Maui Whale Watch Cruise from Lahaina -Temporarily Not Available [Dec-May]
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4.67Amazing!
Reviewed by: Awesome day!, 2023/02/21Sat on the top deck and got the trio of a lifetime! We saw 2 whales swimming under and around the boat, and then it happened AGAIN! We saw many whales and a super unique and lucky experience! The crew was awesome, loved the option to sit on 1st or 2nd level- just don’t forget sunscreen like I did. I would do it again!
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Activity Date: | 2023/02/18 |
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Awesome Whale Watching Experience!
Reviewed by: Jaclyn, 2022/01/14This was a wonderful whale watching tour, we loved every minute of it. The guide was very informative, we have done other whale watching tours, but non as thorough in their explanations of all things whale. Other tours we have been on have had more interactive crew members aside from the captain, this one did not. But it was kind of nice to have a very relaxed, more calm experience. We saw whales as soon as we got on the boat practically, and the captain was good about not waiting around for whales for too long, but we would keep looking. The captain said this boat is the largest boat on the island, and at one point during our trip, a whale went under our boat to find shade! There are chairs set up around tables on the top deck which is nice to just sit and relax. One recommendation is to leave extra time for parking, as it gets crowded near the harbor. And it can be a little challenging to find, it is a hut outside right by the boats, I think it’s the last one in the line of whale watching tours, right across from Pioneer Inn. We had a great time, we would definitely go on one of their tours again!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2022/01/14 |
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Great family activity while you're in Lahaina!
Reviewed by: Justin, 2022/01/07I went on this trip with my family (6 adults, 2 of whom are a bit older). It was something we could all enjoy. The best part of the trip was seeing a close up whale breach, but it does come down to luck... I imagine some people might only end up seeing fins during their excursion, but even though we got to see an up close breach on our trip, the captain invited us to stay on for their second outing that day in case we missed it so we were guaranteed to be happy (super nice of him).
Recommend you to definitely bring sunglasses and a cap as its really bright out and fatigues the eyes.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2022/01/06 |
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Up close encounter
Reviewed by: Beau Bojorques, 2019/03/21This was well worth it. It was a great trip, whales came right up to the boat to say hi. Great pictures even for amateur photographers.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/03/18 |
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Whale watching
Reviewed by: Stevens Family, 2018/05/12Great crew, a lot of good information and got a good look at the final Mom and her calf of the season
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/18 |
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Great Trip !!
Reviewed by: Tony and Nellie, 2018/04/09Loved the early morning whale watching cruise !! Not as crowded as it is later in the day. Saw lots of whales and had plenty of room to move around for good sightings.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/14 |
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Great time
Reviewed by: Tara W, 2018/03/11This was the first time for everyone in our group of six! We all had an awesome time and really enjoyed getting to see the whales up close. We had been watching them from the shore all week and ended our trip with this experience! So happy we spent the money and took the time to do it!!!
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2018/03/07 |
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Outstanding whale watch
Reviewed by: Carol and Jim , 2017/12/30We were totally impressed with the professionalism of the research staff on the whale watch of Dec 8. The pilot was extremely experienced and could pick up the behavior of the whales from afar to make an educated guess as to if they might come up more often than not. The attendants were knowledgeable as well providing much information as to the life cycles of the hump back whales. Many questions were answered to our satisfaction. They put a sort of a microphone to attempt to detect whale sounds although not successful they were willing to try all the technology to help us have the best experience ever. I really think luck played a big part in our amazing morning of whale watching but that being said it's worth taking a chance and we most appreciated the staffs attention to safety and providing all the education they did. The juvenile whales came right up to our boat and we're curious and playing around the boat so long the pilot had to call a sailboat over to distract them away so we could start our engine and return to shore. It was just amazing.
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Activity Date: | 2017/12/09 |
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Fantastic trip, highly recommend for all ages.
Reviewed by: Shelli, 2017/12/20I didnt really know what to expect...
What we got was a large, clean, well equipped vessel. A very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great weather and phenomenal views of several different pods of humpback whales.
We could not have asked for a better experience!
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2017/12/17 |
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Great experience for 3-year old daughter!
Reviewed by: Kenji Miwa, 2017/12/18It was my daughter’s first time whale watching and I felt it was a great experience for my little one. We were able to see a couple of whales from far away, but since it was not during the peak whale watching season, we couldn’t get the full whale watching experience. I would love to come again during the peak season around February, which is what I heard is when there is the most whale activity. Other than that the view was great and I would recommend whale watching to anyone who haven’t experienced it yet. The water may be a little choppy at times so I would recommend people taking motion sickness medication for people who might be sensitive to motion sickness.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2017/12/14 |
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Whale Watching in Maui!
Reviewed by: Amber Walker, 2017/12/08crew on the tour were professional and courteous right from the start. We were all anxious to see whales and our boat got right out there and we started seeing whale spouts. The boat was always on top of where the whales were. Through out the entire ride, the captain was incredibly knowledgeable and answered all questions. The boat itself was well stocked and very clean. There were plenty of tables inside and on top, as well as seats on the front and back. Everyone had a place to sit and could see the action from anywhere on the boat. The end of the tour was the most incredible. Two whales swam literally under the boat and came out in front of the bow. Seeing how big these amazing creatures were so close was a once in a life time experience. Both whales came up for air at the front of the boat. The whales seemed as curious about us as we were about them, and hung out around our boat for a good fifteen minutes. I highly recommend this tour and their company for an incredible whale watching tour!! The experience is excellent for couples and families with children of all ages. My one bit of advice would be to show up twenty five minutes before check in as it was very busy and took some time to find a parking spot.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2017/12/04 |
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‘Twas a beautiful morning chasing sea life!
Reviewed by: Michelle, 2017/12/08My little family of 3, husband and my 3 month old, went on this whale watching excursion and it was the highlight of our trip! I was very excited to find out that infants are welcome aboard. The entire crew was very informative, fun, and did everything they could to help the everyone spot some whales. We were so lucky to cruise with hundreds of spinner dolphins right below us. We even got close enough to spot a whale even though we were told it was early in the season. O would recommend bringing binoculars if you have some and a jacket because it definitely gets chilly and windy out there. Thank you to the entire crew for making my dream of seeing the whales come true!
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2017/12/05 |
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Amazing Whale Watching Experience!!
Reviewed by: Amber Walker, 2017/12/04The crew on the tour were professional and courteous right from the start. We were all anxious to see whales and our boat got right out there and we started seeing whale spouts. The boat was always on top of where the whales were. Through out the entire ride, the captain was incredibly knowledgeable and answered all questions. The boat itself was well stocked and very clean. There were plenty of tabkrs inside and on top, as well as seats on the front and back. Everyone had a place to sit and could see the action from anywhere on the boat. The end of the tour was the most incredible. Two whales swam literally under the boat and came out in front of the bow. Seeing how big these amazing creatures were so close was a once in a life time experience. Both whales came up for air at the front of the boat. The whales seemed as curious about us as we were about them, and hung out around our boat for a good fifteen minutes. I highly recommend this tour and their company for an incredible whale watching tour!! The experience is excellent for couples and families with children of all ages. My one bit of advice would be to show up twenty five minutes before check in as it was very busy and took some time to find a parking spot.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2017/12/04 |
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Whale Watch Cruise
Reviewed by: Orlando Dude, 2017/11/12Friendly and informative crew.
Saw several whales, which was exceptional this early in migration season.
Got great pics- using just a plain old iPhone!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2017/11/09 |
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Late February= gold
Reviewed by: Rico , 2017/02/27I have seriously never seen so much activity, everything from breaches, fin slapping, female-calf-male escort trio, it was a smorgasbord of whale viewing, best whale watch ever!
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2017/02/25 |
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좋았어요강추
Reviewed by: 두섭 정, 2017/02/15흑동고래많이봤어요.
주차를 위해서는 한시간 일찍도착하세요
시간이 충분해서 고래 실컷봅니다.
You want to parking You need more time.
3Hour park zone near by there.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2017/02/10 |
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/02 |
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Nice ride, that's about it
Reviewed by: allen, 2015/05/03The boat was decent, the ride itself was lovely and very sunny. We did see whales despite it being the end of the season. However, our guide was not very knowledgeable when it came to the actual whales. Wikipedia could have done a better job informing us. Lots of "um, and stuff" and had no answers to people's questions. Maybe a brush up on information and some note cards would help?
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/29 |
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Great outing
Reviewed by: paulaf, 2015/04/05this was a great value for money tour, nice people running trip with loads of knowledge, reasonably priced snacks.... All ages loved it.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/02 |
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Excellent Whale Watch Cruise
Reviewed by: PMC7027, 2014/03/12We took the 7:30 am cruise and had a great time. We saw numerous "Mom and baby" pairs and got to take great pictures.
The crew was friendly and entertaining.
Highly recommended!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2014/03/09 |
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Sharon
Reviewed by: Sharon Lockwood, 2014/03/11Our 7:30 a.m. Kaulana Whale Watching Cruise from Lahaina Harbor well exceeded our expectations. The whales were so plentiful the day we went out, swimming and breaching in every direction. So much so, we never really knew where to look. It was, by far, one of the best activities we partook in while in Hawaii. It was one of the most incredible events all of us had a privilege of witnessing
Thank you Veltra Tours for an incredible morning! :)
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2014/02/22 |
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Whales!
Reviewed by: BeachBoy, 2014/02/19We had an amazing encounter with this one whale that came under our boat. It happens but it's very rare, and this male whale did it twice! We could really see how huge this animal was up-close. I'd highly recommend doing a whale watching cruise in Maui. It's AWESOME!
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Whale Watch
Reviewed by: nlc, 2014/01/18The whale experience was good and the boat met the needs of all. The whales weren't real "active" but that is nature!
The only issue I had was printing off the ticket voucher. We were in a condo with no print access so I had to ask a neighbour to print it after emailing it to them. Not sure how you fix this but it was a minor inconvenience.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2013/12/29 |
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