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Tanna Travel Guide: 61 reviews and 82 photos

We visited Tanna Island in Vanuatu for two nights. We almost didn't go because of the cost of flights but decided to spoil ourselves since we'd both just turned 30. ;) I'm glad we did!

Tanna Island has a population of close to 30,000 and is around 565 square kilometres in size. It is one of the southern most islands of Vanuatu.

Tanna Island is also home to the worlds most accessable active volcano...Mt Yasur... Our main reason for wanting to visit Tanna in the first place. The trip to the volcano from the airport takes a couple hours (although it is only around 20-25 kms 'as the crow flies') and you can drive almost to the top of the volcano then it is only a 10 minute walk to the top. It is definitely worth seeing!

Pros and Cons

Pros:The villagers are really friendly and the volcano is amazing!
Cons:The cost to get over to Tanna from the main island...
In a nutshell:Worth the money!

Last visit to Tanna: Apr 2004
Intro Updated May 22, 2004
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tiabunna May 2, 2006 at 3:41 PM Report Abuse

Really enjoyed your Tanna page, it brought back many pleasant memories of our visit there.
BluBluBlu Aug 23, 2005 at 5:22 AM Report Abuse

That sunset pic is gorg! Great tips & photo's. Happy travels, Blu
Geisha_Girl Aug 3, 2004 at 2:54 PM Report Abuse

You've got a GREAT page here Sherie! Tanna was very special for us too! We loved our White Grass bungalow (and the Parrotfish as well!) ... we even found KISS KISS Beach! ;-)) Some of our most colorful memories were from Tanna.......
hevbell Jul 2, 2004 at 1:39 AM Report Abuse

sounds like a really interesting place to visit! And I really love your sunset picture, so beautiful :)
Travelchili May 8, 2004 at 2:15 AM Report Abuse

Wow - absolutely amazing! I think that seeing the active volcano must have been something!