Ha'apai Beach Resort
About this stay
Ha'apai Beach Resort is on Foa island, halfway between the airport and Pangai, the main village of the Ha'apai group. Its beach houses sit in a tropical garden looking over a white-sand beach and the surrounding islands. The resort is open all year and offers five- and seven-night packages to swim with humpback whales from July to October, along with snorkeling and fishing. It suits travelers who want the remote, unhurried Ha'apai islands with comfortable rooms and Pangai within easy reach.
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About Ha'apai
Ha'apai is the central island group of Tonga, a scatter of low coral islands and a few high volcanoes between Tongatapu and Vava'u. It suits travellers who want quiet beaches, snorkelling and whale watching without the boat traffic of Vava'u. Services are basic and accommodation is limited, so it rewards people who are happy with simple facilities and slow days.
Getting there
Domestic flights connect Nuku'alofa on Tongatapu with Lifuka's Salote Pilolevu Airport (HPA). An inter-island ferry also runs between Tongatapu, Ha'apai and Vava'u, but schedules shift with the weather, so allow flexibility in your plans.