Dive Review of Tongan Expeditions/Vava'u Reef Resort in
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Tongan Expeditions/Vava'u Reef Resort: "Great", Jul, 2017, by Bruce Cummings, CA, US ( 1 report with 3 Helpful votes). Report 9682 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We went to Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga to scuba dive and swim with the humpback whales in July 2017. Humpbacks migrate from Antartica to the Tonga waters in late July through early October to have their calves, breed and then return to Antartica. We stayed at the Vava’u Reef Resort on Kapa island for 7 nights and it was entirely 5 stars. Resort has a total of 5, one bedroom bungalows with private bathrooms and fresh water showers. Ours was 50 feet to the ocean so we would occasionally hear the humpbacks surfacing and blowing out front during the day or night. Meals were 5 star and the chefs (Hannes and Julia) were always attentive to making wonderful meals and desserts. Several kayaks, paddle boards and a glass bottom, two person boat are provided and free for exploring the local waters and up close visits with the whales out front was a daily activity. A 5 minute walk in the jungle from the Vava’u Reef Resort are a small community of Tongan's and a Mormon Church and a Weslynn Church wth wonderful singing on Sunday mornings. The Tongan's were quite welcoming to us outside visitors. We did 5 days of boat scuba dives and 1 day of swimming with the whales with [tonganexpeditions.com link] out of Neiafu. The scuba boat would come to our resort boat dock at 8:30am and take us out for two tank dives. There were at most, 4 scuba divers most days and the same on the whale swimming days. The Dive Masters / instructors / guides were all very good and interested in pointing out the local critters and whales. Mariner’s Cave and local area was very cool dive with many nudibranchs, clown fish and their anemone hosts. A shallow 30 foot second dive off the Falevai jetty on Kapa Island was spectacular and was a nursery area for thousands of juvenile fish hiding in large mounds of fire corals. We absolutely recommend Vava’u Reef Resort and Topanganexpeditions when visiting Vava’u Kingdom of Tonga and would love to return soon.
Websites	Tongan Expeditions Vava'u Reef Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, California, Florida, Galapagos Islands, Australia,
Closest Airport	Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga	Getting There	Fiji Airways out of Nadi, Fiji.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	77-77°F / 25-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive profile and safety briefs were given before each dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Tongan Expeditions/Vava'u Reef Resort in Tonga

Tongan Expeditions/Vava'u Reef Resort: "Great", Jul, 2017,

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Dive Review of Tongan Expeditions/Vava'u Reef Resort in
Tonga