4 Weeks on Pacific Islands

fredi196617:26 UTC04 Sep 2009

Hi!
For 2010 i like to visit some Pacific Islands. Vanuatu and then Fiji or Tonga? I have 28 Days for the Islands
best regards
Frederik

ozziegiraffe13:36 UTC06 Sep 2009

Frederik, I notice from your profile that you are from Germany. Maybe you would be interested in visiting Berlin in Solomon Islands (very different from the one in Germany).
What sort of things are you interested in doing while you are in the Pacific?

fredi196616:48 UTC06 Sep 2009

Hi !
my main intersts are Landscape, Culture . Not Diving.
best regards
Frederik

ozziegiraffe10:48 UTC07 Sep 2009

In that case, you may definitely be interested in the parts of Solomon Islands where culture is still much the same as it has been for hundreds of years, and diving is not available.
In fact there are only about 3 of the 9 provinces where there are facilities for diving.
I spend a lot of time there, and have never been diving.
Berlin is a small artificial island in Malaita province, far from diving resorts.

eddyv08:39 UTC10 Sep 2009

I've been to Vanuatu but not any of the other places mentioned. From everything I've heard though Vanuatu has more traditional and exotic culture than either Fiji, Tonga or the Solomons

ozziegiraffe11:49 UTC10 Sep 2009

I would suggest that Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have a similar variety of cultural traditions. Solomon Islands is bigger, and is also the only Pacific country that has traditional Melanesian, Polynesian and Micronesian cultural groups in the one country.
It is also less affected by tourism than Vanuatu.

verityb11:24 UTC25 Sep 2009

I have only been to Vanuatu and then mainly Tanna island. I can highly recommend this place. It is very beautiful with amazing scenery and you can take tours to two different kastom villages (the traditional villages - I recommend Yakel) as well as visit the Jon Frum site and join in with a celebration (although unfortunately we didn't get to this but I heard it was interesting). And there is an erupting volcano if that takes your fancy, where you can see lava spewing out of a crater. Very spectacular and exciting. It is a bit more expensive to get an interisland flight than just going to Port Vila, but I think it is really worth it. We absolutely loved Tanna island.

harrychorpita02:31 UTC28 Sep 2009

Both the Solomons and Vanuatu could keep you busy for 28 days easily, as could Fiji.

Tonga should come last on your list.

eddyv17:34 UTC30 Sep 2009

vanuatu could keep you busier for even longer than 28 days, was there for 6 weeks and it wasnt enough

4 Weeks on Pacific Islands Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Vanuatu
fredi196617:26 UTC04 Sep 2009	Hi! For 2010 i like to visit some Pacific Islands. Vanuatu and then Fiji or Tonga? I have 28 Days for the Islands best regards Frederik
ozziegiraffe13:36 UTC06 Sep 2009	Frederik, I notice from your profile that you are from Germany. Maybe you would be interested in visiting Berlin in Solomon Islands (very different from the one in Germany). What sort of things are you interested in doing while you are in the Pacific?	1
fredi196616:48 UTC06 Sep 2009	Hi ! my main intersts are Landscape, Culture . Not Diving. best regards Frederik	2
ozziegiraffe10:48 UTC07 Sep 2009	In that case, you may definitely be interested in the parts of Solomon Islands where culture is still much the same as it has been for hundreds of years, and diving is not available. In fact there are only about 3 of the 9 provinces where there are facilities for diving. I spend a lot of time there, and have never been diving. Berlin is a small artificial island in Malaita province, far from diving resorts.	3
eddyv08:39 UTC10 Sep 2009	I've been to Vanuatu but not any of the other places mentioned. From everything I've heard though Vanuatu has more traditional and exotic culture than either Fiji, Tonga or the Solomons	4
ozziegiraffe11:49 UTC10 Sep 2009	I would suggest that Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have a similar variety of cultural traditions. Solomon Islands is bigger, and is also the only Pacific country that has traditional Melanesian, Polynesian and Micronesian cultural groups in the one country. It is also less affected by tourism than Vanuatu.	5
verityb11:24 UTC25 Sep 2009	I have only been to Vanuatu and then mainly Tanna island. I can highly recommend this place. It is very beautiful with amazing scenery and you can take tours to two different kastom villages (the traditional villages - I recommend Yakel) as well as visit the Jon Frum site and join in with a celebration (although unfortunately we didn't get to this but I heard it was interesting). And there is an erupting volcano if that takes your fancy, where you can see lava spewing out of a crater. Very spectacular and exciting. It is a bit more expensive to get an interisland flight than just going to Port Vila, but I think it is really worth it. We absolutely loved Tanna island.	6
harrychorpita02:31 UTC28 Sep 2009	Both the Solomons and Vanuatu could keep you busy for 28 days easily, as could Fiji. Tonga should come last on your list.	7
eddyv17:34 UTC30 Sep 2009	vanuatu could keep you busier for even longer than 28 days, was there for 6 weeks and it wasnt enough	8