Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Vanuatu/samoa and Fiji - onward tickets?! etc

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Vanuatu

I have excited myself about the prospect of going to Vanuatu/fiji/samoa - backpacking.
I have been reading up on these wonderful countries and would like to know what other peoples BP experiences are here.
I read that you need an onward ticket - does anyone know what is the best way to plan a trip including all of these island and how long I should spend in each one - I have a couple of months! How long can I stay in these countries visa wise.
Ideally I would like to lazily make my way around them - how strict is the onward ticket rule?
Im currently based in Cairns (oz) so any budget airline advice also greatly appreciated.
I wanna go to paradise!!!
Mike