TRAVEL IN TONGA


- REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Passport and onward/return ticket required. Visa not
required for stay up to 30 days. For additional information, consult the
Consulate General of Tonga, 360 Post St., Ste. 604, San Francisco, CA
94108 (415/781-0365).

- HEALTH: No particular health risks exist. Tonga is free of most tropical
diseases, including malaria. Drinking water is safe in the capital and in
tourist resorts. Yellow fever vaccination is required of travelers
arriving from infected areas. Health requirements change; check latest
information.

- TOURIST OFFICE: Tonga Visitors Bureau, Box 37, Nuku'alofa, Tonga; Tel
21-733.

- WEATHER AND CLOTHING: Climate is tropical, with high humidity and little
seasonal change. Rainy season Dec-March. Dress is generally casual.

- TELEPHONE: Calls to Tonga should be made through the international
operator.

- TIME: 18 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time, and 13 hours ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time.

- ELECTRIC CURRENT: 230V, 50-CYCLES

- NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Good Friday and Easter Monday
(variable); ANZAC Day (Apr 25); Prince's Birthday (May 4); Emancipation
Day (Jun 4); King's Birthday (Jul 4); Constitution Day (Nov 4); King Tupou
Day (Dec 4); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26)

- TOURIST ARRIVALS: 22,000

- TOURIST RECEIPTS: $10,000,000

- TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Polynesian history, royal palace, chapel and tombs;
the Blow Holes (whistling geysers); Ha'amonga Trilithon (massive coral
arch); Port of Refuge harbor, indigenous wildlife.

- IMPORTANT!! All requirements/recommendations are subject to change. Be
sure to check latest information.



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