For many, a trip to Maui from December thru April is not complete with out a Whale Watch. Trilogy's wide, comfortable, catamarans offer a stable viewing platform that makes this ocean experience safe for the whole family. Trilogy's on-board Naturalists also make this trip educational and entertaining. And, unlike many of the large whale watching boats that take up to 149 passengers, Trilogy limits the number of guests to 35-40 so everyone has a front row seat. And with convenient boarding from world famous Ka‘anapali Beach, this trip offers you the most direct route to some of the best whale watching in the world!
So, come join Maui's oldest and most experienced sailing company for a personalized Whale Watch that leaves the crowds behind! Call (808) TRILOGY (874-5649) or click here to Book Now!
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Humpback whales make mammoth journeys every year between their feeding and breeding sites. In the Winter they travel to Hawai‘i, a distance of nearly 3,500 miles from their feeding grounds in Alaska, to mate and give birth. This migration takes the humpback approximately 4 to 8 weeks to complete. The majority of the humpbacks that travel to Hawai‘i end up in the waters off Maui. The juveniles usually arrive first, followed by the adult males, adult females, then the pregnant females.
Once they have arrived they can often be seen right off the coastline of Maui or from boats like the Trilogy. Humpbacks put on spectacular shows of breaching, tail slapping, spy hopping and fin slapping. The males are known for their singing as part of their mating ritual.
As Summer approaches they leave our beautiful, warm waters. They make the long journey back to Alaska where they will find plenty of small schooling fish and krill (a small shrimp like crustacean) to eat and fatten up their blubber. An adult humpback can eat over 2000 pounds of krill in a single day.
Humpbacks are an Endangered Species due to how easily hunted they were. The estimated worldwide population is only 10,000.
