Vaka Vave Charters | Swimming with Humpback Whales | Neiafu Vava'u | Kingdom of Tonga
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Working on other videos of swimming with humpback whales in Neiafu Vava'u Kingdom of Tonga.
What an amazing time it is of swimming in the Pacific Ocean alongside the humpback whales as they come to Vava'u to give birth to their calf. They swim past the island of Hunga and go off toward Fiji and other South Pacific Ocean islands along with the orca, humpback, beluga and dolphin.
We could not only swim with the whales but we were also just able to sit and whale watch from the boat. My friend Jimmy was not able to get in the water so he was fine simply whale watching from above the water without snorkeling with the whales. I shot lots of amazing video too! Whales coming up for air and splashing on their side, and going below the surface with fins up and whale tails above the water. We must have seen about 30-40 whales on a chartered boat we hired, it was a fast jet boat by Vaka Vave Charters. It was fantastic!
There are only a few places in the world where you can swim with giant whales of this earth! Vava'u Kingdom of Tonga is one, and down in Sri Lanka you can snorkel and swim with giant blue whale. But that's about it. I have heard that down in Tahiti you can swim with the humpbacks also, but i heard that it is really expensive... here in Tonga and Sri Lanka it is still not crowded and very cheap to swim with the whales, BUT, it might not be for long... AND it might not be legal for long too... ;) They may decide to one day ban it. Better do it before you don't ever get the chance to do it. :) Ya' know, carpe diem and all that stuff! ... ;)
In Tonga, there are people who schedule swimming with the whales as THE main thing they do when the come to the South Pacific islands! Every single day they go snorkeling and diving with the whales. It is all they do! :) I met two people on the flights to Fiji and that was what they did for 8 days. WOAAH! :)
On our tour we went with an amazing charter company called Vaka Vave Charter. You will find Diane and Izzy and the whole crew and blast to go with! REALLY you won't be disappointed!!!!! The whales will be quite intrigued by you being there and as you can see they will possibly swim to you.
BUT DO NOT SWIM AT (TOWARDS) THEM AND BY ALL MEAN DO NOT DO NOT TOUCH THEM!!!!!! THIS WILL GET YOU TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM QUICKLY!!! WHALES ARE VERY STRONG AND IF THEY HIT YOU WITH THEIR TAIL OR FIN YOU CAN GET HURT BY THEM. THEY DONT MEAN TO BUT YOU ARE IN THEIR TERRITORY. SO BACK AWAY AND WATCH OUT!!!!
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Swimming with Humpback Whales in Vava'u, Tonga
A little montage of my favourite clips from swimming with Humpback Whales in Vava'u, Tonga. If you listen carefully at the end after the music finishes, you can hear a whale singing in the distance. Enjoy!
Swimming with Humpback Whales in Tonga, 16-18 August 2015
Traveled about 26 hours from Hong Kong to Nuku'alofa of Tonga with one mission in mind... to swim with wild humpback whales.
Key word here being wild. Although I wish with all my might that these whales will stay a bit longer, come a bit closer to interact with us, they are not there to entertain human beings. They are at their home and can go wherever and whenever they like and that is exactly how it should be.
Although fleeting moments, every second in their company was precious and every second of the experience was B.R.E.A.T.H.T.A.K.I.N.G.
On a side note, so hard to film underwater but glad to at least have some clips with my GoPro to remember this trip with. Also just started learning editing so very amateur but poured my heart into this and just so glad to be able to put together a video myself!
Whales in the Wild Swim : MAL Vava'u, Tonga Trip SEP 2014
A compilation of video clips and photos of my first swim with whales joined by the other two MAL girls - Alyssa Higoe & Lubica Jovanovic. I love the ocean and it was an amazing experience... Definitely in my Top 3.
Thank you to Phil and his 'Whales in the Wild' whalesinthewild.com crewmen - Sione & Masi... You both made it a very memorable Occassion. This song is called Talavou Finemui by Ya Boy Mo and you can buy it here This short video was created and edited with iMovie using their 'Playful' themed track in he beginning. Photos were taken by KilisiMasi and myself on my Nikon Coolpix AW110.
Swimming With Humpback Whales - Vava'u Tonga
Our first swim with mother and calf humpback whales off Vava'u Tonga 11 October 2007.
We were horrified to hear that the Japanese were going to resume the hunt for the magnificent humpback this season but we've learned, as of 23 Dec 2007, that due to international pressure they won't be hunting humpbacks this year. Minke whales and the endangered fin whales are still on the menu though. With a bit of luck the Japanese may be pressured into the complete cessation of whaling soon.
In the meantime we hope to have at least another 2 whale swim videos real soon now...
Music by Eric Fairhurst used by permission under creative commons licence. Eric's music can be found at (official website)
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Video shot with a Sony HVRA1 HDV camera in an Ikelite underwater housing.
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Whale Pestering in Tonga
Is this sort of thing harmful to the whales? I don't know. It's delicate. I think it could be, if they were hounded incessantly day after day. But the local operators are pretty careful, and if the whales don't want to be bothered, it's pretty easy for them to take off.
I think whales face much bigger problems than me -- like how climate change will impact their food supply. And there's value in simply reminding people that these big fellas exist.
Whale Shark Encounter off Vava'u, Tonga
While fishing off the islands of Vava'u on my friends boat Hakula, we encountered a large school of Yellowfin Tuna. While we were fighting the fish this Whale Shark came up for a look see. What an awesome sight. You can hear the excitement in everyone's voices.
VAVA'U, TONGA - SWIMMING WITH WHALES - PACIFIC JEWEL BOUNTY ADVENTURE - OCTOBER 2012
We had one day in port on the cruise. We chose to book with Dolphin Pacific Diving & Whale Watch Booked via email, easy peasy. They were sensational and took us out, searched and searched and finally found the whales (the ship's tour didn't even see a whale!!!!). We then went back to Swallow's Cave before heading back to the ship. The crew were outstanding, lunch was yummy and it was an experience of a lifetime! It's the end of whale season so we were very lucky. The water was pretty choppy so it was difficult to get good shots, but I did my best! Sensational day and I would highly recommend booking privately with these guys.
Snorkeling Tonga with Humpback Whales - Oceanic Society
Visiting Vavau, Tonga in Sept. 2007 an Oceanic Society group snorkeled with Humpback whales. In this video a mom and calf are seen as well as a male escort and briefly one other male whale. During the week we had repeated encounters with humpbacks.
Migaloo 2 Sailing with Whales in Tonga. Clip 2
Migaloo 2 is a 45 foot sailing ketch. I bought it with Ray in August 2010 with the idea of using it for whale and ocean awareness campaigns. Currently in Vavau Tonga sailing back to AUstralia Via Fiji. Uploading clips of the adventure often.
Snorkeling with Humpback Whales in Tonga 2013
I spent a week diving with Humpback whales in Vava'u, Tonga with my brother and father in late 2013 - I have finally uploaded a video.
The video was filmed using a GoPro 3 which was handheld, so is a bit all over the shop at times, I was so amazed by the sight in front of me that I did not always focus on the camera.
I hope you enjoy the video.
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Compilation of humpback whales on surface and under water
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