Whale Swims in Tonga

Swimming with the Whales in Tonga

"My experience in Kingdom of Tonga was a true blessing. The accommodations were exquisite, the food was tremendous and the company of the boat captain and his wife made the trip a memorable one. The boat/shore swims with the sacred humpback whales and their babies have been deeply transformative, and were at once exciting and awe inspiring. These swims were then followed up with silence and tranquility, planned relaxation/integration time in the afternoons, and then a fun social time before 5 course dinners. The leader of the trip, was very well prepared and a constant source of information and support. This is a trip of a life time…." Steven Keeler

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The Kingdom of Tonga is one of the few places left on our planet where it is still legal to swim with the Humpback Whales. This group of whales spends the summer in the Antarctic and travels to the warm waters of Tonga for the Winter, essentially to calf, to take care of their young, and mate.

The Kingdom of Tonga is largely undeveloped with no huge resorts to speak of. On our whale swim trip, we are blessed to stay at one of the three world class locations in the Kingdom…all small and delightful resorts on the most pristine islands and locations you can imagine. This is where we take one or two weeks out of our routines to retreat into another world …. a world of intense blue/green waters, white sandy beaches, world class snorkeling, and 40 foot Cetaceans.

“Imagine being in the water with a Mother, Baby and escort male Humpback whale... see yourself lying on the surface and waiting for them to come over to you…. . nothing… and then there’s the Mother whale…a 40 foot gentle giant... and there’s her Baby, a 2 month old calf at only 20 feet. The Mother allows the baby to come over and visit with us…the baby comes within feet of our bodies .. looks into our eyes and our lives are forever changed”. . . (Phillipa Leseberg)

(boat photos courtesy of Dive Vava'u)

(this photo courtesy of The Tongan Beach Resort)