Tonga travel and visitor guide with hotel, airport, airline and vacation information. Compare Tonga vacation packages, hotels and cruise deals. Tonga is located in the very heart of the South Pacific lying east of Fiji and south of Samoa. It is one of the most scenic and unspoiled of the Pacific island nations. The culture of Tonga is real and is there for the visitors to the Kingdom to experience as Tongans go about their everyday life.
Tonga is served by Fuaamotu International Airport (Airport Code: TBU) in Tongatapu, Kuini Lavenia Airport (Airport Code: NTT) in Niuatoputapu and Nuku'Alofa (Airport Code: TBU). Airlines serving Tonga include American, Air New Zealand, Polynesian Airlines and Royal Tonga Airlines. Most direct flights connect from Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia. Visit our Airports & Airlines section for more information.
You can visit a museum, purchase handicraft, take part in a kava ceremony, see some of the best dancers in the land and taste a genuine Tongan feast. At the Centre you can trace the lineage of the Nobles of the Realm, see a 40ft model of the famous Tongan Kalia and see local historical artifacts. The adjacent gallery offers contemporary art and genuine cultural handicrafts. See tapa and Canoe making; wood carving; basket weaving and mat making.
Niuatoputapu is probably the most remote holiday destination you'll ever visit. A dot in the middle of the Pacific - part of Tonga yet closer to Samoa. So remote indeed that few Tongans themselves have ever visited.
There are 176 islands in the Kingdom of Tonga and to see all you need lots of time and your own boat. You can take a scenic adventure and fly with Peau Vava'u Airlines and enjoy a bit of yesterday in their classic DC3 or twice a week you can fly in their leased Dash 8. Visit the Official Tonga Tourism Site for more information.
Passport, Visa & Embassy Information
A visitor’s visa will be issued, free of charge, for the period of one month from the date of arrival at the airport provided the visitor holds a valid return ticket out of the Kingdom to a country which he shall be able to enter and the Immigraiton Officer is satisfied that the visitor has sufficient funds to financially maintain himself while in the Kingdom. Visit our Immigration section for more information.
Tonga maintains an embassy at 250 East 51st Street, New York, New York 10022 (tel: 917-369-1136; fax: 917-369-1024). In addition, Tonga has a Consulate General in San Francisco.
Tonga is represented by The U.S. Embassy in Suva, Fiji is located at 31 Loftus Street (P.O. Box 218), Suva (tel. (679) 331-4466, fax (679) 330-2267).
Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings also are available on the Consular Affairs Internet home page: http://travel.state.gov. Consular Affairs Tips for Travelers publication series, which contain information on obtaining passports and planning a safe trip abroad, are on the Internet and hard copies can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, telephone: 202-512-1800; fax 202-512-2250.
Travelers can check the latest health information with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. A hotline at 877-FYI-TRIP (877-394-8747) and a web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm give the most recent health advisories, immunization recommendations or requirements, and advice on food and drinking water safety for regions and countries.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports. This may help family members contact you in case of an emergency.
