A humpback in the deep blue

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Vavaʻu · Tonga

Swimming with Humpbacks

Six days, the island house and the boat · $185,000

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September is booked through 2027

Every winter the humpbacks come from Antarctica to the warm, clear water of Tonga to give birth, and it is one of the few places on earth where you may slip into the sea beside them. Six days with a licensed whale guide, a marine biologist and a boat of your own, from a house on its own island in the Vavaʻu group. Mothers rest a few metres below you with their calves. Males sing so loudly you feel it in your chest.

  • In the water beside the whales
  • A licensed guide and a biologist
  • A house on its own island

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Handled for you

  • A car at your door, and at every door after it
  • Bags collected at home and unpacked before you arrive
  • A concierge on call, day and night, until you are home
  • Training, a safety crew and a doctor, with you throughout

Best time to go

July to October

July to October, when the humpbacks are in Tonga with their calves. The whales leave for Antarctica in November.

In pictures

Swimming beside a humpback
A breach, a few boat lengths away
A mother and calf, from above
The islands of Vavaʻu
Your house on the water
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Your journey

Days
6 days
Guests
2 guests
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