AORE ISLAND · ESPIRITU SANTO · VANUATU
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An island retreat with a story to tell · Aore Island, Vanuatu

Stay
somewhere
real.

Sleep beside the sea. Wander through a working cocoa plantation. Discover a remarkable bat cave, then settle in for food grown close to home.

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Freshwater Plantation · Segond Channel
Three unique staysWaterfront, garden & family cottage
A working plantationCocoa, gardens & island produce
Two-hour guided tourBat cave, farm life & lookout
A living, working tropical plantation

Come for the island.
Stay for the feeling.

More than a place to stay, Freshwater is a working cocoa and coffee plantation, with tropical gardens, local produce and island traditions at its heart. Discover what we grow, make and share.

Read the plantation story
Aerial view of Freshwater Plantation on Aore Island
The art of slowing down

Stay somewhere real.
Discover our accommodation.

Choose from three distinctive places to stay, from waterfront tranquillity to life among the cocoa trees.

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Our signature experience

Follow the trail
to the extraordinary.

Join a guided two-hour journey through the working cocoa plantation, tropical landscapes, scenic lookout and remarkable Bat Cave.

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The plantation table

Grown here.
Shared here.

From tropical fruit at breakfast to local Ni-Vanuatu favourites and evening meals beneath the stars, food is part of the Freshwater story.

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Life beside the water

Discover the quiet beauty of the Segond Channel and the waterfront at Freshwater Plantation.

Beyond the ordinary

Some places are best experienced, not explained.

Aore Island · Segond Channel · Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu