Mount Yasur

Photo: Rolf Cosar · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Mount Yasur

Viewpoint · Vanuatu

Description

One of the most accessible active volcanoes in the world, on Tanna island, whose crater rim visitors reach on foot to watch explosive eruptions of glowing lava against the night sky. A sacred site for the local people.

Key facts

Mount Yasur is in Tafea.

Region
Tafea
Elevation
361 m
Parking
0.7 km
Nearest village
Lamakara · 1.5 km