Port-Vila Transportation Tips by globetrott Top 5 Page for this destination

walk to Vila from the cruiseship

we had been strongly advised to take a taxi into the town of Vila, but I walked there anyway for various reasons:
first of all, I have big problems to sit in such tiny taxis, that were built for the average size of japanese people, I only had 2 hours left and such a walk normally takes me to places, that other people miss.
There is always a narrow path along the road and a walk of about 1 hour gets you to the town. Local people that you will meet will eighter be friendly or simply ignore you, so it is not dangerous in any way to walk that distance.Of course that path is not ment for walking of hundreds of passengers, so maybe that way the idea of the warning by our ship.

Mode: AROUND

Type: Other

Take a taxi from the ship to Town

There will be hundreds of small cars waiting for customers on the pier, the ordinary price for a taxi to town is around 15 AUS and I also saw a good taxi that was hired by some of our passengers for 100 AUS for the full day.
Unfortunately many of these taxis are just tiny Suzuki-cars and where the drivers try to get in as many people as possible, and that is the reason why I did not take any of them, but rather walked into town.

Mode: AROUND

Type: Car/Motor Home

When you come to Port Vila by cruiseship

In Port Vila even the largest cruiseships on earth are able to dock and so you will save a lot of your precious time ashore, and you will not be forced to queue up and waste your time with the tenderservice.
Just go to the gangway, and the gate of the port-area is just a few meters from your ship. There is a control again for your boarding-pass, when you are leaving the port-area, but that is done very fast and all the officials are very riendly.
When arriving on a large ship like the Dawn Princess with about 2000 passengers onboard there will be hundreds of taxis waiting for customers and there are hundreds of stands offering massages, souvenirs etc.

Mode: TO

Type: Ship/Boat