Banks and torres islands Travel Guide

Banks and Torres are the northernmost islands and have the highest rainfall of the archipelago.

The main islands of Banks islands are volcanic in origin with active volcanoes on Gaua and Vanua Lava islands. The main islands in the Banks group are Vanua Lava, with 1400 inhabitants, and Mota Lava to the south, with great white sandy beaches.

Gaua is interesting for its with an active volcano, Mt Garet (797m), which towers over a crater lake in the interior.

The Torres group to the far north includes six main islands, which are by far the most remote of the archipelago.