i LOVE vanuatu - its my fav diving location. we even were married there
why?
less than 4hrs from sydney by plane
you can get reef, deep, rust and fish
warm
viz usually very good
local people very very lovely
sadly i will say, over christmas i noticed that the tourist dollar is ruining Port Villa and its now hetic and i saw more and more buildings which isnt the port vila i fell in love with 10yrs ago
BUT
dont dive port vila.... get out!!!
over christmas we went to Tranquility/Moso Island, trip report here. VERY VERY basic but the diving was great.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/pa...stmas-07-vanuatu-tranquility-trip-report.html
or you can go to Hideaway Island, about 20mins by bus from Port Vila airport. nice diving, nice accomodation, great food and you can do Tranquility as a day trip if you want
Hideaway Island Resort & Marine Sanctuary - Vanuatu - The diving resort
BUT
if you can - i suggest you get up to Santo, sydney/port vila/santo or brisbane/santo to dive The Coolidge. A shore wreck the size of the titanic,
Dive the SS President Coolidge in Vanuatu with Aquamarine
any questions ask away - i really LOVE vanuatu, been there about 6 times i think now