Dive Review of Blue Water Retreat in
Tonga/Eua Island

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Blue Water Retreat: "Humpback Whale Freediving in Tonga at Eua Island", Sep, 2024, by Dan Walsh, CA, US ( 1 report). Report 13173.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This is a small quaint resort with bungalows that are for 2 people per bungalow. Meals were family style with several selections. It is not gourmet by any means, but pretty basic meals. The resort does not offer sodas, beer, or cocktails, but they will make a store run with you and you can buy whatever drinks and snacks you'd like. Meals on the boats were packaged for distribution to each diver and crew. The boats: Large oversized "panga" type boats, there are 3 available, and eac ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Blue Water Retreat
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California coastal entire state, and all Channel Islands and offshore banks; Baja west coast including Guadalupe Island and Sea of Cortez top to bottom; Hawaii; Australia; Saba; Florida, Canada; Ponape; Chuuk and other Micronesia islands,
Closest Airport	TBU	Getting There	Flight to Auckland NZ to TBU Tonga, or flight from Fiji to Tonga. I recommend Air New Zealand to Auckland, and then onto Tonga airport TBU. Commuter flight or ferry to Eua Island
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Freediving only trip with Humpback Whales; new rules require distance from whales 5meters, and dive depth to 3 meters only. :-(
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Bring only what you need each day for the boat. It was choppy 3 of the days I was on the boat, which would make changing batteries, sd ca ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Blue Water Retreat in Tonga/Eua Island

Blue Water Retreat: "Humpback Whale Freediving in Tonga at Eua Island", Sep, 2024,

Photos Submitted with this Report

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Blue Water Retreat in
Tonga/Eua Island