Neiafu (Vava’u) - Provisions & Laundry

Shops are closed on Sundays.

Laundry

• Bubbles Laundry charges 25TOP per load and has large top loading USA machines.  Wash/dry and fold service.  Open 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am to 1.00pm Saturday.  Offers a same day service if you drop off early enough.
• Café Tropicana  - Front loading rain water and gas laundry - maximum 9kg per load.
• Vava'u Laundry.

Provisioning:

Cruisers report provisioning here is OK -  the market is not as good as Nuku’Alofa but much better than Pangai. Plenty of fresh options, depending on what is in season or has arrived by ship from Tongatapu.

Duty-free alcohol can be bought in town at the duty-free store, with a passport, AFTER you have cleared customs on your DEPARTURE ONLY.

Most dry/canned goods come from Nuku’alofa, so if you check in at Nuku’alofa first, stock up there as the variety and price will be better than at Vava’u or Ha’apai.

There are various small supermarkets in Neiafu and particular items can be ordered by Guttenbeils.

Vava'u (Utukalungalu) Market

Monday to Saturday. There is a Saturday morning street market selling many other things as well as food.

Place an order with Lily to get what you want for the next day or see what she has left on her stall.  She also has trays of eggs available.

Provisioning information is available free from Café Tropicana (where to buy at the best prices and hard to find items). Tropicana also does pre-made meals/frozen meals as well as meat provisioning.

Fresh Fish

Some locals sell fresh fish at the market on the waterfront.

Last updated:  August 2023