Go beyond the ceremony — spend two nights in South Pentecost with a bilingual Vanuatu Ecotours guide, sleeping in a village guesthouse, joining daily life, learning kastom (custom) traditions, and exploring untouched jungle waterfalls.
What to expect
A Vanuatu Ecotours bilingual guide meets you at the anchorage and leads you into South Pentecost's lush interior, introducing you to village families and kastom chiefs. You share meals prepared from garden-fresh produce — laplap (traditional taro dish), coconut crab, fresh fruit — and learn the meaning of the Naghol ritual from the divers themselves. Days are spent hiking to secret waterfalls cascading into cool jungle pools, learning traditional weaving, and watching sunset over the Coral Sea from a hilltop village. This is Vanuatu stripped of tourism veneer.
Good to know
This multi-day tour is ideal for passengers on longer itineraries or who can arrange to re-join the ship at a subsequent port. Confirm re-boarding logistics with your cruise line before booking. Village accommodation is simple but clean; an adventurous spirit and genuine cultural curiosity are essential. Book directly via the operator well in advance.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Pentecoste Island — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.