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The lovely little Mystic Sands Hotel is located in an outer island in the Kingdom of Tonga called Vava'u. At Mystic Sands, there are only have 6 rooms to choose from so you will get great and personal service. The hotels can make any meals required, you can cook yourself or go out to restaurants, the options are all there to make your holiday here special and convenient. There’s great snorkeling right at the resort as well as several free double and single kayaks to go explore. Other thrills include free Wifi, an infinity pool and other games and activities are available. Families are welcome as the hotel is very kid friendly offering cots, high chairs, roll-away extra beds and life-vests. There is a quality restaurant nearby and the town with its restaurants is only 15 min away (24H Taxi available).
6 Rooms to Choose From:
Waterfront House - Two bedrooms with en-suited showers/wc. Hot water throughout, big kitchen and a massive veranda with great views on the waterway leading into Neiafu harbour. Perfect for two couples and larger families. Extra beds can be arranged.
Garden Room - The garden room as the name suggests is set back in the garden but on the side rather than behind the beachfront rooms so it is very private and still has a view of the ocean. The water is 25 meters away. king size bed, screened windows and screened veranda doors, electric ceiling fans, private bathroom with toilet, hot and cold water in the shower, small safe, fridge/freezer, toaster, microwave, coffee plunger, two burner cook top and electric kettle. The room has its own deck with table, chairs and sun loungers.
The room have one king bed that can be split to make two singles. It is made to accommodate a family of 2 adults but children is sometimes.Please contact us directly for that. (Cots and roll-away's available).
Ocean View Room: Our relaxed motel style accommodation is the perfect place to come and enjoy the tropical sun, sand and amazing clear blue waters on offer in Tonga. Our 'family unit' has 4 beds. This room is in a second story overlooking the beachfront rooms with great views and is very private. It has a separate bedroom (king size bed) and two single beds in the living areaScreened windows, electric ceiling fans, private bathroom with toilet, hot and cold water in the shower, small safe, fridge/freezer, toaster, microwave, coffee plunger, two burner cook top and electric kettle. It has its own veranda with table and chairs.
Family Room: The hotel only has 1 family room. This is our newest and most popular room. It is not on the beach itself but in a second story overlooking the beachfront room with great view on the waterway leading into Neiafu harbour. The room has two extra beds in the living area.
Beachfront Room: All of our beachfront rooms (4) are facing our private beach and pool (15 meters away) They have king size beds (Sleepyhead) screened windows and screened veranda doors, electric ceiling fans, private bathroom with toilet, hot and cold water in the shower, small safe, fridge/freezer, toaster, microwave, coffee plunger, two burner cook top and electric kettle. Each room has its own deck with table and chairs.
The rooms have one king bed that can be split to make two singles and one extra smaller bed. It is made to accommodate a family of 2 adults and 1 child or 3 adults. 2 children is sometimes allowed but please contact us directly for that. (Cots and roll-away's available)
Mystic Sands has teamed up with our friends, San Francisco based company Humpback Swims, which organizes adventure swimming, snorkeling and diving tours world wide.
If you are coming to Tonga to swim with the whales and you are interested in staying with us you can book your whale tours with them (which we are happy to facilitate).
Whale season in Vava'u is mid-July through October. Some days are sunny; some days are cloudy. The weather is warm, but you'll want to bring a wind jacket to keep you comfortable on the boat. Water temperature is around 77 F (25 C).
Vava'u, in our opinion, is the best place in the world for in-water encounters with humpback whales. Only snorkeling is allowed with the whales as they don't like divers' bubbles, and it's hard to keep up with whales on SCUBA. The topography of the islands allows us to work in most conditions, excluding intense weather days of course.
We will go out and swim with the whales in most conditions; the weather and seas don't seem to affect the whales at all. We search for the whales in calm, sheltered bays, open sea — pretty much wherever the day takes us!
Other activities: snorkeling, diving, kayaking, paddle boarding, plus loads of other activities available in town. Don’t forget church on Sunday - it’s the Tonga thing to do.
If you wish to support our local school and Tongan's in general the best thing you can do is to bring some school supplies. The literacy rate in Tonga is very good but the school is not completely free and many parents struggle to pay school fees and equipment.
In the beginning of each term parents are supposed to bring crayons, pens, paper and pencils to share for the class. These are items that are small and easy to carry so if you wish to help the local community in our village these are things you can bring.
If you bring something we are happy to take you to the local school so you can donate it yourself and see how it things work here or you can give it to us and we will make sure it gets taken to the right place.
