The Paradise International Hotel
Travel Blogs from Neiafu
Wonderous Whale Tales
... group must have blinked because he looked shocked when we surfaced with huge smiles on our faces proclaiming how cool it was to see the whales so close to us. We were so delightful that our tour guide driver was able to spot another mom and calf who did not have a care in the world with us observing them up close and personal.
The mom would hover in the water at a depth of about 15m as she kept an eye on both the calf and ...
Vavau Regatta Week
... messy but lots of fun.
The next day was the first of three sailing races. Starting in the harbor we raced out through the entrance and down to Swallow’s Cave, here we had to stop and put a person into the cave to retrieve a code and then carry on racing to Nuku Island where a person had to go ashore and pick up another code. Then it was a race back to the finish line off the Tongan Resort. With the help of Heather and Tom ...
Kicking Back in Vavau
... nationalities and it is obvious that many cruisers have stopped here and made this place a permanent home. Church and family life dominate Sundays so it was “as in Rome” time when on Sunday several of us went to the Catholic church for Mass. Chris made sure he had something he HAD to do on the boat of course. As with all the Pacific islands the singing is outstanding, the unaccompanied voices in harmony give you goosebumps when they get going and ...
Q: Back in the 1970’s...
... signed up for the 4th annual regatta. The festivities started with a costume party/pub crawl. About six local bars/restaurants participated and the group of participants followed a mobile disc jockey, complete with laser lights that lit up the road, from one location to the next. Participants paraded down the street, partied, and danced and the local Tongan’s were quite amused with all the antics. Gladiator ...
Vava'u
... We have now booked internal flights in New Zealand and a campervan so will have 8 days in the North island and 8 days in the South island. It will be a bit of a rush but we thought while we are here it would be a shame not to go to both so we will have to be selective as to where we decide to go! I am very jealous of you all going to the Olympic stadium and watching the Paralympics. They sounds like they have been really exciting. I will have to watch the highlights when I get ...
TripAdvisor Reviews The Paradise International Hotel Neiafu
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