Cultural traditions remain as strong as ever on the island of Malekula. Photo: David Kirkland

Malekula is the second largest island in the Vanuatu chain and the most culturally diverse with 30 languages still spoken here.

Men demonstrate their virility by jumping off towers with vines wrapped around their ankles.

Photo: Vanuatu Tourism Office

Located one hour north of Efate by air, Pentecost Island is best known for it's 'nagol' or 'land diving' ritual, which inspired modern-day bungy jumping.

Find your own slice of secluded sandy heaven on Espiritu Santo

Photo: David Kirkland

Divers shouldn't miss a trip to Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu's largest island and only one hour's flight north of Efate.

A couple toast the romance of Mele Cascades on Efate.

Photo: David Kirkland

The third-largest island in the country, Efate is home to Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, a small town built on the shores of an emerald lagoon.

Life on Tanna Island is super-simple.

Photo: David Kirkland

Tanna Island is an untouched South Pacific jewel.

From the air it looks like an uninhabited tangle of lush rainforest, but more than 20,000 ni-Vanuatu call the island home.