Ultimate Whale Watch & Snorkel

“TripAdvisors Travelers’ Choice Award Winner, we’re honored to be the top choice for small group ocean eco-rafting tours in Maui since 1982! See whales, dolphins and turtles and snorkel! Our vessels host 6-26 guests per trip and include marine naturalist guides, for a fun, educational and uncrowded experience! Our tour has been featured on National Geographic, the Travel Channel, HGTV, Hawaii Magazine and Good Morning America and thanks to our ohana’s feedback we have been recognized for Tripadvisor Hall of Fame for the past 5 years! Every ticket supports our volunteer efforts as NOAA first responders to entangled whales and our research partners at U.H. Cascadia, SCRIPPS, Keiki Kohola and many others! Come adventure with us!”

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Ultimate Whale Watch & Snorkel

Maui's Ultimate Whale Watch and Snorkel Tours!

Locally owned and operated since 1982, we’ve been sharing Maui’s snorkeling tours experiences with guests for more than 30 years! Our Lanai snorkeling tours are small groups at uncrowded snorkel spots on Maui and Lanai where we see tropical fish, turtles and dolphin watch! Come share the a snorkel adventure of a lifetime with us!

Ultimate Whale Watch has been rated #1 best Maui whale watching tours for any level of whale watchers. Our fast and safe rafting vessels are low to the water and perfect for close whale watching encounters and small groups making every seat a front row seat! Every ticket supports active marine research and the whale entanglement response team! If you live on the West Coast in Seattle, San Francisco, or any of the surrounding areas, consider taking a trip to our harbor!

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Ultimate Whale Watch & Snorkel

People Love Ultimate Whale Watch & Snorkel

What a fantastic experience! Question #1: do you see whales? YES! And dolphins! Lots of BOTH!! Question 2: is it a fun time? YES! The staff is awesome, super knowledgeable, and fun! Totally with the money; heck, they can charge more and it’ll still be worth it!

Tyler Penn

What a fantastic experience! Question #1: do you see whales? YES! And dolphins! Lots of BOTH!! Question 2: is it a fun time? YES! The staff is awesome, super knowledgeable, and fun! Totally with the money; heck, they can charge more and it’ll still be worth it!

Maui Whale Watching Tour

Tyler Penn

What a fantastic experience! Question #1: do you see whales? YES! And dolphins! Lots of BOTH!! Question 2: is it a fun time? YES! The staff is awesome, super knowledgeable, and fun! Totally with the money; heck, they can charge more and it’ll still be worth it!

Maui Whale Watching Tour

Tyler Penn

What a fantastic experience! Question #1: do you see whales? YES! And dolphins! Lots of BOTH!! Question 2: is it a fun time? YES! The staff is awesome, super knowledgeable, and fun! Totally with the money; heck, they can charge more and it’ll still be worth it!

Maui Whale Watching Tour

Tyler Penn

What a fantastic experience! Question #1: do you see whales? YES! And dolphins! Lots of BOTH!! Question 2: is it a fun time? YES! The staff is awesome, super knowledgeable, and fun! Totally with the money; heck, they can charge more and it’ll still be worth it!

Maui Whale Watching Tour

Tyler Penn

About Lahaina

Lahaina (Hawaiian: Lāhainā, Hawaiian: [ləˈhɐjnə], ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. On the northwest coast of the island of Maui, it encompasses Lahaina town and the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts. As of the 2020 census, Lahaina had a resident population of 12,702. The CDP spans the coast along Hawaii Route 30 from a tunnel at the south end, through Olowalu, and to the CDPs of Kaanapali and Napili-Honokowai to the north. On August 8–9, 2023, a wildfire destroyed approximately 80% of Lahaina.

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