Currency in Vanuatu

[catr13]

What currency do you use, do you get vatu (if so where) or do you simply you use Aussie dollars? I have heard the ship doesnt exhange vatu. I also read somewhere it costs Au 25 to get into the cascades but if you pay in local currency its only around AU 10 which leads me believe you get ripped off majorally using aussie dollars.

[icat2000]

Plenty of ATM machines in Port Vila and money exchange places.

[aussie57]

They take Aussie dollars everywhere in Port Vila. I never get vatu. I don't know about the Cascades but the van & taxi drivers put up their prices exhorbitantly in both currencies for cruise ship passengers - still not expensive in our terms though.

[catr13]

Plenty of ATM machines in Port Vila and money exchange places.

 

Cool I guess I will just have to do a detour before hopping in a taxi

[catr13]

They take Aussie dollars everywhere in Port Vila. I never get vatu. I don't know about the Cascades but the van & taxi drivers put up their prices exhorbitantly in both currencies for cruise ship passengers - still not expensive in our terms though.

 

I guess cruise ship passengers are their main source of income, so they will try and get away with as much as they can.