Blue Lagoon Vanuatu Entry Fee

The Blue Lagoon charges an entrance fee, paid in cash at the gate, and the Vanuatu Tourism Office does not publish the amount. Its Blue holes page says only that “an entrance fee (cash only) is required”; its six-day family itinerary for Efate calls it “a nominal entrance fee”. So the useful answer is twofold: bring vatu in cash if you go on your own, or take a tour that puts the entry in its price. Manusale Tours’ Vanuatu: Tropical Splash, Beaches & Blue Lagoon Adventure lists entry to the Blue Lagoon, Eton Beach and the Rarru Cascades, from A$150 per adult (checked November 2026).

The calendar above is Manusale Tours’ six-hour day, with 47 reviews (checked November 2026).

What the Tourism Office says, and what it leaves out

Three of the Vanuatu Tourism Office’s own pages touch the fee, and none gives a figure for the Blue Lagoon:

• The Blue holes page: an entrance fee, cash only, is required. It gives no opening hours either.
• The family itinerary for Efate: “a nominal entrance fee”, for what it calls a full afternoon in the water.
• The seven-day couples itinerary for Efate: tourist sites on the island charge mandatory entrance fees “ranging from 500VT to 2000VT per person”, depending on the site. That is a line about Efate in general, not about the Blue Lagoon.

Figures for the Blue Lagoon do circulate on blogs and in old brochures, and they disagree with each other. None comes from the lagoon’s own landowners or the Tourism Office, so this page does not repeat them. The couples itinerary adds the practical part: these sites do not accept credit cards, and ATMs are not always nearby, so start the day with enough cash.

Which Blue Lagoon tours include the entry

Prices per adult in Australian dollars (GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026). The “Entry in the price” column quotes each listing’s included items.

Where a listing names the visit but has no entry line, ask the operator before you go whether the fee is covered, and carry cash in case it is not.

Pick a tour with the entry included:

Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Prices are per adult in Australian dollars and change by date: treat them as the shape of the market, not a quote.

The cost of going on your own

The fee is only one cash payment on a self-drive or taxi day. The Tourism Office’s transport page says taxis have no meters, so you agree the fare first and pay in vatu, and it gives about 10,000 vatu as the taxi fare from town to the Blue Lagoon; a private bus for the day costs 15,000 to 20,000 vatu, and entrance fees to tourist sites are rarely included. Lunch is a third question: the Office notes that food at the Blue Lagoon is limited. Getting to the Blue Lagoon from Port Vila compares the ways there.

Eden on the River, the stop most tours pair with the Blue Lagoon, does publish its price: its own site lists Swim & Play entry at 1,500 vatu or A$20, half price for children aged 4 to 12 and free under 4 (Eden on the River).