The Pacific’s best kept secret
Feb 25, 2018
4 minutes
Words and photography Carolyn Enting
One of the best things about the island of Niue is that it doesn’t have sandy beaches.
That fact alone has kept the hordes away from this magical island. In 2016 Niue had 11,000 visitors compared to neighbour Rarotonga’s 146,473. Known as The Rock of Polynesia, Niue is one of the world’s largest coral atolls, boasting a multitude of dreamy pools accessed by paths through lush tropical jungle. It’s the kind of place where you expect to stumble upon Wonder Woman having a swim, though of course Niueans, not Amazons, are the proud people of this “paradise island”.
If, hypothetically, Wonder Woman did want to jet in on her invisible plane, she wouldn’t have
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