Tuvalu
Funafuti
Funafuti is the capital of Tuvalu, one of the islands that make up the country. It's a small island town home to nearly half of Tuvalu's total population.
Updated August 15, 2026 · Edited by the World by City editors
- Gateway airport
- Funafuti International Airport (FUN)
- Best season
- May, Sep
- Time zone
- Pacific/Funafuti
- Sights covered
- 21 places
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Nature
Amatuku
Amatuku is a small island belonging to Funafuti, Tuvalu, and home to the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute. It can be reached via the Tengako peninsula north of Fongafale Island.
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Vasafua
A small island in the Funafuti Atoll, located within the Funafuti Conservation Area designated in 1996. Here you can experience Tuvalu's untouched natural landscape.
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Tepuka
A small island located 18 km northwest of Funafuti Atoll in Tuvalu. It's a great spot to enjoy the tranquil scenery of the South Pacific.
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Fuafatu
A small island belonging to Funafuti Atoll in Tuvalu. It offers a quiet, rarely visited South Pacific island landscape.
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Fatato
An uninhabited island in Funafuti, Tuvalu, that can be reached on foot from Fongafale at low tide. Walking across the coral reef offers an up-close look at a South Pacific atoll.
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Mulitefala
A small island belonging to Funafuti Atoll, just an 8-minute boat ride from Amatuku Jetty. Also known as Pandanus Island, it's a great place to stay at a small guesthouse and enjoy the quiet.
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Fualefeke
A small island belonging to the Funafuti Atoll in Tuvalu, with notable traces of old structures still visible. With few visitors, it's a great spot to enjoy a quiet island landscape.
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Tefala
Tefala is a small island on the reef edge of the Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu. Walking through its rarely visited coral terrain lets you experience Tuvalu's simple, unspoiled nature up close.
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