• Expedition Waitlist

MO'OREA · WHALE SEASON 2028

The waitlist is officially open! A small number of expeditions are planned for August–October 2028 — the spots will open to this list first.

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Every year a small number of guests swim with humpback whales in Mo'orea alongside me. The trips are tiny on purpose — four guests per expedition, no crowds, all the time the whales decide to give us. Weeks sell from this list before any public announcement. The waitlist is the only way in. Want to see exactly how these weeks run - the rhythm, the villa, the ocean days? This year's Mo’orea page is the blueprint.

2027 opened to this list first and is filling now — the 2028 list works exactly the same way.

Mo'orea 2027 — now booking

Four expeditions · Aug – Oct 2027 · four guests each. See the season and apply →

Mo’orea 2026

The 2026 page is the blueprint — see how these weeks run →

ADD ME TO THE WAITLIST

I'll email you personally when the next round opens.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

You join the waitlist below — no commitment yet.

When the next round opens, waitlisters hear first, by email.

You choose your week and secure your spot with a deposit.

Four guests per week. Weeks sell out from the waitlist before they're ever announced publicly.

POSTCARDS FROM THE NURSERY

A humpback mother and calf swim side by side, joined by dolphins — Mo’orea, French Polynesia — A mother, her calf, and the dolphins that tag along — the nursery at its busiest

A freediver floats at the surface above three humpback whales in deep blue — Mo’orea — Three at once — some days the blue just fills up

A freediver hangs face to face with a humpback whale, camera in hand, the whale's pleated throat filling the frame — Island evenings — palms, lagoon, and the day going quiet

A humpback calf hovers above its resting mother in deep blue water — Mo'orea, French Polynesia — Nursery rules — the calf floats above while mum rests below

A pod of pilot whales travels through beams of light in dark blue water — Mo'orea — A pilot whales escort — company on the way to the whales

A snorkeler swims above a humpback mother and calf — Mo’orea, French Polynesia — In the water with them — mother below, calf beside her, you at the surface

An oceanic whitetip shark passes close beneath the surface, fins spread — open ocean, Mo'orea — An oceanic whitetip in the open blue — part of Mo'orea's supporting cast

A photographer hangs at the surface as a humpback rises into the light — The moment she decides to come up and see you

A freediver's painted fins break the silver surface from below — quiet blue abstract — Painted fins on a silver ceiling — the small joys count out here too

Two spinner dolphins swim side by side in open blue water — Mo'orea — Two spinners keep pace — company on the commute

Two humpback whales at the surface, one exhaling a cloud of bubbles — Mo'orea — A quiet breath at the surface — sunrays and a slow goodbye

A lone humpback whale rises through god rays toward the surface — Mo'orea, French Polynesia — One whale, all that light — the ocean's cathedral hour

Cameras up — a humpback rolls beneath the swimmers — Cameras up — she rolls through right beneath the crew

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Split shot: a humpback whale's tail below the waterline, bright clouds above

“We were welcomed like family — not just as guests. Together we witnessed something rare. The vastness of the ocean. The gentleness of giants. The silence that speaks louder than words. From now on, you are part of my life.”
Wojtek — Mo'orea guest

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