Maui Whale Watching Tour Aboard the Quicksilver From Maalaea
Description
Enjoy this 2-hour guided adventure on a double-deck power catamaran to watch the whales in their natural habitat. Depending on the whales’ behavior during your whale watching trip, you may see the whales slapping the surface with pectoral fins (their very long side fins), flukes (the tail), the peduncle (the strong muscles attaching the tail to the rest of the body) and the breach, this is when the whale rises completely out of the water and crashes down again.
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Itinerary
This double-deck power catamaran leaves from Ma'alaea Harbor and can bring you to the whales quickly. Juices and sodas are included, all kinds of drinks are available for purchase, and there are restrooms on board. The humpback whales return to Hawaii for a few months each year to mate and give birth. The trip takes you out to see for two hours, with a professional guide, these amazing animals from December to April.
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What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Mandatory Check-in 30 minutes prior to departure.
- Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Minimum drinking age: 21 years old.
- A 24-hour notice is required for cancellation or reschedule.
- Bring cash if you'd like to tip the crew!
- Check-in 30 minutes before departure at: Boss Frog's, 300 Ma'alaea Road, Building 2, Shop# 2N, Wailuku, HI 96793
- We will have a crew member outside Boss Frog's to help you get checked in
Reviews(1,665)
We saw multiple cow calf pairs on our trip. A must do experience. Crew was excellent. Might be an issue if you are prone to motion sickness.
Amazing! The food on the sunset dinner cruise aboard Quicksilver is phenomenal :) We are happy to hear you enjoyed your evening with our crew. Mahalo!
It was really great; the crew was very knowledgeable and explained the different whales we were seeing. was able to take us to the exact spots for some great sightings. I would do this tour again; we were at the end of whale season so do recommend doing it earlier in the year to see more whales.
Wow! Thank you for this incredible review for the Whale Watching Tour aboard Quicksilver. This tour truly is the best vacation activity on Maui. Mahalo for your support!
The Quicksilver crew was awesome! Despite it being the last day of the season, they were able to locate and follow a whale to get us a few great glimpses. The captain shared a lot of cool whale facts and the views in between whale sightings were absolutely stunning. Would definitely recommend and hope we get to join them again one day!
So wonderful! The ocean views aboard the Quicksilver Whale Watching Tour are phenomenal :) We are sooo happy to hear you enjoyed your experience with our crew. Mahalo!
This was a good cruise, everyone had a great time. We went in late April so we didn’t see any whales, we’re told that whale season was over. If you want to see whales on this cruise do it during the season when they are likely to still be in Maui.
Aloha, Thank you for taking the time to send in your feedback about your cruise. Providing fun, safe boating adventures is our highest priority, and we are very sorry to hear that your experience was anything less than wonderful. We are looking into every aspect of your trip to find where we fell short so that we can address those issues immediately. We strive to provide stellar customer service to all our passengers and guests. While over 90% of our reviewers rate us as excellent or very good, we appreciate and value all feedback our customers choose to provide. We love taking guests out to experience Maui’s amazing ocean environment and are very sorry that we did not meet and exceed your expectations. Please give us a call or visit us again on your next visit to Maui. We’d love to get a chance to win you over.
We were lucky, although in April there is no guarantee of watching cetaceans we spotted two whales. We arrived at the port of Maalaea where the tour departs, with public buses from the capital of Maui that is from Kahului. A welcome surprise, public buses in Maui for seniors over 65 are completely free upon showing their passports. I think that the organizers of the tour to bring the cetaceans closer to the boat and accommodate the tourists throw something into the sea that attracts them, in fact a whale was circling the boat and I do not think to greet us.
Mahalo for recommending the Whale Watching Tour aboard Quicksilver.
Staff and captain very knowledgeable of where the location of the whales were. Excellent time. Lots of whales
Mahalo for your kind review! We’re so glad you enjoyed your time aboard Quicksilver for the Whale Watching Tour — we’ll be sure to share your feedback with the crew!
Several whale sightings at the end of April!
Mahalo for sharing. Hope to see you again aboard Quicksilver for the Whale Watching Tour!
It was a wonderful excursion. Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. The Captain found whales even though it was the end of the season. Would definitely recommend.
Wow! Thank you for this incredible review for the Whale Watching Tour aboard Quicksilver. This tour truly is the best vacation activity on Maui. Mahalo for your support!
Excellent service. Beautiful views and friendly staff. No whales sighted but they did offer a follow up tour to get another chance. It’s the end of whale season but I appreciate that they offered this. I would definitely book this again.
Mahalo for your kind review! We’re so glad you enjoyed your time aboard Quicksilver for the Whale Watching Tour — we’ll be sure to share your feedback with the crew!
Captain Kiwi and crew were great!! Great information about the whales we saw and he put us right on them, a baby, a mama, and momma's boyfriend. Would highly recommend this boat.
We are pleased to hear you enjoyed the Whale Watching Tour aboard Quicksilver! Mahalo for recommending our tour :)
