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Happened to come across a couple of cheap return fares to Tonga and decided to venture there for a week. Have just returned a few days ago.

I initially thought that Tonga would be cheap in comparison to NZ but was in for a surprise. Basic semi-decent accommodation for a couple turned out to be around NZ$ 150 and food was not cheap either. That said, it turned out to be a lovely destination and probably will think of going back at some stage to visit some of the other islands out of Nukuʻalofa to do some whale watching.

We did do a couple of day trips to neighboring Fafa island and another one whose name escapes me now. Great places to just chill and lie back on the beach. Quite relaxing.

For those about to visit, a few of the decent places to eat are Friend's Cafe, Cafe Reef, Two Sisters, and Escape.

Very laid back kind of place where you'll meet really friendly people, who always greet you with a smile on their face.

If you want to get away from the city lights, Tonga could be a destination to think of.

Was the accomodation in the tourist area? I would have thought it would be cheaper there, but I guess hoteliers are out to make the best bucks they can. Do you have some pics to share with us?

I think the problem is the expense that the hoteliers have to incur themselves, based on importing practically everything.

Hard to say what the tourist area is, but we were walking distance to Friends cafe, that seems to be the popular meeting spot for tourists there.

Have some pics that I put on recently to my gallery.

Looks great mate

Any idea what this tree is?

http://www.promotiontravels.com/gallery/...e.jpg.html

Not sure actually...hang on...will ask the wife....

...some sort of palm tree she says!

Yeah it's a palm tree, some asian countries have that too

It looks like a prettier version of the Canturbury palmtree that is prolific in Darwin and suburbs. The berries looks much larger in the above picture.