Country Info
- Nuku'alofa
- Capital
- Pa'anga (TOP)
- Currency
- 104,227
- Population
- TO
- Country Code
Vava'u Slideshow
Top Hotels in Vava'u
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Puataukanave International Hotel Neiafu
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Adventure Backpackers Lodge Vava'u
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Hilltop Hotel Neiafu
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The Paradise International Hotel Neiafu
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Euaiki Island Eco-Resort Neiafu
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Vava'u
Travel Blogs from Vava'u, Tonga
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Where the whales sing
This is a top pick! ... normally use as it highlights any particles in the water. Everyone assured me that this vis (best I've ever dived in) is awful for Tonga, and I should come back in January when the seas are as still as a mill pond and you can see for 50 metres or more... ...
Clouds and silver linings
This is a top pick! ... take-off and were oblivious to the view. Then the cloud closed in and the turbulence began. Landing the tiny craft in windy Vava'u was an interesting experience as the plane weaved, shook and bucked around, trying to decide between the runway, sea or a ...
"Island Prism"
This is a top pick! My vessel arrived at 9, to carry me away over the sea. Jim from Canada and Cynthia collected me from Talihau beach for a day of adventure on the Island Prism. Once again, Cynthia was in charge and controlled the sails, I had the helm, and Jim found ...
The VaVa'U Group (Tongan Islands)
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Finally, a great sail!
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 ...
Off the grid in Ofu
After a 20 min ride on a speedboat we were dropped off at Ofu Backpackers, more of a homestay than a hostel, right on the beach with three hammocks as well as free use of kayaks and snorkelling gear. It was a real insight into the Tongan way of life, ...
Mounu Island
... 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 ...
A taste of Spain
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 ...
Last minute stuff & goodbye
... souvenirs. 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 ...
Hungover, mozzies, sweat & no breeze
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 ...
NukúAlofa
... Nu är vi äntligen här i Nuku’alofa på Tongatapu, ”den heliga sydön”, huvudstaden för hela ögruppen Tonga, vårt sista etappmål före Nya Zeeland. En märklig känsla efter allt lugn och ensligheten på korallöarna, både ...
What?? No hangover??
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 ...
Chilling out in Vava'u
... with them (an experience out of this world apparently). We also got to know the American owners of a Mexican cantina called Tonga Bob's, which serves outstanding Mexican food and where we seemed to spend almost every night until the wee hours of the ...
The last night in Vava'ua
... The Mermaid Bar was apparently pumping tonight but the chicks decided to head back to the hotel to chill out over a bottle of wine instead. I did not partake as my fever was progressing nicely! This was not the best way to end the Vava'ua trip for ...
The Blue Lagoon
... to move on to Hunga Lagoon and enter at a fairly high tide, so it almost seemed like a rushed day (but this is Tonga!). Wow! The Blue Lagoon is simply stunning. Gorgeous white sand, crystal clear water in that beautiful aqua blue/green colour that ...
Beer, boating and birthday shenanigans
... eat for about another week, I was surprised by Lisa the owner carrying out a birthday cake complete with candle. Matt from Tonga Bob’s was there and him, Lisa and Mark all delighted in embarrassing me by singing as loudly as possible. At four ...
Taking it easy Tonga style
... a full and busy boat. We left Tongatapu on the 28th with a very nice French girl called Catherine, who was in Tonga for a couple of months on a placement for her uni course - economics in developing countries. The association Catherine was working for ...
vava'u
Day 6 up we are at 630am to get the chartered boat into vava'u and what beautiful people they are but also pushy when it comes to there markets you have to watch them they tend to say this is great for the kids but you really don’t want it and the ...
Vavau,Tonga
... som ligger i mellersta Tonga. Detta är en av de bäst skyddade hamnarna i Polynesien och här är otroligt lugnt. Tonga är det enda kvarvarande av de gamla polynesiska kungadömena (som aldrig varit ockuperat) och styrs av en enväldig och mycket ...
Vavau igen
... tillbaka till vår gamla ankringsplats i Neiafu och på kvällen lyssnade vi och Kastehelmi på ett föredrag “Tonga i förändring” av en tillbakaflyttad ortsbo på seglarrestaurangen Aquarium. Det påmindes också om morgondagens program, ...
Sailing in Tonga
... back and forth alongside the yacht. We're now in town (Neifau) getting more food and water for the boat, we only have a few days left in Tonga (booo). The weather has been wonderful until today, now it's a bit wet but due to clear up again ...
Fish. Fish. Fish. Fish.
... in Nuku'Alofa for a transfer back to the airport and 20 minute flight to Eu'A "The ecotourist island of the Kingdom of Tonga" (anyone spot a contradiction in that?). Photos to come when I get an internet connection that doesn't operate on Tongan ...
Humpback of Neiafu
... and countless ikale, Andy being smooth with the locals and an astonishing day of swimming with Whales. Pacific Humpback whales come to Tonga - not for the cheap beer, but for the warm waters in which they give birth to and nurse their calves. We took ...
Let the sailing begin
... & vegies with the exception of yams and potatoes. Everything else we had was tinned. We did get the last of the eggs in Vava'u we were told. As we had a ridiculous amount like 3 dozen, these could come in handy as bargaining chips if we meet people ...
Vava-voooom
... , they have 3 bars, 3 ATMs and 1 internet cafe (here I am). Ended up sinking a large number of ikale's in Tonga Bobs, watching the sunset (not in a romantic way) and swapping stories with a couple (he from Salford, she from Greymouth) ...
Humpbacks, hard questions and half dressed ladies
... also fascinating to hear stories about when Prince Charles visited the island and how the tea served had been a gift from the Queen of Tonga from Harrods! We headed back to the hostel and met up with Sheryl and Chris a Canadian couple we’d met in ...
Cruising the "Friendly Isles" of the Kingdom of To
... but decided that we wouldn't have enough time in Tonga if we headed to Niue so we changed course and headed for the Vava'u group of Tonga - the northern most group of the Kingdom. We were planning on sailing from Tonga to New Zealand to drop off ...
Transvestites of Tonga
... arrived in Vava'u. Very pretty place, but the people didnt seem too friendly. Maybe I was just comparing it to Fiji, but Tonga overall was a bit dissapointing to me. Only went out for 1 night to explore another anchorage, which did produce this photo. ...
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