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Whale Watching from Ma'alaea Harbor | 2 hours

398 Reviews | Maui
From $82.65 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Whalewatch Ma'alaea
2 Adults x $82.65
$165.30
Approx Total
$165.30

Inclusions / Exclusions

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

Overview

Experience Maui's top-rated whale watch with the experts departing from Ma'alaea Harbor. These informative and fun two-hour whale watches are led by a team of certified Marine Naturalists who explain and interpret the social behavior of humpback whales. Listen to whale songs through underwater hydrophones and watch a variety of whale behaviors between mothers, calves or aggressive males competing for females. Every trip is different and you never know what what you'll experience. Moreover, whale sightings are guaranteed on all whale watches or you go again for free.

Meeting points

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.

Itinerary

  • Maui Ocean Center

    Maui Ocean Center Aquarium is one of the highest rated aquariums in the world, educating you about our Maui waters and the marine life that lives within.

    1 hour

  • Maalaea Harbor

    Above the harbor is the Maui Harbor Shops which contain a varity of retail shops and food establishments

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • 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

Free Cancellation

October 25100% refund
October 26No refund

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.
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Reviews

4.7

398 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
  • 5 stars
    331
  • 4 stars
    40
  • 3 stars
    15
  • 2 stars
    7
  • 1 star
    5

Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 331 reviews with 5 stars

So Many Whales

Published on Feb, 2025

Great time, saw a lot of whales. Staff was very knowledgeable. The captian knew where to find the whales.

Maui Whale Watching 2025

Published on Jan, 2025

The guide was fun & explained everything thoroughly! All the staff was engaging & made the trip very enjoyable.

Excellent two hours of watching lots of whales! Great experience!

Published on Jan, 2025

We chose the 9 am whale watching tour on a Wednesday. It was a lovely day with excellent whale watching. January/February is the perfect time to watch whales in this area. The protected ocean between Maui, Lanai, and two other islands is perfect for whale babies to be born and raised in relatively calm pacific waters. PacWhale promised lots of whales and they delivered. Large ones, babies and moms! The Naturalist was excellent in taking and answering questions. Worth every penny! No need to worry about sea sickness in this part of the Pacific. Tranquil seas

Perfect Way to Watch Whales and Contribute to the Preservation of Whales

Published on Jan, 2025

Look no further fir an outstanding whale watching experience. Biologists very informative. This organization is dedicated to the preservation of these amazing mammals

AMAZING; truly a passionate staff!

Published on Jan, 2025

This was an amazing tour! As our tour guide said, "We were mugged by a humpback whale!" The whale became very curious and went back and forth under our boat repeatedly. We were able to see it up close and personal. Our 3-year-old granddaughter said her favorite part of the whale tour was seeing the bumps on the whale's face. It was amazing. Another amazing part of this tour was the passion everyone on the ship had for the whales. It was so obvious that they truly cared about the whales! A bonus was the water-proof microphone they let down in the water so we could hear the whale's song. Amazing tour, highly recommend!

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