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Maui Whale Watching PackagesJust about all ocean activities on the leeward (west) side of Maui during the months of December through May become whale watching activites because of the many whales in the area. Whether you are sailing or snorkeling, you will most likely see umpback whales.
Maui Whale Watching & Snorkeling
The most common package is combining snorkeling with a whale watch.
The captain looks for whales on the way to the snorkeling area, and will detour toward surfacing whales, then stop to watch them.
After a snorkel and lunch, the same whale watch occurs on the return to the harbor. We often go on these - read about our whale-snorkel package trip from Kaanapali. Maui Whale Watching & Sailing
Combining sailing and whale watching is a natural and peaceful way to observe whales.
The sailboat is not as maneuverable as a motorized boat - when sailing, the captain can't suddenly turn in a different direction when a whale is spotted - but there are still a lot of 'inadvertant' sightings just because of the number of whales in the area. And the comaratively quiet and low profile of a sailboat makes for a good platform to get close to a whale. Read about our Maui whale watching package with sailing on the America II and Scotch Mist sailing yachts from Lahaina harbor.
Maui Whale Watching & Dolphins
Dolphins school together in some areas around Maui, and a few boats package a 'dolphin watch' with whale watching.
A pod of about 20 spinner dolphins swam and jumped out of the water around us for about 30 minutes (the catamaran stopped for awhile so we could watch them) on our dolphin - snorkel - whale watching package tour.
Maui Whale Watching & Turtle Town
Some tour operators also package trips to turtle town (this seems to be wherever there are groups of sea turtles) with whale watching and snorkeling, including a large group of turtles close to the island of Lanai.
The Hawaiian green sea turtle is an endangered species, and grows up to 400 pounds.
Maui Whale Watching Package VideoIn my video below, humpback whale sounds - squeals, grunts, whistles and songs - play in the background as we watch whales doing tail and pectoral fin slaps from our lanai (balcony) in Lahaina. Click on the PLAYbutton in the image below to watch the video.
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