From mid December to mid May, Maui plays home to humpback whales that come to the island to breed. These whales swim a distance of 3,500 miles, down from the waters of Alaska and come to Maui for the birth of their calves. These beautiful whales make a wonderful sight and the thrill that you will get from watching these beautiful creatures will be one of your best vacation memories ever. So, do you want to know how you can go about watching whales in Maui? Read on.

One of the best ways of whale watching in Maui is to take one of the many whale watching cruises from the Maalaea Harbor of Maui. On these cruises you can watch the whales play in the blue waters from the time of sunrise to the setting of the sun. All you have to do is find out about each of these cruises, when they leave the seaport and how much they charge. Though the law states that the boats have to stop at least 100 yards away from the whales they however actually swim towards the boats. So, if you want, you can actually touch and caress the humpback whales.

If you want to watch the whales up close, you can get in touch with the Institute of Maui, Island Marine. If the institute is sending out a research team, then seek permission to join their team. You will be glad to know that getting permission is not that difficult. And once you are a part of the research team, you can watch the whales do what they do best to your heart’s content. If you want to especially watch the baby whales then you can go to the Maalaea Bay which is in the Maalaea Harbor. However, this place is a specified calving area and you have to stop your boat 300 yards away from the whales.

If you are in Maui with your friends and want to go whale watching on your own and not on a cruise, you can paddle a kayak and see the whales playing around from a distance. However, if you are not too keen of going into the water but want to watch the whales you can drive a car along the Pali Highway. This highway has great overlooking areas and you can watch whales from there. You can also watch the humpback whales from the nearby hillsides.

Natural diversity prevails in the big Island of Hawaii. Volcanic deserts, huge mountains, warm sandy beaches – you will find all of this there. Manui Island is a hub of art and culture. And if shopping is what you are looking for, then Lanai Island is the best suitable one for you. Molokai Island is famous for its coconut trees. Kuai Island consists of huge historical forest and Oahu Island is considered as the most famous among all.

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Traveling by helicopter is another good option to fly over the mountains and seeing the molten lava erupting out of the active volcanoes and hot spring of water. On the Oahu volcano tour, you will come across several volcano national parks. The best way to look at the astonishing beauty of Oahu volcanoes is through air. Oahu is most famous center of attraction for scientist due to the presence of volcanoes.