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TONGA & VAVA’U.
The
Kingdom of Tonga is an archipelago of 170 islands with fewer than 50 inhabited.
Located in the South Pacific Ocean south east of Fiji. Spread throughout 700,000
sq km the island nation is made up of a total of four main island groups.
Tongatapu
(mainland) Eua, Ha’apai and Vava’u. Each of the island groups offers a variety
of geographical landscapes, from low lying sandy atolls to steep fertile
volcanic islands.
Nudging the International Dateline the kingdom is the first country in the world
to welcome the dawn of each new day.
The island group of Vava’u lies north of all the island groups and is roughly
240km or 150 miles north of Tongatapu.
Vava'u offers over 50 islands with only a
total population lush tropical landscapes to explore and enjoy, famed for their
white sand beaches, coral reefs, crystal clear blue waters that are ideal for
sailing, diving, snorkelling, whale watching and game fishing.
Climate
Vavau' enjoys a tropical climate with average daily temperatures of 29ºC in
January and 24ºC in June. The weather is warm and generally sunny throughout the
year. Rainy season is November to April, when the weather is more humid and
thunderstorms and cyclones are more frequent. During the winter months, the
weather is settled with temperatures ranging from about 23-27ºC
From May to September, southeast trade winds range from 15-25 knots. During the
summer months, northeast winds of 10-20 knots are the norm.
Getting to Tonga & Vava'u
International Flights
Access to Tonga is becoming more and more easy as time progresses in this chamed
pacific island group. Direct flights with Pacific Blue, Air New Zealand and Air
Pacific now operate flights direct from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and
Somoa to Tongatapu.
Domestic Flights
Presently there are two domestic airlines operating services to the Vava'u
group, which lies approximately 1-hour flight north. For assistance in booking
domestic flights please
contact us
directly or our agent at Pacific Travel
Marketing.
Pacific
Travel Marketing
www.pacifictravelmarketing.to
Virgin Blue/Pacific Blue
www.virginblue.com
Air New
Zealand
www.airnz.com
Air
Pacific
www.airpacific.com
Peau Vava'u
www.peauvavau.to
Airlines Tonga
www.airlinestonga.com
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