Here’s some information on Tonga that I wish we’d had when we cruised here in 2012. This is our second trip here (2014) and we’ll post more here as we go along.
With 20/20 hindsight, here’s what we’d do (and did do).
Google Earth Charts for Tonga
I wish we’d had these during our first visit to Tonga. So far, they’ve made Tongatapu much easier.
Tongatapu GE files.zip (10MB)
Ha’apai GE files.zip (13MB)
Vava’u GE files.zip (16MB)
How to Display Google Earth Charts in openCPN
Here’s a Google map with some info about the places we’ve visited in Tongatapu. There’s some great cruising here with beautiful beaches and incredible snorkeling and diving.
Here’s our take on the anchorages of Vava’u.