Mystic Sands (8 Water Days)
Mystic Sands is one of the nicest resorts in Vava’u — just check out their amazing reviews on Trip Advisor. The resort is on a private beach and has a pier for picking up guests for whale-watching trips.
Surrounded by tropical gardens, Mystic Sands is a 10-minute drive from town, with a beachfront restaurant located next door. Guests can make their own meals, as all rooms include a kitchenette with fridge/freezer, microwave, toaster, coffee plunger and a two-burner stove. Hot breakfast is 25 TOP per person.
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 M1
Jul 19 – Jul 30
0 Space Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6600 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M1-A
Jul 19 – Jul 30
0 Space Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6600 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M2
Jul 30 – Aug 9
0 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6550 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M2-A
Jul 30 – Aug 9
0 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6500 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M3
Aug 9 – Aug 20
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6650 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M3-A
Aug 9 – Aug 20
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6600 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M4
Aug 20 – Aug 30
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6550 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M4-A
Aug 20 – Aug 30
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6500 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M5
Aug 30 – Sep 10
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6650 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group M5-A
Aug 30 – Sep 10
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6600 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group M6
Sep 10 – Sep 20
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6550 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M6-A
Sep 10 – Sep 20
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6500 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M7
Sep 20 – Oct 1
3 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6650 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M7-A
Sep 20 – Oct 1
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6600 USD
6900 USD
Sale
Group M8
Oct 1 – Oct 11
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6550 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group M8-A
Oct 1 – Oct 11
6 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6500 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group M9
Oct 11 – 22
5 Spaces Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6650 USD
3000 USD
Sale
Group M10
Oct 22 – Nov 1
6 Space Left
Per Person Cost, From
$6550 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.
- Wednesday
Arrival Day – The first day of the trip is an arrival day into Vava’u, Tonga - Thursday – Saturday
Water Days – Typically we like to leave the dock at 7:30 am. - 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 - 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!
