Tonga: Tongatapu Essentials — 4 days

Blowholes, caves and Polynesian culture. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Nuku'alofa; West coast, blowholes & flying foxes; Caves & beaches; Departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Nuku'alofa

• 12:00 — Arrival at Tonga TBU — Fua'amotu International Airport
• Taxi to Nuku'alofa — Fua'amotu International Airport → Nuku'alofa
• 14:30 — Hotel check-in in Nuku'alofa — Nuku'alofa
• 16:30 — Waterfront & central market — Nuku'alofa
• 17:30 — Royal Palace (from outside) — Nuku'alofa
• 20:00 — Local dinner — Nuku'alofa

Day 2 — West coast, blowholes & flying foxes

• 09:30 — Mapu'a 'a Vaea Blowholes — Houma
• Drive to Kolovai — Houma → Kolovai
• 11:30 — Kolovai flying-fox colony — Kolovai
• 13:00 — Local lunch

Day 3 — Caves & beaches

• 09:30 — 'Anahulu Cave — Haveluliku
• Drive to Ha'atafu — Haveluliku → Ha'atafu
• 13:00 — Ha'atafu beach — Ha'atafu
• Drive back to Nuku'alofa — Ha'atafu → Nuku'alofa
• 19:30 — Umu dinner & Tongan dance — Nuku'alofa

Day 4 — Departure

• 09:00 — Free morning
• 11:30 — Airport transfer
• 14:30 — Flight home from Tonga TBU