点评:The volcano experience is very disappointing for all the money you spend getting there. There was a land slide in the caldera a few years ago which has significantly impacted the amount of lava and explosions you get to see. Yes, the volcano erupts a few times an hour but you can't actually see almost any lava. It was very different a few years ago. There's a lot of silence and/or dishonesty about this.
The other thing to be aware of is there are 4 viewing points around the caldera. Since the earthquake on Efate in December 2024, two of the viewing points are closed and are not likely to open anytime soon. This leaves you with two view points - the first one you can't see into the caldera at all, the second one you see basically a few red spots.
This disappointment wasn't only my experience, it was the experience of the 20 odd people who were on the sunset tour with us. There was a shocked silence amongst the group about how bad it was - people didn't want to admit or talk about how much money every person spent to get there to see basically, nothing.
If it was cheaper, sure. But for all the time and huge amounts of money it take to get there, absolutely not.
I'd almost go as far as saying it's a total tourist rip off. Actually, it is. It wasn't in the past, but now it is.
I liked Tanna and I liked the people in the village who I stayed with. I know this sort of a review is going to negatively impact them as tourism is an important source of income for their families. But I also think it's fair to share my experience because it costs upwards of $700 AUD per person (and that's doing it on a cheap independent budget flying from Efate to Tanna on Air Vanuatu) which is A LOT of money for a lot of people to have a disappointing experience.
翻译:火山体验非常令人失望,毕竟你花了那么多钱才到那里。几年前火山口发生了山体滑坡,严重影响了熔岩和火山爆发的可见程度。没错,火山每小时喷发几次,但几乎看不到任何熔岩。几年前的情况截然不同。对此,人们普遍保持沉默,甚至可能不诚实。
另外需要注意的是,火山口周围有四个观景点。自2024年12月埃法特岛发生地震以来,其中两个观景点已关闭,而且短期内不太可能开放。这意味着你只能看到两个观景点——第一个完全看不到火山口内部,第二个基本上只能看到几个红点。
这种失望不仅仅是我一个人的经历,也是和我们一起参加日落之旅的20多个人的经历。大家震惊地沉默着,不知道那里有多糟糕——人们不愿承认或谈论每个人花了多少钱才到那里,却几乎什么也没看到。
如果便宜点当然可以。但考虑到来这里需要花费这么多时间和巨额资金,绝对不行。
我几乎要说这完全是旅游骗局。事实上,确实如此。以前不是,但现在是了。
我喜欢塔纳岛,也喜欢我住在村子里的村民。我知道这种评论会对他们产生负面影响,因为旅游业是他们家庭的重要收入来源。但我认为分享我的经历是公平的,因为每人花费高达700澳元(这还是以便宜的独立预算乘坐瓦努阿图航空从埃法特岛飞往塔纳岛的机票价格计算),对于很多人来说,这笔钱花得可不值,却留下了一次令人失望的经历。