Port Vila cultural tour: Pepeyo Village & Blue Lagoon swim
Swim in a natural lagoon after learning how the village hunts and fishes
A full-day guided tour from Port Vila visits Pepeyo Cultural & Educational Village in the Teouma woods, where you're greeted by the chief and warriors, then swim in the Blue Lagoon's fresh and salt water mix, and spend an hour at Eden on the River waterfall. The tour includes a professional English-speaking guide, lunch, and pickup from your hotel or cruise ship port.
5h–6h
Step-by-step itinerary
Cultural tour and Blue Lagoon visit
- Bus trip from hotels or port
- Visit Pepeyo Cultural Village
- Learn about traditional hunting methods
- Swim at the Blue Lagoon
- Use rope swing for jumps
- Relax and swim at Eden on the River
- Duty free shopping at Fung Kuei (cruise guests)
- Drop off at wharf markets
The Experience
The day starts with a bus pickup from your hotel or cruise ship port and a 12km drive inland to Pepeyo Cultural & Educational Village. The chief and his warriors greet you with clubs, spears, bows and arrows, then walk you through how the village hunts and traps wild pigs, chicken and fish. They demonstrate which fish are safe to eat by testing them on the ground—if ants eat it, so do the people. The stories cover traditional methods that have worked for generations, and the village shows you the tools and techniques still in use.
From there you head to the Blue Lagoon, where the water is a natural mix of fresh and salt. The main activity is swimming; if you want to try something more, there's a rope swing about 5 meters long rigged for acrobatic jumps into the water. After the lagoon, you spend an hour at Eden on the River, a waterfall and cascade with a pool below it. The setting sits on the river itself, and you get time to swim there as well before heading back.
The tour runs 5 to 6 hours total and includes lunch, a professional guide who speaks English, and return transport to the port or your hotel. Cruise ship passengers also get a stop at Fung Kuei duty-free shop before the final drop-off at the wharf markets.
What’s included
- Professional English-speaking guide.
- lunch.
- hotel or cruise ship port pickup and drop-off.
- swimming at the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River waterfall.
Operated by Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu
Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to see how a Vanuatu village actually lives—the hunting, fishing and food testing—rather than a staged performance, and you're comfortable swimming in natural water with a rope swing as an option.
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Top questions
What do you actually do at Pepeyo Cultural Village?
Pepeyo Cultural & Educational Village is where the chief and warriors greet you with traditional weapons and show you how the village hunts and fishes. They demonstrate trapping techniques for wild pigs, chicken and fish, and test whether fish are safe to eat by placing them on the ground—if ants eat it, the people do too.
Can you swim at both the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River?
Yes. The Blue Lagoon is a natural mix of fresh and salt water where swimming is the main activity, and there's a rope swing if you want to jump. At Eden on the River, you spend about an hour swimming in the pool below the waterfall.
Does the tour pick me up from my hotel or the cruise ship port?
Pickup is included from all hotels or the cruise ship port in Port Vila, and you're dropped back at the same location at the end of the day.
What's included in the price?
The tour includes a professional English-speaking guide, lunch, and all transport by bus from pickup to drop-off. Cruise ship passengers also get time at a duty-free shop before returning to the wharf markets.
How far is Pepeyo Village from Port Vila?
Pepeyo Cultural & Educational Village is 12km from Port Vila Township, set in the woods of Teouma. The drive takes a short time from the port or your hotel.
Is the Blue Lagoon rope swing safe for children?
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times on the tour. The rope swing is approximately 5 meters long and available for those interested in jumping, but supervision is required for younger swimmers.
Port Vila cultural tour: Pepeyo Village & Blue Lagoon swim
5h–6h · EN · at your hotel
from US$ 90 per person
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