The Kingdom Of Tonga (Tongatapu Island)
10 – 17 August / 17 – 24 August / 28 August – 04 September, 2020
Snorkeling and diving with humpback whales, the Tongatapu island
Tonga is special because it's here that migration routes of humpback whales from Antarctica are, it's here that humpback's females give birth and breed their cubs and particularly here there's an opportunity to swim with those giants in the open oceanic waters within arm's reach (Tonga is rightfully considered to be the best place in the world for that!).
After implementation of main program there is an optional part – diving with sharks in Fiji. Practically every single dive brings encounter with 7 different types of sharks: blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, grey and silver reef sharks, nurse and lemon sharks, and, clearly «stars of the show», bull sharks. Shark watching proceeds without a cage, each immersion is strictly planned and organized.
After implementation of main program there is an optional part – diving with sharks in Fiji. Practically every single dive brings encounter with 7 different types of sharks: blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, grey and silver reef sharks, nurse and lemon sharks, and, clearly «stars of the show», bull sharks. Shark watching proceeds without a cage, each immersion is strictly planned and organized.
Itinerary
10 – 17 August, 2020
17 – 24 August, 2020
28 August – 04 September, 2020
17 – 24 August, 2020
28 August – 04 September, 2020
Day 1
Arrival to Tonga (TBU Airport). Accommodation in a hotel. Rest. Evening briefing.
Days 2 - 6
08:15 – breakfast.
09:00 – transfer to a sea port. Boating in the ocean to find humpbacks.
After we found the whales – we divide into 2 groups of 4 people each and dive in turn due to local rules that allow staying in a water with whales not more than 4 people (and a guide) simultaneously.
At around 13:00 we're having light lunch.
At 16:30 – going back to a hotel, resting.
09:00 – transfer to a sea port. Boating in the ocean to find humpbacks.
After we found the whales – we divide into 2 groups of 4 people each and dive in turn due to local rules that allow staying in a water with whales not more than 4 people (and a guide) simultaneously.
At around 13:00 we're having light lunch.
At 16:30 – going back to a hotel, resting.
Day 7
Sunday is official holiday in Tonga so no one is allowed to work, everybody rests. Due to this circumstance we will also have rest, but only from the whales. This day we'll be exploring the island and will dive into beautiful caves.
Day 8
Departure from Tonga. Starting of further additional trip program.
Price:
Main program - 3300 EUR
Dates:
10 – 17 August, 2020
17 – 24 August, 2020
28 August – 04 September, 2020
Main program - 3300 EUR
Dates:
10 – 17 August, 2020
17 – 24 August, 2020
28 August – 04 September, 2020
- Included:
- Rental boat, sailing with whales
- Authorized guide-instructor
- Accommodation in a hotel (in a twin room).
- Breakfasts in a hotel.
- Lunches on a boat of small islands.
- All transfers under the trip program.
- Not included:
- Flight tickets.
- Snorkeling equipment (Mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit – available for rent).
- Medical insurance.
- Additional services and excursions.
Additional information
- Weather
- Water temperature in the ocean is around +23 degrees.
- Air temperature is around +23 degrees.
- Water temperature in the ocean is around +23 degrees.
- Make sure that you have the following things
- International passport or ID card, printed flight tickets.
- Entry visa for Tonga is not required for citizens of the Russian Federation. Flight transit through Australia or New Zealand requires having a transit visa that should be issued on one's own (but with our consulting and assistance) either you're having transit through visa-free countries (such as Singapore of Fiji).
- Sunscreen.
- Sun hat.
- Wetsuit 3-5 mm, mask, snorkel, fins.
- Insect Repellent
Additional program:
Diving with sharks in Fiji
Diving with sharks in Fiji
- ItineraryDay 1. Flight to Fiji. Accommodation in a hotel.
Day 2-3. Diving with sharks.
Day 4. Free day.
Day 5. Transfer to an airport. Departure to Tonga/Moscow.
- Dates:
17 – 21 August, 2020
24 – 28 August, 2020
04 - 08 September, 2020
any dates on request are possiblePrice: 1200 EUR - Included
- Transfer from/to an airport.
- Accommodation in the Pearl South Pacific hotel (4 nights, garden view standard twin rooms).
- Group diving with sharks accompanying with authorized guides.
- All taxes and fees.
- Oxygen tanks and weight belts.
- Entrance fee for the National park.
- Not Included
- Flight tickets to Fiji.
- Rental equipment (around 20 euro per person a day).
- Reef diving – 220 euro per person a day (optionally).
- The National park fee (around 10 euro per person a day).
Tour Leader
Natali Karpushenko
Art-photographer
"I capture people on and under the water, with and without whales. A dreamer, inspire people to travel. Eco-enthusiast, know the way of saving our planet and ourselves".
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