To capture the complete Vanuatu experience, you MUST try a cultural or community tour. Tours range from pure cultural village experiences showcasing ancient way of living that is still being lived today, custom dances, experiences that merge culture and nature, to past traditional village set ups demonstrating the old way of life, and rural village community tours. All cultural & community tours are 100% owned and operated by local Ni-Vanuatu. Watch dancers perform a custom dance that is only unique to their island such as the Banks and Torres Islands snake dance, or feel the adrenline rush from lurking warriors with bows and arrows, watching you make your way down with the tour guide to the village entrance for a big community welcome. Come on a cultural adventure with us!
Cultural tours take you into village life: welcome ceremonies, kastom dance, food and the way people still live, not only a stage show. A guide explains what you are seeing and what not to do. You leave with a clearer sense of everyday ni-Vanuatu life than a beach day can give. It is one of the best ways to understand kastom.
These tours are locally owned and run by ni-Vanuatu communities, not by outside companies. Villages host the visit, perform, and decide what guests may see, so the day follows kastom rather than a scripted show. Your booking supports that community directly. Treat hosts as hosts, not as a display, and follow the welcome you are given.
Interaction is real but guided. You may be welcomed, watch dance unique to an island, share kava, or walk through a village with a local guide. You are not free to wander into homes or sacred ground. Follow the lead of your host, dress modestly, and ask before photographs.