A dot in the ocean, the tiny island of Wala lies a brief canoe-paddle away from Malekula, the second-largest island in Vanuatu, and is situated some 200 kilometres northwest of the capital, Port Vila.
Inhabited by just a few hundred folks, Wala has no electricity, telephone service, roads or automobiles. Passengers are ferried ashore by tender and are free to wonder along the coral-strewn beaches, snorkel or take a dug-out canoe ride. Tours of the village and the cave that was reportedly as soon as inhabited by cannibals are also available, even though the villagers set up market stalls brimming with handmade souvenirs.
Passengers are greeted with a welcome dance performance heralded by the sound of the conch shell. And just as they do in Fiji, the regional guys will invite guests to hang out at the “kava bar” (usually a makeshift tent with a couple of mats on the ground) and partake in a handful of bowls of the considerably-loved Pacific libation.
–By Caroline Gladstone, Cruise Critic contributor
Image Sources:
1. Landscape – Janelle Lugge/Shutterstock
2. Forest in Wala Historical Website – malekula.travel Get in touch with Centre
3. Bungalow Lodging – ecomanvila/TripAdvisor
4. Jungle Beach on Malekula Island – Marci Paravia/Shutterstock
five. White Coral – Robert Szymanski/Shutterstock
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