Hopping in South Pacific from island to island

I am planning to fly to New Zealand and then to visit a few south Pacifi islands
Who can me organize my itinerary that should cover

From Auckland
Fiji
Tonga
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
Samoa
Does a Disocvery South Pacifi pass exist ??
thank you for yr help

There is no pass.
You must buy individual oneway or return tickets.

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You can fly Solomon islands- Vanuatu-Fiji-Tonga. From Tonga to Samoa, you fly via Auckland or possibly Fiji (I dont remember).

In general this information can be found if you google "(main city) airport" and lookup the wikipedia article. It will have all connections

Well I will start my trip from Auckland and will end my trip in Auckland, as I have a return ticket from Italy to Auckland.
What would be the best itinerary then ?? thank you for yr help

A - Tonga - Fiji (- Samoa - Fiji)- Solomons - Vanuatu - A
Or
A - Tonga - Fiji - Vanuatu - Solomons (- Fiji) - Samoa - A

Thank you very much for yr suggestions. any other hint ?? Best fares ?? best airlines ??

Virgin Blue and Fiji Airways

Thank you again

think of 2 loops
Fiji, Samoa, Tonga being one,
Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomons being the other

Tonga and Samoa ARE linked by air
There is no need to transit through Fiji to get from on to the other
Google either Talofa airways or (perhaps at your peril so check them out closely) Real Tonga
So you can choose to depart NZ and fly to one of the Samoa, Tonga or Fiji and aim to arrive back in Fiji to do the other loop
or
If doing Solomons or Vanuatu first out of Auckland, arrive in Fiji to do the Samoa/Tonga circuit and fly back to Auckland

correction, Talofa may only fly Tonga to American Samoa, check out their website though. If so however, there are a number of connections AS to Samoa every day and its about 30 mins flying so very convenient and not really a barrier at all. Plus you get to visit AS if that appeals.

air vanuatu flies direct to vanuatu. connections with them or solomon airlines or air fiji to the solomons. connections back to fiji on air fiji, air vanuatu or air nuaru via nuaru. so if you start you trip that side maybe aim for vanuatu first if you want to avoid double trip through fiji. no direct auckland to solomons flights

sooo
you think it is possibile to do
Auckland
Solomons
Vanuatu
Fiji
samoa
tonga
Auckland ??
is really any flight between Auckland and Solomons and from Fiji to samoa ??
thank you again for yr help
regards from Italy

soooo
again
it looks as if Samoa is the most complicated
what would be yr itinerary then flying out of Auckland and flying back to Auckland ??
Auckland
American samoa
Samoa
tonga
Fiji
Vanuatu
Solomons
Auckland
any suggestion will be welcome
thank you again

AFAIK, there is no direct flight from Auckland to the Solomons or between Samoa and Tonga.
I gave you itineraries based on existing flight connections.

I found Samoa the least likeable country in the South Pacific and would happily skip it if going there again.
If looking for a substitute, New Caledonia is gorgeous, and has flights from both Fiji and Vanuatu.

thank you
what about costs ?? ( hotel, food etc)
we are an elderly couple and we like comfort in travelling
thank you again
regards
from italy

there are direct flights from the samoas to tonga and vice versa
that cuts out needing to go through Fiji to travel between the 2

Samoa is more developed than Tonga for tourists
New Caledonia is also nice

so based on your existing Island
Auckland to Vanuatu to Solomons to Fiji is how I would go that way
Fiji to Tonga to Samoas to Auckland
or Fiji to Samoas to Tonga to Auckland

good
resuming
Auckland
Vanuatu
Solomons
Fiji
Tonga
Samoa
Auckland

the only doubt is
is there a connection Samoa Auckland direct ??

Is it difficult to find seats on these flights ?? I mean shall I book well in advance ??
what about costs in the islands ??

We are an elderly couple and we like comfort in travelling
thank you

What airline flies directly from Samoa to Tonga, @robg.602348 ?
I did a few random searches online and only see flights via Fiji or NZ between them.

Samoa to Auckland directly is easy.

google those 2 airlines I told you about and check out their schedules and prices to see if it works for you.

air nz and air samoa both fly direct to auckland from Apia

if you want to do the most comfortable tourist islands in the pacific then concentrate on New Caledonia, Fiji, Rarotonga and Tahiti. the islands are linked and its possible to fly out of auckland and back to auckland having visited all the islands. tahiti and new caledonia are the most pricey though

lazlo
look at real tonga and talofa airlines

http://samoatourism.org/articles/192/talofa-airways-begins-direct-flights-to-the-kingdom-of-tonga
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/360887/real-tonga-airlines-starts-twice-weekly-service-to-samoa
but real tonga does seem to have problems with scheduling so talofa seem the better option and are cheaper

and better way that google to pick flights is wikipedia
look up the airport on wikipedia and see which airlines fly to what destinations
for plotting point to point trips it is by and large pretty reliable

Yes. I have been in Tahiti and was quite disappointed. If you live in a resort it is OK; but if you want to move around you have no chance

I found there is an airline flying from Samoa to American samoa and then to Tonga

If you thought moving around Tahiti outside a resort was hopeless, I wonder how you will fare in the countries listed.
The Solomons definitely don't sound like your thing then, and the others are less developed than Tahiti, too.

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