Beachfront Home w/ Local Tours & Airport Transfer
Entire home in Luganville, Vanuatu
- 6 guests
- 2 bedrooms
- 3 beds
- 1 bath
Rated 4.83 out of 5 stars.12 reviews
Hosted by Juss
- Superhost
- 6 years hosting
Listing highlights
Self check-in
You can check in with the building staff.
Great location
Guests who stayed here in the past year loved the location.
Ocean and beach views
Soak up the views during your stay.
Escape to an authentic bamboo home on a private beach.
🏝️ Your stay includes:
* Return Airport transfer direct to-the beach house
* Scheduled island transfers to/from Santo
* Traditional canoes
* Push Bikes to explore
* Aore Island tours: Visit the chocolate farm, learn weaving, local cooking or explore the untouched jungle.
“Beachfront on Aore” at Phoenix Plantation, is a working chocolate farm on Aore Island.
House is local style with modern touches; Wifi, hot water and self catering.
The space
Experience the Real Vanuatu – Private Beachfront Home on Aore Island “Beachfront on Aore”
Leave the crowds behind and experience the Vanuatu most visitors never see.
Stay in your own private beachfront home on our historic 170-acre working cocoa (Chocolate) plantation, just a short island crossing from Santo. Wake to the sound of the ocean, snorkel straight from the beach, meet friendly local families and discover a slower pace of life where every day feels like an adventure. This is more than accommodation it’s an authentic island experience.
Why Guests Love Staying Here
🏝️ Absolute beachfront with safe swimming and snorkelling step straight from your deck into crystal-clear water
🏝️ Peaceful, secluded setting surrounded by nature
🏝️ Complimentary Aore Island experiences
🏝️ Airport transfers direct to house.
🏝️ Easy access to Santo Island
🏝️ Snorkelling gear, reef shoes and hammocks included
🏝️ Experience genuine village life
🏝️ Your Island Arrival Your holiday begins with a beautiful 10-minute island crossing from Santo to Aore Island.
🏝️ The House
The home sits directly on a beautiful coral beach surrounded by tropical gardens and has no immediate neighbours, giving you privacy and space to truly unwind. Step from your deck onto the sand, enjoy a morning swim, relax in a hammock or watch turtles and colourful reef fish from the shoreline. Dugongs are regular visitors to the bay.
🏝️ Sleeping
Bedroom 1
Upstairs queen bedroom with stunning ocean views.
🏝️ Bedroom 2
Separate detached traditional stone cottage with either one queen bed or two singles only steps to the ocean. 10 metres from main house and right on the beach.
🏝️ Lounge
Two comfortable daybeds.
🏝️The home
Fully self-catering with a large refrigerator, gas oven, cooktop, kitchen equipment and pantry starter essentials.
🏝️ Tiffin Service (KaiKai)
For those who don't want to cook, locals offer a tiffin service where local mummas cook local food and we deliver. Some local food is chicken and rice, lap lap, simbiro, tuluk or beef with rice, fruits, passion fruit and vanilla, fresh lime or lemon depends on what they cook that day.
🏝️ Complimentary Aore Experiences available 9am each weekday leaving weekends for relaxing.
* Your experience is hosted by local Aore residents, who are paid directly through your nightly accommodation rate so your stay supports the local community.
🏝️ Mondays:
Experience Traditional Aore Island Life. Walk through a local village and discover how families live traditionally growing food, living from the land and maintaining a lifestyle with minimal reliance on electricity, running water or money.
🏝️ Tuesdays: Visit ancient Nambanga (Banyan) trees they are huge 60 people round hundreds of years old.
🏝️ Wednesdays: Cook Simboro a traditional dish with the mummas🏝️ Thursday: Traditional weaving, make a basket, a matt and island broom.
🏝️ Friday: Tour our working Chocolate(cocoa), Vanilla and Coffee plantation
🏝️ Other Paid experiences available on Aore:
Dugong and turtle spotting
Free diving courses
Scuba diving lesson
Wreck diving
Snorkelling tours
Pig and or wild fowl huntin
🏝️ Explore Santo
Blue Holes
Champagne Beach
If you’ve been searching for an authentic island experience, genuine local people, uncrowded beaches and memories you’ll still be talking about years from now...
Welcome to Beachfront on Aore Phoenix Plantation Aore Island.
Guest access
You have access to the house and the 1 acre property it sits on.
Other things to note
⛴️ Before You Book
Aore Island is reached by boat to get to and from Santo a boat is required. Weather can be windy between August and October making seas rough however raincoats and skilled drivers are assured.
The home is in Northern Vanuatu a 45 minute flight from Port Vila which operate 7 times a week.
There are direct flights from Brisbane every Tuesday or Thursday
🏝️ Your stay includes:
* Return Airport transfer direct to-the beach house
* Scheduled island transfers to/from Santo
* Traditional canoes
* Push Bikes to explore
* Aore Island tours: Visit the chocolate farm, learn weaving, local cooking or explore the untouched jungle.
“Beachfront on Aore” at Phoenix Plantation, is a working chocolate farm on Aore Island.
House is local style with modern touches; Wifi, hot water and self catering.
The space
Experience the Real Vanuatu – Private Beachfront Home on Aore Island “Beachfront on Aore”
Leave the crowds behind and experience the Vanuatu most visitors never see.
Stay in your own private beachfront home on our historic 170-acre working cocoa (Chocolate) plantation, just a short island crossing from Santo. Wake to the sound of the ocean, snorkel straight from the beach, meet friendly local families and discover a slower pace of life where every day feels like an adventure. This is more than accommodation it’s an authentic island experience.
Why Guests Love Staying Here
🏝️ Absolute beachfront with safe swimming and snorkelling step straight from your deck into crystal-clear water
🏝️ Peaceful, secluded setting surrounded by nature
🏝️ Complimentary Aore Island experiences
🏝️ Airport transfers direct to house.
🏝️ Easy access to Santo Island
🏝️ Snorkelling gear, reef shoes and hammocks included
🏝️ Experience genuine village life
🏝️ Your Island Arrival Your holiday begins with a beautiful 10-minute island crossing from Santo to Aore Island.
🏝️ The House
The home sits directly on a beautiful coral beach surrounded by tropical gardens and has no immediate neighbours, giving you privacy and space to truly unwind. Step from your deck onto the sand, enjoy a morning swim, relax in a hammock or watch turtles and colourful reef fish from the shoreline. Dugongs are regular visitors to the bay.
🏝️ Sleeping
Bedroom 1
Upstairs queen bedroom with stunning ocean views.
🏝️ Bedroom 2
Separate detached traditional stone cottage with either one queen bed or two singles only steps to the ocean. 10 metres from main house and right on the beach.
🏝️ Lounge
Two comfortable daybeds.
🏝️The home
Fully self-catering with a large refrigerator, gas oven, cooktop, kitchen equipment and pantry starter essentials.
🏝️ Tiffin Service (KaiKai)
For those who don't want to cook, locals offer a tiffin service where local mummas cook local food and we deliver. Some local food is chicken and rice, lap lap, simbiro, tuluk or beef with rice, fruits, passion fruit and vanilla, fresh lime or lemon depends on what they cook that day.
🏝️ Complimentary Aore Experiences available 9am each weekday leaving weekends for relaxing.
* Your experience is hosted by local Aore residents, who are paid directly through your nightly accommodation rate so your stay supports the local community.
🏝️ Mondays:
Experience Traditional Aore Island Life. Walk through a local village and discover how families live traditionally growing food, living from the land and maintaining a lifestyle with minimal reliance on electricity, running water or money.
🏝️ Tuesdays: Visit ancient Nambanga (Banyan) trees they are huge 60 people round hundreds of years old.
🏝️ Wednesdays: Cook Simboro a traditional dish with the mummas🏝️ Thursday: Traditional weaving, make a basket, a matt and island broom.
🏝️ Friday: Tour our working Chocolate(cocoa), Vanilla and Coffee plantation
🏝️ Other Paid experiences available on Aore:
Dugong and turtle spotting
Free diving courses
Scuba diving lesson
Wreck diving
Snorkelling tours
Pig and or wild fowl huntin
🏝️ Explore Santo
Blue Holes
Champagne Beach
If you’ve been searching for an authentic island experience, genuine local people, uncrowded beaches and memories you’ll still be talking about years from now...
Welcome to Beachfront on Aore Phoenix Plantation Aore Island.
Guest access
You have access to the house and the 1 acre property it sits on.
Other things to note
⛴️ Before You Book
Aore Island is reached by boat to get to and from Santo a boat is required. Weather can be windy between August and October making seas rough however raincoats and skilled drivers are assured.
The home is in Northern Vanuatu a 45 minute flight from Port Vila which operate 7 times a week.
There are direct flights from Brisbane every Tuesday or Thursday
Where you’ll sleep
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What this place offers
Bay view
Harbor view
Beach access
Kitchen
Wifi
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm
4.83 out of 5 stars from 12 reviews
Overall rating
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for cleanliness
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for accuracy
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for check-in
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for communication
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for location
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value
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Where you’ll be
Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu
About the Neighbourhood
This is a quiet, low-density island setting designed for space, privacy and nature-based living. Expect a peaceful environment with minimal traffic, minimal noise and a strong connection to the ocean.
Local life is close by and authentic — access fresh seafood and seasonal fruit from nearby markets, and experience traditional crafts, cultural activities, and village life at your own pace.
The surrounding area offers direct access to ocean activities including snorkelling, fishing, freediving, spearfishing, scuba diving courses, and guided tours with local operators.
Evenings are calm with uninterrupted ocean sunsets and clear night skies ideal for stargazing. Community events, cultural gatherings and church services are part of local life for guests who wish to engage.
This is a genuine island community — simple, safe, and connected to nature.
This is a quiet, low-density island setting designed for space, privacy and nature-based living. Expect a peaceful environment with minimal traffic, minimal noise and a strong connection to the ocean.
Local life is close by and authentic — access fresh seafood and seasonal fruit from nearby markets, and experience traditional crafts, cultural activities, and village life at your own pace.
The surrounding area offers direct access to ocean activities including snorkelling, fishing, freediving, spearfishing, scuba diving courses, and guided tours with local operators.
Evenings are calm with uninterrupted ocean sunsets and clear night skies ideal for stargazing. Community events, cultural gatherings and church services are part of local life for guests who wish to engage.
This is a genuine island community — simple, safe, and connected to nature.
Meet your host
Born in the 60s
Where I went to school: Vanuatu
Hello, we look forward to you staying with us at Phoenix Plantation, a 170 acre property that goes from Sea to Hilltop jungle on Aore Island . We farm, Cocoa, Coffee Vanilla and Pepper.
You can holiday in, on the Beach in a Tree house & simple Huts
Come stay and explore the ocean, jungle and plantations or relax or go on an adventure
Xande: Adventure YouTuber and free dive instructor pig hunter @triphibianadventures
Brooke: Dive instructor @buildingsolwata
Juss is Xande mum
Juss is a Superhost
Host details
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