Country Info
- Nuku'alofa
- Capital
- Pa'anga (TOP)
- Currency
- 104,227
- Population
- TO
- Country Code
Tonga Slideshow
Tonga
Travel Blogs from Tonga, Tonga
'Eua
... joining the band on the floor and sharing the Kava. This was the first chance we had to try Kava, on our last night in Tonga, expectations were high. Of all the things we had read about Kava, all that I can agree with is, it tastes like dirty dishwater. ...
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 ...
Ei sitten olla Fijilla, ei...
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
... ride around the island the following day and then it was time for some deserved rest. Sunday Bloody Sunday Sunday in Tonga is quiet, everyone, EVERYONE goes to church, but since Andy is not a Free Weslyian and I am a de ...
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 ...
Hina Cave show
... 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, ...
Hanging out in Ha'atafu
... dance routines and songs from the bands (Jackson 5, Phil Collins and Spice Girls numbers for example) and I particularly liked the Mr Tonga float whilst Mark got to see the winner of the Miss Heilala beauty pageant. All in all a great party ...
Island of Tonga
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
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. ...
Nuku'alofa
13th april Day 5 we arrived at Nuku'alofa Tonga today, at 715am we went off the ship at about 10am for our tour, the people here are so friendly. Jaclyn said she feels so spoilt with the way they live the homes are very poor, something like this at home ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
Carols By the Sea
... . Rather like Blickling hall but warm. Although we arrived with our ground cover and picnic items at 6pm, the concert started at Tonga time…….or when everything was ready which was about 7.15. Highlights for us were as follows: Helen taking a ...
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 ...
Gone today - here tommorrow
... 8217;s Rugby shirt and had 20 minute conversation about rugby before showing us to our very nice room. Hels spotted a photo of some Tonga International rugby players and spotted our man…..later turned out that he was not in the photo but was a well ...
Tongan Feast on the beach
... performed aggressive quick-moving dances. It was all very impressive. The final act was the fire dancing; a lot more impressive than all the similar we have seen in Thailand. 11 days of sunshine and culture; Tonga is a sweet place. ...
Tonga (or "Get that pig out of the road!")
... figure on the island. A Lancastrian with an incredibly dry sense of humour, he dismisses Captain Cook (who landed on Tonga in April 1777) as a "Yorkshireman with a rubbish sense of direction" and his views on southerners are unprintable! He was ...
Vahan aurinkoakin
Torstai meni sadetta pidellessa. Notkuimme koko paivan ruotsalaisen Annelin ja Lontoosta kotoisin olevan Nickin kanssa Nuku'alofan kahviloissa. Kaikista saaennusteista huolimatta perjantaiaamu valkeni aurinkoisena ja saimme yhden paivan ajan ...
Lazy, laid-back lifestyle in Tonga
... , we could see the roads, houses and especially the cars were in a very poor state. We did not quite know what to expect from Tonga. On arrival at our accommodation we could see it was going to be a quiet week.... it was like we had our own private beach. ...
The smallest capital in the world?
Nuku'alofa is the capital of Tonga, probably the smallest capital we have ever seen. It takes about 2 minutes to walk through the city centre that consists of a few shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. The highlight of the city is its market. Here we ...
Tonga - Across the dateline
The first day of September only actually lasted for four hours for us as we crossed the International Dateline on our way to Tonga, a 1.5 hour flight which actually landed 25.5 hours after it took off - weird! We decided whilst we were in Tonga we ...
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 ...
A Bank Holiday sort of day!
... off to town. Just before we were about to walk to town Sam came out with his laptop and ….. THE HUNT FOR TONGA PETE…….. …yesterday evening before turning in Sam sent e-mails to a friend who he thought would know Paulo Lavulo's ...
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 ...