Efate Round Island Tour
The Efate round island tour from Port Vila: four full-day island tours on GetYourGuide and Viator, their stops, start times, lunch and prices in A$.
An Efate round island tour drives the coast road around the island in one day from Port Vila, with stops at a cultural village, the Blue Lagoon, a beach lunch and, on most, hot springs or a coffee factory. Four full-day island tours are sold for it, two on GetYourGuide and two on Viator, and they differ more in their stops than in their length. For a first visit, Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu’s day is the one this page books: seven hours from 9:00 AM, with Pepeyo Cultural Village, an hour in the Blue Lagoon and the Nasinu hot springs. It is A$180 per adult with two adults minimum, A$360 for two (checked November 2026).
The calendar above is the Efate Island Full-Day Tour. One adult alone cannot book it.
The four round-island days, stop by stop
On GetYourGuide:
| Tour (operator) | Stops | Lunch | Length | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efate Island Full-Day Tour (Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu) | Pepeyo Cultural Village, the Blue Lagoon, the Nasinu hot springs and mud bath, Survivor Beach afternoon tea, a coffee factory, kava | At a local restaurant | 7 hours, 9:00 AM | A$180 per adult, A$360 for two |
| Efate: Full-Day Tour (Atmosphere Tours Vanuatu) | Iarofa Village with a fire-walking display, the Blue Lagoon, Eton village and school, the Pangpang banyan trees, World War II relics, Survivor Beach at Gideon’s Landing | Beach-side restaurant, with afternoon tea | 7.5 hours | A$279.08 per adult |
On Viator:
| Tour | Stops | Lunch | Length | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Day Efate Round Island Trip (Viator) | Pepeyo Cultural Village, the Blue Lagoon, Sara Beach, the Nasinu hot springs and mud bath, Klems Hill lookout, the Tanna Coffee factory, kava | At the Sara Beach restaurant | 5 to 7 hours | A$178.93 per adult, two adults minimum |
| Full-Day Scenic Tour around the Island (Viator) | Iarofa Village, Pepeyo Cultural Village, the Blue Lagoon, a village school if open, Pangpang, Top Rock, World War II relics, Gideon’s Landing | Beachside restaurant, with afternoon tea | 8 hours, 8:30 AM pickup | A$260 per person |
Prices in Australian dollars: GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026. The order and timing of the stops can change on the day.
The two Viator days come from familiar names: the Full-Day Efate Round Island Trip is Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu’s, the operator that also runs the Efate Island Full-Day Tour on GetYourGuide, and the Full-Day Scenic Tour around the Island is Atmosphere Tours & Transfers'.
Yumi’s GetYourGuide day covers 175 km of road, so much of the day is spent in the vehicle. Yumi’s GetYourGuide day needs two adults; Atmosphere Tours Vanuatu’s GetYourGuide day and Atmosphere Tours & Transfers’ Viator day can be booked by one person.
Which round-island tour
Pick by the stops you care about:
From Port Vila: Efate Island Full-Day Tour
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu on GetYourGuide: Pepeyo Cultural Village, an hour in the Blue Lagoon, the Nasinu hot springs and kava, with lunch at a local restaurant. Two adults minimum.
Check dates →Efate: Full-Day Tour
Atmosphere Tours Vanuatu: Iarofa Village's fire-walking display, Eton's school, the banyan trees at Pangpang, World War II relics and Survivor Beach, with a buffet lunch. Bookable alone.
Check dates →Full-Day Efate Round Island Trip with Yumi Tours
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu: Pepeyo, the Blue Lagoon, lunch at Sara Beach, the hot springs, the Klems Hill lookout, Tanna Coffee and kava. Two adults minimum.
See on Viator →Full-Day Scenic Tour around the Island Tour from Port Vila
Atmosphere Tours & Transfers: two villages, the Blue Lagoon, Top Rock and World War II relics in eight hours, with lunch and afternoon tea. Sold per person.
See on Viator →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026). Treat them as the shape of the market, not a quote: the price that counts is the one on the calendar when you book.
What reviewers flag
Yumi’s GetYourGuide day had 48 reviews in November 2026, 34 of them five-star. Its two three-star reviews are both about waiting and time: on 2 December 2025 a French reviewer waited more than an hour in the vehicle for participants who never came, and the coffee stop was closed by the time they got there; on 21 December 2024, with a cruise ship in port and the bus full, a group was moved to a minivan with no commentary and the trip felt rushed.
Atmosphere Tours Vanuatu’s GetYourGuide day has 25 reviews and a lower rating than the others, shown on its card above.
From a cruise ship
Atmosphere Tours Vanuatu’s GetYourGuide listing is built around the port day: “For Cruisers: the tour begins 45 minutes after your cruise ship actually berths and finishes 1 hour before your scheduled departure time.” Atmosphere Tours & Transfers’ Viator day picks cruise passengers up at the Wharf Road Pier, on its Viator listing. A tour you book yourself is not a cruise-line excursion, and only the cruise line’s own excursions guarantee the return to the ship; see the homepage’s cruise-day section.
Where to stay for an early start
Every tour here collects you in Port Vila, so a room in town or on Erakor Lagoon keeps the morning pickup simple. The Port Vila hotels page compares the areas.
Round Efate in a Day
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's seven-hour Efate Island Full-Day Tour from 9:00 AM: Pepeyo Cultural Village, the Blue Lagoon, the Nasinu hot springs and kava. Two adults minimum.
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