The Francophone village of Port Olry has two bungalows in the village and four a little bit out of town. There are several things to see and do nearby:
- Nice beaches.
- Good snorkelling at Malvoror Island, with spectacular red coral.
- Hat-shaped Thion Island (sometimes marketed as "Dolphin Island") is a refuge for nature.

You can eat your breakfast outside while watching the turtles. Thion Island is a short canoe trip. Coconut crabs and Megapode birds are abundant on Thion, there are two freshwater lakes, Sandalwood trees and a viewpoint on top.

Tankyu tumas long Angela for updating us on Port Olry.

Costs
The bungalow is owned and run by Tarcisius Alguet. He has an unnecessarily long list of charges and fees, which is shortened in the table below. Expenses are payable in Vatu cash. Exchange rates.

Contact and Booking
You can contact Tarcisius directly:

Mobile phone: 5424893

Accommodation and Food
Tarcisius' bungalows have bamboo walls and Natangura palm thatch roofs. Mosquito nets are provided. Kerosene lamps are used for lighting.

There's a western style toilet with with running water. Showers are in a separate haos blong swim. Toilet paper is supplied but you should bring your own bath towel and soap. Water is sourced from rainwater tanks and you'll be shown where you can get drinking water.

Good, simple, local food is served. Breakfast is bread with tea or instant coffee.

Transport, Services and Advice
Port Olry has four or so commuter minibuses. See our Santo page for details about transport. Upgrading of the road from Luganville should be finished mid-2010.

There is a restaurant in the village that serves great food and beer. Ordering a couple of hours in advance is advisable. The Latamav-Sigon de Port Olry Co-op store (LMS store) is well stocked with fresh bread from Luganville and beer.

Electricity for the village is powered by coconut oil. If you ask they will proudly show you.

First surveyed: December 2009 by Angela.
Last updated: January 2010 by Stephen.

Visitor Ratings for The Little Paradise of Port Olry Rate it

Date	Ratings	Comments
05/03/2010	Standard Location Value	Lovely people, happy helpful, & won't "rip you off" Fish is cheap - Meat is cheap - Weather perfect.
23/10/2009	Standard Location Value	A little paradise that turned out more as a big nightmare. Very basic bungalow without windows in front of what should have been a splendid view of the bay if there hadn't been a toppleing rusting shed blocking it. We were shown new toilets and shower which sparkled by the fact they did't work and thus had to wash in a bucket. This for the pretty sum of 4000 vatus per night. A basic breakfast of bread and a banana was included in the price. There was also distinct pressure for us to pay for one of the tours or activities, our host constantly seemed to be calculating how to get more money out of us. After having visited other islands in the Vanuatu, slept in villages smaller and more remote than this where we were very well and warmly looked after for much less, we were extremely disappointed. Although set in a beautiful bay, Port Olry town it is the most unattractive place we've visited so far.
17/08/2009	Standard Location Value	I love the place. It's so beautiful. I love it. The people are so friendly. I love it.
22/07/2008	Standard Location Value	I stayed in the bungalow with my husband for 5 nights at the end of June, 2008. We had a wonderful time and especially loved watching the locals go out in their outrigger canoes early in the day. If they came back with fish, we knew we would have fabulous fresh fish (parrot fish, mackerel etc) for dinner. It's great sitting having breakfast and watching the turtles. In fact there was an abundance of wildlife - all sorts of crabs, live coral, clown fish, bright blue starfish. The fresh fruits were also superb - fruit of the cacao, coconut, other fresh nuts, pamplemousse, sweet lemons. The locals are very friendly and often came down in the afternoon, playing their guitars and singing. It was an adventure that will stay with us for a long time.
20/07/2008	Standard Location Value	Before heading to Santo, I saw this location and details on your website so we knew up front that the standard here was village style. Thanks. We spent 2 nights at Port Olry and enjoyed our stay there. Tarcisius was a gracious host and we would go back again. The location of the bungalows right on the beach was just magic and 5 star with less rubbish on the beach than Luganville. We ended up doing a day trip to Champagne beach, the entry to the beach was 2000 VT per car. The price has gone up there. The day before it was 1000 VT per car. 18 July 2008.
21/02/2007	Standard Location Value	Get ready to feel like a piece of meat at the butchery. This village wants you for only one reason, what's in your wallet. The only place in Vanuatu I visited where the only topic of conversation was how much you were going to spend. Nice scenery, obscene tourism gone mad. But it's built itself into a "tourist" destination, and that's exactly what it is. If you're looking for something a little bit different, a little bit untrodden, a little bit adventurous, don't go to Port Olry. And if you do, be prepared for the final insult when they tell you the bus back to Luganville is 3 times the price for tourists. These comments seem a bit harsh, I found the place quite OK when I visited, Vanuatu Aelan Walkabout webmaster.