On our third day visiting Tonga (last July), we decided to go searching for the famous Ovava Tree on the Forest Plantation and Eua National Park hike. Our host Naite from the Hideaway dropped us off at the start of the Forest Plantation and sent us on our way with a hand drawn...

Up on an early Sunday morning on our second day in Tonga, we decided to take in an unguided walk to Lakufa’anga Cliffs and Ha’aluma Beach with two UK medical students we met – Ed and Dave. The local taxi driver (who also happens to be the local preacher)...

We first heard about Tonga when we were introduced to some friends last summer who had just moved back from living in New Zealand. They recommended we escape the damp, cold winters of New Zealand and plan for a holiday in Tonga – a small island just south east of...