Vanuatu — Hideaway Island videos

The fol­low­ing videos were taken dur­ing our week on Hide­away Island in Van­u­atu. We had the most amaz­ing expe­ri­ence dur­ing our time there — the peo­ple were amaz­ing, the food was fan­tas­tic and the div­ing was out of this world!

We couldn’t believe how many dif­fer­ent dives there were for such a tiny place, and all within a 15 minute boat ride of the island. We saw so many crea­tures, and such fan­tas­tic reef life — it was a true adven­ture. There’s no doubt — we’d go back at the drop of a hat!

Clown Colony Reef

The Clown Colony Reef was an amaz­ing place, full of clown fish and the anemonies that they live with.

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The Aloara

The wreck of the Aloara lies on its side, which allows a pocket of air to remain trapped in the hull. This means you can take out your reg­u­la­tor at 20-odd metres, and have a chat at the bot­tom of the ocean. The air’s a bit stale, but still breathable!

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The christ­mas trees on the corals are really beau­ti­ful, but they’re very timid — its quite a bit of fun to swim over them and watch them shrink back into their holes!

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Another swim through on one of the amaz­ing reefs

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Red Flame File Clam

This was one of the most amaz­ing sights I have expe­ri­enced to date. This bril­liant red clam has a “flam­ing” white lip that flashes and streaks vibrantly in the night. I’d only ever seen them on David Atten­bor­ough doc­u­men­taries. I couldn’t believe that I was see­ing one!

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