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Tuvalu islands
Tuvalu is a group of low-lying islands and atolls in the South Pacific that form the fourth smallest country in the world. Tuvalu formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia, lying east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (belonging to the Solomons), southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna and north of Fiji. It is generally believed that the earlier ancestors came mostly from Samoa, possibly by way of Tokelau, while others came from Tonga and Uvea (Wallis Island). These settlers were all Polynesians with the exception of Nui where many people are descendants of Micronesians from Kiribati. Tuvalu has a population around 11,000.
Tuvalu is not a destination for those in search of spectacular sightseeing opportunities : no architectural heritage, few beaches and basic level of accomodation.
BEST TIME to VISIT FUNAFUTI
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to TUVALU
From June to September

There is one main road in Funafuti

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - motorbike

Funafuti island - house on lagoon shore

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - lagoon shore

Funafuti island - house

Funafuti island - lagoon landscape

Funafuti island - ocean view with palm trees

Funafuti island - woman preparing a meal near the lagoon

There is one main road in Funafuti

Funafuti island - lagoon

Funafuti island - the last meters of the main road are unpaved

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - ocean side and coral

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - old boat and fisherman boat

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - colorful house

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - typical house

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - young boy

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - street view

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - children

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - local taxi

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - motorbikes are very popular

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - house

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - women on motorbike

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - typical house

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - women

Funafuti island - relax with a lagoon view

Bird's-eye - Funafuti island is very narrow with ocean view and a lagoon view on the other side and the village on the larger part.

Funafuti airport is located in Vaiaku and unfenced - the runway is used for recreational purposes when landings are not scheduled.

Funafuti island - From the end of the island, you can see the next small island at low tide

Funafuti island - Lagoon view with coral beach

Funafuti island - Vaiaku - some house are now on stilts to be protected from floods

Funafuti island - ocean side with a coral beach

Funafuti island - house

Funafuti island - boat