Annette in the Fels Cave on the island of Lelepa. The cave has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.
Women and children of the village on the southern shore of Moso Island.
During a traditional performance at the Leweton Cultural Village on Santo. Songs, dances and stories are performed here to document and preserve the cultural legacy of the island communities.
Santu Island: On the way to the Blue Hole, a freshwater spring in the middle of a river.
Santu Island: crystal-clear spring water at the Blue Hole.
One of the Serenity tree houses in Port Olry, Santu Island.
View of the east coast of Santu Island, south of Port Olry.
Riding excursion with horse guide Jean-Marc on the beach at Port Olry.
Nathalie Andikar, 9 years old, accompanies us together with her brother and father to the Millennium Cave on Santu Island - barefoot, mind you.
Santu Island: Probably a clipper (Parthenos sylvia).
Santu Island: Our guide Tony performs a simple face-painting ceremony in front of the entrance to the Millennium Cave. This expresses respect for the spirits of the cave and asks for their protection.
Santu Island: All alone, the five of us brace ourselves in the Millennium Cave. We are amazed by the rock structures and the cave ceiling, which is up to 50 metres high.
Santu Island: After crossing the Millennium Cave, an adventurous climb through niches, over tree trunks, in the water and along large rock monsters follows.
Santu Island: A short break under the waterfall.
Visitors to the Sanma celebrations in a village outside Luganville, Santu Island.
Visitors to the Sanma celebrations in a village outside Luganville, Santu Island.
View over mangrove roots. The island of Nguna in the background.
The island of Péle with the island of Emao in the background.
Marie Therese Ronneth shows us her freshly chopped coconuts on the island of Nguna.
Two Coconut lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) on the island of Pélé.
The motto ‘Go with the flow’ also seems to apply at this counter at Tanna Island Airport.
Market day on the island of Tanna.
The ash plains around the Yasur volcano on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu are surreal, windy and with sulphur in the air.
The ash plains around the Yasur volcano on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu are surreal, windy and with sulphur in the air.
The constantly rumbling and ash-blowing Yazur volcano at sunset.
View of the Yazur volcano at night.
Our overnight hut at Volcano View Tree House, Tanna Island.
A child from the village of Imaio on the island of Tanna.
Women from the village of Imaio during a Kastom dance performance, with the smoking Yazur volcano in the background.
In the village of Imaio on the island of Tanna: Happy with the freshly prepared portion of laplap made from taro and coconut milk.
In the village of Imaio on the island of Tanna: This child has just got hold of a freshly prepared portion of laplap.
Mother and child in the village of Imaio, Tanna Island.
A child from the village of Imaio on the island of Tanna.
