Tonga Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Tonga Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Tonga and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Kingdom of Tonga.

Etymology: "Tonga" means "south" in the Tongan language and refers to the country's geographic position in relation to central Polynesia.

Capital: Nuku'alofa.

Independence / foundation: In the 1830s, a low-ranking chief from Ha’apai began to consolidate control over the islands and won the support of the missionaries by declaring that he would dedicate Tonga to God.

The chief soon made alliances with leaders on most of the other islands and was crowned King George Tupou I in 1845, establishing the only still-extant Polynesian monarchy.

Tupou I declared Tonga a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and his successor, King George Tupou II, agreed to enter a protectorate agreement with the UK in 1900 after rival Tongan chiefs tried to overthrow him.

Queen Salote Tupou III negotiated the end of the protectorate in 1965, which was achieved under King Tupou IV, who in 1970 withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations.

Population: 105,221.

Currency: Tongan Pa'anga (TOP)
1 USD = 2.37 TOP
1 EUR = 2.54 TOP

Time zone: UTC+13

Languages spoken: Tongan and English 77%, Tongan, English, and other language 11%, Tongan only (official) 9%, English only (official) <1%, other 1%, none 2% Note - data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language.

Religions: Protestant 64% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 35%, Free Church of Tonga 2%, Church of Tonga 7%, Assembly of God 2%, Seventh Day Adventist 2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 2%, other 4%), Church of Jesus Christ 19%, Roman Catholic 14%, other 2%, none <1%, unspecified <1%.

Climate: Tropical climate modified by trade winds. A warm season from December to May followed by a cool season from May to December.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $651.2 million.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $6,100.

Main airports: Fua'amotu International Airport.

World heritage sites in Tonga

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 0.

Top world heritage sites:

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Interesting facts about Tonga

- Tonga is the only monarchy in Oceania. Tongan society is very conservative and highly religious. Tonga strictly observes the Sabbath and when the whole country shuts down on Sundays to go to church and have family time for lunch.

- In 1965, six Tongan teenagers survived for 15 months on a remote uninhabited island. The event was dubbed the “real Lord of the Flies” after the 1954 best-selling novel by William Golding.

- Tonga is one of the first countries, along with Samoa and Kiribati, to celebrate the New Year.

- Tonga is a great spot to swim with whales. Humpback whales migrate from Antarctica to breed in the warmer waters of Tonga from July to October every year. You can swim, snorkel or dive with them in the wild in a once in a lifetime experience.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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