🇻🇺 Vanuatu Port Vila DIY Travel Guide 🌴✈️

🏨 ACCOMMODATION 1️⃣ Ramada Resort 💵 Mid-range resort with nightly live music 🌊 Ground-floor rooms open directly to water 👎 Food is mediocre & no elevators 2️⃣ 🌟 Fatumaru Lodge (BEST VALUE!) 💰 Budget-friendly waterfront apartments 🛶 Free kayaks + insta-worthy private dock 🚶 10-min walk to downtown 🚗 TRANSPORT OPTIONS 1️⃣ Rental Car - 10,000VUV/day (left-side driving) 2️⃣ Taxi - 10,000-15,000VUV (must haggle!) 3️⃣ Local Buses (B-plates) - 150VUV/ride (unreliable) 4️⃣ 🌟 Yumi Tours (via Viator) - $150AUD/person Includes: Underwater Post Office 📮, Blue Lagoon, Waterfall Pro tip: Ask to stop at Turtle Sanctuary! 🍽️ FOOD & SOUVENIRS 📍 Stonegrill Restaurant 🥩 Only "fancy" meal worth it - book window seats! 💰 4,000VUV vs cheap $7AUD Chinese noodles 🛍️ Shopping Tips: Vanuatu Souvenirs - Cheapest gifts (keychains $2AUD) Dolphin Shop - Fresh coconuts & Tanna soup (like Cantonese stew) ☕ Local Products - Skip imported fruits, buy coffee/chocolate instead! 📸 DIY CITY WALK Coastal promenade = perfect sunset spot 🌅 Parliament Market - Small but authentic #Vanuatu #PortVila #IslandHack #BudgetTravel