Port Vila Travel Guide

Port Vila (French: Port-Vila) is the capital of Vanuatu. Vanuatu's largest town, with some 50,000 people, it lies on the south coast of the island of Efate in the province of Shefa, right in the middle of the archipelago.

-17.699167168.3197221Port Vila International Airport(Baeurfield,VLIIATA) (7 km north of Port Vila).Port Vila's pint-sized airport is the main gateway to Vanuatu, with international services from Sydney, Brisbane, Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji) and Honiara (Solomon Islands) and domestic services to all major islands.

Orienting yourself in Port Vila is straightforward, since the town is squeezed in between Mele Bay to the west and Erakor Lagoon to the east. The main road,Kumul Highway, travels near the bay side, passing through central district of Nambawan (as in #1) and then south in neat logical order through Nambatu and Nambatri.

Port Vila is generally a safe place. However, opportunistic theft is a concern and walking around Port Vila at night is best avoided, especially on Fridays and Saturdays.

Port Vila has Vanuatu's widest range of accommodation, but most of it consists of posh resorts priced for Australian visitors on Australian budgets, meaning price start at A$300/20000 VT per night. Off-season (outside school holidays), long stay and package rates can be much cheaper.