About
A crew that follows the whales
Our staff have a lifetime of experience and are passionate about what they do. Many of them travel with the whales — working the Maui season here in winter, then spending the whole summer running whale watching in Alaska.
Same whales, both ends of the migration
Most of our crew spend the Alaskan summer on the feeding grounds and the Hawaiian winter on the breeding grounds. They watch the same population eat, migrate, court, calve and leave — and then meet them again on the other side of the Pacific. That is not something you can pick up from a training manual, and it shows in the commentary on every trip.
Every voyage carries an MWA certified marine naturalist who narrates what you are seeing in real time — which behavior is which, who in the pod is doing what, and why. Combined with the hydrophone, it turns two hours of whale watching into something closer to a field course.
We stay small on purpose. Small groups mean unobstructed views for every guest, questions get answered, and a fast, stable raft can reposition quickly and quietly around whales rather than lumbering after them.
The vessel
| Type | Custom rigid inflatable boat (RIB) |
|---|---|
| Power | Twin outboard engines |
| Shade | Full coverage overhead |
| Capacity | 20 passengers max |
| Boarding | Shuttle boat from Kaʻanapali Beach, behind Whalers Village |
| Audio | Onboard hydrophone, broadcast to the whole vessel |
| Crew | Captain plus MWA certified marine naturalist |
We operate a custom rigid inflatable boat — a twin-engine adventure raft built for speed, comfort and getting closer to the whales than big-boat tours can. Full shade coverage overhead, comfortable seating, and a hull that gets you out to the whales quickly and holds steady when you're there.
Boarding is by shuttle boat, straight off the beach behind Whalers Village. The shuttle runs you out to the vessel, so there is no wading and no surf to climb through — and no harbor commute at the other end either.
From the water you get the whales plus the view: the West Maui Mountains behind you, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi across the channel.