Sulphur Bay Hot Springs

Sulphur Bay Hot Springs on Tanna Island in Vanuatu are natural geothermal springs adjacent to the legendary Yasur Volcano — one of the world's most accessible active volcanoes, whose constant eruptions have made it a major Pacific tourism attraction — where sulphurous thermal water emerges from the volcanic ash plains at the base of the cone. The hot springs are used by the local John Frum cargo cult community that inhabits Sulphur Bay village, one of the most remarkable and enduring millenarian movements in the Pacific. The combination of active volcanology, cargo cult spirituality, and Melanesian traditional life makes Tanna's thermal area one of the most culturally extraordinary thermal destinations anywhere in the world.