Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Tokelau

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Tokelau.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Time Difference: UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Ethnic Groups: Polynesian
National Holiday: Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Geographic Coordinates: 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Location: Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Airports: none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft