Alofi Island Wall

Alofi Passage (Passe d'Alofi)

Futuna Bays & Caves

Futuna North Wall (Pointe Vele)

Futuna South Reef (Sigave)

Futunan cuisine is rooted in Polynesian staple crops and the sea. Ulu (breadfruit), taro, yam and cassava accompany freshly caught fish, octopus and the occasional lobster, often cooked in coconut milk. French influence appears in bread and a few imported goods. Meals are shared communally, and with no tourist restaurants the experience is genuinely local and rustic.

Guesthouse Somalama

Futuna Lodge

Sigave Village Stay

Pointe Vele Bungalows

Alofi Day Camp

The southern district of the territory, Futuna and the uninhabited island of Alofi, is the wildest and least-dived part of Wallis and Futuna. Both islands are rugged volcanic peaks ringed by sheer underwater drop-offs, black-coral forests and seamounts that plunge into the deep blue of the Pacific. Futuna's north coast at Pointe Vele offers a steep volcanic wall smothered in gorgonians, with grey reef sharks, dogtooth tuna, wahoo and the occasional oceanic whitetip in strong current. The south shore around Sigave is calmer, with hard-coral gardens, green and hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasse and nudibranchs tended by local spear-fishermen but otherwise pristine. Alofi, entirely uninhabited, is surrounded by walls descending hundreds of metres with extraordinary black-coral forests, huge schools of big-eye trevally, barracuda, silvertip sharks and the potential for hammerheads - easily one of the wildest wall dives in the Pacific. The channel between the two islands, Alofi Passage, is a powerful drift highway for tuna, mackerel, marlin and possibly manta rays. With no infrastructure and no dive centres, this is pure expedition territory, visited only by private yachts and the rare scientific or exploratory liveaboard.

Futuna & Alofi - Volcanic Walls & Seamounts

Fly into Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) on Futuna from Wallis with Aircalin, or arrive by private yacht. Alofi is reached only by local boat from Futuna. All dive sites require a private vessel capable of handling open-ocean swell, and there are no dive centres, so gear, compressor and surface support must be self-provided. Access to the walls is weather-dependent.

Dive Sites in Futuna & Alofi - Volcanic Walls & Seamounts

Alofi Island Wall

Alofi Passage (Passe d'Alofi)

Futuna Bays & Caves

Futuna North Wall (Pointe Vele)

Futuna South Reef (Sigave)