Luganville pickup
Meet at the designated central pickup point and travel by bus to Starfish Beach Bar at Saint Michel.
Freshwater Bat Cave & Cocoa Tour
A Day to Remember.
From Luganville to Aore Island: cross the Segond Channel, explore a working tropical plantation, enter the spectacular Bat Cave, share a plantation lunch, then finish with kava and Happy Hour.
VT 16,500
per person · all-inclusive day package
Book 7+ days ahead and save 10% · VT 14,850
9am–6pmFull-day experience
12 maxSmall group
All transfersBus + boat included
LunchPlantation House
One island · one extraordinary day
More than a tour.
A deliberately small, hosted Santo experience with transfers, activities, lunch and the afternoon already taken care of. Meet in Luganville at 9:00am and let the day unfold.
Walk through cocoa and coconut country, step inside Aore Island’s vast natural Bat Cave, enjoy lunch at the Plantation House, then slow down beside the water.
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Your day in Santo
From town to island time.
Boat to Freshwater
Cross the Segond Channel by boat to Aore Island and arrive at Freshwater Plantation.
Welcome drink & briefing
Settle in at the Plantation House with a refreshing welcome drink and introduction to the day.
Bat Cave & Cocoa Tour
Walk through cocoa and coconut country, learn the cocoa story and enter the remarkable Aore Island Bat Cave.
Plantation House lunch
Share a generous plantation spread fRestauranturing Santo produce, island sides and Freshwater cocoa samples.
Slow down
Relax, swim, snorkel, wander the waterfront or simply enjoy the plantation at your own pace.
Starfish Beach Bar
Boat back to the mainland for a traditional kava tasting and Happy Hour by the water.
Return to Luganville
Bus departs for town, or stay on independently for pizza and crêpes at Starfish Beach Bar.
The experience
Cave. Cocoa. Coast.
The Bat Cave
A walk through the plantation leads into a vast natural cave with cathedral-like ceilings and a suspended walkway.
Freshwater Plantation
A working 300-acre tropical estate of cocoa, coconuts, gardens, rainforest and waterfront on Aore Island.
12:30 pm · Plantation House
A proper plantation lunch.
Not a rushed tour lunch. The table is ready when the group returns, with a shared spread built around Santo produce and the plantation.
Inside the day
Worth remembering.
Tour booking enquiry
Reserve your Day to Remember.
Choose your preferred date and tell us who is travelling. Places are limited to 12 guests per departure.