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Pepeyo Cultural Village Day Tour · 7 Hours · Hotel Pickup
Pepeyo Cultural Village
Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers' day from Port Vila includes a guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village, a turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River, with hotel pickup and a barbecue lunch. One adult can book.
Pick your Pepeyo day
Which Pepeyo Cultural Village Tour?
Pepeyo Cultural Village is a cultural site in the bush at Teouma, east of Port Vila on Efate, run by a Futuna Island community: a guided walk through eight scenes of traditional life, then kastom dancing, firewalking and bottle and bamboo music. No entrance fee is published, so the simple way in is a day tour that collects you at your hotel. The one to book first is Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers’ Turtles, Blue Lagoon, River & Island Culture Tour: seven hours from a 10:00 AM start, with a guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village, a turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River, hotel pickup and drop-off and a barbecue lunch, at US$135.44 per adult (checked November 2026). One adult can book it.
Vanuatu: Turtles, Blue Lagoon, River & Island Culture Tour
Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers: a guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village, the turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River in seven hours, with hotel pickup and a barbecue lunch. One adult can book.
Check dates →Cultural Experience & Blue Lagoon with Yumi Tours
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu on Viator: an hour each at Pepeyo, with entry included at the stop, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River, with lunch. At least two adults per booking; Monday to Saturday.
See the Viator day →Full-Day Vanuatu Cultural, Blue Lagoon & Eden On The River Tour
Atmosphere Tours & Transfers on Viator: Pepeyo, Eton Village and its school on weekdays, the Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River, a light lunch and a kava tasting, every day from 8:30 AM. One adult can book.
See the Viator day →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026). The price for your date and group shows before you pay, so treat these figures as a guide, not a quote. Viator’s ratings count Viator and Tripadvisor reviews together.
On GetYourGuide, Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu’s Pepeyo, Blue Lagoon & Eden Tour names the village in its title: six hours from 9:00 AM, at US$223.48 for two (US$111.74 each, checked November 2026); one person alone cannot book it. The table further down sets four Pepeyo days side by side.
- 4.8 / 5 71+ Reviews
- 7 hours Duration
- Pepeyo first A guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village opens Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers' day
- Pickup and lunch Hotel pickup and drop-off and a barbecue lunch at Eden on the River are included (checked November 2026)
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Day Includes
Pepeyo first, then the turtles, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River, with hotel pickup and a barbecue lunch.
Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers' own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in local culture with a visit to a traditional village
- Swim in the turquoise waters of the Blue Lagoon and enjoy a rope swing
- Explore the lush Eden on the River and swim in natural mini cascades
- Enjoy a barbecue lunch at Eden on the River to finish off your day
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village
- Visit to turtle sanctuary
- Visit to Blue Lagoon
- Visit to Eden on the River
- Barbecue lunch
Good to know: Swimming with turtles is subject to conditions · Supervision is required when interacting with turtles · Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Non-swimmers · Not Included: Personal expenses, Tips
The Pepeyo Day, Stop by Stop
From your Port Vila hotel to Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village, the turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River in seven hours.
Pickup in Port Vila
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Port Vila are in the price. The calendar shows a 10:00 AM start and a pickup area rather than a list of hotels, so check your address when you book.
Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village
A guided tour of the village at Teouma: fire making, hunting and fishing methods, food preparation, kastom dancing and a demonstration of walking on hot stones.
The Turtle Sanctuary
A conservation area with endangered green and hawksbill turtles, iguanas and a coconut crab. Swimming with the turtles depends on conditions, and interaction is supervised.
The Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River
A swim and the rope swing at the Blue Lagoon, then the mini cascades at Eden on the River and a barbecue lunch to finish the day.
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The Day Around the Village
The Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River and the road east of Port Vila.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers' day with hotel pickup: a guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village, the turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River, with a barbecue lunch. One adult can book; free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Plan the Visit
Pepeyo Cultural Village, One Question per Page
The entrance fee, what happens at the village, getting there from Port Vila, the Blue Lagoon and Eden days, Pepeyo or Ekasup, and where to stay.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. GetYourGuide and Viator prices are in US dollars (US$), each with its unit.
Four Pepeyo Cultural Village Day Tours on One Table
Two on GetYourGuide and two on Viator, each with Pepeyo, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River: who can book, start and length, the other stops, lunch and pickup. Prices with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Turtles, Blue Lagoon, River & Island Culture Tour, Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers | Pepeyo, Blue Lagoon & Eden Tour, Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu | Cultural Experience & Blue Lagoon, Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu (Viator) | Full-Day Vanuatu Cultural, Blue Lagoon & Eden On The River Tour, Atmosphere Tours & Transfers (Viator) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$135 per person (checked November 2026) (one adult can book) | From US$112 per person (checked November 2026) (at least two people book together: US$223.48 for two, US$111.74 each; one person alone cannot book) | From US$90 per person (checked November 2026), at least two adults per booking | From US$124.37 per person (checked November 2026) |
| Who Can Book | One adult or more | At least two people | At least two adults | One adult or more |
| Start and Length | 10:00 AM start, 7 hours | 9:00 AM start, 6 hours | 9:00 AM start, Monday to Saturday, 5 to 6 hours | 8:30 AM start, every day, 6 hours |
| At Pepeyo | A guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village | The village visit opens the day | 60 minutes, entry included at the stop | The first stop: custom dancing and a fire-walking display |
| Other Stops | A turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River | The Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River | The Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River; duty-free for cruise passengers | Eton Village and school (weekdays), the Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River, a kava tasting |
| Lunch | Barbecue lunch at Eden on the River | BBQ lunch: at the Blue Lagoon on cruise ship days, usually at Eden on the River on other days | Lunch included | Light lunch at Banana Bay Beach restaurant |
| Pickup | Hotel pickup and drop-off in Port Vila (a pickup area) | Hotel pickup and drop-off; cruise guests are dropped back at the port | Your hotel lobby; cruise passengers look for the Yumi Tours orange flag at the port | Hotel or cruise ship pickup and drop-off |
| Check dates | See this tour | See it on Viator | See it on Viator |
More Ways to the Village
Other Day Tours That Stop at Pepeyo
Days that add Eden on the River, the turtles or the whole island to the village, on GetYourGuide and Viator.
WITH THE TURTLESDiscover Cascades & Turtle Experience with Yumi Tours
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's 5 to 6 hours from 8:30 AM: an hour at the village it names as Pepeyo (dances and a fire walk), the Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River with lunch at Eden Cafe, and the turtle conservation project in Port Vila. At least two adults per booking.
ROUND THE ISLANDFrom Port Vila: Efate Island Full-Day Tour
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's 7-hour round-island day from 9:00 AM, 175 km around Efate: Pepeyo Cultural Village, an hour at the Blue Lagoon, the Nasinu hot springs, Survivor Beach, a coffee factory and a kava tasting. At least two people book together: US$243.80 for two (US$121.90 each).
ROUND THE ISLANDFull-Day Efate Round Island Trip with Yumi Tours
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's round-island day of 5 to 7 hours from 9:00 AM, Monday to Saturday: an hour each at Pepeyo Cultural Village and the Blue Lagoon, lunch at Sara Beach restaurant, the Nasinu hot springs, the Tanna Coffee Factory and a kava tasting. At least two adults per booking.
A LONGER DAYFull-Day Scenic Tour around the Island Tour from Port Vila
Atmosphere Tours & Transfers' 8-hour scenic day round Efate from 8:30 AM: Iarofa Village, 45 minutes at Pepeyo Cultural Village, the Blue Lagoon, Top Rock, Pangpang, a beachside lunch and afternoon tea at Gideon's Landing. Hotel pickup. One adult can book.
A HALF DAYCultural Village Experience and Blue Lagoon Half Day Tour
Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's 4-hour half day from 8:30 AM, Monday to Saturday: an hour at Pepeyo at Teouma and an hour at the Blue Lagoon, with entrance fees included and no meal. At least two adults per booking.
Pepeyo Cultural Village, Vanuatu
Where It Is, Who Runs It, What You See
The village at Teouma in its own words, the fee question, the Pepeyo day stop by stop, the other ways there and what to know before you book.
Where Pepeyo Cultural Village is
Pepeyo sits in the bush at Teouma, east of Port Vila. The village’s own website puts it near Teouma on the Efate ring road, “about 15-20 minutes drive from Port Vila town centre” on one page and “just 20 minutes drive south of Port Vila” on another (14 November 2026). It publishes no street address, and the Vanuatu Tourism Office gives the location as “Teouma, Port Vila”. How to get to Pepeyo Cultural Village from Port Vila sets out the road and the pickups.
Who runs it
Pepeyo is run by its own community. Its listing with the Vanuatu Tourism Office says “The owners and operators are deeply connected to the local community” and that visiting Pepeyo directly supports “our efforts to keep the traditions, customs, and warm hospitality of Futuna Island alive”; the Office’s blog on cultural experiences in Efate says it is “operated by a Futuna island community based in Efate” (both 14 November 2026). The village’s site says the tour “was established to help preserve and promote the importance of our culture for the younger generation”.
This website is a travel guide. It is not the village and sells nothing of the village’s own; the tours below are run by the operators named on each.
What the visit is, in the village’s words
The village calls its visit the Pepeyo Cultural & Educational Tour. It “starts with a warm welcome and introduction from your guide” and “progresses through a series of tableaux, eight areas depicting aspects of our traditional way of life, history and culture”, then “kastom dancing and firewalking”, and “finishes with a demonstration of bottle & bamboo music” (14 November 2026). The scenes: traditional housing; fishing practices; farming of yam, taro and kava; a girl’s passage through puberty; food preservation; and trapping wildlife for food. You can taste roasted paw paw with coconut flesh. The Tourism Office calls it a one-hour experience. What happens at Pepeyo Cultural Village takes it scene by scene.
The entrance fee
No fee is published. The village gives no price, days or opening hours, and neither does the Vanuatu Tourism Office (14 November 2026). On a tour the question changes: Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu’s Cultural Experience & Blue Lagoon on Viator includes entry at its Pepeyo stop, from US$90 per person with at least two adults per booking (checked November 2026). The Pepeyo Cultural Village entrance fee lines up what each tour’s price covers.
The Pepeyo day, stop by stop
The tour starts at 10:00 AM, with pickup from your hotel in Port Vila; the calendar shows a pickup area rather than a list of hotels, so check your address when you book. Then the four stops:
- Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village: a guided tour of fire making, hunting and fishing methods, food preparation and kastom dancing, and a demonstration of walking on hot stones.
- A turtle sanctuary: endangered green and hawksbill turtles, with iguanas and a coconut crab. Swimming with the turtles depends on conditions, and interaction is supervised.
- The Blue Lagoon: a swim, and the rope swing.
- Eden on the River: the mini cascades and a barbecue lunch to finish the day.
Hotel pickup and drop-off, the guided tour of the village, the sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon, Eden on the River and the lunch are included; personal expenses and tips are not. It is marked not suitable for people with mobility impairments or for non-swimmers. Bring comfortable shoes, swimwear, a towel, a camera and sunscreen.
Check dates for the Pepeyo day
Its rating is 4.8 from 71 reviews on GetYourGuide, and the low ones are worth reading. On 31 March 2026 a reviewer wrote: “we missed the cultural tour as the village was in mourning”. On 10 September 2026 a two-star reviewer felt their driver was a driver, not a guide: he “didn’t explain why we stopped anywhere”, and they were back at the hotel in 5 hours instead of 7. On 1 November 2025 a one-star review read: “No pick up was happening”.
The other ways to Pepeyo
Pepeyo with the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River compares every day tour here that stops at the village, from a four-hour half day to the round-island days. If you would rather pick your own stops, Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu’s full-day bus hire with a driver suggests Pepeyo as the first stop; its price is for the vehicle and covers transport only, not entrance fees. Another village near Port Vila turns up in tour titles too: Pepeyo or Ekasup tells the two apart.
Before you go
- Fee and hours. Not published; ring the number on the village’s own site, or book a tour.
- Access. The village describes short, easy walks between the areas, “accessible by wheelchair”, with seating and shade; Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers’ day is marked not suitable for people with mobility impairments. Ask before you book.
- A cruise day. Several Pepeyo tours collect cruise passengers, but none is your cruise line’s own excursion; see the cruise question below.
- Where to sleep. Port Vila accommodation for a Pepeyo day weighs the town, the Erakor lagoon and Eratap by which tours collect there.
A Day with Pepeyo in It
Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers' seven hours from Port Vila: a guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village, the turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River, with hotel pickup and a barbecue lunch. One adult can book. Starting from US$135 per person (one adult can book).
Check datesPepeyo Cultural Village: Questions
What the village is, who runs it, the entrance fee, where it is, what happens there, which tour, Ekasup, cruise days and access.
A cultural site in the bush at Teouma, near Port Vila on Efate, where guides take you through eight tableaux of traditional life on Futuna Island, followed by kastom dancing, firewalking and bottle and bamboo music. Its own name is Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Tour; the Vanuatu Tourism Office lists it as Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Tours (14 November 2026). See what happens at Pepeyo Cultural Village.
Its own community. The village's listing with the Vanuatu Tourism Office says the owners and operators are deeply connected to the local community, and the Office's blog on cultural experiences in Efate says it is operated by a Futuna island community based in Efate (both 14 November 2026). This website is a travel guide, not the village: it sells nothing of the village's own.
No fee is published. The village gives no price, days or opening hours, and neither does the Vanuatu Tourism Office (14 November 2026). On a tour, Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's Viator day includes entry at its Pepeyo stop, from US$90 per person with at least two adults per booking (checked November 2026). See the Pepeyo Cultural Village entrance fee.
At Teouma, east of Port Vila on Efate. The village's own site puts it near Teouma, on the Efate ring road, and gives the drive from Port Vila town centre as about 15 to 20 minutes on one page and 20 minutes on another; the Tourism Office's blog on cultural experiences in Efate also says 20 minutes (14 November 2026). No street address is published. See how to get to Pepeyo Cultural Village from Port Vila.
Yes: Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Tour is the village's own name for the visit, and tour operators call the place Pepeyo Cultural Village. The Vanuatu Tourism Office describes the visit as a one-hour experience (14 November 2026).
For a full day that one person can book, Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers' Turtles, Blue Lagoon, River & Island Culture Tour: US$135.44 per adult (checked November 2026), a guided tour of Pepeyo Cultural and Educational Village, a turtle sanctuary, the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River, with hotel pickup and a barbecue lunch. Two people on a budget: Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's Viator day, from US$90 per person, at least two adults per booking (checked November 2026). Pepeyo with the Blue Lagoon and Eden on the River sets the days side by side.
No. The Vanuatu Tourism Office lists them separately: Pepeyo at Teouma, east of Port Vila, and Ekasup Cultural Village at Erakor, Ekasup Village, south-east of town (14 November 2026). See Pepeyo or Ekasup.
Several Pepeyo tours speak to cruise passengers, but a tour you book yourself does not carry your cruise line's promise to get you back to the ship. Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's Viator day says to look for its orange flag at the port and gives no refund if the tour is missed because a ship arrives late; Atmosphere Tours & Transfers' day starts 45 minutes after the ship berths and finishes an hour before its scheduled departure. The Vanuatu Tourism Office's earthquake update, last dated 7 May 2025, says the road to the Port Vila wharf remained closed. Confirm the meeting point with the operator after you book.
The village says yes; check the tour. Its own site describes short, easy walks through the bush between the areas, accessible by wheelchair, with plenty of seating and shade (14 November 2026). Sammy`s Port Vila Tours & Transfers' day is marked not suitable for people with mobility impairments, while Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu's Discover Cascades & Turtle Experience on Viator accepts collapsible wheelchairs when someone travels along to help the passenger on and off the bus.
Still have questions? Email us at info@pepeyoculturalvillage.com