Hidden Gem

The World's Only Underwater Post Office

Vanuatu Hideaway Island, Vanuatu Save Add to trip
The World's Only Underwater Post Office
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Did you know Vanuatu has a functioning post office nine feet or three meters under the sea? Since 2003, snorkelers off Hideaway Island have posted special waterproof postcards into an underwater postbox - when postal staff are on duty down there, a flag flies on a float above the site. The box really is cleared and the cards really arrive.

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