Our four whale watching tours are all 2 hours 7:30, 9:45, 12:15 and 2:30 Adult: $69.98 ($75.00 inclusive of taxes/harbor fees) Child (3-12 yrs.): $59.99 ($64.29 inclusive of taxes/harbor fees) Know your boarding capability! Please read! Check out our whale neck gaiters for sun protection! Sleeves run long to cover hands for sun protection). These shirts are in MENS SIZES (Deb is in an XS. You can purchase these shirts as upgrades during your booking or at our online store. They’re lightweight, comfortable, & sure to keep the sun’s rays from penetrating through to your skin. Protect yourselves while out in the sun with our whale and turtle sun protection shirts! Our Solar Performance Long Sleeves offer superior sun protection featuring UPF 50+ solar protection & PURE-tech™ moisture wicking technology. The largest concentration is located just off the coast of Moloka’i, which is also in Maui County and within the range of Captain Steve’s rafts on a calm day. It is widely accepted throughout the cetacean research community that the Au’au Channel (Coastal Maui and Lana’i) receives the second largest concentration of Humpbacks during the winter months. While not every animal in the population visits Maui County, there are many days when you might think that is the case. The most recognized visitors to Hawaii each and every year are the North Pacific humpback whales. Hold on, let’s go!” You look down at your watch: 20 minutes ago you were still standing on the dock. Then the captain stands and exclaims, “Looks like a large competitive pod out toward the shipwreck on Lana’i. He spins and crashes to the surface with a thunderous roar. He yells, “Breach at 2 o’clock!” You look out to see the 40 foot, 40 ton male escort whale in mid air. Your heart is racing, and the silence is broken again, this time by the vigilant crew. You look down as a 45 foot, 45 ton whale glides under your raft with her newborn calf riding on her back. The silence is broken as the captain sings out, “Thar she blows!” He explains that it’s the white pigmentation on the 15-foot-long pectoral fin of a mother humpback whale with the bright Maui sun reflecting off it. Imagine that out of the corner of your eye you see a glowing turquoise color moving through the crystal clear, deep blue waters of the Pacific. We are a rafting company so it is more adventurous! Our tradewinds typically pick up in the afternoons and the whales do love the wind so our afternoon trips typically have fantastic whale action although the ride can be bumpier. It typically is a calmer boat ride on the ocean in the morning which is why our morning trips can sell out 5-14 days in advance during our busy months of January-March.
They really don’t care what time of day it is. Close Our most asked question is “when is the best time of day to see the whales?” Well, those whales are out there all day and all night long.
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