Vaka Vave Charters | Swimming with Humpback Whales | Neiafu Vava'u | Kingdom of Tonga
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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!!!!
Swimming With Whales in Vava'u Tonga
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SWIMMING WITH WHALES IN VAVA'U, KINGDOM OF TONGA
Pictures of our swimming with whales in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga, during M/V Argo's visit August 2014.
Whale watching in Vava'u
only manage to see the back
whale at vava'u island * tonga's kingdom
TAGATA PASIFIKA: Swimming with Vava’u Whales
Last week we introduced you to the island of Vava’u in Tonga’s North. Widely regarded as the Kingdom’s number one tourist hot-spot. While there’s plenty of sun, sand and surf to tempt the discerning visitor, it’s what lies beneath the sea that’s the real treasure. Soana K- Aholelei with this story…
Whales in Vava'u, Tonga
Whales swmming off the shore of Matamaka, Vava'u in the Kingdom of Tonga
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Humpback whales, Vava'u , Tonga
Swimming with the humpback whales off the Mounu Island Resort whale watch boat.
Vava'u Whale Swim - Tonga
Swimming with hump back whales in Vava'u, Tonga.
Music by: Thomas Newman
Song Name: Any Other Name
Swimming with whales in Vava'u Tonga
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Humpback Whales- Vava’u, Tonga - BigAnimals Global Expeditions
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Whales Tonga Vava'u
In Tonga for our Vanilla harvest having breakfast and 2 humpback whales swam past 50m from our house, past Mystic Sands and the Tongan Beach Resort
Neiafu Wharf, Vava'u Island(The Kingdom of Tonga)
Approaching Neiafu Harbour back from after trip of small islands of Vava'u by small boat.
26th Sept.,2013
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!
Neiafu, Tonga
A drive through the main street of Neiafu in the Vava'u group of Tonga.
Swimming with Humpback Whales in Tonga!
Swimming with humpback whales in Vava'u, Tonga with Nadia Aly
September 2018
TONGA - sailing and discovering islands of Ha'apai and Vava'u
Sailing and discovering beautiful isolated islands of archipelagos Vava'u and Ha'apai with F/S Moonwalker crew.
Visited places:
Neiafu (Vava'u)
Mariner’s cave (Vava'u) - underwater cave located of Nuapapu island shore
Swallows cave (Vava'u) - located on shore of Kapa island
Kapa island
Nuku island
Fua’amotu island
Sisia island
Lifuka island (Ha'apai)
Pangai
Ha’afeva island
Luanamo island
Tofua islands
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Song: ODESZA - A Moment Apart
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These essential types of equipment were used to capture the particular video shots above:
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For other videos we also use
DJI Mavic Air
Fujifilm X-T10.
Samsung Galaxy S 9
Free diving with Whales in Vava'u Tonga
Swimming with this mum, calf and escort - see more on my Insta @moonstrucktraveller
Neiafu Tonga
Described as a hurricane hole, the bay at Neiafu, Vava'u offers protection from every direction, but it's deep. So deep, that the only anchoring here is just along the shoreline where there are moorings placed by the charter companies and an enterprising dive company. From here there are nearly 40 beautiful anchorages just a couple hours away.