- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Vanuatu
When travelling to Vanuatu, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Vanuatu.
| Vanuatu overall | This Advice is current for Friday, 21 November 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Health Issues (dengue fever). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
[top]Summary
- We advise you to be alert to your own security in Vanuatu.
- Exercise common sense and look out for suspicious behaviour, as you would in Australia.
- There have been several confirmed cases of dengue fever in Vanuatu recently (see Health Issues section below).
- Cyclone season in Vanuatu is from November to April. However, tropical storms and cyclones may occur in other months. See the Natural Disasters section below for more detailed advice.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
