Wake to the ocean just metres from your door at Beachfront on Aore, a private island holiday home on Aore Island, Vanuatu. Designed for relaxed tropical living, the house gives you your own beachfront setting, beautiful water views and easy access to swimming and snorkelling straight from the property. Stay close to Santo while enjoying the peace and privacy of island life, with Aore’s tours, local experiences and transfers all within easy reach.

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Beachfront on Aore - At a Glance

Beachfront | Ocean Views | Private Holiday Home | Aore Island

A relaxed private beachfront home made for easy island living. Wake to ocean views, swim and snorkel straight from the beach, and enjoy your own space surrounded by tropical Vanuatu.

Sleeps 6 | 2 Bedrooms | 2 Day Beds | 1 Bathroom | Full Kitchen | Direct Beach Access | Transfers Available

Aore Island is not about luxury in the traditional sense. It is about  natural luxury . Morning begins with sunlight filtering through coconut palms and the sound of small boats moving across the channel. Fishermen pass quietly along the shoreline, often returning with reef fish caught only hours earlier. The beaches are uncrowded, often completely empty. The water is so clear that coral gardens can be seen from the shore. Snorkeling is excellent around the island. Bright reef fish, giant clams, and coral formations appear only meters from the beach. Occasionally, turtles glide past in the deeper water. Many visitors spend their days doing very little at all. A swim. A walk along the beach. A long lunch under the shade of palm trees. Another swim. It is this  uncomplicated rhythm  that makes Aore Island so memorable.

What to Do on Aore Island, Vanuatu

Aore Island is one of those places where you don’t need a packed itinerary. Just across the water from Espiritu Santo, it’s a quiet tropical island surrounded by clear blue water, coral beaches, plantations and small villages.

But there’s actually plenty to do on Aore Island if you want to explore. You can snorkel straight from the beach, look for turtles and dugongs, wander through cocoa, vanilla and pepper plantations, visit local villages, learn traditional weaving and cooking, explore old World War II sites or simply find a quiet stretch of beach and do absolutely nothing. Staying on Aore also gives you the best of both worlds  genuine island life with Espiritu Santo only a short boat ride away. Here are some of our favourite things to see and do on Aore Island.

More Things to Do on Aore Island

There’s plenty more to experience on Aore Island try traditional chicken hunting, cook local food with the island mummas, learn traditional weaving, explore beneath the water with breath-hold diving or scuba diving, go fishing, snorkelling, plantation walking and more. Many experiences are arranged locally and depend on weather, conditions and availability.

Getting to Aore Island from Brisbane

Getting to Aore Island from Brisbane is easier than you might think. There are two direct flights each week from Brisbane to Espiritu Santo, plus additional options flying via Port Vila. Going via Vila can be a great excuse to stay overnight and explore the capital before continuing to Santo, while the return journey can often be done with just a short transit in Vila on the way back to Brisbane. If the Tuesday and Thursday direct flights don’t suit your plans, we often suggest connecting through Sydney or another Australian city first to give you more flight options and flexibility.

As of September 2026, the main scheduled passenger airlines flying into Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) are:

• Solomon Airlines — Brisbane → Santo: Tuesday & Thursday, direct.
• Air Vanuatu — Port Vila → Santo: multiple services through the week, generally 1-2 flights day Thursday to Wednesday 
• Solomon Airlines international through-service: Santo is also incorporated into Solomon Airlines' regional network; schedules vary by day/season.

 “Fly direct from Brisbane to Santo twice weekly, or fly to Port Vila with Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar or Solomon Airlines and connect to Santo with Air Vanuatu.”

Vanuatu is well connected through Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and New Caledonia. International airlines serving Port Vila include Qantas and Virgin Australia from Brisbane, Jetstar from Sydney, Fiji Airways via Nadi, Aircalin via Nouméa and Solomon Airlines from New Zealand and Australia.

For travellers coming from Europe, North America or Asia, we generally recommend routing through Brisbane or Nadi, Fiji, as these provide some of the simplest connections into Vanuatu. From New Zealand, Solomon Airlines operates direct Auckland–Port Vila services, and in 2026 introduced direct Christchurch–Port Vila flights. From Port Vila, you can continue domestically to Espiritu Santo and then take the short boat ride across to Aore Island

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