Matevulu Blue Hole — Attraction in Sanma

Matevulu Blue Hole was eerily empty when we visited. We dropped out 1000VT into an honesty box and climbed straight in. Less fish in this one, and it’s less clear than Riri and Nanda, but the bird calls here are amazing. For the daring there are rope swings and a slide entry, with a strategically placed bottle of water to lubricate your entry. It’s 17 meters deep so no need to worry about hitting the bottom. For the less daring, there are cement staircases down into the deep, cool, blue water. The exceptional colour comes from a combination of extraordinarily clean water and it being filtered through limestone...

Best Blue Hole in Santo, natural, clear and easy to get to in a traditional dug out paddled by a local for approx 1000vatu per person. Or walk in 15 mins from the main road. We had him paddle us back down the river to the mouth of the bay and across to Oyster Island afterwards for a great lunch at the resort there for an extra 1000vatu total. Oyster island resort is very friendly they took us out snorkeling on a private trip(3000vatu) with a guide and driver/captain for 3 hrs. The highlight was Turtle island- the best deep water snorkeling was did on out...

Visited Espiritu Santo when the cruise ship we were on, Carnival Luminosa docked there for the day. We took a tour to Matevulu Blue Hole with a local taxi driver, much cheaper than booking the tour on the cruise ship. Matevulu Blue Hole, is a very picturesque place, water is quite deep in places, good for snorkeling, water was very cold and clear and an amazing blue colour. There is an admission fee payable to the local people, cost us $50 au for 5 of us. It's about a 30m drive one way from the cruise ship terminal. It's definitely worth a visit if you...