Tuvalu Places: 25 Best Places to Visit in Tuvalu. The South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is part of the British Commonwealth and is a self-governing independent nation. It is made up of 9 islands, all of which are small, sparsely inhabited atolls and coral islands with palm-fringed beaches and World War II sites.
Off the island of Funafuti lies the conservation area of Funafuti. The waters off Funafuti are calm enough to dive and snorkel for sea turtles and fish, as well as a few uninhabited islands that are home to a variety of seabird species.
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1. Funafuti
Funafuti, Tuvalu’s capital, covers an area of 20 to 400 meters wide and encircles a lagoon of 18 km in length and 14 km in width. Funafuti’s population is 6,320 inhabitants, making it the largest island nation in Tuvalu, accounting for about 60% of its total population. – Tuvalu Places
2. Tepuka
Tepuka is an island that is situated eighteen kilometers west of Fongafal, which is situated in the northwest part of the atoll that is the capital of the Oceanic nation Tuvalu, which is also known as Funafuti. The name Te puka is derived from the tree, Te puka peltata, which is a species of tree in the genus Hernandia. – Tuvalu Places
3. Funafala
Funafala is a Tuvalu islet that is home to five families. There is also a church on the island. The name is Funafala means ‘the pandanus of fun’, which is the name of a local chief, after whom the group is named Funafut. – Tuvalu Places
4. David’s Drill
Another attraction on the island of Funafuti is the “Drill of David”. In the late 1800s, Royal Society of London scientists drilled experimental boreholes to test Charles Darwin’s theory of the formation of atolls. Darwin, the great formulator of the theory of evolution, believed that coral atolls rested on a volcanic base, and the deepest borehole drilled by the scientists at Funafuti reached 928 feet but did not strike volcanic rock.
The second drilling attempt failed, but modern science has proven Darwin right. The boreholes are still visible in the village of Fongafale today. – Tuvalu Places
5. Tuvalu Women’s Handicraft Centre
Located in a one-room shop near the airstrip in Funafuti’s central business district. Local women sit behind the counter sewing mostly children’s clothing but also some souvenir-type items. Possibly the only place in Tuvalu where you can buy authentic Tuvalu clothing. – Tuvalu Places
6. Tuvalu Sports Ground
Tuvalu Sports Ground, also known as Tuvalu Sports Ground or Tuvalu Sports Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located at Funafuti on the island of Tuvalu. Currently, the stadium is mainly used for football and rugby matches. It has a capacity of 1,500 spectators. The stadium is the only one in the territory of Tuvalu and is used for all football tournaments in the country.
The stadium is used for the following football tournaments: a-division; Independence Cup; NBT cup; Tuvalu games and the Christmas Cup. Tuvalu’s national football team is mainly made up of players from the A-division and the national team trains at the stadium. – Tuvalu Places
7. Fongafale
Fagafale, also known as Fogale, is the largest island of Funafuti in Tuvalu. The island is 12 kilometers long and varies in width from 10 to 400 meters. It is bordered on the east by the South Pacific Ocean, and on the west by the protected lagoon. The northern part is the peninsula of Tengako.
The island’s main airport, Funafuti International, is located on the widest part, with the village of Vaiaku and the administrative center of Fagafale on the side of the lagoon. – Tuvalu Places
8. Niutao
A reef island in the north of Tuvalu, Niutao is one of nine districts in Tuvalu. Niutao is also one of three districts comprising only one island. The population of Niutao is 582. – Tuvalu Places
9. Savave
Savage is an island community and islet in Tuvalu. It is located on the side of the lagoon on the island of Fale. It is also known as the name of a nearby small village. The inhabitants of Savave used to live on the islet of Fale before the arrival of the missionaries at the end of the 19th century.
The people of Savave moved to the settlement of Fale in the early 20th century. In 1951, the school located on the islet Motumua was moved to the village of Savave and was named the “Tutasi Memorial School” after its predecessor. The village has a total population of 586 people. – Tuvalu Places
10. Vaitupu
Vaitupu is a village in the northeastern part of Wallis Island, in the South Pacific nation of Wallis & Futuna. The French translation of the name is “Vajtupu”.Vaitupu village is located in the municipality of Hihifo. According to the 2018 census, the municipality of Vaitupu has a population of 406 inhabitants. – Tuvalu Places
11. Nanumea Atoll
Nanumea Island is a coral atoll located in the northwesternmost part of the Polynesian island of Tuvalu. It is one of nine atolls and islands that make up the Tuvalu archipelago, which covers an area of about 400 miles of the Pacific Ocean, just south of the Earth’s equator and just west of the international date line. The island has a surface area of 4 km² and a population of 512 inhabitants. – Tuvalu Places
12. Funafuti Marine Conservation Area
Packed with rich green tropical trees fringed with transparent blue sparkling water, the Funafuti Marine Conservation Area is an ideal spot to snorkel to get a glimpse of several species of the sea world incorporating the baby shark. No wonder, it’s a wonderful tourist attraction in Tuvalu. With the benefit of “No Fishing”, the region is favored with ample marine life. Not just the underwater life but also the island is the abode to plenty of species of birds that you can listen to tweeting in melody throughout your tour.– Tuvalu Places
13. Tuvalu Philatelic Bureau
The government body responsible for issuing new stamps and the first-day covers is the Tuvalu philatelic bureau. The Bureau is based in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Stamps have been a major source of income for the government and the country since independence in 1976. In recent years, however, the revenue from stamp sales has decreased significantly. – Tuvalu Places
14. Niulakita
Niulakita is a village in the southernmost part of Tuvalu. It is the only village on the island. The village has a total population of 34 people. The inhabitants of the village have moved from Niutao to the island. The Niulakita community is represented in the Tuvalu Parliament by members of the Niutao Constituency. – Tuvalu Places
15. Tuvalu National Library
The National Library and Archives of Tuvalu was established on 1st September 1978. It operates as a department under the Ministry of Social Services and opened its doors to the public on the same day. The establishment of the National Library and Archives followed the call from the Concerned Government for the establishment of an institution to guarantee the preservation of our document heritages as evidence and for research.
Tuvalu needed a department to manage and look after the public records stored in the Western Pacific Archives. As a newly born nation, Tuvalu also needed a library to build its literacy level capacity. – Tuvalu Places
16. Church of Tuvalu
Tuvalu is governed by a Constitution that guarantees religious freedom. This includes the right to practice any religion, to change one’s religion, to not receive religious instruction in school, to not participate in religious ceremonies, and to not take any oaths or affirmations that are contrary to one’s religion or beliefs.
Tuvalu’s state church, commonly referred to as EKT, is the Congregational Christ Church, which is a Christian church. This status only entitles the church to perform special services on important national events. EKT is a Calvinist church, and its members make up approximately 86% of the entire archipelago’s population. – Tuvalu Places
17. Amatuku
Amatuku is a Tuvalu islet located on the island of Funafuti. It is the base of the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute. Amatuku can be reached from Tengako which is a peninsula at the northern extremity of the islet Fongafale. – Tuvalu Places
18. Lakena
Lake Na is an island of the atoll of Nanumea in Tuvalu. According to the Nanumean tradition, Lakena was formed when sand fell from the baskets of Pai and Vau when they were forced to leave Nanumea. Tefolaha was a Tongan warlord who was the founder of the people of the atolls of Nanumea. – Tuvalu Places
19. Tepuka Vili villi
Tezuka villi vili or Tezuka savilivili is a small island in the Tuvalu archipelago of Funafuti. Tezuka Vili Vili belongs to the Funafuti conservation area, which was established in 1996 to protect the flora and fauna of the area. – Tuvalu Places
20. Nanumanga
Nanumanga, also known as Nanumaga, is a reef island, and a district of Tuvalu, an island nation in the South-East Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of approximately 3 km2 and has a total population of 491 people. Nanumaga was first sighted by a French government expedition on 9 May 1824 under the command of a captain named La Coquille. In 1841, the U.S. Exploring Expedition visited the island.
In 1882, Louis Becke became the resident trader on the island of Nanumaga for a trading station in the town of Liverpool, which was owned by a firm called John S. De Wolf and Co.This trading station operated on the island from approximately April 1880 until it was destroyed in a cyclone later that year In 1882, Becke wrote the book The Rangers. – Tuvalu Places
21. Vaiaku
Vaiaku is a village in Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, situated on the southern shore of the island. According to the 2002 census, the population of Vaiaku was 516, out of a total population of 4492 inhabitants in the entire atoll. Funafuti is Tuvalu’s official capital. – Tuvalu Places
22. Caves Of Nanumanga
Nanumanga Caves are an underwater cave located off the northern coast of the island of Tuvalu in the western Polynesian nation of Tuvalu. The caves were discovered in 1986 by scuba divers. Today, the caves are completely submerged under the ocean, showing the dramatic sea level changes that have taken place over time. Public debates about sea level changes in modern Tuvalu are therefore set against this backdrop. – Tuvalu Places
23. Nui Ocean Park
Rapa Nui National Park is a protected national park and World Heritage Site on the island of Easter Island, in the South Pacific of South America.Rapa Nui is a Polynesian name for Easter Island; it is also known as isla de pascua in Spanish. The island of Easter Island is located in the southeast Pacific Ocean, on the southern extremity of the Polynesian triangle. Chile occupied the island in 1888.
The park is named after the 887 surviving stone statues known as “moai”, which are believed to have been created by the first Rapa Nui inhabitants, who inhabited the island from 300 to 1200 AD. In 1996, UNESCO designated most of the island as a World Heritage Site. Today, the park is administered by the Ma´u Henua Polynesian Indigenous community, the island’s first autonomous institute. – Tuvalu Places
24. Neiafu Village
Neiafu village is one of the villages on Savai’i Island in Samoa. Neiafu is located in the electoral district and is situated at the south-west corner of the Island. The population of the village is 601. There are two settlements in Neiafu: the coastal settlement and the inland settlement.
The coastal settlement was originally located by the sea but with the development of the island road, many families moved inland for the convenience of living there. The inland settlement is relatively new and has a population of 307. The village has close relations with Satupa’itea village. – Tuvalu Places
25. Nui Cultural Centre
The purpose-built village of e Vara Nui showcases traditional medicine, carving, and tapa making, as well as legends, and one of the most spectacular Island nights in Rarotonga. The after-dark shows are held in pavilions and on stages above a man-made lagoon. – Tuvalu Places
