Your local guide will stop and show you through the plantations to view the natural way of growing root crops, explain to you the different varieties and their traditional usage. Introduce you to the indigenous farming techniques & customs. The tour will also bring your attention to interesting flora and fauna and an opportunity to sample some of the produce grown. Also available are ‘bush walks’ that introduce visitors to the flora, fauna and wildlife in the Niue bush.
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Tours
There is a huge variety of excursions and activities available in Niue from guided walks on the reef or bush to diving, fishing and 4 Wheel drive tours. There are also more easy going educational tours discovering local customs and the flora and fauna of Niue. All can be arranged before your arrival or once you land
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Caving & Adventure Tour Operators
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A5 Plantation & Bush Tours
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Ebony Bush Tours
What better way to acquaint yourself with Niue then by engaging in a eco-friendly tour with a knowledgeable guide who not only shares with you his great affinity with Niue’s rich tropical rainforest and its flora and fauna but also the secrets of Niue’s history and legends. A short tour of an underground cave features as a memorable stopover in this guided forest walk.
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Talis Cave Tours
Explore Niue’s natural limestone caverns on a guided tour with Tali’s Cave Tours. These caves are located on traditional family land and are noted for their incredible variety of passageways including the infamous ‘keyhole’, diverse formations and fossils.
Cultural Tour Operators
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Taue Uga Tour
Taue Uga Tours provides visitors with an opportunity to see a uga (coconut crab) in its natural habitat. Have the uga lifecycle explained and see first hand some of the methods used to capture the uga and why they are of such cultural importance to Niueans. Vaka Tour available as an additional add on.
Diving & Snorkelling Tour Operators
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Glass Bottom Boat Tours
Discover Niue’s colourful coral reefs teeming with fish and other interesting marine life without having to get wet.
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Herman’s Reef Tours
Take a guided tour along Niue’s reefs and discover the abundance of marine life and shellfish that inhabit Niue’s extensive coral reefs. Learn about the myths, legends that abound in relation to the sea. Tours end with a viewing of the only extensive shell collection on Niue. Traditional reef fishing can also be arranged.
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Niue Dive
Niues’ water’s are so clear they’re rated as amongst the very best visibility in the world - frequently in excess of 50, and even up to 70 metres. Diving is a spectacular encounter with a mind-boggling array of marine life, including turtles, dolphins, snakes, whales in season, hard corals and all manner of fish. Niue seems to burst out of the deep Pacific Ocean and the island’s shelf sharply drops off within a hundred metres from dry land in places, so you don’t have to travel far to be in very, very deep water.
Fishing Tour Operators
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Fishaway Charters
State of the art launch with full safety equipment, 4 top quality rods and reels with all baits and lures supplied. No experience required. Come and fish or just to watch.
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Nu - One Fishing & Reef Cruises
Test your fishing skills from this 5m alloy boat skippered by a local operator. All fishing gear is provided which makes for a safe and reliable operation. Charters run for 3 hours with a maximum of 3 passengers on board
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Snoopy Charters
A 4 hour fishing charter for a maximum of 4 passengers on board fishing from an Alloy boat with a 90 HP Johnson motor. All gear is provided
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Toamana Charters
Targeting wahoo, yellowfin and mahi-mahi, anglers are welcome to take along their favorite tackle however Toamana's 5m alloy vessel is fully equipped to handle most of your fishing needs and experiences catering for a maximum of 3 anglers for a charter of up to 3 hours.
Flora & Fauna Tour Operators
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A5 Plantation & Bush Tours
Your local guide will stop and show you through the plantations to view the natural way of growing root crops, explain to you the different varieties and their traditional usage. Introduce you to the indigenous farming techniques & customs. The tour will also bring your attention to interesting flora and fauna and an opportunity to sample some of the produce grown. Also available are ‘bush walks’ that introduce visitors to the flora, fauna and wildlife in the Niue bush.
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Ebony Bush Tours
What better way to acquaint yourself with Niue then by engaging in a eco-friendly tour with a knowledgeable guide who not only shares with you his great affinity with Niue’s rich tropical rainforest and its flora and fauna but also the secrets of Niue’s history and legends. A short tour of an underground cave features as a memorable stopover in this guided forest walk.
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Niue Vanilla Tours
Located in the village of Tuapa, this guided 2 hour guided tour shows visitors around a vanilla plantation and highlights some of the many uses of the plant. The plant flowers between the months of May – August and being able to view the flowers being pollinated by hand makes for a worthwhile trip. The tour will also include an over view of the harvest shed where the vanilla beans are processed. Light refreshment is provided
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Noni Farm
Located on the southern side of the island just past the village of Vaiea it was originally cleared for a dairy farm, since then it has been used as both a passion fruit farm and a quarantine station, then finally converted into a Noni farm in late 2004. The farm now has 18,000 noni trees and exports products to New Zealand and Asian markets. Enquire at the Visitor’s Information Centre for opening hours and tours.
Island Orientation Tour Operators
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The Commodore’s Orientation Tour
Make the most of your short time here on Niue
“Fly” with the Commodore on a 4 hour visit to caves, cliff tops, chasms, & snorkelling spots.
Find out about Niue’s unique geology and learn where to go, when to go, what to see and what is free. The Commodore’s “Week on Niue” concisely summarises the numerous sightseeing and dining options for you to choose from and his Alofi South itinerary offers many historical insights. You will find both of these documents particularly useful as you make your own plans for the rest of your week here on Niue.
You will receive helpful tips for safe snorkelling, see Niue from a photographer’s perspective and get to know other visitors while having lots of fun and laughs.
You will travel in an air-conditioned mini bus and receive complimentary DVD’s to take home as well as hi-res images of Niue.
Commodore Keith - “bon vivant and raconteur”
Commodore of the Niue Yacht Club, "the Biggest Little Yacht Club in the World"
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Toamana Orientation Tour
Toamana’s orientation tour will introduce the first time traveler to the Island and bring repeat visitor up to date on some of the exiciting things to see and do in Niue. As you start the tour you will drive through the main village of Alofi, stopping off at strategic locations and finally ending up at the Matapa Chasm for a swim before returning to your accommodation. The tour usually takes place on a Saturday morning and is approximately 3 hours. A minimum of six is required.
Kayaking Tour Operators
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Kayak Niue – Paddle at Our Pace
Discover Niue's amazing coastline on a guided tour or, for the more adventurous, hire a kayak and set your own pace.
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