TONGA, EXPLORING the PYRAMIDS (Langi) & ROYAL TOMBS ???? of LAPAHA (Pacific Ocean)
SUBSCRIBE: - Here are the most important pyramids (langi, or, royal tombs) located in the ancient capital of Tonga, Lapaha. The ones that you see here were built after 1200AD(!) and even though they are neglected, they are magnificent nevertheless. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands of which 36 are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean. It has a population 103,000 people of whom 70% reside on the main island of Tongatapu.
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Royal Catafalque Procession - Her Late Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, The Queen Mother
Royal Catafalque Procession of Her Late Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, the Queen Mother from the Royal Palace to Mala'e Kula Royal Tombs. Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, The Kingdom of Tonga. 1st March, 2017.
TONGA: The magnificent BLOWHOLES, island of TONGATAPU (PACIFIC OCEAN) ????
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's go visit the 'Mapu a Vaea' or 'Whistle of the Noble' which are natural blowholes on the island of Tongatapu in the village of Houma in the Kingdom of Tonga (Pacific Ocean). When waves crash into the reef, natural channels in the volcanic rock allow water to forcefully blow through and create a plume-like effect. It is one of the highlights of the tours around the island of Tongatapu. Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago. The Tongan capital city, Nuku‘alofa, on the north coast, is home to the waterfront Royal Palace. Indoor and outdoor stalls at the Talamahu Market sell tropical produce plus local arts and crafts. In the east of the island is the ancient capital Mu’a, now an archaeological site with centuries-old, pyramid-like royal tombs and burial mounds.
Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands, many uninhabited, most lined in white beaches and coral reefs and covered with tropical rainforest. The main island, Tongatapu, is protected by lagoons and limestone cliffs. It’s home to the rural capital of Nuku'alofa, as well as beach resorts, plantations and the Ha'amonga ʻa Maui, a monumental coral gate from the 1200s.
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TONGA, EXPLORING its scenic capital of NUKU'ALOFA, what to see (Pacific Ocean)
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Nukuʻalofa is the capital of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the country's southernmost island group.
Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands, many uninhabited, most lined in white beaches and coral reefs and covered with tropical rainforest. The main island, Tongatapu, is protected by lagoons and limestone cliffs. It’s home to the rural capital of Nuku'alofa, as well as beach resorts, plantations and the Ha'amonga ʻa Maui, a monumental coral gate from the 1200s.
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Hake Kilikili - Her Late Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, the Queen Mother
Royal funerary ceremony - Hake Kilikili - tending the Royal Tomb of Her Late Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, the Queen Mother interred with His Late Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. Royal grandchildren and great-grandchildren supported the Nima Tapu of the Ha'a Tufunga Royal undertaker clan in the Hake Kilikili ceremony. The kilikili (black volcanic rocks) were washed and immersed with Tongan oil, transferred into baskets and elevated by a chain of Nima Tapu to dress the Royal Tomb along with wreaths presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita and three of the Queen Mother's great-grandchildren Hon. Simon Ma'ulupekotofa, Hon. Michaela Mary Rose Halaevalu, and Hon. Fatafehi Tuʻivakanō. The Royal Tombs, Mala‘ekula, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, The Kingdom of Tonga. 9th March, 2017.
EXPLORING TONGA: The STONEHENGE (TRILITHON) of the Pacific Ocean (Tongatapu Island) ????
SUBSCRIBE: - Here's one of the Pacific Ocean's most intriguing sites, the Haʻamonga which had an astronomical significance telling the position of sunrise at solstices and equinoxes. Let's walk around it on a very stormy day and let's enjoy its architecture. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands of which 36 are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean. It has a population 103,000 people of whom 70% reside on the main island of Tongatapu.
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Māori king in Nuku’alofa for funeral of Tongan queen mother
The Māori king Tuheitia is in Nuku'alofa, Tonga for the traditional funeral of Tongan queen mother Halaevalu Mata'aho. It began with hundreds of men carrying her casket on a platform through streets to the royal tombs.
Flags are at half-mast in the city with decorations in the mourning colours of black and purple. Today's also been made a public holiday for Tongans. The much loved matriarch's body arrived on the island yesterday from Auckland where she died last weekend.
Mapping Tonga: Bringing Google Street View to the Pacific Kingdom
From urban sprawls, to mountain peaks, to the International Space Station, Google Street View has captured some pretty spectacular places, however much of the South Pacific remains unmapped. Grid Pacific is an organization started by Tania Wolfgramm and Wikuki Kingi who hope to put all of the Pacific Islands countries into Google Street View. In this short documentary watch as they return to Tania's homeland, The Kingdom of Tonga, a country of 169 islands, 36 of which are inhabited, and begin their mapping journey.
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Tonga LIfe Cooking and Matatahi
Cooking on the beach Tongan style and Tongans trying to surf, but getting caught in the rip.
Ancient Star-Gate Discovered In Tonga?
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Scattered over 700,000 square kilometres of glistening, southern Pacific Ocean, 176 small tropical islands which make up what is known as Tonga.
And one it seems was chosen, for the location of a rather amazing ancient structure.
One of the most mysterious megalithic monuments in the world, an ancient “trilithon,” known as the “megalithic gate of Ha’amonga.”
The mainstream academic explanation for the site is as follows: “Ha’amonga, is a megalithic trilithon that was built in 1200 AD, built by a king of the time, as the entrance to his royal compound, “Heketa.”
As with many intriguing and confusing ancient structures upon earth, if you dig further than mainstream attested views, you will often unearth another opinion. Often suggesting a far longer, far more astonishing tale set much farther back within our past…
And the Tonga gateway, is no exception...
Although mainstream archaeology, through native folklore, and currently accepted, chronological knowledge of the previous inhabitants of the islands, suggests that the Tonga trilithon is but a mere 800 years old…
There exists 3 rather large problems with this conclusion...
Until of course, erosion inevitably takes hold, drawing a line between a discernible archaeological feature, and an apparent geological one…
The Tonga gateway, now consists of three coral limestone slabs, each still weighing in at around 40 tons.
3 rather large elephants in the room for mainstream archaeology…
Like with all other trilithon’s, dotted around the world, the documented, primitive capabilities, during modern historical timelines, will continue to demonstrate a lack of credibility to the school taught fanciful tales given for their construction. On the contrary, these sites indicate a once far more capable civilization, left somewhere within earths very distant past.
For example, there are many legends linking the Ha’amonga gateway to Maui, as William Corliss astutely put it, “Maui, is but a label, slapped upon everything found within the south pacific which cannot be explained.” End quote.
Additionally, to disassemble the phony, public narrative further, Corliss’s own research, other explorers of the island, along with erich von danikens compelling and comprehensive studies of the island, found that islanders, although willing to tell tall tales to tourists, lacked any reasonable replication skills at a later date, put simply, they were lying.
Indeed, although they spoke of a king some 800 years ago, the massive stones being a gateway to his “Heketa,” after extensive exploration of the island by many people, especially behind the gateway, which the entire site is seemingly focused in on, no trace of an “Heketa,” has ever been found.
Some specialists who have studied the erosion patterns upon the coral stones, have come forward with claims that the Tonga site is a ruin far older than currently thought, and that although the stones are rough in appearance today, they were once much larger and also smoothly cut into squares, using an unknown, ancient technology…
This, some claim may have happened as far back as 10, maybe even 100 thousand years ago.
Was the Ha’amonga gateway, some form of ancient stargate? Why place it exactly where it is?
Why build it exactly how it was built?
Who would go through such effort of transporting many 40 ton blocks of coral, to this small island then somehow, constructing this once enormous, and mysterious structure, aligned as a gateway that led to, “nowhere?” Or did it?...
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10. Lifuka
Lifuka is an island in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located within the Haʻapai Group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa.
09. Pangai
Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haʻapai Group in Tonga.
08. Niuatoputapu
Niuatoputapu is a high island in the island nation of Tonga, Pacific Ocean, its highest point being at 157 m. Its name means sacred island. Older European names for the island are Traitors island or Keppel island.
07. Foa
Foa is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Haʻapai group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa. Foa is linked to adjacent Lifuka Island by a causeway, and is located 640 metres northeast of Lifuka.
06. ʻEua
ʻEua is a smaller but still major island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is close to Tongatapu, but forms a separate administrative division. It has an area of 87.44 km², and a population in 2011 of 5,016 people.
05. Haʻapai
Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs and shoals with an area of 109.30 square kilometres in the central part of the Kingdom of Tonga, with the Tongatapu group to the south and the Vavaʻu group to the north.
04. Neiafu
Neiafu is the second-largest town in Tonga with a population of about 6,000. It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vavaʻu, the main island of the Vavaʻu archipelago in northern Tonga.
03. Vavaʻu
Vavaʻu is the island group of one large island and 40 smaller ones in Tonga. It is part of Vavaʻu District which includes several other individual islands.
02. Tongatapu
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago. The Tongan capital city, Nuku‘alofa, on the north coast, is home to the waterfront Royal Palace. Indoor and outdoor stalls at the Talamahu Market sell tropical produce plus local arts and crafts. In the east of the island is the ancient capital Mu’a, now an archaeological site with centuries-old, pyramid-like royal tombs and burial mounds.
01. Nukuʻalofa
Nukuʻalofa is the capital of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the southernmost island group of Tonga.
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TONGA, EXPLORING the BASILICA of ST. ANTHONY of PADUA ⛪ in NUKU'ALOFA
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's visit The Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua which is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is in the town of Nukualofa, the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean. This is one of the country's most important Catholic churches and it follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the diocese of Tonga. The current structure near the royal tombs was built by volunteers being started in 1977 and completed in 1980. Pope John Paul II granted the title of Basilica. It is a building that stands out for its structure with wooden and cone-shaped, which is not only a religious but a landmark tourist attraction.
Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands, many uninhabited, most lined in white beaches and coral reefs and covered with tropical rainforest. The main island, Tongatapu, is protected by lagoons and limestone cliffs. It’s home to the rural capital of Nuku'alofa, as well as beach resorts, plantations and the Ha'amonga ʻa Maui, a monumental coral gate from the 1200s.
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5 Days in Tonga
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Loumaile Lodge - Nuku'alofa - Tonga
Loumaile Lodge hotel city: Nuku'alofa - Country: Tonga
Address: Cnr Laifone Rd & Taufa'ahau Rd ; zip code: 676
Loumaile Lodge is located in the heart of Nuku'alofa, 10 metres from the Royal Tomb and 100 metres from the Royal Palace. It offers a restaurant and free parking on site.
-- Situé au cœur de Nuku'alofa, à 10 mètres de la tombe royale et à 100 mètres du palais royal, le Loumaile Lodge possède un restaurant ainsi qu'un parking gratuit sur place.
-- El Loumaile Lodge se encuentra en el centro de Nukualofa, a 10 metros de las tumbas reales y a 100 metros del palacio Real, y ofrece un restaurante y aparcamiento gratuito.
-- Das Loumaile Lodge begrüßt Sie im Herzen von Nuku'alofa. Sie wohnen 10 Meter vom Königsgrab und 100 Meter vom Königspalast entfernt. Freuen Sie sich auf ein Restaurant und kostenfreie Parkplätze am Hotel.
-- A Loumaile Lodge está localizada no coração de Nuku'alofa, a 10 metros do Túmulo Real e a 100 metros do Palácio Real. Disponibiliza um restaurante e estacionamento gratuito no local.
-- Loumaile Lodgeは、ヌクアロファ中心部に位置し、王墓から10m、王宮から100mです。レストランと無料駐車場を併設しています。 客室には、エアコン、ワークデスク、セーフティボックス、薄型ケーブルテレビが備わります。専用バスルームにはバスアメニティ、ヘアドライヤーが付いています。 ランドリーやアイロンサービスを提供しています。ツアーデスクのスタッフが島のツアーを手配しています。併設マッサージパーラーでは様々なマッサージトリートメントを提供しています。 ...
-- Loumaile Lodge酒店位于Nuku'alofa的中心，距离皇家陵墓有10米，距离皇宫有100米，设有一间餐厅和免费停车场。 空调客房铺有木地板，并配备了一张办公桌保险箱以及一台带有线频道的平面电视。连接浴室提供洗浴用品和吹风机。 酒店提供洗衣和熨烫服务。旅游咨询台的工作人员可以协助安排岛屿观光。 客人可以在酒店内的按摩室享受各种按摩护理服务。 餐厅享有皇家陵墓的景色，供应各种传统的汤加菜肴和欧洲美食。 Lodge Loumaile酒店距离主海滩和国际机场有30分钟的车程。
-- Отель Loumaile Lodge расположен в самом центре Нукуалофы, в 10 метрах от Королевских гробниц и в 100 метрах от Королевского дворца. К услугам гостей ресторан на крыше и бесплатная парковка на территории отеля.
-- يقع Loumaile Lodge في قلب نوكو ألوفا على بُعد 10 أمتار من القبر الملكي وعلى بُعد 100 متر من القصر الملكي، ويوفر مطعمًا وموقف سيارات مجاني في الموقع.
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Taken in Nuku'alofa, Tonga on 14 September 2006 in the Royal Palace.
Top10 Recommended Hotels 2020 in Tonga, Oceania
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Top10 Recommended Hotels 2020 in Tonga, Oceania: 1. Matafonua Lodge ***
2. Sandy Beach Resort ****
3. Fafa Island Resort ****
4. Mystic Sands ****
5. Serenity Beaches Resort ?aid=911025
6. Seaview Lodge and Restaurant ****
7. Little Italy Hotel ***
8. Royal Sunset Island Resort ***
9. Tanoa International Dateline Hotel ****
10. Waterfront Lodge ****
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1. Faleloa, Ha'apai, Tonga, Lotofoa, Tonga, Price range: $100 - $115
Overlooking a lagoon, Matafonua Lodge offers beachfront accommodations in Lotofoa. The property has 2 boats, which are used for guest diving and whale watching tours. An on-site kite surfing school is available. Free WiFi and free breakfast are provided daily.
2. Ha'apai - Foa Island, 4711 Lotofoa, Tonga, Price range: $214 - $266
This tropical resort is set alongside a long, private white sand beach and is surrounded by palm trees. Each of the 12 bungalows are just steps from the beach and offer a private terrace facing the ocean. Guests enjoy an on-site restaurant and free WiFi.
3. PO box 1444/ Fafa Island Resort, 1444 Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, Price range: $188 - $383
Surrounded by private beaches and tropical gardens, Fafá Island Resort offers traditional beachfront bungalows, a restaurant and a bar. Guests enjoy free use of kayaks and snorkeling equipment.
4. Utungake Village, Neiafu, 5555 Utungake, Tonga, Price range: $135 - $195
Mystic Sands is located right on its own private beach, and has a pier for picking up guests on diving and whale watching trips. Guests enjoy free use of kayaks.
5. Uoleva, Uoleva Island, Tonga, Price range: $163 - $200
Serenity Beaches Resort is located on Uoleva Island. Surrounded by white sand beaches, this secluded retreat offers an on-site restaurant and bar. Guests can enjoy free kayaking and snorkeling in the turquoise water.
6. Vuna Road, P.O.Box 268, Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, Price range: $87 - $110
Offering an beautiful waterfront location, Seaview Lodge and Restaurant offers free WiFi and free bicycle hire to explore the area. The on-site restaurant serves international gourmet cuisine.
7. Vuna rd, Kolomotu'a, 2891 Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, Price range: $76 - $133
Offering free unlimited Wi-Fi and free cooked and continental breakfast, the waterfront Little Italy Hotel is just 2 minutes’ drive from Nuku'alofa city center. It features a well-known Italian restaurant and a bar.
8. Atata Island, Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, Price range: $73 - $114
Set on Atata Island, Royal Sunset Island Resort offers bungalows with free Wi-Fi and a patio. Surrounded by 8 acres of tropical gardens, this beachfront resort features 24/7 reception, a swimming pool and a restaurant. Guests enjoy free breakfast, free kayaking and free windsurfing.
9. Vuna Road, Nuku'alofa, Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, Price range: $115 - $162
Located in Nuku'alofa, Tanoa International Dateline Hotel is waterfront property offering a fitness center, a large swimming pool, restaurant and 2 bars. Both WiFi and and an airport shuttle service are available for an additional charge.
10. Vuna road, Ma’ufanga, 1001 Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, Price range: $95 - $129
Located opposite Faua Wharf, Waterfront Lodge features a restaurant with ocean views. It offers rooms with free continental breakfast and a private terrace overlooking the ocean or gardens. Waterfront Lodge is a 10 minutes’ walk from central Nuku'alofa, and 3 minutes’ drive from the Royal Tomb. Fua'amotu International Airport is a 30-minute drive away.
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The Royal Tour - Fiji And Tonga - Reel 2 Part 3 (1954)
Full title reads: The Royal Tour - Round The World with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh - Fiji and Tonga. Credits at the start item.
Children playing in a river. Village scenes, gardening, sweeping outside of huts, repairing coconut palm roof, riding a horse through village, WS village with tethered horses. Sandy beaches and blue Pacific Ocean. WS scenes of capital town Nuku'alofa, locals dressed up and passing the Wesleyan church, some wear traditional costumes. A group of women prepare bark for traditional printing. The Royal Palace, palm leaves unloaded for the Royal feast. Queen Salote walks in garden with the British Resident. Her Royal daughters feeding the tortoise left by Captain Cook. Tree full of flying foxes (Bats). Crowds gather at quayside and military band marches and plays.
Flying boat in air, interior plane as it approaches the island and lands. Elizabeth and Philip step ashore and are greeted by Queen Salote and entourage. Troop inspection. Big sign says Welcome and within the letters children's arms wave flags. Salote and Elizabeth drive in an open car past crowds at the palace. CU Tongan faces. Local V.I.P's meet the Queen, some in Traditional costume made from palm leaves, they sit in long lines for an enormous feast. Traditional dancing and singing takes place in the palace gardens.
Salote shakes hands with the Royals as the leave the quayside to continue the tour on to New Zealand. Lots of waving as the launch heads out to S.S. Gothic.
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Mate Ma'a Tonga - entering Royal Palace
Mate Ma'a Tonga National Rugby League Team entering the Royal Palace gates at Nuku'alofa to receive medals of honour conferred by His Majesty King Tupou VI. Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. 29th November, 2017. MMT track by: DJ NOIZ JAY BLACK KONECS - MATE MA'A TONGA (MMT)
Megalithic Technology in Ancient Tonga: The Mysterious 'Langi' Pyramid Platforms
Subscribe here: Watch Part 1 here: Megalithomaniac Hugh Newman investigates the massive, megalithic pyramid platforms called 'Langi' on Tonga in the South Pacific. They are located near the famous Haʻamonga ʻa Maui Trilithon. There are about twenty eight 'Langi' that are of megalithic construction, some with strange notches like those found at Stonehenge and in Peru. The ancient capital city and port was called Mu'a, that some researchers say may be connected with the lost continent of 'Mu' or Lemuria.
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