Know About World’s least visited Tiniest Country – Tuvalu Pacific Ocean

One of the remote island country in the Pacific Ocean which is halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii. This is considering the one of the smallest countries after Vatican City and also least raised. It groups of islands with a least population of 11,000 and look like daisy-chain of nine islands among them three are true islands and six coral islands. However, this tiny country is also noted low-lying islands such as Kiribati and the Maldives as it is in danger of being wiped off the map due to rising the sea level. Even though, high tides and storm surges regularly damaged the nation and also Cyclone Pam devastated its outer islands a year ago. Though, this island is doing its bit the effects of climate change, it plans to be the first country in the world which will generate 100% of electricity from the renewable by 2020. This awesome unspoiled and least corner of the Pacific Ocean it is offering refresh, relax and peaceful environment as well as amazing marine life that a vast expanse of ocean interspersed with islands, lagoons, coral reefs also south seas ambience.

Visitors are issued with a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival, and there’s no departure tax. Here, tourist can enjoy distinctive Polynesian culture which is maintain by their people as in unique social organisation, art, crafts, architecture, music, dance and legends.  

Some interesting facts about this beautiful and wonderful least tiny island.

Have to use Australian Dollar with Tuvaluan coins having Queen Elizabeth II on one side and local marine like (flying fish, octopus, turtles) on the other.

No ATM and Credit Cards accepted, tourists have to carry Cash only in Hotels and Restaurants, but hotels are very cheap yet not full facilities.

Limited tourists can have permit to visit here like 1600 each year (mostly Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Fiji) and rest from other countries. However, no tourist information centre, no tour guides and no other organised activities are here to do. 

Weather is always hot (little higher 30C) and humid, tourists have to bring cool, loose clothing with wide brimmed hat, in fact rest during the middle of the day.

Always lock room before leave cash inside the room because there is little crime in a country and that made up of small communities and few visitors.

Like New Zealand no poisonous snakes or spiders are found here also no malaria and no rabid dog, but at Funafuti the capital of the country has plenty of mosquitoes and flies.

Its Wi-Fi free zone, but tourists can buy prepaid internet card but there is no guarantee it will be able to use it, even though at Funafuti it is very slow while it working.

No souvenir shops due to less tourists, but some them buy locally made handicrafts (woven fans, shell necklaces and baskets) from the Women’s Handicraft Center and it is basically stall under a tree outside the airport specially on flight days.

Funafuti’s main island, Fongafale has few good swimming spots, also lagoon can be polluted and on the Ocean side it can be sharp coral, strong currents and rough surfs. Tourists can be go a day trip to Funafuti Conservation Area where water swimming pool is clear. 

Food is simple, local and tasty which are made from fresh fish, fried chicken, papaya, pork, taro and coconuts with imported flour, sugar and soft-hard drinks. People are here use to sit on the floor and eat with hands.

Funafuti’s airstrip is using public park like playing games, walk, talk and other activities by local people because its only used two mornings in a week on Tuesday and Thursday.

Restaurants sell cheap and filling plates of Chinese style food, but sometimes it suffers from shortages when shipments don’t arrive. Thursday to Saturday is party night on Fongafale island where older go to twists and youngsters go clubbing.

Government receive $ 4 million for doing nothing and the reason is, Tuvalu government receives from luxury from the country’s domain name .tv!

Here People can experience two seasons one wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to October.