Luganville Cruise Port

Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.

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SS Président Coolidge: Wreck Dive on a WWII Luxury Liner

Descend into one of the world's most accessible and awe-inspiring wreck dives — a 200-metre WWII troopship sunk in 1942, resting in shallow-to-deep water just metres from shore. Encounter the iconic 'Lady' ceramic relief, field artillery, gas masks, and intact staterooms frozen in time.

Book it SANTO: SS President Coolidge Or Million Dollar Point Dive $108 per person

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Millennium Cave: Full-Day Guided Trek & Canyon Adventure

Hike through ancient rainforest, wade jungle rivers, abseil into Vanuatu's largest cave system, and float out through a cathedral of stalactites on a bamboo raft — a bucket-list adventure that combines everything wild and extraordinary about Espiritu Santo.

Book it Luganville: Millennium Cave Tour with Hotel Pickup $150 per person

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Blue Lagoon & Matevulu: Private Half-Day to Santo's Jewel Waters

Slip into the impossibly turquoise, spring-fed waters of the Matevulu Blue Hole and the famous Blue Lagoon — two of the most photogenic natural swimming pools on earth, shaded by tropical forest and fed by ice-cool freshwater springs.

Book it Luganville: Champagne Beach & Matevulu Blue Hole Tour $208 per person

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Million Dollar Point: Snorkel a Submerged WWII Armada

Snorkel directly over tens of millions of dollars' worth of American military equipment — trucks, bulldozers, jeeps, and aircraft parts — deliberately pushed into the sea by the US Army in 1945 and now blanketed in coral and teeming with tropical fish.

We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for this one, so we are not quoting either.

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Leweton Cultural Village: Women's Water Music & Kastom Experience

Witness the hypnotic, UNESCO-recognised water music of the Leweton village women — a haunting percussion tradition created by striking the lagoon's surface — then share in village kastom, traditional weaving, and local food in an intimate, respectful cultural exchange.

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Santo Horse Adventures: Beachside Ride Through Paradise

Canter along deserted white-sand beaches and through coconut groves on a private or small-group ride with Santo Horse Adventures — Tripadvisor-acclaimed as a genuine bucket-list experience for horse lovers in one of the Pacific's most spectacular settings.

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