Ultimate 2 Hour Small Group Whale Watch Tour from Lahaina Harbor
Overview
For the health and safety of our visitors, our tours will be operating at 75% vessel capacity for the comfort of our guests
Our small groups of guests make every seat a front row seat as you enjoy whale watching and educational talks from our marine naturalist onboard.
Our inflatable rafting vessels are modeled after Coast Guard rescue rafts and are safe, travel quickly to find whales and a fun ride for the whole family.
On our whale watch we could travel anywhere from 2 to 10 miles from Lahaina harbor, often encountering dolphins in addition to humpback whales. All trips from December – April are guaranteed to see whales or you go again for FREE!
We are locally owned and operated since 1982 and every ticket supports our participation in marine research projects and our role as certified first responders to whale entanglements.
Description
Itinerary
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Stop At: Lahaina Harbor, 675 Wharf St, Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761-1296
Our 2-hour small group Whale Watching tour is our most popular whale watching tour on Maui. Our fast and safe rafting vessels are low to the water and perfect for close encounters and small groups making every seat a front row seat! Listen to whale songs on our hydrophone and don’t forget your camera for epic photos of our humpback whale friends!
Duration: 2 hours
Inclusions
- Bottled water - Because we are eco-friendly, purified water is available in an igloo style dispenser, not plastic water bottles.
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- No children under 3 years
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 26 travelers
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- These health and safety guidelines will be updated and adjusted per recommendations by the CDC and WHO and local entities. Mahalo for your Kokua
Ticket delivery
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Everything was my favorite part of this. The snorkeling was amazing, we saw all kinds of fish, great coral reef, saw reef sharks and turtles, and dolphins too The snorkel sites are amazing and this is absolutely the way to do it. Emma and Sarah was so much fun, very professional, educational a...
Everything was my favorite part of this. The snorkeling was amazing, we saw all kinds of fish, great coral reef, saw reef sharks and turtles, and dolphins too The snorkel sites are amazing and this is absolutely the way to do it. Emma and Sarah was so much fun, very professional, educational and you can tell they care very much about the marine world. they took great care of us. Highly highly recommend this. I am so glad we went with Ultimate for this. We had our college age kids with us, and this was one of everyones favorite parts of the trip.Such an amazing experience with Ultimate Whale Watch and Snorkel! They know exactly what they are doing and have such great love and care for the humpback whales. Not to mention it was such an intimate experience with having no more than 12 on the boat. We were fortunate enough to get "mugged" b...
Such an amazing experience with Ultimate Whale Watch and Snorkel! They know exactly what they are doing and have such great love and care for the humpback whales. Not to mention it was such an intimate experience with having no more than 12 on the boat. We were fortunate enough to get "mugged" by the whales. Being mugged is when the whales come and circle around the boat and pretty much put on an epic show. We saw a mama whale, with her baby and an escort male whale. Beautifully breaching and slapping their tales in the water. Showing off their strength and gracefully swimming so effortlessly in the ocean. This was an experience of a lifetime and would love to continue to come here on every visit. Not only were they so knowledgeable about the whales, they were also extremely careful whenever moving to each stop to make sure the whales weren't too close for us to disrupt them or harm them in any way. They also had some amazing banana bread with lolokai spread to put on top. It was definitely a treat. If I could give them more than 5 stars I absolutely would. Thank you for an amazing experience. Mahalo!We stayed in Lahaina for 6 days and took whale watching tours for 4 of them with different tour companies every time. Ultimate Whale Watch was by far the best. The naturalist knew so much about whale behavior and the captain did too. This allowed them to know when to stay and watch a whale or ...
We stayed in Lahaina for 6 days and took whale watching tours for 4 of them with different tour companies every time. Ultimate Whale Watch was by far the best. The naturalist knew so much about whale behavior and the captain did too. This allowed them to know when to stay and watch a whale or a group of whales and when to move on. We saw a competition pod, a full breach by an adult whale and a mother whale putting her baby whale through the paces (breaches, tail slaps, etc.). You absolutely have to use this company to see the whales when ou go to Maui.My husband and I had the BEST whale watch tour with Ultimate Whale Watch and Snorkel! We did the morning tour 9-11am out of Lahaina. We were unsure if we were going to see any whales so late in the whale watching season (April 20th). But luck was on our side and we ended up seeing 6 whales!! ...
My husband and I had the BEST whale watch tour with Ultimate Whale Watch and Snorkel! We did the morning tour 9-11am out of Lahaina. We were unsure if we were going to see any whales so late in the whale watching season (April 20th). But luck was on our side and we ended up seeing 6 whales!! There were 5 males in a competition pod with a female. We saw lots of tail slaps, pectoral slaps, blows, and spyhopping. The whales swam very close to our boat and under our boat! The captain took some awesome underwater footage of the whales swimming under our boat which he gave us all for free! We did this tour on my 30th birthday and it was the best gift to see all these whales in action! We will definitely do this tour again next time we are in Maui!We booked this for my birthday and we were not disappointed! We got to see some humpback whales even a baby one! The highlight for me was also seeing hundreds of dolphins which was an added bonus to the trip! Amy and Pat were great hosts and took the time for us to have the full experience and di...
We booked this for my birthday and we were not disappointed! We got to see some humpback whales even a baby one! The highlight for me was also seeing hundreds of dolphins which was an added bonus to the trip! Amy and Pat were great hosts and took the time for us to have the full experience and didn't rush the tour. Pat also let us listen to the whales under water which was fantastic! Thank you so much was well worth it 😊Came at the end of whale season and did not expect much. Boy, we’re we surprised. Baby humpbacks breaching, moms and calves, bottle nose dolphins. We literally were in a pod of 100 spinner dolphins. The crew was awesome and took great care of us.
Came at the end of whale season and did not expect much. Boy, we’re we surprised. Baby humpbacks breaching, moms and calves, bottle nose dolphins. We literally were in a pod of 100 spinner dolphins. The crew was awesome and took great care of us.