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Made up of 80 islands strung out in the shape of a
"Y" and covering a total land area of 12,189 km2, Vanuatu - "The Land which has always Existed"
brings to mind a vision of timeless tranquillity.
Vanuatu is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world--both in its natural environment, ranging
from the cosmopolitan town of Port Vila, to remote outer islands, that are truly a step back in time, to the varied
influences of many nationalities that have had an impact on Vanuatu.
Vanuatu offers superb diving with excellent visibility, warm water and easily accessible dive sites.
The landscape beneath the waters mirrors that found above - mountainous terrain with plunging cliffs, grottos and
overhangs, huge caves and intricate interconnecting underwater tunnels formed by frozen lava -and life abundant
over all. Sea fans, soft corals and acropora gardens, plate corals and sponges and thousands of curious fish.
Then there are wrecks! Planes, an old square rigger sailing ship, a destroyer and of course the mightiest shipwreck
in the world, the SS President Coolidge. This was a 22,000 ton luxury liner converted to troop
ship that sank fully laden during the war, just a off the beach. The front holds are jammed with the machinery
of war. Guns, helmets, gas masks and personal effects are scattered across the promenade deck and bow. |
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