Advice on Diving in Vanuatu

...ies. The nation is made up of 83 volcanic islands, about 1,000 miles east of Australia. Of the long 800-mile chain of islands, 65 are inhabited primarily by Ni-Vanuatu natives. The country was occupied by Spain, France, and the United Kingdom in turn, and finally became a sovereign nation in 1980. Tourism and scuba diving have been growing and growing there over the last several decades. The largest island in Vanuatu's chain is Espiritu Santo, meaning “Holy Spirit”, named by a Portuguese explorer centuries ago. The island of Espiritu Santo is the location of Vanuatu's highest point on the vol...