Premiere Maui Whale Watching
Maui’s Best Whale Watching Adventure
with over 30 Years Experience!

SIGHTINGS ARE GUARANTEED OR NEXT TRIP IS FREE

Sightings of these playful behemoths, which grow as large as 50 feet and weigh about one ton per foot, are GUARANTEED on our Maui Whale Watch! Whales will be sighted, or your next Maui whale watch aboard the Pride of Maui will be complimentary.

Whale watching on Maui is some of the best in the world. We pride ourselves in offering the very best Maui whale watch, aboard our flagship, the “Pride of Maui”. Featuring un-surpassed stability and open space to comfortably move throughout, you’ll enjoy panoramic viewing and unsurpassed photo opportunities of the majestic North Pacific Humpback Whales, which migrate by the thousands to our calm, pristine waters. See them on your Maui whale watch, from the best seat obtainable, in the care of our knowledgeable crew.

With over 2500 square feet of space on 2 decks, you’re treated to first-class service in an un-crowded environment. This truly is the very best Maui whale watch. From the elevated height of our sprawling upper deck, you’ll capture on film memories not soon forgotten. With the speed and stability to quickly get you out to the whales, you will have more time enjoying them and less time searching.

Pride of Maui is the finest Maui whale watching vessel. She’s handicap accessible, has two restrooms, a large hard wood bar, and stainless steel galley. Delicious jumbo hot dogs with all the fixings are served hot off the BBQ grill, along with a variety of chips, cookies, and snacks. There’s a premium bar with ice cold beer, wine and mixed cocktails. Non alcoholic beverages include soft drinks, juice, and bottled water. Lunch, snacks, bar and virgin beverages are available for purchase onboard.

The Pride is spacious and stable, with unsurpassed amenities and comforts, including more deck space per passenger and perimeter seating for ease of movement throughout.

Our premier Maui whale watch features commentary by certified whale naturalists passionately describing whale behavior and their journey of life in the Pacific Ocean. Katie Velasquez is one of Maui’s most educated, with over 15 years experience studying humpback whales, and certified by NAI (National Association for Interpretation). Katie is eager to share her vast knowledge and understanding of whale behavior. While checking-in at the harbor for your Maui whale watch, Katie displays whale articles to see and touch, including a life size whale tail, baleen, and whale tooth, while providing interesting facts about whales and whale watching on Maui. You will be treated to an educational and exhilarating Maui whale watching adventure. Join us and be enriched, as you learn to love these beautiful marine animals.

Witness a mother whale frolic with her calf, or a full-grown adult breach exuberantly out of the water. During your Maui whale watch these amazing animals will often display themselves in full glory, giving you the ultimate Maui whale watching experience. Some common behavior displayed on a Maui whale watching tour includes blowing and spy hopping. They’ll also slap their tails, believed to be an act of communication and to demonstrate their individual strength. Spy hopping is when the humpback whales come high out of the water to literally have a look around at the world above.

There are so many incredible opportunities on a Maui whale watching tour aboard the Pride of Maui. You will cruise along the south Maui coast, where large numbers of humpback whales return each year to mate, calve and raise their young. With over 1500 feet of unobstructed panoramic viewing from her sprawling upper deck alone, the views and photo opportunities are unsurpassed. This truly is the ultimate Maui whale watching experience, where you may even capture on film a full breaching humpback whale, another behavior frequently observed on our Maui whale watch.

A mature, North Pacific Humpback Whale averages about 40 feet in length and weighs about 40 tons, although can grow up to 16 meters or 52 feet long. Their heavy bodies can weigh up to 50 tons. The heart alone is about 400 pounds or more. The size of these whales makes them hard to miss, especially when they swim in groups. Female whales are slightly larger, in order to defend themselves and their nursing calves from the more aggressive males. The male humpback whales are driven to mate with the females and pro-create. It is common during the heat of the Maui whale watching season to find large competitive groups (pods) of male humpback whales jousting for the opportunity to mate with a single female. Whale watching in Maui is an opportunity to view and photograph a variety of exciting behaviors. The action while Maui whale watching is exciting, as the males wrestle with each other for the position to mate.

The female humpback whales with new born calves are particularly vulnerable to the advances of the males during the Maui whale watching season. Sometimes during our Maui whale watch we are mugged (an affectionate term), by the female and her calf as she uses our large yacht to hide under in an attempt to ditch the hopeful males. Other times curiosity causes them to come closer to us. Being mugged on a Maui whale watch by humpback whales is the ultimate Maui whale watching experience where photo opportunities create cherished memories. Join us for the best Maui whale watching for the memories of a lifetime! The North Pacific Humpback Whale is a baleen whale (toothless), declared as an endangered and protected species.

Humpback whales migrate in the thousands from the Gulf of Alaska to and around the Hawaiian Islands, and in particular the island of Maui, creating the perfect Maui whale watching experience. The island of Maui offers sheltered water, where the females can more safely give birth and raise their young.

Whales are mammals and the calves are fed with their mother’s milk. While suckling, it is believed they may be safer from predators in the sheltered Maui waters, as opposed to the open ocean or less protected seas. Whale watching in Maui is as good as it gets, with the opportunity on any given trip to see numerous animals displaying a variety of interesting and memorable behaviors. Newborn calves in addition to being adorable are curious and often bring mom close to the boat for a close encounter. As a protected animal, it is unlawful to approach closer than 100 yards from these majestic animals during a Maui whale watch, and we adhere strictly to these regulations. It is not uncommon for the whales to approach us as we sit idle in the water. Close encounters initiated by the whales are common while Maui whale watching.

During the Maui whale watching tour, it is highly probably to see a young calf swimming beside its mother. The newborn calves are about 14 feet long. When you see them, you have definitely experienced some of the best Maui whale watching. They are not small, even when newborn. The mother stays with her offspring for about one year, feeding it with up to 100 gallons of milk every day. There are 2 maturity levels discussed by researchers.  Sexual maturity and physical.  Females are said to reach sexual maturity at about 5 years/males 7.  Physical maturity is after 10 years, according to some researchers.  Life span has been discussed and not agreed upon by most researchers.  No one knows how long humpbacks live, but bowhead whales (a cousin) have been proven to live well beyond 200 years! 

Ours is a 2 hour whale watch from 1:30 – 3:30 every day except Sunday. At $29.95 (adult) and $19.95 (child) plus tax, it is an exceptional vacation value. Round trip transportation is available for just $20 per passenger at all major Maui hotels, resorts and cruise ship piers.