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Explore Utulei
Utulei in Vava‘u is located in Tonga about 11,085 mi (or 17,839 km) west of , the country's capital.
Local time in Utulei is now 04:00 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Tongatapu with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 2 airports in the wider vicinity of Utulei. The closest airport in Tonga is Vava'u International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Neiafu, Pangai, Hihifo, Nuku'alofa and `Ohonua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
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Videos from this area
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Cyclone Rene
Feb 14-15, 2010 - Cyclone Rene directly hit Vava'u and then the rest of Tonga. A glimpse of the experience aboard my boat, Manu-O-Ku in Neiafu Harbour, Vava'u. Manu-O-Ku is a Searunner 37...
S/V Honeymoon in Tonga (Episode 19)
Seth and Elizabeth visit Vava'u, Tonga on their Lagoon 380 catamaran, Honeymoon. Janice flies in to surprise E for her birthday and Rick and Jen join us for their second time. We also participate...
Tongan Islands and Nature - swim with gentle giants www.swimmingwithgentlegiants.com
The beautiful Tongan Islands hide a multitude of natural wonders including, diving, caves, marine life, bird life, surrounded by coral reefs.
VAVA'U, TONGA - SWIMMING WITH WHALES - PACIFIC JEWEL BOUNTY ADVENTURE - OCTOBER 2012
We had one day in port on the cruise. We chose to book with Dolphin Pacific Diving & Whale Watch http://www.dolphinpacificdiving.com/index.html. Booked via email, easy peasy. They were...
Swimming With Gentle Giants Tonga - Humpback Whales www.swimmingwithgentlegiants.com
Footage from whale adventures in Tonga with Scott Portelli Photography guide. see Humpback whales up close and personal. find out more at: www.swimmingwithgentlegiants.com.
Tours-TV.com: Vavaʻu Islands
The Vava'u Islands are the remote paradise. The weather here stays good and warm all the year round, nature is unspoiled and water is crystal-clear. Tonga. (ヴァヴァウ諸島). See on...
Sea Mercy Stop at Felevai Tonga (620 HD)
One of the many remote islands that Sea Mercy's Floating Health Care Clinic's serve in the South Pacific. Each stop is breathtaking and the people are incredible. Come and join us! www.seamercy.org.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Vavaʻu
Vavau redirects here. For the village in Samoa, see Vavau, Samoa Vava'u {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Vavaʻu. gif|size=|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Map of Vava'u.
Pangaimotu
Pangaimotu is an island, and the name of the island's largest village. It is located in the Vava'u Group of Tonga, and is reachable in a half hour boat trip from Neiafu, the capital of the Vava'u district. Aside from the beaches, a centrepiece of the island's attraction is wreck jumping from the hull of the upturned ship 50 metres off the island's main beach.
Neiafu (Vava'u)
Neiafu is the second-largest town in Tonga with a population of about 6,000. It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vava'u, the main island of the Vava'u archipelago in northern Tonga. To the north-west lies the 131m high Mt. Talau with its distinctive flat top. Neiafu is the administrative centre of the Vava'u group and has government offices, banks, schools, a police station and a hospital.
Vaimalo
Vaimalō, is a village in the western district of Vavaʻu in Tonga. Vaimalō was named by one of the most revered and beloved chiefs in Vava'u's history the great Finau Fisi. The village became the sole estate of his only child and son Naufahu Mapilitoa. In 1781 right off the coast of Longomapu, it was Finau Fisi in his double hulled war canoe the Talito'a who met the Spaniard explorer Don Francisco Antonio Mourelle the first European to discover Vava'u.
Tu'anuku
Tu'anuku is a village on the western part of Vava'u Tonga with a population of approximately 1052 since Aug 2009. It has several nicknames such as Toa ko Tavake fai'ana, Halapukepuke, Hala siki 'o Mata'aho and also Uini e Ngofe. There is a fresh water lake next to this village. Tu'anuku is an estate of Finau 'Ulukalala