Cruises from Funufuti

Funafuti - aka Funufuti - is the capital of the small 33 island nation of Tuvalu. Its population of 4,500 lives along a narrow sweep of land between 20 and 400 meters wide, encircling a large lagoon 18kms long and 14kms wide. There is an airstrip, hotel, and administrative buildings, as well as homes, constructed both in the traditional manner, out of palm fronds, and more recently out of cement blocks. The most prominent building on Funafuti atoll is the Church of Tuvalu.