showcase the excellent quality services and products that these excellent winners have to offer.”

Tankiu tumas Franceska! You have placed both the restaurant and Vanuatu on center stage in international cuisine! Grazie mille!

Visit and dine at Francesca's when you're next in Vila. The fabulous establishment is located on the calm and crystal waters of Havannah Harbour just 30 minutes drive out of Port Vila.

Visit Francesca Restaurant's website by clicking here.

Read all about what won the judges choice for Francesca's to win Best Italian Restaurant 2017!

Whilst parents are still trailing behind, these kids want to get home fast, prepare island spinach, grate coconut for mum to later do lunch, and play football while waiting.

Life is never boring in the islands. There is always something to keep the little ones including mums and dads occupied, and everyday its the gardens where villagers head to in the break of dawn to clean and harvest vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, and check their chicken & pig traps to see if they're lucky. Just an everyday thing the locals do in the villages. 

And now that Christmas is just around the corner, the fun and festive vibes are more visible as people start to decorate their place with coconut leaves, ornaments are usually bundles of green coconuts, bananas and pineapples hanging down from the kitchen beam, suger canes, gingers and lillies are tied to kitchen posts. 

David Kirkland has just returned from what he calls one of the most productive activity and adventure photoshoot he's ever done in the region, and probably his career :-). He was here on a 10 days shoot capturing all the magic of Efate island, organized by the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) with support from the tourism industry and Air Vanuatu. Get a glimpse of the beauty of the island as well as all the fun and adventure that comes with it, in David's recent post in A Road Less Travelled.

Hello tweet-hearts! Vanuatu Tourism Office has just set up a new Twitter account for all our visitors on Twitter. Help us grow our base by going onto our Twitter page and Follow us, and if you would like to contribute to our page, in all your Vanuatu tweets, you can tag @vanuatu_islands or add #DiscoverVanuatu and we'll re-tweet on our page.

By Dani Stevens, Danistevens.com
Whatever you want from your island escape, Vanuatu has something for everyone. With an abundance of activities, whether on brilliant beaches, in the depths of the jungle or amongst authentic culture, it can be difficult to decide what to do first. Luckily Dani Stevens, the ultimate health, fitness and food motivator from www.danistevens.com, just finished exploring Vanuatu and has shared with us her favourite activities for travellers to explore.

In celebration of the recent Pacific Week of Agriculture, proudly hosted by Vanuatu, here is a blog by Turtlebaybeachhouse.com.
Whether you’re after beautiful, fresh organic produce, a cheap feed, some fresh seafood or you simply want to immerse yourself in the vibrant community atmosphere, Vanuatu fruit and vegetable markets are definitely worth the effort to visit.