Here are some of my upcoming trips. Some are confirmed, others are in planning, and it’s not an exhaustive list. I’ll add more as they come up, and keep in mind some of the trips may not materialise. All the trips have a photography emphasis, but of course, laid-back, pleasant people who happen not to be photographers are more than welcome! If you’re interested in any of these trips, please use my contact form to let me know or sign-up for my e-newsletter, which I send out from time-to-time with trip announcements. I send out e-newsletters before posting to my site.

Eastern Fields, January 2012. Two back-to-back itineraries aboard MV Golden Dawn heading out to the remote Eastern Fields atoll system.

Read more about the trip here.

The first trip is between 10 and 20 January, and the second itinerary is from 22 January to 02 February. Here’s a short video about the Eastern Fields:

Captain Craig from Tony Wu on Vimeo.

Minke Whales, Cairns, 28 June-7 July 2012. Trip dedicated to spending time with the minke whales near Cairns, with the primary objective of spending as much time as possible with the minkes. Little to no reef diving. Experience rating: Not difficult. Easy snorkelling conditions. Best suited for people who really love cetaceans, as we’ll be devoting nearly 100% of our time to the whales. One spot available

Megaptera Mania!, Alaska, 23 July-1 August 2012; Tonga 21-28 August 2012. Special trip organised together with Jon Cornforth to spend quality time with humpback whales in two locations, where we’ll look for a comprehensive range of humpback behaviour, including bubble-netting, breaching, heat runs, moms with babies, singers and more. Experience rating: Not difficult. Liveaboard vessel and inflatables in Alaska. Land-based + snorkelling in Tonga. Details in this post about the humpback trip. Fully booked

Tonga, August/ September 2012. Swimming with humpback whales. This will be my 11th season in Tonga. See this post to read about the record number of baby whales ID-ed in the 2011 season.
Trip 1: 21 to 28 August 2012, Megaptera Mania! Part 2 fully booked
Trip 2: 30 August to 06 September 2012 Two spots available
Trip 3: 7 to 17 September 2012 fully booked
Trip 4: 25 September to 03 October 2012 Four spots available

Experience rating for humpback trips: Experienced snorkeller, confident swimmer in open ocean conditions.

Ogasawara, October 2012. Possibly planning another trip to look for large cetaceans in open water, for a small, exclusive group. Experience rating: Highly experienced snorkeller, excellent swimmer, absolutely not afraid of water, boats, large animals. Comfortable with foreign (Japanese) environment. Exact dates TBD. Let me know via my contact form if you are interested.

Western Australia, Feb-March 2013. More fun with Australian sea lions. More information here, here and here. Experience rating: Easy conditions, shallow water, able to snorkel.