Maui

Whale Watching from Ma'alaea Harbor

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Whale Watching from Maalaea Harbor
  • 2 hours
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Experience the magic of whale watching off the coast of Maui with this incredible tour from Ma'alaea Harbor. Spend two-hours cruising the waters with a team of certified marine naturalists and listen in as they unlock the secretes of humpback whales. You'll have the chance to hear whale songs through underwater hydrophones and learn about interactions between these giant marine mammals. Travelers are guaranteed to see whales on this is a once-in-a-lifetime tour or the next trip is free.
  • Whale Watching from Ma'alaea Harbor
  • See humpback whales in their natural habitat
  • Learn about animal behaviors from a trained marine naturalist
  • Guaranteed whale sightings or the next tour is free

What's Included

  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Local taxes
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • 192 Maalaea Rd, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

    Check-in 45 minutes prior to departure tour time at PWF retail store in Ma'alaea Harbor shops, shared parking with Maui Ocean Center Aquarium

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Maui Ocean Center

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Maalaea Harbor

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Minimum drinking age is 21 years old.
  • Children ages 4 and under are free, but need to be accounted for in your booking for our manifest
  • Service animals allowed
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 70 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Patrick_W
Knowledgeable guides. Had great whale sightings. Highly recommend this trip. Comfortable ship, courteous guides.

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Seeing the whales and...
Dale_B, Apr 2024
Seeing the whales and also the guide was very informative very friendly staff and made sure everyone could see the whales
The crew did an excellent...
Sharon_S, Apr 2024
The crew did an excellent job taking care of and educating us! It was toward the end of the season and we weren't expecting to see any whales and were blessed with multiple sightings!
Whale competition
Amy_E, Mar 2024
We're so glad we chose Pacific Whale Foundation for our whale watching experience. They were knowledgeable and kept us hydrated during the tour. Best of all, we bit only saw whale, but got to witness a "competition".
A fabulous trip!
Cheryl_E, Mar 2024
We were fortunate that a Momma Whale and baby put on quite a show for us for several minutes. The boat was not crowded where you couldn’t see what was happening in the water. We saw other whales as well. Fun for all of us!
Great Experience
Trevone_W, Mar 2024
We got to see a mother nursing a calf. Very exhilarating experience to see these majestic creatures in their natural habitats.
Great Experience
Arthur_S, Mar 2024
Excellent captain and guides. We do this every time we come to Maui. Saw lots of activity and had intersesting explanations
Maui Whale Watching
Buddy_M, Mar 2024
Great tour saw plenty of whales, very informative guides to whale watching. They lowered hydrophobic so you could listen to the whales sing!
PWF whale Watching
Stefanie_S, Mar 2024
One of the best whale watching trips I have ever taken. The staff (pilot, naturalists, photographer, etc) were all so knowledgeable. The trip was amazing. Whales everywhere, and the pilot always seemed to know exactly where to go.
SO MANY WHALES!!!!
Kelly_E, Mar 2024
We had the BEST time on this whale watching tour!! We saw SO MANY whales! There were lots of Mothers with their calves and the guides did a great job of pointing out where the whales were and providing interesting facts about these majestic creatures. I highly recommend going on this tour.
Whale watching- March 3
Patrick_W, Mar 2024
Knowledgeable guides. Had great whale sightings. Highly recommend this trip. Comfortable ship, courteous guides.
Maui whale watching
Wesley_B, Feb 2024
Wow! Did we visit Maui at the perfect time for whale watching The winter months is the best time to see these incredible mammals of the sea! Every winter they travel from Alaska to Hawaii to give birth in warmer waters. The guides were informative and the whales were very active on our excursion. The pictures don’t do justice to what we saw with our naked eye! Highly recommend this excursion!
Fantastic Whale watching
Kimber_B, Feb 2024
Great staff with amazing information on the Humpback Whales and migration process. We saw so many babies and the mothers. Great time
5 stars
Joshua_P, Feb 2024
Beautiful experience, saw lots of whales. Tour guides were amazing. Make sure to read check in instructions before hand.
Whale of a tour
TERESITA_L, Feb 2024
Seeing the whales - lucky day for us we saw the most whales and babies in but the strong wind was challenging, should have stayed inside the boat after I saw and videotaped the whales.
Whale watching at its best.
Valerie_H, Feb 2024
I loved seeing all of the whales. The staff and crew were very friendly and knowledgeable. I have been on several whale watching tours and I highly recommend this group.
A Spectacular experience.
Lori_N, Feb 2024
The whale watching excursion was amazing. The crew on deck were so informative and knowledgeable. We saw so many whales and several times they jumped out of the water and came back down. A rare find to see that. Got great pictures and videos. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone coming to the area. Hopefully we will be back again!!!! Thank you.
What a whale of a time
Richard_M, Feb 2024
Excellent trip. First class crew with tons of knowledge about whales 🐳. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.
A bit disappointed in my sightings!
Sharon_D, Feb 2024
We enjoyed ourselves. But, it was hard with most sightings as the boat then turned and we had to then more through others to get to the front which was occupied by the same people. By the time we were able to get shifted, the whales had stopped. Each time if on our side, the boat immediately turned so removed any view. We would have sat to front if had of known any side view would be obstructed. We saw but only one full breach. There were many sightings and the narrative was great.
Switched boat from size excursion we chose to larger group boat
Andy_S, Feb 2024
Unhappy we were switched from a smaller boat, max 70 people that we paid extra for to a very large, 150 plus people boat
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you for your feedback about your disappointment, but the smaller vessel you were scheduled had a last minute mechanical issue and we wanted to make sure that you were able to go out and see the whales with the same amount of people. It was a last minute issue that arose on the previous trip as they were coming into the harbor. We hope that you can understand. We do appreciate that you chose to come out with us and hope you still had an excellent whale watching experience.
Exhilarating
James_G, Feb 2024
The mama and baby humpbacks as we were returning. So exciting to see that baby come up and out of the water enjoying his life
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