Travel Alerts

Earlier this year Air Vanuatu entered voluntary liquidation and suspended all international flights. A number of other carriers continue to service Vanuatu including Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar, Fiji Airways and Solomon Airlines. If you have been affected by the Air Vanuatu cancellations, please contact the airline, your flight booking agent or your insurance company. 

We anticipate that the new service to replace Air Vanuatu’s domestic flight schedule will be operational in late July. Our itineraries are designed to utilise these flights between Efate and Tanna and our upcoming Vanuatu Expedition (TESV) and Vanuatu & Fiji Adventure (TESFC) trips are scheduled to operate as planned.  


On occasion, these scheduled inter-island flights may be cancelled at late notice due to weather or aircraft maintenance. Your leader will provide information and updates should this occur. In this event, weather permitting, we may need to book a charter flight to continue our itinerary. We use Unity Airlines – a local charter company for these flights. As mentioned in our Essential Trip Information, this additional expense will need to be paid by each traveller locally, with the cost dependent on number of travellers in the group and seats sold on the charter. Please ensure you have access to funds for this or any other unforeseen circumstances during your time in Vanuatu.  

New Caledonia continues to experience ongoing civil unrest and travel disruptions, including limited international flights and airport road closures. Due to the difficulty of operating tours safely in New Caledonia at this time, we have cancelled all remaining departures for 2024. All affected customers have been contacted.

Demonstrations about the proposed Finance Bill 2024 are taking place across several cities in Kenya, including Nairobi. All Intrepid groups and staff are safe and accounted for. Some minor changes to driving routes and times are being implemented to avoid protest areas. There are no planned changes to upcoming trips to Kenya at this time. We are continuing to monitor the situation on the ground and will provide any further updates as required. Travellers currently in country requiring assistance should contact their tour leader or our 24-hour number +254 758 555 556 or +254 758 555 557.