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Atmosphere Tours & Transfers
Tours Efate
Description
It is not about what we know about our islands & heritage, but it is how we let you see it through our eyes and our passion. We are now in Land Diving or Nagol season and can help you discover for yourself a cultural experience of a lifetime and spectacular sights in nature. Get to know the local culture and tradition and the people, learn of our ancestors and history, and depart our shores more culturally enriched and with wonderful memories to be cherished forever.
Description
Atmosphere is an indigenous Ni-Vanuatu company owned and managed by Bradley (Brad) and Ashley Karae. The company has a dedicated team of drivers and tour guides who will inspire you with their passion, knowledge of and love for their country intertwined with their contagious sense of huour. The Atmosphere Team will do all that they can to ensure that you not only visit Vanuatu, but that you truly experience and appreciate it.
NANGOL TOUR
Tour is available every Saturday during the months of April – June. Cost per Adult: $590.00 AUD. Children (11 years and under): $442.50 AUD p/child.
Nangol is a ceremony unique to Vanuatu and further unique to Pentecost, an island in the Penama Province of Vanuatu. Nangol is the traditional practice of land diving and which many claim has given rise to the modern day bungee diving. The ceremony is performed during the months of April to June each year only – and at this specific time of the year when the vines used for the jump are most pliant.
There is a custom story behind the land diving, which will be related to you during the tour. But the ceremony is performed each year for two reasons: To secure a bountiful yam harvest; and for the men and young boys who jump to prove their manhood / coming of age.
This is a ceremony that cannot be described in words but best seen with one’s own eyes to truly understand and believe it.
Atmosphere offers day and overnight packages to South Pentecost from Port Vila.
Our packages cover airport transfers, airfares, tour guides to the Nangol and custom village, lunch, refreshments, and overnight accommodation, if applicable.
Map & Directions
Dhash Studio, Port Vila
Directions
10 minutes drive from town