The MV Tokelau is not only the one way to get to Tokelau, but the only means of getting AROUND the country, too.The cargo ship calls at each atoll a few times during a one-week period between arrival and departure from and to Samoa. It takes just under a day to travel one way from atoll to atoll. You can get on and off as you wish during the day, but require permission from the relevant island chief if you want to stay overnight anywhere - otherwise you can stay on the boat.
The ONLY scheduled method of travelling to, from and between Tokelau is on board the cargo ship MV Tokelau, which operates a round trip from Apia, Samoa approximately twice a month.The schedules are not announced very far in advance and are very changeable, and it is not possible to pre-book your trip by more than a few days. Consequently, you really have to arrange a long-ish stay in Samoa in order to arrange a trip to Tokelau, otherwise you risk missing your chance due to the boat being overbooked or the schedules changing to an inconvenient date.It is about a day and a half from Apia to Fakaofo, and the ship then traverses between the three atolls for a week before starting the return journey. The journey time between each atoll is slightly less than a day each way. The whole round-trip usually takes nine days.There is only one cabin available, with two single beds, and this will...
Tokelau is a difficult place to reach, because there are no flights to Tokelau. Samoa is the only practical gateway to Tokelau. There is a Tokelau affairs office in Samoa. It is just outside of downtown Apia. If you are in Apia just ask a taxi driver to take you to the Tokelau affairs office.The phone and fax numbers of the Tokelau affairs office in Apia are the following:Phone: 685-20822 or 685-20823 (extension 121)Fax: 685-21761The e-mail address of the office manager is maka@lesamoa.netThere are 3 cargo ships that operate to the Tokelau Islands. The names of the ships are MV Tokelau, Samoa Express and Lady Samoa. There are 3 main islands in Tokelau. The ships stop at each of these. It takes 28 hours from Samoa to the closest of the 3 main islands. The cargo ships typically use 5 to 10 days for the trip to the Tokelau Islands and back to Apia. The cargo ships depart every second week...
Mr Luciano Perez, the owner of the Luana Liki Hotel in Nukunonu, has a boat available for charter. He can take you to visit his family's island, Sydney Island, and for a tour of the atoll.
There are no harbours anywhere in Tokelau, so the boat drops anchor offshore and is met by a metal dinghy from the particular island, which transports people and cargo to and from land.
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Q: Im hoping to travel to tokelau over the christmas holidays with a friend whose family lives on tokelau, how much will it roughly...
A: Where are you coming from?
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