Whale Watching: Intimate Maui Experience

Join our 2-hour whale watch from Lahaina. Experience humpbacks up close, guided by marine naturalists. Guaranteed sightings or your next trip is free.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 1223 Front St - Each winter, the magnificent humpback whales journey to the warm, clear waters surrounding Maui to mate and give birth. Our 2-hour whale watching tour in Maui provides the perfect opportunity to observe these gentle giants up close from our specially designed inflatable raft.
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What's Included
  • Hydrophone and speaker to listen to the whales
  • Whale loving Marine Naturalist
  • Filtered water and paper cups to reduce plastic waste
What's Not Included
  • BYO - No glass allowed
Additional Information

Our intimate 2-hour whale watching tours provide a unique experience that larger vessels simply cannot offer. Departing from Mala Ramp in Lahaina, the tours take you to the Maui Nui Whale Sanctuary, where humpback whales congregate each winter to mate and give birth. Whale sightings are guaranteed from December to April, or your next trip is free,…

Location
Dive Maui / Hawaiian Rafting Adventures
Front Street
Meet at our shop on Front Street, close to the Cannery Mall, Snorkel Bob's, and the "Jesus is coming soon" sign. PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR YOUR TRIP, OUR BOATS LEAVE PROMPTLY.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kathy_h
Jan 6, 2025
Picture perfect time on the water - Triple S rating! Spectacular sightings, safe boating, succinct information! Just perfect in every way. We took several “tours” while in Maui and on Kona. This was our favorite! Renee and Thomas were the best guides by FAR!
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Prq790co
Jan 6, 2025
Exactly what we were looking for. - After doing some cursory research and chatting with locals about whale watching, I knew I wanted a raft ride due to how up close and personal you can get with the whales. I also kind of assumed smaller rafts cut less into the water than larger hard-hulled vessels and might spook the whales less increasing our chances to see some. This Lahaina-based tour was perfect. The price was reasonable and two hours was right on the money traveling with my young child (4.5 years old) and wife. There is a knowledgeable guide, a wonderful and caring captain, and a ship with a trick or two up its nautical sleeve. The guides made me feel safe on the vessel, offered information, and engaged with riders encouraging conversation and questions. I was pleased to learn so much about peduncles. It is a fairly simple tour with the raft sailing to waters known for whale presence during their mating season and mostly everyone keeping an eye out until you spot whalesign. We got very lucky and caught a pair of whales breaching and swimming after a fairly short jaunt. We followed the pair around and managed some breathtaking photos and great memories. They even swam under the boat which was totally neat. When there is downtime while searching or waiting for whales we listened to the whales using a special microphone they lower into the water which was an absolutely surreal experience. We later caught a mother and child pair and watched them swim around which was beautiful. This tour was perfect for me and my family and I got a little wet since we sat in the back, but it's no big deal. You dry off almost as quickly while zipping around the waters surrounding western Maui. Thanks for Renee and Chris (I hope I got the names right) for a life-changing experience.
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Cody_b
Jan 5, 2025
Family whale experience - This was an excellent experience. My family and I had a wonderful time. Chris and Renee were excellent tour guides and made the experience memorable. We saw many whales.
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Kendra_d
Jan 5, 2025
Totally worth it! - Small group was really nice. Captain and crew shared lots of interesting facts about not only the whales but of Maui and being a small group it was easy to hear them. We saw a mom and her baby playing for almost an hour. Jumping out of the water, waving at us and doing all the things. So worth it.
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Eugene_c
Jan 4, 2025
Very nice evening on the water. - Sunset whale watching is very pleasant. Captain worked hard to find the whales. Gave a good effort. Awesome.
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L1672gjmattc
Jan 1, 2025
Great Sunset Tour! Great way to start the New Year! - We took a sunset whale watch on New Years Eve - Incredible way to kick off the New Year! Captain Justin did a great job finding whales and saw some good shows, especially considering it is very early into the season! Jenny was the crew member and biologist aboard. She was awesome as well - very kind, knowledgeable and loves what she does! The respect and admiration that this crew has for the whales is so cool to see. Amazing sunset to top it all off! Would absolutely recommend this trip with this company and crew! When we come back, will definitely go with them again!
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Melaniemi4038du
Dec 30, 2024
Worth the early wake up! - Brian and Chris were awesome guides. They were incredibly knowledgeable and their passion for the whales and the work they do shone through in every interaction. We saw lots of whales, and all of us loved this trip!
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Kiltyd2024
Dec 29, 2024
Great whale watch - Our family of four went on the 2 hour whale watch with Captain Justin and it was amazing. Justin made sure we had a great time and saw whales. I appreciated that he gave us a great view of the whales while keeping a safe distance. The biologist on the boat provided great information. Very memorable experience.
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Imarhino83
Dec 29, 2024
Still operating from Lahaina and in my opinion the best - We thought for sure Dive Maui was closed due to the fires and were so happy to see they are still here in Lahaina. This is our second whale watching trip with Dive Maui. We almost cancelled because we weren’t seeing any whales from shore but decided to go anyhow. We are glad we went. We saw two different mom and calves swimming and the calves jumping. It was a nice trip and we will go again in the future!
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David_o
Dec 29, 2024
Great time - Saw a calf and mother breaching Spotted several whales lots of relevant info from our guide and captain
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