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Evergreen Chinese Restaurant: Excellent Chinese Food !
emilylinxi Says: Evergreen (Green Island), distinguishing Chinese restaurant . Conveniently and quietly located at By Pass Road, MaúVufanga, Tonga. Just 10 minutes drive to...
Jim_Eliason Says: This is Tonga'tapu most famoius sight and is known as the Stonehenge of the South pacific. This large stone strucutre was erected sometime aroun 1200 AD with...
Jim_Eliason Says: This area in the west of the island is the only offical preserve for the dwindling population of Fruit bats in Tonga, known as Flying foxes here. They are quite...
Pangaimotu Island Resort: If you want to get away from it all
easterntrekker Says: On the island of Pangaimotu where we went for a day trip there are a few beach fales . Its rustic but would be nice for a night or two. There is a rustic main...
Good Samaritan: Good Samaritan - not great
lostscot Says: Cant say I can recommend the Good Samaritan (on Kolovai Beach).The rooms are scabby, and falling apart. Showers dont work. No way to lock the fale!!!The food is...
Seaview Hotel: A nice place to stay
easterntrekker Says: We stayed here for 4 nights. It's a spotlessly clean little hotel run by a german couple. The room was spacious and had a refridgerator , coffe making...
extremist Says: There was a gift shop, a hair salon and a bar lounge and pool. Maybe a 4 story hotel, very clean. Electrical outlets are differnt then american outlets but the...
pure1942 Says: Tonga has it’s own currency, the pa’anga, usually represented with a dollar sign and denoted by the ISO code TOP. There are branches of Westpac and ANZ in...
pure1942 Says: The flag of the Kingdom of Tonga is red with a corner square of white bearing a red cross. The cross represents Tonga’s faith in God and Christianity, the white...
pure1942 Says: Mata Maka Beer is the closest thing you’ll come to a local brew on Tonga. While you can only buy Mata Maka in Tonga, the beer is actually brewed and bottled in...
pure1942 Says: Whilst English is widely spoken in Tonga, the country does have its own Polynesian language which is closely related to Samoan, Hawaiian, Tahitian and Maori....
pure1942 Says: Like the woven mats, tapa cloth is another traditional Tonga craft. When someone is married or gives birth to a child in Tonga, or indeed are involved in any...
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Plan a Tonga vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Tonga locals

Tongatapu’s lagoon is filled with many other small paradise islands but many can be hard to get to especially if on a budget. One way of getting there is to...
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Q: Hi all, After a week in Ha'apai, we have a 1-day layover in Nuku'alofa before catching an early morning flight to New Zealand....

A: I thought I might have something to add, but the above has it pretty well covered. Toni's place as basic but adequate, and the good thing is, they will wake you and get...
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Tonga is just west of tyhe International Dateline . It is in fact the first island to welcome each new day. If you want a taste of the South Pacific of times gone by, this will be the spot . The...
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The Pacific Islands have always aroused a certain curiosity in me and when planning my round the world trip in 2009-2010 I was determined to stop off in a few of them on the way. Deciding on which...
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Consisting of 171 islands covering 280 square miles, the Kingdom of Tonga lies just west of the International Date Line in the heart of the South Pacific. I spent a little over a week in Tonga in...
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Tonga is a unique part of the South pacific that has never been colonized and is still not very developed. As such one can lull away the hours in a tranquil setting but be prepared island time rules...
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Here's our son, Addison striking a great beach pose! He's 9 now, but this was when he was... well... younger. This particular beach is called... (sshhhh!)..."Secret Cove". When you go to Tongatapu ask...
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