🇻🇺 Port VilaTravel Bible: The Only Guide You'll Need! 🌴

"Lived here 8 years – here’s the REAL scoop!" 👗 What to Wear? ☀️ Year-round summer (25-30°C): ✔ T-shirts, shorts, flip-flops ✔ Swimsuits (for spontaneous dips!) ☔ Nov-Mar = Rainy season (pack a rain jacket!) Pro tip: Buy everything BEFORE you arrive – island shopping = $$$ 🍽️ Food & Drink Prices 💱 100 VUV ≈ 6 RMB 🛒 Supermarket Snapshot: 🥛 Milk (1L): 300-400 VUV 🍺 Beer (can): 500 VUV 🥤 Coke (330ml): 130 VUV 🍴 Restaurant Costs: ☕ Cafe: 1,500-3,000 VUV 🌊 Seafood with a view: 3,000-6,000 VUV 🦀 Coconut crab/platter: 5,000 VUV+ 💀 Kava: 100-300 VUV (tastes like muddy water!) 🏆 Top Eats in Port Vila: 1️⃣ MK & Harbour View (Best Chinese!) 🥢 2️⃣ The Rossi – Seafood pasta by the harbor 🍝 3️⃣ Stonegrill – Sizzling lava stone steaks 🥩 4️⃣ L’Houstalet – Try bat curry! 🦇 (Yes, really!) 🏨 Accommodation Costs 💎 Luxury Resorts (Havannah/Iririki): $400-800/night 🏡 Mid-Range (Warwick/Ramada): $200+/night 🛏️ Budget/Guesthouses: $60-80/night 🏢 Monthly Rentals: $800-1,000 Note: Chantilly’s is GONE – don’t get scammed! 🚗 Getting Around 🚙 Rent a 4WD: 10,000-15,000 VUV/day (Best for island exploring!) 🚐 Mini-Buses (Red "B"): 150 VUV/ride ✈️ Island Flights: 20,000-30,000 VUV one-way (Book EARLY!) 💡 Pro Tips 💰 Cash is KING (ATMs charge fees – withdraw big!) 💳 Cards rarely work outside resorts 🛒 Imported goods = pricey #VanuatuTravel #NoVisaNeeded #IslandLife #TravelSmart 🌏✨