Took a half day tour for whale watching and snorkelling with Tom and Jake. These guys were just awesome. Excellent skipper, felt very safe in the boat. Lots of interaction with the guests, very accommodating and fun. A small group tour of about 12 passengers in an open inflatable with a roof for shade. Can't say enough about this day... More

We took the whale watch 3 times this trip and each was a great experience. Both captains Jeff & Ryan are very knowledgable. They stayed out past our scheduled return time to show us smoe neat stuff that popped up. These guys really are passionate about what they do. Highly recommended. More

Hawaii Ocean Rafting is a great way to get up close to the Humpback whales. You can cruise close and let them come up to the boat. We had a whale lay right close to the boat, whales breech, tail dive and slap fins. We saw 15 different whales. The white fin looks beautifully aqua blue. Lidia and Jake were... More

I spend three months in Maui because of the whales. I have been coming here for over 20 years and have whale watched w/several different companies. My favorite is the zodiac and my favorite company for the past few years is Hawaii Ocean Rafting. My favorite captain and crew has been Captain Ryan and None. However, I just went out... More

Having family in Maui, I come to visit a lot and always have my sister set up a couple boat/snorkel excursions to get on. We joined the Hawaii Ocean Rafting folks this past Thursday January 26th. Since I was staying with family in Napili, the fact that they leave out of Lahaina made the early call time (approximately 7:15am) much... More

We went on the 10am-noon whale watch on Jan 22 with Capt Ryan and it was SOOOO good that we immediately booked again for the same tour the following day on Jan 23 (this time it was Capt Jeff). THESE GUYS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING! We have been to Maui 4 times and have been on about 10 whale... More

Went on the 7:30 am whale watch. Nice day, left just about on time with only a small hiccup about who was present or not. Nine guests, max is 13 or 14. These are diesel inboard boats with inflatable sides and were in good shape and engine started immediately. Captain and young lady hostess were competent and we found plenty... More

After going on a molokini snorkeling excursion there is no comparison to going to Lanaii with Hawaii Ocean Rafting. The different coral and fish species was much better then Molokini. The whale watching and dolphin experience from the raft was a much better experience then on the bigger boats. Noni and Ryan were very friendly and knowledgable! I would definitely... More

Five of us took an afternoon trip led by Lydia & Jess, they were great. Professional, funny, all around great personalities, with plenty of stories to pass the time too. We saw several humpbacks, including a calf that's was only a few days old feeding from it's mother. Most memorable part of our week on Maui. Do yourself a favor... More