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Getting There
By Heather Freckmann — Spring
2004
Air New Zealand (800-262-1234,
www.airnewzealand.com)
offers flights once a week from Los Angeles to Tongatapu via Apia, Samoa.
Air Pacific (800-227-4446,
www.airpacific.com)
is Fiji’s national airline and has flights from Los Angeles and
Honolulu to Nadi, Fiji, three times a week. It also has flights from Nadi
to Tongatapu twice a week. If you have the time, I highly recommend a
stopover stay in Fiji. Even a single-day layover can be wonderful because
the bottom of Fiji’s Mamanuca chain is easily accessible from resorts
near the airport in Nadi.
Polynesian Airlines
(800-264-0823, www.polynesianairlines.com)
is Samoa’s national airline. It offers flights once a week from
Los Angeles and Honolulu to Tongatapu via Apia, Samoa.
Tonga’s domestic air carriers include flyNiU
Airlines (011-676-28280 or 28281, www.flyniu.com)
and Peau Vava’u Air (011-676-28304 or 28305). Both domestic carriers
offer regular flights between Tongatapu and Vava’u. Visit www.tongaholiday.com
for flight schedules.
If you have a layover on Tongatapu, the International Dateline Hotel Nuku’alofa (011-676-23411) offers comfortable accommodations, a restaurant, and airport transfers. Tongan floor shows are held on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Ask for a superior room; the standard rooms are the hotel’s oldest.
If you’re in need of accommodations on Vava’u, the Paradise International Hotel Neiafu (011-676-74744) is within walking distance of Neiafu’s hot spots and features Tongan feasts and floor shows.
For more options, contact the Tonga
Visitors Bureau (011-676-25334) or visit www.tongaholiday.com.
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