Top Tonga Culture

Follow in the footsteps of Tongan kings and Captain Cook on a small-group tour of Tongatapu’s eastern side and Anahulu Cave. Combining the historic sites, from ancient to the age of exploration, is a great introduction to the island’s fascinating heritage, and traveling with a small group ensures personal service from the local guide.

Discover Tonga by booking a full- or half-day private tour of the island. The itinerary is flexible so that you can customize the tour to your personal interests, whether you want to visit such natural attractions as Tsunami Rock and the Mapu'a 'a Vaea Blowholes or cultural attractions such as the local market and Royal Palace.

We cover: CBD area: 1Popua Sports park 2pango motu 3warf42 4Chinese Embassy 5vunga warf 6Royal StGeorge Palace 7War Memorial 8Fishing Pigs 9Shirley Baker Resident 10British High Comm/the White House Royal Resident 11Royal Palace 12Royal Tombs 13Free Church of Tonga 14Zion Church Westside: 15Sia Toutai Theological University 16Flying Foxes 17Abel Tasman Point 18Ha'atafu Beach(optional snorkel) 19Tsunami Rock 20Blow Holes 21Three Headed Coconut Tree Eastside: 22Ha'amonga (lunch spot) 23Fishing Pigs 24Raised Tombs 25Captain Cooks Point 26Natural Land Bridge/Cliff 28The Villa Royal Resident 29House of Parliament 30Viola Hospital ** Traveling the entire Island, visiting all the sites and hearing all the history. "Educating on the history is our emphasis"

This group tour tells you all about Tongan life, from its traditional medicine, weaving traditional mats called *taovala*, and everyday food staples. Your guide will share information with you that you couldn’t get from guidebooks. At the end of your tour, you’ll try some light local refreshments and natural tea.

A must for first time visitors to Tonga, enjoy an informative guided tour to familiarize yourself with the Capital of Tonga, Nuku'alofa. Visiting the Royal Palace and the Royal Tombs highlights that Tonga is the only remaining Kingdom in the South Pacific together with Langafonua Handicraft Center  a place which stocks the best range of Tongan Traditional Handicraft and Fine Arts including Traditional Tapa Cloth, Woven Crafts like Fine Mats and Talamahu Markets very busy on a Saturday as the Kingdom's main  hub of fresh produce is not to be missed.

A knowledgeable tour guide will guide and show you replica artifacts gifted from the Woerlitz Foundation in Germany. Items taken during Captain Cook's voyage of Tonga. Learn about the old spiritual gods and about Kava. View aged old Lapita pottery that are over 1000 years old, see ngatu mates and more.

Experience a Tongan kava ceremony on a half-day tour that combines cultural immersion with some of Tonga’s top sites, exploring the island’s spectacular east coast along the way. You’ll see Captain Cook’s Landing Place, visit ancient royal tombs, and cool off in Anahulu Cave, then watch local artisans at Anahulu Cave Ancient Tonga Cultural Centre make tapa cloth and woven mats.

This tour is perfect if you want the flexibility to see the island in private and at your own pace. We can tailor a specific tour just for you or your group. We have a few suggested itineraries, but these are just guides for you and we would love to work with you to create the best tour tailored just for you! Please note this tour is only available on the island of Tongatapu NOT Vava'u. Private tour which includes lunch Option 1 - Tour for 1-4people $1272 Option 2 - Tour for 5-8 people $1800

This tour covers: 1popula sports park 2warf42 3vunga warf 4Royal StGeorge Palace 5Fishing Pigs 6Shirley Baker Resident 7British High Com/White House Royal Resident 8Royal Palace 9Royal Tombs 10Free Church of Tonga 11National Rugby Stadium 12House of Parliament 13The Villa(Royal Resident) 14LDS Temple 15Three Headed Coconut Tree 16Blow Holes 17Tsunami Rock 18Abel Tasman Point 19Ha'atafu Beach/Snorkel