Tonga: General Information

Tourism Office
Tonga Visitor Bureau, P.O.Box 37, Nuku'alofa, Kingdom of Tonga, ph 00676-25334, fax 00676-23507.

Tonga Websites
Infography Kingdom of Tonga
Planet Tonga
Tonga Holiday
Tonga Islands
Tonga Links
Tonga on the Net
Tonga Portal
Tonga Phonebook

Entry
Visitors get a visa for up to 30 days if they have a valid passport, an onward air or sea ticket and proof of adequate funds. Any extension must be requested from the Principal Immigration Officer.

Currency
The Pa’anga or Tongan Dollar T$ is legal tender. You can’t get this currency outside of the country. The airport bank and the banks in Nuku’alofa and Vava’u cash Traveler’s Cheques and give cash out on credit cards.
Currency converter

Credit cards
Credit Cards are accepted in many shops, restaurants, bars and hotels especially on Tongatapu and in Neiafu.

Language
The national language is Tongan. English is the business language and spoken across the country.

Some useful phrases

Time
Tonga is 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time Time difference

Climate, Weather
Tonga's climate is pleasant and warm all year round. It is slightly cooler than most of the other South Pacific Islands. The dryer and cooler months from May to October can be fresh at night with around 15-17 C. The annual temperature in Nuku'alofa is 23.7 C, humidity 76%.
Tonga Weather


Shopping
You can get fresh fruit and vegetables at the Talamahu Market in Salote Road, Nuku’alofa. The market is open every day except Sunday from 7am until 7pm. On the first level of the building there is a large range of Tongan handicrafts, especially on the weekend. The Langafonua Handicraft Centre in Nuku’alofa and Vava’u, are good places to go too as is FIMCO, Friendly Island Marketing Cooperative, in Nuku'alofa und Vava'u. The best time to get fresh fish is early on Saturday mornings at the Fish Market on the harbour.

Tongan stamps
Tongan T-Shirts

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