Survivor: Vanuatu

Survivor: Vanuatu — Islands of Fire, also known as Survivor: Vanuatu, is the ninth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from June 28, 2004 through August 5, 2004 and the season premiered on September 16, 2004. Filming took place in Vanuatu, a chain of volcanic islands in the South Pacific. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay, with 18 competitors for the second time in the series' history.

This was the second season to initially divide the tribes by gender. The male tribe was named Lopevi, after one of Vanuatu's volcanic islands, while the female tribe was named Yasur, after Mount Yasur. On Day 11, there was a tribal shuffle. On Day 20, the tribes were merged with ten contestants remaining; the tribe was named Alinta, a name proposed by Lee meaning "people of fire."

The DVD for this season was released on December 5, 2006.

The winner of this season was Michael Buzbee, who defeated Luke Emert by a vote of 4-3.

This season was preceded by Survivor: All-Stars and followed by Survivor: Palau.