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Volcanoes in the South Sea - Volcano expedition to Vanuatu: Yasur & Ambrym -
Tour code: VAN_SPV
Difficulty: Moderate Duration: 14 days (13 nights) on Vanuatu Dates:1-14 Jul 135-18 Aug 13 Price (p.p.): 2590 € ?Included:
Approximate itinerary (14 days / 13 nights on Vanuatu)Note:
Due to the expedition character and the infrastructure of the destination, changes in the exact itinerary on location might be necessary (e.g. due to weather conditions, changes in domestic flight schedules etc.) Day 1: Arrival on Vanuatu (Port Vila, Efate Island)
The evening is spent at the idyllic waterfront in a sea-side restaurant and bar, where we enjoy dinner with the refreshing breeze of the trade winds. Acc.: : good hotel in Port Vila (D)
 Day 2: EFATE - AMBRYM
Departure from Efate (Port Vila) to Ambrym (domestic flight). Meeting with the exceptional family of your guide and transfer to their village at the ocean shore. Afternoon & evening to discover the village.
Acc.: : simple village guesthouse (B,L,D)
Day 3: Ascend into the caldera - Marum volcano
Hike and ascent into the caldera. Installation of the base camp, picnic lunch with traditional food and hike to discover Marum volcano.
Acc.: : base camp inside the caldera in spacious dome tents (B,L,D)
Day 4: Benbow volcano
Expedition to the crater of Benbow with its usually active lava lakes. Descend (abseiling) into its crater optional, conditions permitting (trained guides assist you with professional equipment). Return to the base camp in the evening.
Acc.: : as before (camp) (B,L,D)
Day 5: Marum & Benbow - spare day in the caldera
Spare day to discover Marum and Benbow inside the large Ambrym caldera.
Acc.: : as before (camp) (B,L,D)
Day 6: Crossing of the caldera - descend to Endu
Thanks to our two crews on Ambrym, it is possible to cross the entire caldera - the local boundary - and descend on a different side of the island, a hike through unrivalled natural beauty, and allowing you to fully experience the grandeur of the caldera, stop at spectacular viewpoints and enjoy the lunar, almost surreal multicolored landscape. You pass on the rim of the pit crater Liwelèbih with its tropical vegetation, the old volcanic cone Marum Liglar, Marum and Benbow. The hike ends in the charming village of Endu on the east coast, where you'll be welcomed with lots of smiles: a total immersion into a new world unspoiled by tourism waits for you!
Note: the descend to Endu is done if conditions permit (weather, fitness etc.), otherwise, there is the option to descend to Lalinda. Acc.: : simple, but charming family-run guesthouse (B,L,D)
Day 7: Culture & Traditions of Endu
A full day to discover the traditional culture and life of Endu: dances, magic, kava ceremonies, traditional cuisine ...
Acc.: : as before (guesthouse) (B,L,D)
Day 8: Endu – Toak and view of Lopevi volcano
Transfer to Toak, located at the coast facing the spectacular cone of Lopevi stratovolcano.
Acc.: : simple family-run guesthouse (B,L,D)
Day 9: Toak - return to Port Vila
Discover the famous tradition of sand-drawing of Toak, a declared Unesco immaterial heritage. After a refreshment, depart from Ulei airport and return to Port Vila, transfer to your hotel, dinner.
Acc.: : Hotel in Port Vila (B, L, D)
Day 10: Flight to Tanna - Transfer to Yasur volcano
Acc.: : guesthouse on Tanna (B, L, D)
Day 11: Day-trip to Port Resolution beach & Yasur volcano
We return to Yasur volcano for a second ascent to Yasur Volcano in the afternoon. If the situation permits, we will hike around the crater (1 hour) and descent onto the ash plane in the dark. Hike back to Jungle Oasis (30min), dinner. Acc.: : as before (Jungle Oasis) (B, L, D)
Day 12: Hike to the village of John Frum & local village celebration
This day needs to be a Friday. We hike to the traditional "village of John Frum" (1,5 hours) - a tribe which prays to the Americans as a god, and who can talk to the volcano.
Near the village, we can swim in hot volcanic springs. At sundown, the men are allowed to take part in a traditional Kava ceremony, a special plant root the tribal elders use to be able to talk to the spirits. The women will stay with the local women behind and prepare the most special of local meals: a pig. A night, there is dance and singing with the glow of Yasur volcano behind the village. The villagers honor their god and dance all night long. We have the option to overnight in the village, or otherwise to hike back across the ash plane to the bungalows of the Jungle Oasis. Lunch and Dinner in the village. Acc.: : as before (Jungle Oasis) (B, L, D)
Day 13: Flight Tanna - Port Vila, free afternoon
We bid farewell to Tanna island, Yasur volcano and many new friends on the island... Then, the local interisland airline will fly us back to Port Vila. We return to the hotel from the first day and have the afternoon free. In the evening, we meet again for a delicious farewell dinner at the ocen front in the evening.
Acc.: : hotel in Port Vila (B, D)
Day 14: End of tour
Transfer to airport or own extension.
Acc.: : none (B)
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