Swimming With Humpback Whales in Tonga: Vava'u Season, Ethics and Rules
Each winter humpbacks come to Tonga to breed and calve. Here is when to go, how whale swim tours work in Vava'u, the rules that protect the whales and how to choose well.
Nature & Wildlife
3 articles about nature & wildlife in Oceania.
Visiting Mount Yasur on Tanna: A Vanuatu Guide with Efate and Espiritu Santo
Peer into an erupting volcano on Tanna, swim in Santo's blue holes and dive a giant wreck. How to plan Mount Yasur safely and combine it with Efate and Santo.
How to Visit the Great Barrier Reef: Cairns, Port Douglas or the Whitsundays?
Cairns, Port Douglas or the Whitsundays? How healthy the reef really is in 2026, when stinger season runs, and how to pick the right boat trip.