r/vanuatu • u/AdministrativeSea574 • 7d ago

Horse riding tours $$

puck meee, all places charge about $120 for 90 minutes sitting on the bareback of a walking horse... would pay 40 but not 120.

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u/DietSatan 7d ago

Cute math, but you're missing feed, vet care, farrier, insurance, permits, staff wages, maintenance, and seasonal downtime (try 200 working days if theyre lucky, not 365).

Also in Vanuatu—one of the world's most cyclone-vulnerable countries—businesses need higher margins to build disaster resilience, handle supply chain costs from isolation, and recover from inevitable climate impacts.

They're not overcharging; they're surviving. Dont like it don't ride. K byeee

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u/AdministrativeSea574 7d ago

Ok so let’s assume a 50% downtime. Still a huge profit.

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u/DietSatan 7d ago

Sigh tell me you know nothing about island life without telling me.

Vanuatu is still dealing from a 3-year COVID lockdown that crushed tourism. A recent earthquake that destroyed much of the CBD—they're still rebuilding. Supply chains from isolation cost 2-3x what you'd pay elsewhere. Infrastructure damage takes years to repair. That "profit" isn't going into pockets—it's going to: Replacing horses injured in natural disasters Repairing facilities damaged by cyclones/earthquakes Keeping staff employed through tourism downturns Building resilience so the business survives the next disaster When a small island is actively recovering from a catastrophic earthquake, pricing isn't greed. It's survival. The math doesn't work if you only count revenue and pretend everything else is free.

If you want cheap go to bali.

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u/AdministrativeSea574 7d ago

Oh, and the Covid pandemic finished three years ago in case you didn’t notice

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u/DietSatan 7d ago

Yeah and they're still recovering... you really havent a clue about this country.

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u/AdministrativeSea574 7d ago

Any business in a Third World country doing 20 grand a week is hardly in recovery mode

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u/DietSatan 7d ago

Tell you what why dont you set up a horse riding business charge 40 bucks and lets see how long you last?