Tonga Dive Adventure
Swim with Humpback Whales in 2027
Highlights
- World-class encounters with humpbacks during peak breeding and calving season.
- Expert instruction to dive deeper, refine technique, and interact respectfully.
- Full dive days with opportunity to explore underwater, maximising time in the water.
- Water photography and editing workshop.
- When not with whales, you'll have ample opportunity to learn how to freedive deeper under expert instruction.
Accommodation
- Boutique island accommodation in local villa with direct access to a private jetty.
- Guided daily excursions including boat transfers to prime dive and whale interaction locations.
- Daily meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) catered by a chef.
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The journey will take you to the warm protected lagoons of Vava’u to get up-close to these majestic creatures of the sea, spending seven nights at a boutique local villa joined by a private chef and guided by adventure photographer and expedition leader, Harper Dammann Smith.
This adventure is also offered as a private trip on alternative dates. Travel alone or in a group. Send a request.
Jono Allen is an Australian underwater photographer, freedive instructor, environmental scientist, marine megafauna guide, and naturalist with a deep passion for ocean life. He has led immersive whale encounters in Vava’u, Tonga, since 2019, blending his expertise in freediving and natural history to create safe, respectful in-water experiences with humpback whales.
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