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f you love snorkelling and diving, There are lots of great accommodation
exploring and walking and want a options on Niue. We stayed at the Scenic
Irelaxing laid-back holiday with super- Matavai Resort Niue which is the main
friendly locals, then Niue might be the resort on the island and the fantastic
island you never knew about. With some staff looked after us very well. If a resort
of the clearest water imaginable it’s a isn’t your thing there are lots of other
real water babies’ paradise, and when the options from backpackers to luxury stays,
humpback whales come to the island each apartment-style and self-catering options
TOP TIPS right from the shore. and everything in between.
year to nurse their young you can see them
Something I would recommend if traveling
There are two return Air New Zealand flights
FOR A to Niue from Auckland every week and you to Niue is do an orientation tour when you
arrive. This will really set you up to get the
gain or lose a day each way because of the
most out of your stay. We went on a half-day
International Dateline. The return flight
tour with Niue Tours, run by Keith and his
STAY ON home is fun because you can guarantee that wife, and they were fantastic. They also give
after spending a week on the Rock you will
you an information pack to take away which
know most of the people on the plane.
gives you information on the tides – this is
Niue lies in the centre of the triangle made up
essential for travelling around.
THE ROCK of Rarotonga, Samoa and Tonga. The average If a resort isn’t your thing
water temperature is 23 degrees C. and the
island has balmy tropical temperatures all
year round but can be very humid over the
summer months between November and April. there are lots of other
options from backpackers
The whales come to visit from July to October
with the peak time in August to September, to luxury stays,
so those months are a fantastic time to visit.
I went to Niue with my better half in February apartment-style and
– the low season with a bit more rain and a lot self-catering options and
of humidity. Between May and October the
weather is drier but still warm and tropical. everything in between.

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