Whale Tales

Location: Maui

  • An Early Morning Humpback Encounter

    An Early Morning Humpback Encounter

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    We left Kaunakakai Harbor on Moloka’i just before dawn. As the sun rose over Mau’i, we encountered a mom and calf humpback. We watched for a few minutes before they dove, the mom treating us to a backlit waterfall off her flukes. It was magical. -Gene

  • Competition Pod – 31/12/22

    Competition Pod – 31/12/22

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    This is a Competition Pod, where several male whales literally fight for the affection of the female whale. They use their barnacles, flukes , pectoral fins and shear mass to fight each other in the hopes of being the lucky male she chooses. These fights can last hours / days. -Ben Shot on board @mauiadventurecrusies

  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – 27/12/21

    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – 27/12/21

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    Every year from October through April the humpback whales make a migration from the feeding grounds of Alaska to the warm shallow protected waters of Hawaii. They migrate here to mate, give birth, and nurse young. On this day we spent a few minutes with a Mother and her young calf. We chose to leave…

  • The Gentle Giants of Hawaii

    The Gentle Giants of Hawaii

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    As we approach the tail end of the season in the Maui Nui Basin we are now on the hunt for the giant beauties we call North Pacific Humpback Whales. We will miss seeing these gentle giants in the warm waters surrounding these remote islands. The Humpback whales migrate 3,000 miles from Alaska to the…

  • So Many Whales! – 31/1/15

    So Many Whales! – 31/1/15

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    I went to Maui in 2015, and went on 3 whale watching trips with Ultimate Whale Watch, I kept hoping to get a good picture of a breach. I saw a number of breaches on each trip but kept missing the moment when a whale breached. On this particular day, we saw so many whales!…