Cluster · Funafuti

Fongafale north: Teone & Alapi

Half-day cluster: the quieter residential end of the islet, on foot or by hired motorbike; go in the morning for the shade and the light.

Not field-verified

28″ bags

Time budget

half

Rescue coverage

100% ≤7′

max p90 4.4′

Places

Rules in force · 6Coral roads and heat

Tuvalu ↗Visitors usually receive an entry permit on arrival with an onward ticket and proof of funds, but check Tuvalu immigration or a Tuvalu mission for your passport before booking.
Tuvalu ↗The Funafuti Conservation Area is protected: no fishing or taking shells, and visits should be arranged with the conservation office or a licensed boat.
Funafuti area ↗King tides (Feb–Mar) flood low ground and can cut roads near the airstrip: ask your guesthouse.
Funafuti ↗Coral roads and heat: bags go from the pickup to the door, never on a walk.
Funafuti ↗The runway is public space when no plane is due: keep off it when a flight is expected, and listen for the siren.
Funafuti ↗King tides (Feb–Mar) flood low ground, including near the airstrip: ask your guesthouse about the tide tables.

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Bound and physics

The northern end of the islet, Teone and Alapi (approximate box).

Slope: flat
Stairs: None
Shade: medium
Surface: coral road and sand
Sleep here or visit: visit

Rescue anchors

204 grid cells · 40 m

Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Village shelter (field-verify)

seated_rest · shelter · valid: always

B — Shop (field-verify)

food · ac · valid: always

C — Lagoon-side bench (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

D — Roadside shade (field-verify)

seated_rest · shelter · valid: always

E — Church-front shade (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

F — Stall (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 4.4′, worst cell 4.4′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

No place pages yet

Nodes here are used by the planner only.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Vaiaku, government buildings & the lagoon front	Ride south	~10 min	flat

Red lines here

Ask before photographing people and before entering village land.
On Sunday keep noise and activity low: it is a day for church and rest.

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.