Probably the most popular sight on Efaté, the Mele Cascades |
Restaurant at the base of Mele Cascades |
Tropical flower, Mele Cascades |
Tropical flower, Mele Cascades |
Tables by the stream, Mele Cascades |
Stairs on the trail leading up to Mele Cascades |
Banana plant, Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Banana plant, Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Wet crossing the stream on the trail to Mele Cascades |
Bamboo forest, Mele Cascades |
Bamboo forest, Mele Cascades |
Another wet crossing...come prepared |
Stairs carved out of the stream bed, Mele Cascades |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
At the upper levels, the trail is cut out of the rocks in the stream itself |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
It's recommended to come here when a cruise ship is not in port |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Nearign the top, Mele Cascased |
The main falls at the end of the trail, Mele Cascades |
The main falls of Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
The main falls of Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Main falls (left side) of Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Right side of the main falls, Mele Cascades |
The falls must be huge during the rainy season |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Pool beneath the main falls, Mele Cascades |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
It's rather chilly water for swimming |
Ferns on the side of Mele Cascades |
Caution: Slippery When Wet |
The stream beneath the main falls, Mele Cascades |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Moss-covered stump of a large tree, Mele Cascades |
Mele Cascades, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Stream and pools beneath the main falls, Mele Cascades |
The main falls, Mele Cascades |
The main falls, Mele Cascades |
Restaurant back at the base of Mele Cascades |
Traditional thatched roof, Mele Cascades |
Tropical fruit, Mele Cascades |