TOURS & CRUISES | SOUTH PACIFIC

On tour with the whales off Tonga

By Maggie Barnett, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
04:47 PM PDT, May 24, 2007

Snorkeling with humpback whales: Watch humpback whales for six days in the waters surrounding Vavau Island, accompanied by a naturalist from the Oceanic Society.

Itinerary: Vavau Island

Dates: Sept. 4 to 15

Price: $4,550 per person, double occupancy, including round-trip airfare from Los Angeles, eight nights' lodging, most meals and a chartered 28-foot powerboat. Snorkeling gear is not included.

Info: Oceanic Society Expeditions, San Francisco; (800) 326-7491, www.oceanicsociety.org.

The Times is not responsible for changes in prices, dates or itineraries.

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