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› Rarotonga, Samoa & Tonga Top ExperiencesExperiences › 170ºW 160ºW TOKELAU 'Upolu (New Zealand) 0 200 km 0 120 miles Fale'ula (Islands not to Scale) Penrhyn APIA 10ºS Manono Leulumoega Rakahanga Vailele International Date Line Apolima-uta Cape Mulinu’u Manihiki Solosolo Gateway to the Manono-uta Falefa AMERICAN Pukapuka underworld NORTHERN Mt Fiamoe SAMOA Falelatai Saletele Nassau COOK (960m) Sauniatu (USA) Samamea SAMOA ISLANDS Pulemelei Mound Mt Fito Uafato Lefaga (1028m) Ti'avea Savai'i Polynesia’s largest ancient Suwarrow 'Upolu PAGO Salamumu Samusu PAGO structure Mulivai APIA Poutasi Satitoa Tutuila S O U T H Aitutaki Salani See 'Upolu To Sua Ocean Trench Vavau Enlargement See Tutuila Traditional food, dance P A C I F I C and music Swim this enchanted Enlargement sunken waterhole 0 20 km O C E A N 0 12 miles Vava'u COOK ISLANDS Vava’u SOUTHERN Pola Tutuila Sea kayak in paradise COOK Tal ISLANDS Nu’uuli Falls HA'APAI Secluded deliciously cool GROUP Palmerston swimming hole Vatia Sa'ilele Onenoa Atoll Afono Masefau ’Atiu Aitutaki Manuae Amouli NIUE Mitiaro PAGO PAGO Aua Alofau Aunu'u Delve into hidden Takutea 20ºS limestone caves Fagasa 'Atiu A'asu Matafao Peak Lauli'ituai Aunu'u TONGA Ma'uke Tongatapu Fagamalo (653m) NUKU'ALOFA Ha’apai Rarotonga AVARUA Nu'uuli Swim with humpback A'oloaufou See Tongatapu whales See Rarotonga Poloa Enlargement Enlargement Mt Olotele Tafuna Mangaia Nua (493m) Fagatele Bay Rarotonga Leone Avarua 'Ili'ili Paradise in a submerged Enjoy breakfast at Vailoa Vaitogi volcanic crater Rarotonga AraTapu Punanga Nui Market International Pue Ara Ara Tapu 0 10 km Airport AVARUA Metua Maungapiko Avatiu 0 6 miles Black Nika'o (154m) Rock Rd Avatiu Takuva'ine Hospital Te Kaki Motu Tongatapu ValleyValley Valley Matavera Hill (344m) Ha'atafu Velitoa Maungatea 'Ikurangi Oroenga Matavera Fafá Fukave Te Reinga o Bluff (340m) (485m) (292m) Te Tanga Wall Pora (438m) Happy Ha'akili Te Manga (235m) Monu'afe Piha Pas Ara Ngatangi'ia 'Arorangi Maungatea (653m) sage Maungaroa (523m) School Fo'ui Kolonga 'Eue'iki Tapu Raemaru (509m) Te Vaakauta NUKU'ALOFA (365m) (450m) Avana Fatai Puke Ngatangi'ia Harbour Niutoua Ara Te Atukura Te Rua Manga (638m) Motutapu Ha'utu Nukuleka SOUTH Northern Ridge Te Ko'u Metua (The Needle) Tofoa Folaha (413m) (588m) Oneroa Hoi PACIFIC Takitumu Muri Houma Maungatongaiti Pe'a Kavera Conservation Ha'akame (222m) Area Koromiri OCEAN Vaini Vaima'anga Tikioki Taakoka Fatumu The Pinnacles Pelehake Ara Metua Titikaveka Ara Tapu Ara Lavengatonga Metua Nuku’alofa Cross-Island Track Tikioki Home to the kingdom’s Beach Climb ‘the Needle’ Papua royal family Fua'amotu Passage 0 10 km Passage Avaavaroa 0 2 km 0 1 mile 0 6 miles.

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