“Welcome Back” to our oldest friends

 

Tonga for the Media

Tonga is a fascinating and diverse Pacific Island Kingdom that is a remarkable source of fascinating, interesting material for TV News, travel programmes, press and magazine, radio, documentaries and travel websites.

These pages make Tonga’s stories readily available to the media by providing information, news, resources and imagery that is up to date and accurate. To access the site log in your email details and password and you will have a wealth of information at your fingertips.

“Welcome Back” to our oldest friends

The oldest visitors to the Kingdom of Tonga, the world famous humpback whales, are back in town a month earlier than ex-pected. Surprising most industry experts, the whales have been spotted around the waters of Tongatapu and ‘Eua, and sightings have been reported as far north as Vava‘u.

Speaking with Tin Can Mail, Sam Tatafu from Deep Blue Diving said two pairs had been spot-ted around the Islands of ?Atata and Fafa off Tonga-tapu‘s northern coast. ?This is much earlier than expected? said Sam, ?but we‘re happy to see our old friends are back in tow

The whales pass through Tongan waters every year after spending the winter in the waters of the Ant-arctic, south of Australia. For more information on how to observe or per-haps even swim with these magnificent creatures while they‘re in Tonga, visit: thekingdomoftonga.com

Did you know

Unlike Fiji, Samoa or Tahiti, the Kingdom of Tonga has never been affected by colonisation. Tonga today still remains proudly Tongan and true to its ancient cultures and traditions. Largely undiscovered by the Tourist hordes, Tonga remains the last unspoilt destination in the South Pacific.

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Events calendar

22 – 28 September
Regatta Vava’u 17 – 23

19 September
Tonga International Billfish Tournament, Vava’u

21 -23 October 
Pasifiki Trade Fair, Tongatapu

21 – 26 October
New Zealand Fishing News Tournament, Vava’u

11 December
2nd Annual “Carols by the Sea” – Carols Concert, Nuku’alofa.

December (TBC)
Tonga Cultural Festival