Earlier this year, before the COVID-19 lockdown, I was fortunate enough to have re-visited Mystery Island in the South Pacific and in this post I’d like to share some photos with you and tell you a little bit about this idyllic location.
Mystery Island is small but amazingly beautiful tropical island paradise in Vanuatu. It’s an uninhabited island and run by local villagers who live on the larger nearby Aneityum Island. It’s also a popular destination for cruise ships and the locals love it when these big ships from a world unknown to them visit as they welcome the tourist income. We were there in March 2020 when an American cruise ship sailed in and we saw the Island’s population increase from us 3 to what must have been 2000+ in a very short time.
As well as maintaining and keeping the island clean, the islanders set up craft market stalls and sell souvenir items including handicrafts and artifacts, as well as fresh local foods and drink including kava, coconuts, and to die for lobster. As well as swimming in crystal clear turquoise and warm water you can hire balloon donuts and bask in the tropical sun, shade under palm trees, snorkel among the coral reefs, paddle board, tour on glass bottom kayaks, feast on coconut and/or lobster or just lay on the finest of white beach sands. There are no roads and no vehicles! It’s truly a piece of South Pacific paradise!
Caption: Mystery Island in the South Pacific (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: The first bunch of Cruise ship passengers just arrived on Mystery Island in the South Pacific (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: It’s not long before Cruise ship passengers take over Mystery Island in the South Pacific (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: Cruise ship passengers enjoying Mystery Island in the South Pacific (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: Idyllic Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT)
Caption: The white sand and crystal clear waters at Mystery Island in the South Pacific (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: A local getting his kayak ready for the waters of Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: On the waters of Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: Tourists enjoying the local craft market on Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: An amazing local catch on Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: A local cooking fresh lobster on Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: A friendly and lovely local weaving on Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: Coconut Palms on Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: Fresh fruit on sale on Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: Passengers starting to re-board their cruise ship at Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
Caption: The cruise ship has sailed away and we’re watching the sunset over Mystery Island (LG: @AdamGT )
The cruise passengers left the island and cruised away at about 4pm. We stayed on in paradise to watch the beautiful South Pacific sunset. It’s a beautiful island and the local people are just as beautiful.
Have you been to a beautiful island such as this?
