This Private Island Paradise in Tonga Lets You Sleep in Treehouses and Swim in Crystal Clear Seas

Update: 2025-09-10

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Forget crowded resorts. Travel journalist Janna Graber takes you inside Mandala Resort in Tonga—a three-acre private island where you wake up in a treehouse or bungalow to trumpet fish swimming beneath your deck. You'll learn traditional dances from village children and night snorkel through cathedral-ceiling caves by torchlight. From off-grid solar luxury to underground feast ovens, discover why this remote Polynesian kingdom makes you forget that clocks exist. Read Janna's full story, "This Private Island Paradise in Tonga Lets You Sleep in Treehouses and Swim in Crystal Clear Seas," for stunning photos and travel details.

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This Private Island Paradise in Tonga Lets You Sleep in Treehouses and Swim in Crystal Clear Seas