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Lake Lalolalo

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A crater lake in the south-west of Wallis, among the largest in the Pacific, 8 km from the island’s airport.

Fly to Lake Lalolalo All of Wallis and Futuna
Arrival
Wallis Hihifo · WLS
To the lake
About 8 km from Hihifo airport
Private jets
2,100 m runway; customs, 48 hours’ notice
Best time
June to September

The city

A crater in the forest of Wallis.

Wallis is a low island ringed by a lagoon with thirteen uninhabited islets. Inland lie crater lakes, and Lalolalo is one of the largest in the Pacific; a lookout built for visitors takes in all of it at once. The island has no grand hotels. People stay in small family-run places, and every one of them cooks.

The climate barely changes over the year: 24 to 31 °C, humid, with rain in every month. It eases a little from June to September. Cyclones are possible from mid-November to mid-April.

  • Lalolalo lookout A lookout built so that the whole lake can be seen in one view.
  • Talietumu A Tongan fortress, one of the best preserved in the Pacific.
  • Mata Utu cathedral Walls of lava rock and coral, and a richly decorated interior, in the island’s small capital.

Arriving

Hihifo, at the north of the island.

Hihifo is the airport of Wallis, 6 km from Mata Utu and some 8 km from the lake. Its asphalt runway is about 2,100 metres long.

Business & First Class Scheduled flights Aircalin is the only airline, with three flights a week of about three hours; some stop at Nadi in Fiji, an hour and a quarter away. A Twin Otter of about ten seats goes on to Futuna three times a week. Business & First fares Private Jet Private aircraft Customs clear arrivals at Hihifo, which also lists jet fuel. It is not open round the clock: hours follow the NOTAMs, and the tower asks for permission 48 hours ahead. Charter a jet
Approximate flying time by midsize jet
  • Nadi 1 h 25
  • Auckland 3 h 55
  • Brisbane 4 h 55
  • Honolulu 5 h 55
  • Singapore 11 h 50 long-range jet

When to go

June to September.

Highs stay at 29 to 31 °C all year and the lagoon at 28 to 29 °C. Every month is wet on the long-term averages. June to September brings the least rain, and the cyclone season runs from mid-November to mid-April.

  1. 30° J 319 29°
  2. 31° F 311 29°
  3. 30° M 304 29°
  4. 30° A 303 29°
  5. 30° M 273 29°
  6. 29° J 174 28°
  7. 29° J 198 28°
  8. 29° A 152 28°
  9. 29° S 186 28°
  10. 29° O 326 28°
  11. 30° N 309 29°
  12. 31° D 347 29°
Best months weather2travel.com, long-term averages; drier months from IEOM

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