Nuku'alofa, Tonga Travel Blogs

Tongatapu
Jul 6, 2008 (8 photos)

... and families of pigs scrambled about. Every few metres, there seemed to be a church, reflecting the spiritual nature of Tonga. We saw a family harvesting jackfruit by pulling the fruits off the trees with a notched bamboo pole. Everyone dressed in vibrant ...

The islands said "stay"...
Jul 19, 2008 (15 photos)

I was not meant to leave Tonga. Fate intended for me to stay. I'm sure of it. How else can I explain the travel bad luck getting even worse? I arrive to get my plane to Tongatapu at 9.30, for a 10.30 departure. I find that the flight had been changed to ...

South Pacific by Tall Ship part 2 Tonga
Jul 5, 2003 (5 photos)

... June - 3rd July 2003 - Cruising the Kingdom of Tonga aboard NEw Zealand based tall ship Soren Larsen : >June 23, 2003 Nuku¡-alofa, Tongatapu. Three days of ships maintenance and crew days off, finds us preparing for voyage crew once again. Thea and I ...

The Last Malo
May 20, 2006 (12 photos)

52 days until the wedding... We got an early morning boat back to Nuku'alofa and joined all the schools kids trying to catch a bus. We headed out west to Ha'atafu beach and stayed a few nights in an outrageously overpriced resort. But our hut was ...

Slow Boat Coming
May 15, 2006 (10 photos)

... , to go with the disappearance of Tonga's original beliefs. We caught a taxi to the heart of the capital, Nuku'alofa, and couchsurfed with a friendly and welcoming Australian couple and their baby. They talked about the eccentricities of Tonga and of ...

The Voyage begins - sailing NZ to Tonga, Pacific
Jun 18, 2003 (5 photos)

... , but we look forward to exploring the Pacific Island culture in the next few months! June 17th, We anchored off Nuku?alofa (capital of Tonga and our port of entry) at 0900 hours and were then asked to come along side to clear customs and immigration. ...

The VaVa'U Group (Tongan Islands)
Apr 10, 2005 (2 photos)

Towards the end of our trip Toby and I decided to travel up to some of the smaller islands in the north of Tonga. Firstly it was pretty cool that we arrived to find that we were being driven in a really tiny plane and the pilot was a guy called steve ...

Tonga Travel
Mar 11, 2005 (5 photos)

... is! Little fact for you there Anyway better stop there as i am sure you are all bored by now. Having a wicked time, loving tonga, drinking lots of local brew in the evenings and meeting lots of other travellers, also with the advantage of being able to ...

Land where time begins!
Mar 24, 2005 (5 photos)

... am almost half way through Tonga and what a good few weeks it has been! Since I last wrote I have played against the Tonga U19 International team. They were practising for their World Cup Qualifier and played a match against the team I am playing for " ...

Good Bye Tonga!
Apr 14, 2005 (2 photos)

... where we went in the day whenever we had a break in lessons or coaching. Kind of like a re-creation of "Central Perk" but tonga style. Made some really good friends in Guy and Will and have planned to meet up with them in New Zealand. And toby as well i ...

Paratiisi hukassa
Jan 9, 2008 (6 photos)

... muuten myos Madventuresin suosittelema) omistaja, Toni, oli meita vastassa kentalla, ja han kertoi mielenkiintoisia asioita Nuku'Alofasta, Tongan paakaupungista, johon olimme matkalla. Kaupunki oli palanut reilu vuosi sitten ja suurta osaa palveluista ei ...

Off to Vava'u
Mar 14, 2006 (7 photos)

... town of Neiafu and were dropped off at The Moorings base. We dumped our bags and headed straight to the Mermaid Bar for a few beers. Tonga Bob's was next on our agenda where we downed a few very yummy margaritas and headed back to the Mermaid for dinner. ...

Pacific islnads part 2
Jul 25, 2008

... 300 before going to bed. Thursday 10th July Eua We both got up early this morning in the hope to see some whales. As it was Tonga time, a bit like Fiji time (nothing runs to time) we ended out on the boat about 11am. The water was quite rough so we ...

Finally, a great sail!
Mar 22, 2006 (9 photos)

We couldn't wait to leave our little mozzie haven as none of us slept too well. We decided to go back into harbour & the Mermaid Bar for the night but would take our time sailing there and sunbaking as we went along. We started off sailing on the ...

Nicht alle Inseln im Schrank
Jun 5, 2007 (14 photos)

... aehnelt, steht hier in den meisten anderen Belangen die Welt Kopf. Im Schutz der 2000 Kilometer Pazifik, welche Tonga von der naechsten, halbwegs entwickelten Zivilisation trennen, hat sich hier ein Voelklein mit wunderlichen Sitten entwickelt. Du weisst, ...

Tonga
Apr 28, 2009 (3 photos)

... to touch the tail fin of a reef shark and keep all his fingers! Here's some photos of the sharks:      Tonga seems pretty cool, we fly over to the Va'vau Island group later today and pick up our yacht tomorrow. On arrival at the ...

Mounu Island
Mar 20, 2006 (6 photos)

... the tanks with water - whilst having a water fight and making a bit of noise (which is probably not recommended on a Sunday in Tonga as it attracts lots of attention and makes us look disrespectful I guess). Anyway, we left rather soggy and made our way to ...

A taste of Spain
Mar 18, 2006 (5 photos)

The dawning of a new day and a new adventure on the water. Where to next? The morning ritual over breakfast is listening to the local weather forecast to find out what we are in for during the day. Today we were set for a perfect day of north ...

Sunday - a day of rest
Dec 6, 2009 (5 photos)

TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS Visit the very small islands just offshore from Nuku'alofa. Better at low tide if you want to walk right around the island of Pangaimotu. A good day out. Ferry fare cheap and paid when you arrive on island (return fare) Eat the ...

Last minute stuff & goodbye
Mar 24, 2006 (7 photos)

... . Didn't take long as Vava'ua is a very small town and yet to be touched by mass tourism (thankfully). We dropped into Tonga Bobs Cantina for beer and had a good chat with Bob before heading back to the hotel, collecting our bags and boarding the bus to ...

Who are those British Celebrities?
Dec 7, 2009 (6 photos)

... ;   OUR BLOG Up early for breakfast and dressed in our best!  We are off to the Tonga Tourism Cultural Festival 2009 in Nuku'alofa.  We arrives at 9am with our special invitation from the Tourist Minister.  We were invited guests ...

Hungover, mozzies, sweat & no breeze
Mar 21, 2006 (1 photos)

Had a late start as we were all pretty tired & hungover and after a swim we headed out to anchorage #16 on Vaka'eitu. Once again we tried to sail but the lack of breeze prevented this. This is a tricky little anchorage to get into and the bommies got ...

Ei sitten olla Fijilla, ei...
Jan 15, 2008 (4 photos)

Ei voi sanoa muuta kuin etta ei hyvaa paivaa. Kun olimme Nuku'alofan lentokentalla paasseet uskomattoman hitaan check-inin lapi (boarding passit kirjoitettiin kasin), ja juuri kun olin maksanut lentokenttaveron ja vaihtanut loput Tongan rahat Fijin ...

First Days in the Kingdom of Tonga
Oct 7, 2008 (8 photos)

After a 3 hour freezing flight across the south pacific we touched down in Nuku'alofa. Night descended. Some confusion over who was picking us up from the airport. Some confusion over how many of us there were and how long we were ...

What?? No hangover??
Mar 16, 2006 (4 photos)

A fabulous feeling to wake up hangover free! All very excited, especially Rana, as we have arranged to be picked up from our anchorage to go diving. I have my Open Water Cert however, I also have a fear of depth & I am not a good swimmer, so ...

Hina Cave show
Dec 11, 2009 (6 photos)

... never colonised. Menu for the Buffet Suckling pig, 3 types of sweet potatoes, Talo (root veg), fresh salads, potato salads, Tonga fish (raw mixed with spices), Tilapia fish, type of corned beef wrapped in Talo leaves, seaweed with fresh grated coconut, ...

Island of Tonga
Jan 30, 2008

January 29, Tuesday We visited Tonga today, spending only a few hours on the island since it was so warm. The currents and winds in the harbor made it impossible for the ship to dock, so we needed to go ashore on the tenders. Since the swells of the ...

Welcome to Tonga
May 10, 2009 (6 photos)

Hei vaan ja hyvää Äitienpäivää kaikille äideille. Saavuttiin Aucklandista Tongatapuun ja siellä kaupunkiin nimeltä Nukualofa. Taaskin pisteet Air New Zealadille omista telkkareista (ja on muuten isommat ku vinnairilla) ja hyvästä palvelusta. Tiputtiin maahan 9 ...

Date Line
Sep 7, 2008 (2 photos)

Sunday 7 September Tonga, mostly                                  S 18° ...

The last night in Vava'ua
Mar 23, 2006

Rana had organised to go diving that morning, so we had to get her up and moving with a nice big hangover to help her on her way. We had to disembark Sirocco that morning so Trace & myself had a slow cleanup and finally dropped the mooring and bought ...