Welcome to Niue Niue-Island of the same

Welcome to Niue!

Niue-Island of the same name and the self-governing public education in free association with New Zealand in the South Pacific, Polynesia, east of Tonga. Included in the Realm of New Zealand.

Price level • Niue - one of the cheapest countries in the Pacific. Hotels high by local standards, the level of charge for their services from $ 30 to $ 50 per day, average price of institutions can focus on the $ 10 -25 a day, motels and small private pensions do allow quite a sum in the range of $ 5 -10 per day. At the same time, many rural communities rent houses for rent, often in parallel providing tourist food, so when this arrangement may be sufficient just a few dollars a day. In the same framework are the prices of food. Renting a car will cost about $ 20 a day, a motorcycle - $ 10, and a mountain bike - $ 2.

Stores Commercial establishments are usually open from Monday to Saturday, from 08. 00 to 16. 00, but many private shops work at their own pace. The main supermarket Alofi - Swans, open Monday to Friday from 9. 00 to 16. 00. In the evenings or weekends for the whole town is usually one or two small shops with a limited range of goods. Almost all shops are closed on Sundays, so essential goods should be purchased in advance. Alcoholic beverages are not sold on Sundays anywhere except in hotels, and even then only to their guests and visitors. Drank alcohol in the open also not accepted, regardless of the day of the week.

Getting to Niue is possible only through New Zealand. Airline Air New Zealand makes two flights a week from Auckland.

Niue - one of the largest elevated coral islands in the world - with an area of approximately 262. 6 square meters. km, and the height reaches 69 meters. Niue - one of the smallest self-governing nations of the world. Niue - the first country in the world to offer its residents free access to internet technology Wi-Fi.

Sights • Priceless ancient rainforest area is protected forest reserve Huvalu occupying nearly a quarter of the island stretches from Togo and Lika on the southeast coast to the karst area in the heart of Niue. 2, 500 hectares of indigenous forests teeming with birds and unique species of vegetation, the park for about 1, 000 acres, of which nearly a third is in a stunningly beautiful coastal area. Within the reserve are found wild cats, several species of parrots, marsh hens and other wild birds, including sea. Ubiquitous Polynesian rat and bats - the only mammals naturally on the island (almost natural - in reality they were only here with the first Polynesians), and therefore they can be found here in their familiar environment. • Forest Reserve Huvalu not a national park in the truest sense of the word. As in many other Pacific countries, most of the land belongs to the Niue private owners and communities, and therefore the entire territory of the reserve is owned by the local communities. However, local residents voluntarily allocate a portion of their land to maintain the natural ecosystems of the island protected area management is conducted jointly by local landowners, communities and the government, with the support of the Regional Environmental Programm, which makes this area very interesting example of the coexistence of natural and ekotsenozov population. And various other attractions. You can look on the internet

About Entertainment and Climate. Entertainment Climate • Trekking. • Sea fishing. • Snorkeling. • Diving This is the main entertainment as there is much more. • The average temperature in July (local winter) varies in the mark +18 C, the average January temperature - about +24 C. The hottest months are January and February, the temperature in this period reaches +27 C, while the northeast trade winds significantly reduce the overall impression of heat, while the coolest month is July - at this time the temperature rarely rises above +24 C, which is quite unusual for this area. • The water temperature is comfortable at any time of the year - about +29 C in January and +25 C in August.

Food • As on other islands in the region, kitchen Niue entirely involved in local traditions. The basis of the cooking here is, you guessed it, fish, seafood and coconut. However, from the other islands in the region, local dishes are almost complete lack of meat (pork only partially used), but a much larger variety of vegetables and herbs - talo (taro), kumara (sweet potato), coconuts, papayas, bananas, tomatoes, fruit bread wood, capsicum and a huge amount of yam used in most popular dishes. • National Foods • The traditional local specialties include coconut crabs "CAA" or "Unga" marinated in coconut milk and key lime juice fresh fish "ota", "onions" - a local fern, which are boiled or baked in an earthen oven "mind" with coconut milk and poultry or beef, typical local root "ti" from which make a sweet drink or candy-like sweetness of the coconut, tens and hundreds of species of fish roasted on the coals, and a plurality of relatively simple seafood dishes. • Residents Niue traditionally considered foodies and their culinary standards are very high, than they, by the way, is extremely proud of. On the table are usually only the freshest ingredients and cooking techniques perfected over centuries to perfection literally. The best range of traditional local dishes can be found at the annual village festivals held regularly in each of the fourteen villages of the island.

The official languages of the island are considered English and Niue. In everyday communication Niue, one of the Polynesian languages and is very close to Tonga, much wider spread of English, which is also strongly distorted abundance of local words and idioms. • In Niue very hospitable and kind, there is no theft is a calm and quiet place. There's not a lot of cars. Clean air and free Wi-Fi throughout the state.

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