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Travel and Tourism in Vanuatu
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Vanuatu.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Time Difference
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- vatu (VUV)
- Climate
- tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April
- Ethnic Groups
- indigenous Melanesian 98%, French, Vietnamese, Chinese, other Pacific Islanders
- National Holiday
- Independence Day, 30 July (1980)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 16 00 S, 167 00 E
- Location
- Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
- Airports
- 30
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Hospital and medical facilities in Vanuatu are limited. Costs for treatment, including for pharmaceuticals, can be expensive. Doctors and hospitals often expect immediate cash payment for their services. In the event of a serious illness or accident (including diving-related injuries), you would need a medical evacuation to a destination with appropriate facilities, usually Australia. A medical evacuation can cost tens of thousands of U.S. dollars. There is only one hyperbaric chamber for diving accidents in Vanuatu, located in Port Vila.
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