Current travel advisories for Vanuatu

Last Update: Thursday, 21. February 2019 at 07:25

Travelling Vanuatu is (relatively) safe.

Travel warnings for this region [to world map].

Current situation : 1.5 / 5

Vanuatu is a country in Oceania (Melanesia) with around 1 million citizens and a land mass of 12,200 km². We detected travel advisories from 2 sources for this country.

Bordering countries: 0 / 5

This country does not share any land based borders with another country.

Single advisories / travel warnings

Canadian government

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/vanuatu

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:

Danger level: 0

Exercise normal security precautions.

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/vanuatu

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise normal safety and security precautions elsewhere in Vanuatu.

Danger level: 0

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/vanuatu

Regional warning: This advisory covers a specific region.

Brief summary:
Avoid non-essential travel to Ambae island due to volcanic activity.

Reisewarnstufe: 4

Avoid non-essential travel / High Risk.

US American government

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/vanuatu-travel-advisory.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise normal precautions in Vanuatu. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.

Danger level: 1

Maltese government

https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Following a strong earthquake that hit the Pacific Ocean on 29 August, parts of the islands are still relying on local aid. Due to the occurrence of seismic and volcanic conditions, it is important to monitor weather forecasts and to follow the instructions issued from local authorities.

Danger level: 2

Exercise vigilance.

If there is more than one advisory/message of a single government for a given country, it indicates regional differences in means of security for your personal health and well-being. Single messages can indicate specific regions to be safer or less safe as mentioned in the main advisory. In these cases it's advisable to consult your own governments information.

Warnindex Description

Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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Country information

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Basic facts

Citizens: less than one million
Covering landmass: 12,200 km²
Electricity: 230V - 50Hz
Currency: Vatu (VUV)
ISO 2-Letter Code: VU
Phone prefix: +678
Top Level Domain: .vu
Mobile frequencies (MHz): 900

Airports in Vanuatu (extern)

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Pictures from the capital

"University of South Pacific" uploaded by ThoiryK

"Downtown Port Vila" uploaded by robdew.com

"Outside Port Vila Market" uploaded by brian_craig

"Tassariki, Vanuatu" uploaded by Glen Craig Vanuatu

"Efate - Port Villa market" uploaded by Dominik M. Ramík

"Port-Vila (1967:Condominium franco-britannique des Nouvelles-Hébrides)" uploaded by Alain TREBOZ

"Port Vila Cemetery" uploaded by Whroo70

"Vanuatu" uploaded by atticus210

"Lycée LAB" uploaded by LoganCroft

"Big Tree in Port Vila Cimetery" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Inside the Market Town" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Day of Dead. Ancient Entry Arch of Port Vila Cimetery." uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Sunset on the Ocean" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Sun Beam" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"A Dragon in Fury" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Funeral Altar" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"On the Lagoon" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Sunrise on The Hill" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Vila Town" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Sunrise" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Colardeau Hill - Blue Sky" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Champagne Estate - Milo Bakery" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Colardeau Hill - Funny Tree On the Ravine" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Champagne Estate - Wilco House" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Greeen & White" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Vila Town - The Graffitis" uploaded by jeanvanjean

"Vila Town - Graffitis" uploaded by jeanvanjean

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Note of the displayed travel advisories

These trabel advisories are automatically gathered. We use the RSS Feeds of the corresponding authorities of the single countries. In some cases, we analyse the website itself. Since the information originates from different countries and different countries have different understanding of danger and danger levels. Thus, the information displayed is an automized and normalized representation with no right to completeness and correctness. If a country is not shown, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. The information shown if a first indicator.