Niue Hotels

Niue is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and natives of the island call it "the Rock". Though self governing, Niue is in free association with New Zealand, and thus lacks full sovereignty. Queen Elizabeth II is Niue's head of state. Most diplomatic relations are conducted by New Zealand on Niue's behalf.

Niue is 2,400 kilometres northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. The people are predominantly Polynesian. When you're the world's smallest independent nation you're allowed to be different - and Niue (new-ay) is very different. Don't expect the standard Pacific island experience: you won't be relaxing on palm-fringed beaches here, because there aren't any.

Leave your idleness at home and bring a sense of adventure instead. Discover the mystery of the limestone chasms and caves accenting the island's rocky coast. Explore the underwater caverns and tunnels of the Pacific's most unique dive spots. Don mask and snorkel and lose yourself in the pools fringing Niue's reef, or go fishing in the dark indigo depths surrounding the island.

From June to October witness humpback whales nursing their newborn calves off Avatele and Tamakautoga in Niue's warm waters. And after all this honest exercise, chill out with the friendly locals at cliff-top cafés and beach-front bars. The tiny population of Niueans and palagi (European) expats has always been friendly, so be prepared to trade waves with everyone as you drive around the island.