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Tanna Island Dream Bungalows

Sanaie Village Near Port Resolution Bay, Tanna Island Vanuatu
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Sanaie Village Near Port Resolution Bay, Tanna Island Vanuatu
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Paradise23468665019 wrote a review Nov 2019
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Nancy and Sam and family run a beautiful, idyllic property high above Port Resolution, with lovely views over the ocean, lake and forests towards the ridge with Mt Yasur volcano behind. You can see the smoke from the volcano and at night the glow is visible. Accommodation is lovely and comfortable and the huge meals come from the property’s garden and fruit trees. The property is 2 hours from the airport and 20 minutes from the volcano. Nancy organised transport to and from the airport and to and from the volcano. We loved our walks into the village and to White Sands beach, and to the black beach with hot springs. A beautiful, relaxing and remote time away from our busy world back home.
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Date of stay: October 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Nina wrote a review Jun 2019
Mermaid Beach, Australia4 contributions1 helpful vote
The food was plenty and Nancy made a very delicious coconut jam! The location is just perfect! At night you could see the light of the volcano behind the trees! We enjoyed going with the family to church on Sunday, such an authentic experience! The location is just perfect, only a short walk to Black Sand Beach and the Hot Spring and a little bit further was a really nice village and Whites Beach. Great for snorkelling! :)
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Date of stay: June 2019
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CricketGirl wrote a review Nov 2018
Honiara, Solomon Islands275 contributions243 helpful votes
We stayed at Volcano Island Dream for a couple of nights and thoroughly enjoyed the view of the volcano and the adventure to get to the bungalows from the airport. The food was very good considering the location and plentiful at breakfast and dinner. We stayed in the en-suite room which was basic but great. Our only comment is that in the en-suite room the battery to charge mobile phones is located and the family continually went in and out of the room. This unfortunately became tiring and also made us feel uncomfortable about security of our items. We would recommend these bungalows as the family were lovely. Just manage the battery using situation if you end up in the en-suite room.
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Date of stay: September 2018Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Eva J wrote a review Oct 2018
Valencia, Spain52 contributions30 helpful votes
Location of this beautiful place is amazing. You got views of the mountains, plantations, lagoon, Port Resolution and the glow of Mt. Yasur. Very quiet! Nancy and her family are very friendly and helpful. Their place is basic but well taken care of. We set up our tent on their grassy patch and enjoyed a couple of relaxing days in the area. Walked down to White sand beach and walked around. A bit rough for snorkeling but on a calm day, the reef looks amazing. We sunbathed and swam in the protected areas of Port Resolution which was great! You can walk around the villages and make sure you ask around for what is going on...it might take a while for you to find out and get it organized :-) Lovely people though. Nancy is an amazing cook and food was plentiful. It is a remote place so it is not cheap to get there but worth it! It is like an hour and a half walk from Mt Yasur. Facilities at Island Dreams are basic but they have flush toilets and showers. Nancy can organize transport to the volcano and airport, just make sure you tell her in advance...there might not vehicles available all the time :-) We would go back for sure!
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Date of stay: September 2018
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Jake J wrote a review Sept 2017
Adelaide10 contributions3 helpful votes
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Over the past two years, I have stayed with Nancy and her family twice, for 10 days each time. They are very hospitable and lovely people and will do everything they can to ensure you have a fantastic stay. The views from this place, as other reviewers have mentioned are phenomenal, with views to the lagoons below, and right out to Port Resolution. The village of Port Resolution is a short walk down the hill, and there will usually be children walking to school at the same time if you walk down to the village in the morning. At the village, you can find a coffee shop right next to the soccer field, and even ice creams and cold beer if you ask around and find the right people. Before heading to Tanna you need to take into consideration that electricity and hot water are two things that you won't find much of, if any. They run a generator every evening for a few hours but other than that you will have no electricity, so be prepared with portable batteries and solar chargers if you need them. The shower and toilet have temperamental plumbing, but there is a shower on the beach at White Sands Beach with considerably better water pressure if you're desperate. Make sure you bring all of your money in cash, there will be no way whatsoever to withdraw cash from a card once you arrive on Tanna Island, so it's essential you do this in Port Vila.
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Date of stay: April 2017
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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Dana M wrote a review Sept 2016
Bucharest, Romania4 contributions2 helpful votes
If you are in Tanna you must go to Port Resolution! It's such a lovely village with a stunning white sand beach, but also black sand beaches and hot springs. And what better place to stay than Island Dream Bungalows, perched on a hill overlooking the bay? I stayed with Nancy and her family twice, first in March 2013 and then in December 2015. The property changed a little bit in the mean time, not so much because of cyclone Pam, but because they chose to build a concrete kitchen, which is less charming but I guess much more convenient for them. The bungalows are still very beautiful and peaceful, it feels like the time has stopped here! This is quite a remote location, so make sure you bring everything you need. Nancy is an excellent cook, but you might want to have some extra snacks. Or you could just walk to Avoca "restaurant" in the village for the best coffee and pancakes!
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Date of stay: December 2015
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shakas wrote a review Feb 2016
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This place is located on big, nice lawn and garden about 15 minutes walk from Port Resolution and 30 minutes drive to the volcano. There are several bungalows, an open air dinning room and scenic views. The place looks great, but you should be aware of what it's like to stay in bungalows on Tanna. Your host will arrange for a truck to pick you up at the airport, it costs $50 USD for a one-way trip to the far side of the island. It's a very slow and bumpy 2 hour drive, but the scenery is spectacular. Tanna is basically a tropical jungle, from coast to coast. There appears to be some road work starting up, so they may soon have paved roads, which will greatly benefit travelers and locals alike. My bungalow was up in a tree, which was cool, but you can feel it sway in the wind, which may be unnerving to some. The ladder up, is quite steep and rickety, so be careful. They will run a generator for a little while in the evening, so you can have some light, but don't forget to bring a good light and batteries with you, it's very important. There was a bucket flush toilet located on the other side of the property. Meals will get made for you at a small price. The hosts are quiet, but friendly and will kind of linger around while you eat. The beds have pillows, blankets and a mosquito net, but understand, there are a lot of bugs here. The mosquito nets had holes all over them, and there were hundreds of little bugs crawling around at night, there was also a giant spider up there as well. I don't think this is out of the ordinary in Tanna, just bring some duct tape to tape up the holes and tuck your net in good. I gave them a new mosquito net, hopefully they've put it to use. If you want to go to the volcano, there is no guarantee you can get a ride, but the host will try to find one for you. The ride to the Volcano will cost about $30 USD, plus another $30 for entry. You might want to wear glasses at the volcano, as it shoots sand and ash in the air and into your eyes. There is no water around to wash it out. In generally, you should bring more water to Tanna than you think necessary. There's a good chance you'll be the only person staying at the bungalows, so don't expect there to be other travelers around to talk to. I don't know where the owners are at night, so you're basically alone out there which is simultaneously magical and somewhat frightening. I wanted to try the traditional Tanna kava, so my host was nice enough to wrangle a local guy to walk me down to the village at Port Resolution. Once you're down there, there are natives hanging out around fires and drinking kava. You can hear the ocean near by, the kava is strong, the stars are plentiful and there's a warm breeze rustling the trees that all culminates in an unforgettable experience. Enjoy.
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Date of stay: October 2015Trip type: Travelled solo
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LAvdP wrote a review Jul 2015
Rotterdam, The Netherlands10 contributions13 helpful votes
There are two things important when you visit this island. 1. Pickup from the airport as it is a 3 hour drive to the bungalows. 2. Arrange for transportation to the volcano. Both of which they failed. Luckily a friendly driver you was picking up someone else was willing to take us with him. Re the tour to the volcano, Nancy said she arranged a pick up but she did not do anything and left us at the bungalows while she was gone for hours. Paul, a really nice guy living close by tried to arrange something and much later than anticipated, we arrived at the volcano. I have no idea why there are any positive reviews of this place. Maybe it was all better before the typhoon, but for now stay somewhere else and not here!
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Date of stay: June 2015Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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LY C wrote a review Dec 2014
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As a volunteer on Tanna, I had my parents come to visit and took them to Port Resolution. We had a great stay at Island Dream Bungalows. We stayed one night and it was all very professional; clean bungalows and friendly staff. Food was also pretty good - be advised there isn't any other options for food other than the bungalow-restaurant. Speaking of which, they have recently built a new building to house the restaurant with electricity in the evening. Overall a solid place to stay, with easy access to white sand beach, black sand beach and the hot springs.
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Date of stay: November 2014
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G0rd0n1453 wrote a review Jul 2014
Ballarat, Australia2 contributions2 helpful votes
Port Resolution which Tanna Island Dream bungalows overlooks is like a set for a 1930s romantic adventure movie: Blue Lagoon, Coconut Grove, tom toms and chants in the morning (and they were for real - it was the villagers doing their own thing with no tourists in sight.) I would agree with most of what other reviewers have said. The bungalows themselves are basic but very clean. Don't expect hot water - there is no power in this part of the world. (but there are volcanic hotsprings on the beach!) Nancy provides home cooking and you eat what the family are eating. You won't necessarily like everything but it's authentic Ni-Van food and some of it is delicious by any standard. The puffs of smoke and dragon rumblings behind the ridge across the vallery ARE the volcano. My tip: bring your own solar powered light source.
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Date of stay: July 2014Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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