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Category: Oceania
Tokelau – geography
Tokelau is a group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that is part of New Zealand as a so-called trust area. The three shallow atolls Fakaofo, Nukunono and Atafu, which make up this area, have a total land mass of only twelve square kilometers. The small total area of the archipelago is spread over a sea area of 290,000 square kilometers. There are a total of about 1,400 residents on the archipelago.
The three atolls of Tokelau are classic coral atolls: small islets surround the lagoons in the middle like thin necklaces. As with all other atolls, the bottom of Tokelau consists of a thin layer on which hardly anything thrives and which the water can hardly hold.
Tokelau – arrival
Ship: the only way to travel to Tokelau is by boat or yacht. There is a regular boat service between Tokelau and Apia in Samoa. The island area itself has a cargo ship as well as several larger multi-purpose, passenger and cargo ships.
Bookings can be made at the Tokleau Apia Liaison Office in Samoa. The journey takes about 20 hours. There are no harbors on the atolls themselves.
Tokelau – Traveling in the Country
Ship: a trip between the individual atolls of Tokelau is only possible with the ships that regularly operate between Apia and Tokelau. These ships go to each of the three atolls twice during their journey.
The travel time between Nukunonu and Fakaofo is around three hours and between Atafu and Nukunonu around five hours.
Car: there are only a few vehicles in Tokelau.
Tokelau Sightseeing
Tokelau actually has little to offer tourists. There are no special buildings, sacred buildings, museums or anything else. Even comfortable hotels cannot be found here.
Every tourist who wants to enjoy wonderful nature on a picture-book island is in the right place in Tokelau. Anyone who wants to experience the Robinson feeling in complete seclusion is warmly welcome in Tokelau.
Even if there is no tourism industry in Tokelau, it is still worth traveling here. You can go diving, swimming, swimming, lazing around, taking a boat out, etc. You can definitely experience the typical South Sea feeling and discover fantastic flora and fauna. For more information about the continent of Oceania, please check naturegnosis.com.
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