Mystic Sands (5 Water Days)
Nestled directly along the waterfront, Mystic Sands Resort offers guests a gateway to a myriad of aquatic adventures including kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, snorkeling, and more. The convenience continues with whale swim expeditions, as pickups are facilitated directly from the resort’s own dock.
Included In All Trips
Packages
Prices are per-person, and vary based on accommodations. The whales arrive end of June. Pricing is based on double occupancy. If you are booking solo, you need to add on the single-supplement at checkout.
These tours accommodate 6 guests on the boat.
To comply with Tongan law, which permits only 4 guests in the water at a time, guests will rotate turns in the water. 4 guests will swim while 2 wait on the boat for the next turn with the whales.
Group MS-1-5D
Jul 19 – Jul 26
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-2-5D
July 26 – Aug 2
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-3-5D
Aug 2 – Aug 9
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-4-5D
Aug 9 – Aug 16
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-5-5D
Aug 16 – Aug 23
2 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-6-5D
Aug 23 – Aug 30
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-7-5D
Aug 30 – Sep 6
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-8-5D
Sep 6 – Sep 13
2 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-9-5D
Sep 13 – Sep 20
2 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-10-5D
Sep 20 – Sep 27
2 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-11-5D
Sep 27 – Oct 4
2 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-12-5D
Oct 4 – Oct 11
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-13-5D
Oct 11 – Oct 18
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-14-5D
Oct 18 – Oct 25
4 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group MS-15-5D
Oct 25-Nov 1
0 Space Left
Per Person Cost, From
$4450 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Itinerary Example
The first and last day of your trip dates are the arrival and departure dates. Every other day is a whale swim day, except Sundays. Boats leave at 7:30am and are allowed to be out for 7 hours, which is dictated by whale swim regulations in Tonga.
- Saturday
Arrival Day – The first day of the trip is an arrival day into Vava’u, Tonga - Sunday
Sunday is a day of rest. No business is allowed to operate and flights are not allowed in or out of Tonga. - Monday – Friday
Water Days – Typically we like to leave the dock at 7:30 am. - Saturday
Departure Day – this is the departure day of the trip. Check out is 10am.
Information
Whale season in Vava’u is mid-July through October. Some days are sunny; some days are cloudy. The weather is warm, but you’ll want to bring a wind jacket to keep you comfortable on the boat. Water temperature is around 77 F (25 C).
Vava’u, in our opinion, is the best place in the world for in-water encounters with humpback whales. Only snorkeling is allowed with the whales as they don’t like divers’ bubbles, and it’s hard to keep up with whales on SCUBA. The topography of the islands allows us to work in most conditions, excluding intense weather days of course.
We will go out and swim with the whales in most conditions; the weather and seas don’t seem to affect the whales at all. We search for the whales in calm, sheltered bays, open sea — pretty much wherever the day takes us!
