Nawori Sea View Bungalows & Tours

Perched on the waterfront with sweeping views across to Wala and Rano Islands, Nawori Sea View Bungalows is one of Malekula’s most charming and authentic places to stay. Built from traditional bamboo and natangura, our six intimate rooms sit in a peaceful village setting just 30–40 minutes from Norsup Airport. With a dugong patrolled coastline at your doorstep, an outrigger canoe to borrow, and a full lineup of tours from cooking lessons and historical walks to overnight Maskelyne Island adventures Nawori offers far more than just a place to sleep.

What We Offer

🏝️ Double Room

Our Double Rooms, built from traditional bamboo and natangura, sit right on the Malekula seafront where warm waters and island breezes naturally cool the space. Wake to sunrise views stretching across Wala and Rano Islands, put the kettle on, and settle into the slow rhythm of island life. Simple, comfortable, and genuinely connected to the surroundings, this is a stay designed for ease and authenticity.

Highlights

• Traditional bamboo and natangura construction
• Sea‑breeze cooling with mosquito nets
• Electric kettle for in room convenience
• Sunrise views over Wala and Rano Islands
• 24‑hour power for charging devices

🌴 Single Room
Simple, comfortable, and full of character, our Single Room is the perfect budget friendly base for travellers who prefer to spend their days exploring Malekula. Cooled by the sea breeze and equipped with a mosquito net, electric kettle, and in room charging, everything you need is taken care of so you can focus on the adventure waiting just outside your door.

Highlights

• Traditional bamboo and natangura construction
• Sea‑breeze cooling with mosquito nets
• Electric kettle for in‑room convenience
• Sunrise views over Wala and Rano Islands
• 24‑hour power for charging devices

Additional Things to Do

🌺 5‑Night Malekula Culture + Dugong Combo

Experience Malekula’s cultural depth and natural wonders in one immersive journey. Spend time in northeast Malekula exploring ancient ceremonial sites, cannibal history, and living kastom traditions with the Small Nambas people. Then head south to the Maskelyne Islands for a dugong swimming adventure and stay in overwater bungalows.

All meals are included, making this the perfect blend of culture, adventure, and island life.

Duration: 5 nights / 6 days

Price: AU$1302.00 per person

🔥 Cannibal Day Trek – Northwest Malekula

 Step back into one of Melanesia’s most fascinating and sobering chapters on this full‑day cultural trek. Journey to the Amelbati cannibal site, explore ancient namaki stones, discover dug‑out warrior forts, and visit chiefs’ burial grounds where skulls and conch shells still mark the earth.

Along the way, share a traditional laplap sosour lunch in Lotpo village, stroll through a vast coconut plantation, and finish the day with kava at Rano village before returning to Nawori Sea View Bungalows.

Duration: Full day

Price: AU$144.00 per person (US$107.13)

🥥 Laplap Sosor Food Tour – Nawori Sea View Bungalows

 Laplap sosour is a signature dish of northeast Malekula, and this hands‑on experience shows you how it’s truly made. Over three hours, join your hosts in the garden to harvest fresh ingredients, help prepare the laplap from scratch, and build the fire from coconut husk to hardwood.

When the laplap is finally unveiled, you’ll sit down together to enjoy the meal you created finished with a squeeze of fresh coconut milk, the authentic Malekula way.

Duration: 3 hours

Price: AU$34.00 per person (US$25.30)

🌴 Wala Day Tour – Malekula Step into the living history of Malekula on this full day cultural journey. Explore sacred nasara sites and ritual rock formations, uncover the sobering history of cannibalism, and experience the vibrant dances of the Small Nambas people.

Hands‑on activities like fire making, weaving, and sand drawing bring kastom traditions to life, making this the perfect foundation before any other cultural experience on Malekula.

Duration: Full day

Price: AU$211.00 per person (US$156.98)

⚔️ Amelbati Cannibal Tour – Malekula

Step back into one of Malekula’s most compelling and little‑known chapters on this guided trek. A 50 minute walk from Nawori Sea View Bungalows brings you to the Amelbati cannibal site, where history and culture converge.

Explore unique namaki stone formations, stand among cooking areas and dug‑out warrior forts, and see the skull marked burial grounds of past chiefs. Confronting, fascinating, and unlike anything else in Vanuatu, this tour offers a rare glimpse into the island’s past.

Duration: Half day (including 50‑minute walk)

Price: AU$43.00 per person (US$31.99)

🌿 Dog’s Head Trek – Malekula Coast to Coast

Cross Malekula from coast to coast on this two day, two night trek through rugged rainforest, river crossings, and living village culture. Guided by locals who know every trail, fruit tree, and story along the way, you’ll eat fresh food caught and grown en route, sleep in a village homestay, and finish at a remote Pacific shoreline where the road runs out.

This is bush life as it’s truly lived not performed for visitors.

Duration: 2 days / 2 nights

Price: AU$322.00 per person (US$239.60)

🌿 Limla Trek – Malekula Bush Loop

Lace up your boots and head deep into the heart of Malekula on this two day loop trek through some of the island’s most remote and rewarding terrain. Starting from Nawori Sea View Bungalows, follow narrow rainforest trails, visit a traditional nasara ceremonial site, and take in sweeping coastal views.

Spend the night with a local family in a village homestay, share meals along the trail, and experience bush life at its most genuine with local guides leading the way.

Duration: 2 days / 1 night

Price: AU$215.00 per person (US$159.98)

⛰️ Wala Island Ancient Site – Malekula

Step back in time on this half day cultural journey to Wala Island’s ancient ceremonial heart. After a short boat transfer or a paddle in a traditional outrigger canoe if you prefer you’ll venture into the island’s lush interior to explore four remarkable namaki rock formations set within historic nasara village sites.

The experience concludes with a traditional kava ceremony, grounding you in customs that have shaped life here for generations. Recommended as the perfect first step, this tour lays the cultural foundation for everything else you’ll encounter on Malekula.

Duration: Half day

Price: AU$42.00 per person (US$31.25)