Whales Underwater in Tonga, with special guest host Emma Rowan-Kelly
BB16E 16-27 September 2016 | 11 nights / 8 full days on the water| AUD$5150* twin share
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Join photographer Emma Rowan-Kelly for eight unforgettable days of in-water encounters with the humpback whales on your 11 night holiday in the Kingdom of Tonga’s famous Vava’u Group of Islands.
Your whale watching days will be spent with Emma and our on-water crew of specialist Licensed Whale Swimming Skippers and Guides.
Your off-water time will be at Talau House, our home-stay style guesthouse in Nieafu, on the main island of Vava’u. Here you and Emma will join with Darren Jew (lead photographer and founder of Whales Underwater) and his group, for editing and processing “lab-time”. Both Darren and Emma will assist you to bring out the best in your images, with the aim that you get great images of the whales and improve your photography generally, from whatever level you may start.
Sydney-based photographer Emma Rowan-Kelly has a passion to capture all aspects of life on earth.
Through her photography Emma seeks out moments that create a connection between her subject and the viewer, with an aim of encouraging empathy for the environment and for all those that share it.
Emma has journeyed to over 90 countries and territories during the past 15 years, including the high Arctic, Sub‐Antarctic, Iran, Bhutan, Colombia, Tibet, The Galapagos Islands, remote and uninhabited islands of Kiribati, Tonga, Greenland & Nicaragua – locations that attract the curious explorer, fascinated by the paths less travelled.
Her best‐selling 2011 exhibition “Innocent Arctic” was sponsored by National Geographic / Lindblad Expeditions and Wentworth Travel with 35% of profits donated to WWF Adopt a Polar Bear program.
Emma has both a fine arts and travel professional background and is a former student of both the Sydney Institute of Photography and the National Art School. Her passion for the diverse beauty found underwater and the incredible moments of joyful interaction have seen her return again and again to the furthest corners of the world to capture the wonders of these pristine environments.
She is arranging and leading photography tours to Antarctica, the Arctic and the Galapagos Islands as well as other destinations in collaboration with Darren Jew.
Emma is also working on her next solo exhibition, which will feature Daguerreotypes, the oldest form of photography.
Visit Emma’s web site to learn more about her work.
Images © Emma Rowan-Kelly
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Itinerary
(BB16E) 16 September- 27 September 2016 | cost AUD$5150 twin share
*INCLUDES: Airport transfers in Vava’u and Tongatapu; Accommodation at Talau House (twin share or double only available); all meals (3 meals per day, except Sunday Lunch; snacks; daily bottled drinking water; daily transfers from Talau House to the whale watch vessel; full-day boat trips to whale swim as per itinerary; licensed in-water guiding services; photography tuition both in capture and processing.
DOES NOT INCLUDE: International airfares; domestic airfares; items of a personal nature; drinks
| Friday 16 September | |||
| Inbound transfers. Check in to Talau House – settle-in free day to relax and catch up on sleep! | |||
| 4.00 pm | Welcome meeting & Tour briefing and preparation | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner | ||
| Saturday 17 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Transfer to Dolphin Jetty – board your vessel. ‘Swim with the whales’ & boat briefing. Whales, lunch & snorkeling |
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| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Sunday 18 September | |||
| 8.30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9.30am | Day at leisure, optional activities | ||
| 7.oopm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Monday 19 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Transfer to Dolphin Jetty – board your vessel. Whales, lunch & snorkeling. | ||
| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Tuesday 20 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Day at leisure, optional activities | ||
| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Wednesday 21 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Transfer to Dolphin Jetty – board your vessel. Whales, lunch & snorkeling. | ||
| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Thursday 22 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Transfer to Dolphin Jetty – board your vessel. Whales, lunch & snorkeling. | ||
| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Friday 23 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Transfer to Dolphin Jetty – board your vessel. Whales, lunch & snorkeling. | ||
| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Saturday 24 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Transfer to Dolphin Jetty – board your vessel. Whales, lunch & snorkeling. | ||
| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Sunday 25 September | |||
| 8.30 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:30am | Day at leisure, optional activities | ||
| 7:00pm | Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Monday 26 September | |||
| 6.30–7.00am | Breakfast | ||
| 7.15am | Transfer to Dolphin Jetty – board your vessel. Whales, lunch & snorkeling. | ||
| 3.00pm +/- | Arrive jetty – transfer to Talau House / edit time in the lab | ||
| 7.00pm | Farewell Dinner at Talau House | ||
| Tuesday 27 September | |||
| Breakfast & completion of tour. Check-out and outbound transfers. | |||
To book your space on one of our Whales Underwater Tours, Contact Emma Rowan-Kelly at Wentworth Travel on (02) 9301 9911 from within Australia or +61 2 9301 9911 from outside Australia, or email [email protected]
Download and complete the Wentworth-Travel-Tour–Booking-Form to forward to Emma