A reef romance

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Hobson, F. (2026, September 5). A reef romance. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/a-reef-romance-20260827-p60s7c.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-05 · by Franki Hobson

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A luxury resort in Vanuatu, called The Havannah Vanuatu, offers luxurious villas and amenities for guests. Four Garden Villas are available, each with a private garden and beach access, and include organic amenities and an outdoor daybed. For activities, guests can use complimentary masks, snorkels, and fins to explore the nearby coral reef, or take part in guided tours such as the My Vanuatu Sail and Snorkel Tour. The resort's restaurant, The Point Restaurant, serves local seafood and produce with 270-degree views of Havannah Harbour.
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Story summary

A luxurious resort in Vanuatu is offering a romantic getaway package that includes stays in a Garden Villa, complete with a king-size bed, outdoor daybed, and lush garden views. The 30-minute drive from Port Vila leads to the secluded resort, where guests can relax on a white sand beach overlooking a sheltered harbour teeming with marine life. As part of the package, couples can choose between two activities: the My Vanuatu Sail and Snorkel Tour or the Pele Paradise experience. The package also includes daily afternoon tea, delivered to the villa's outdoor daybed, as well as a one-hour massage per person at the resort's Day Spa. Guests can book this package by calling 1300 000 826 or visiting MyVanuatu.com.au before September 30, 2026 to secure their spot.

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The Sydney Morning Herald · 4456 article(s) · 11 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Franki Hobson
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Topics

Coca-Cola French The Day Spa The Point Restaurant’s the My Vanuatu Sail and Snorkel Tour

Subjects

Coca-Cola ORG · 1× French NORP · 1× Mangas village GPE · 1× Ni-Vanuatu NORP · 1× Roi Mata PERSON · 1× The Day Spa ORG · 1× The Point Restaurant’s ORG · 1× UNESCO World Heritage ORG · 1× Vanuatu GPE · 1×

Narrative

Your package includes: - Five nights in a Garden Villa - Return flights with checked luggage - My Vanuatu VIP airport priority lane - Airport meet and greet, and return airport transfers - Bonus all meals daily - Bonus choice of My Vanuatu Sail and Snorkel Tour or Pele Paradise - Bonus daily afternoon tea - Bonus sunset cruise - Bonus one-hour massage per person Book by September 30, 2026 to secure your booking. Call 1300 000 826 or visit MyVanuatu.com.au for more info.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-05
2026-09-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
A reef romance · assertive framing

Claims (26 extracted, 0 hedged)

Thirty minutes from Port Vila, a Garden Villa at The Havannah Vanuatu opens through wide doors onto a lush garden, its stepping stones leading to a dining pavilion set among the foliage. asserted
stones → open → foliage
The Garden Villa is one of four, each screened by dense greenery and set well apart from its neighbours. asserted
Villa → screen → neighbours
An outdoor daybed built for an afternoon with a book or a person you love. asserted
you → build → book
The Day Spa offers treatments drawn from the sea, earth and botanicals, from hot volcanic rock massage and essential-oil soaks to a marine algae exfoliation and mineral-rich wraps. asserted
Spa → offer → exfoliation
You surface into warmth and birdsong, with the whole afternoon still ahead. asserted
You → surface → afternoon
Afternoon tea is delivered daily; the daybed is the obvious place for it. asserted
daybed → deliver → it
Walk in from the beach and within metres you’re among vibrant coral terraces, clownfish darting between anemone fingers, and if you’re lucky, a passing dugong, unbothered by swimmers. asserted
you → walk → swimmers
Moso Island, just across the channel, shelters a hawksbill turtle sanctuary. asserted
Island → shelter → sanctuary
The hut also lends kayaks and paddleboards. asserted
hut → lend → kayaks
Old Coca-Cola bottles and remnants of downed seaplanes rest among the coral, relics of the harbour’s WWII years. asserted
bottles → down → years
Seventeen dive sites lie within 15 minutes by boat. asserted
sites → lie → boat
For a full day further out, the My Vanuatu Sail and Snorkel Tour crosses Havannah Harbour under sail: snorkelling on the outer reefs, a barbecue lunch cooked on board between daybeds and hammocks, and a stop at Lelepa Island for the mamas’ beach store of handmade crafts and the climb asserted
Tour → sail → crafts
Pele Paradise is the barefoot alternative: a village welcome on Pele Island’s turquoise lagoon, snorkelling, kayaking and a bungalow lunch prepared by the local mamas. asserted
Paradise → prepare → mamas
Dinner with a view The Point Restaurant’s 270-degree views stretch across Havannah Harbour, and the menu changes daily, built around local seafood, tropical produce and the four culinary traditions that influence its kitchen: French, Vietnamese, English and Ni-Vanuatu. asserted
that → stretch → kitchen
With all meals included daily, choose your table each evening. asserted
meals → include → table
For a night that’s just the two of you, the resort creates a sand sculpture dining setting on the beach: a table for two, candles, the Pacific dark beyond. asserted
Pacific → ’ → two
Whichever table wins, start the evening on the water: late afternoon turns the harbour amber, the low light catching the jetty and the outer islands. asserted
light → win → jetty
The sunset cruise takes couples out onto that water with a glass of sparkling as the sun drops towards the horizon. asserted
sun → take → horizon
Conversation tends to stop. asserted
Conversation → tend → ?
Nobody minds. asserted
Nobody → mind → ?
Beyond the resort A short boat ride from the jetty brings you to Mangas village on Lelepa Island, once home to Chief Roi Mata. asserted
ride → bring → Mata
Vanuatu’s only UNESCO World Heritage site spans three islands and three early 17th-century sites. asserted
site → span → islands
The stories are not just in the ground: they are still told by guides whose own families are part of the history. asserted
families → tell → history
By the final bonfire dinner, you’ll be planning the return. asserted
you → plan → return
Your package includes: - Five nights in a Garden Villa - Return flights with checked luggage - My Vanuatu VIP airport priority lane - Airport meet and greet, and return airport transfers - Bonus all meals daily - Bonus choice of My Vanuatu Sail and Snorkel Tour or Pele Paradise - Bonus daily afternoon tea - Bonus sunset cruise - Bonus one-hour massage per person Book by September 30, 2026 to secure your booking. Call 1300 000 826 or visit MyVanuatu.com.au for more info. asserted
Bonus → include → info
Terms and conditions apply. asserted
Terms → apply → ?
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