Around the island of Niue

Niue is described as a "raised atoll" with steep limestone cliffs along the coast with a central plateau rising to about 60 metres above sea level. Most villages are along the coast. Going clockwise around the island, there are caves at Avaiki and Palaha, 6 km nort of Alofi. There are crystal clear waters in coral pools near the village of Limu and natural limestone arches at Talava, on the north coast, just past the village of Hikutavake.

The village of Mutalau was the first place on Niue where Christian missionaries were admitted and opposite the church is a monument commemorating the arrival in 1846 of Nukai Peniamina, the first Niuean convert, and in 1849 the first Samoan teacher, Paulo. The road from here along the east coast to Hakapu (the last village to be converted to Christianity) runs between 500 m and a kilometre from the coast through the villages of Lakepa and Liku. At Tongo (also spelled as Togo) in the south east a path leads down to freshwater coral caves with coconut palms in front of them. Nearby the sea pounds on the coral outcrops of the rocky coast.

	Caves near Avaiki	Coast at Palaha	Village of Limu	Pool of Limu
	Limestone arches, Talava	Monument in Mutalau	Lakepa village	Girl of Lakepa
	Girls of Lakepa	Coral caves, Tongo	Coast at Tongo	Surf at Tongo

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