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RE: Swimming with whales in Tonga!

by finsnflukes 09 May 2012

The whales that come to Tonga travel up from the South, so the Southern and middle Islands of Tonga (Tongatapu, Eua and maybe Ha'apai)…
RE: 3 weeks in July - Samoa OR Tonga?

by finsnflukes 07 May 2012

Just a few additions re transportation etc. I think it is a good idea you had about travelling to the "outer islands" first since 'Eua…
Re: Swimming with the Whales in Tonga

by kate850 26 January 2012

I have done both a day out whale swimming and a dive course with Dive Vavau (divevavau.com) and would reccommend them- Paul and Karen…
RE: Tonga over New Year

by mantalio 20 December 2011

Vava'u is further further away....Daytrip would be to 'Eua....I suggest you go there instead...even an overnight would be fine. I recommend…
RE: Going to Tonga in October - Advice please!

by Api 10 August 2011

I know nothing about the new airline operating, but it used to be very unreliable because of the weather. I've been a few times to Eua…
Re: Going to Tonga in October - Advice please!

by IsobelEwing 10 August 2011

Great, thanks for the advice. My roughly planned itinerary is as follows; arrive late Thursday evening, stay at Toni's. Fri do Toni's…
Going to Tonga in October - Advice please!

by IsobelEwing 09 August 2011

Hi, my brother and I are going to Tonga mid October from NZ for a brief 5 day trip (cheap flights courtesy of AIRNZ!) We're a bit torn…
Tonga

by PrincepescaPuss 24 July 2011

Travelling around Tonga is difficult. There are few flights and ferries that are far between. You need to fly into Tonga from Auckland,…
Vavau or Haapai

by sjdoh 10 July 2011

I'm currently planning a trip to Tonga - I will be there for 12 days and originally planned on spending 3-4 days each on Eua, Vava'u…
Re: Samoa and Tonga - Recommendations from recent travelers re: 6 week trip?

by finsnflukes 10 June 2011

Tonga has several island groups and they all have different things to offer. While Tongatapu is the main island and has some "sightseeing"…
Tonga, swimming with whales

by amyrobertson 08 June 2011

My boyfriend and I are going to Tonga in early- mid July, for 11 days. We really really want to swim with whales. Can anyone tell me if…
RE: August in Tonga - 1 month Advice

by finsnflukes 29 April 2011

If you want to bounce around a bit try the new chathams air passes: http://www.chathamspacific.com/kingdom-pass.html Ha'apai and Eua…
RE: 4 days for Tonga

by kate850 26 April 2011

Why not go to Eua for a couple of days? Hideaway offers quite basic accommodation but it is reasonably priced and quite relaxing. A highligh…
Re: 4 days for Tonga

by heiks 14 April 2011

well, it seems more and more that maybe those 4 days would be too long on that island (even including maybe a day trip to Eua), my main…
RE: 4 days for Tonga

by hardnosethehighway 13 April 2011

Tongatapu is flat hot dusty and not particularly interesting-you can see everything worth seeing in one afternoon. Maybe a day trip to…
Re: August in Tonga - 1 month Advice

by finsnflukes 09 April 2011

Hi there, you can do pretty much all of the activities in Vava'u and Ha'apai. Difference is Vava'u gets a lot more tourists, it has more…
Re: ferry - Tonga to Eua

by lghar2 05 April 2011

I know the Op was fom a while ago, but I figure that I'll inform future travellers anyway. Like a lot of things in the Kingdom things…
RE: Effects of cyclone in Ha'apai?

by pixiemuppet 30 January 2011

hi - you will love Matafonua. Dave and Sally (the owners) run a really great resort there and yes, they have had damage to 4 fales but…
RE: 3 Week Itinerary - Fiji and Tonga

by Laszlo 10 January 2011

Assuming you have about a week for each country, and those interests, you might do best by doing a circle trip of Viti Levu in Fiji, with…
RE: 16 days in the South pacific

by Laszlo 30 November 2010

It might be worth considering that while the Cooks are linked directly to Tahiti and Fiji is linked to both Tonga and Vanuatu, these 2…
RE: Tonga accommodations

by nounouf 23 August 2010

Hi, I'm a single 23yo French travelling to Tonga in september. I will have 8 days there, and I'm trying to plan my trip for the best experie…
RE: seeing whales from Eua

by Api 17 August 2010

It has been ages since I was in Tonga, but Eua has always been less developed that Vava'u (and less scenic) and that is the main reason…
seeing whales from Eua

by j_the_traveller 17 August 2010

Hi all Wondering what are the chances of seeing whales while doing a whale sightseeing boat trip based in Eua? It will potentially be…
Tonga accommodations

by kgalko 09 August 2010

Hi. Going to Tonga for a short holiday in 2 weeks, wondering about any accommodation recommendations? Will be there for a week, planning…
Re: Going to Tonga at the end of September

by finsnflukes 24 May 2010

Hello Virelai, if you are really after seeing the whales, then late September is an excellent time and they are going to be around until…