Kona Whale Watch: Experience Humpback Whales Migration in Pacific Waters on Luxury Sailing Boat

Embark on a luxury sailing boat in Kona, Hawaii to witness the awe-inspiring migration of humpback whales. Guaranteed sightings or come back for free. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Honokohau Small Boat Harbor - Take in the beauty of the magnificent humpback whales playing in the blue Pacific waters as you coast in the comfort of Honi Olani, a 53-foot sailing catamaran. Whales guaranteed or come back free on same or lesser-value trip (Re-rides only, no refunds).
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What's Included
  • Variety of beverages: soda, juice, and water included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the grandeur of the majestic humpback whales in the aqua-blue Pacific Ocean while aboard Honi Olani, a 53-foot custom-designed sailing catamaran. We offer a guaranteed whale sighting or a second chance at a same or lesser value trip (Only re-rides offered, no reimbursements).
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Location
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor
As you enter Honokohau Harbor, continue straight, do not turn right. Continue straight to the end of the road and on the right you will see a gravel lot to park and our sign at Outer Basin Slip #39, vessel "Honi Olani".
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Brettofferman
Mar 18, 2025
Awesome - Great trip, and the Captain spotted whale spouts quickly and we watched then dive. He then set a timer for 15 minutes and the whales resurfaced and gave us quite a show.
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Daytrip455671
Mar 16, 2025
Great whale watching - Fantastic! Although there weren't too many whales in the area the captain located a mother with her calf + escort. We were able to watch them for quite a while and enjoyed the trip a lot. Highly recommended!
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Sandra_h
Mar 9, 2025
Beautiful excursion - Wonderful trip, but we didn’t see any whales, a bit too late in the season. The company does offer a whale sighting guarantee, but I don’t believe it’s money back (understandable), but you can go in another boat trip to try again. So, my advice would be, take excursion on the first couple of days of your trip, if you don’t see whales the first time, then you can try again later on your trip. We will be going again soon, fingers crossed. But even without seeing whales it was a beautiful boat trip.
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Alison_b
Feb 17, 2025
Fun tour! - Great tour, friendly staff. Boat was beautiful and comfortable. The scenery is great and whales guaranteed.
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Cblyons1
Jan 28, 2025
Exceptional whale watching - Went out on the motorboat in the morning instead of the afternoon catamaran. Exceeded expectations!! Saw pods of whales up close. While we were stopped a pod came up to us- one humpback swam under our boat! We also saw a breech 150 yds from Boat
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Carolinagrl
Jan 25, 2025
Did someone say Whales? - I have always wanted to go whale watching and since I read that January is prime whale watching time, we decided to book this cruise. We met the boat on the beach behind the Marriott hotel. There we boarded a shuttle boat to the catamaran. The crew was very friendly and helpful assisting us from one boat to the other. We were also given safety instructions before we headed out. Since the sightings can’t be guaranteed I went with the hopes of seeing at least one whale. We hit the jackpot and saw a whole pod of whales. The boat captain Rob explained to us that it is mating season and we were seeing multiple males chasing a female whale. What a great afternoon! Everyone was excited and we got lots of photos. The boat was extremely clean, the crew was super kind, friendly and knowledgeable. I definitely would go back on this tour again and I highly recommend it. Thanks Captain Rob and crew for such a wonderful afternoon.
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Matthewpa7181us
Dec 7, 2024
Ideal boat and skipper for seeking out whales - The skipper and crew were great, free drinks & snacks. We only saw dolphins so can rebook for free for another day while we're out here. The catamaran is ideal for this.
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Cindy_e
Mar 1, 2024
Beautiful Day! - We had a wonderful day with Ali and Michael.. They were so kind, we upgraded to a luxury boat that only took 6 people so we had the whole big boat to ourselves!! Front row seats, no crowd, beautiful waters and we saw whales! Had a fabulous time and would highly recommend this adventure and we will definitely do it again if we revisit Hawaii in the future.. He gave us 20% off for life with their company, so kind!
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Edward_k
Feb 13, 2025
Saw a baby whale - We got to see a baby whale staff was very friendly. And offered drinks and snacks during the trip. Captain was very mice
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David_v
Mar 13, 2025
Terrible outfitter! Ruined last day in Hawaii. - DO NOT BOOK! We followed the instructions provided and our Uber driver dropped us off in time at the designated location. We received a call shortly after to ask where we were. Their response: “Uhhh, yeah, we have that problem.” They volunteered to put us through to the captain. Did not hear from the captain. Some other person called us back to say they were departing. Utterly nonchalant. We expressed our frustration and that we were will ahead of sailing time. That would not wait, despite their acknowledged poor directions. We expressed that we expected a full refund They initially balked, but then later called back to say they were offering a full refund. We were out a round trip Uber ride. We were able to book this the morning of because all other outfitters were booked. Obviously, there is a reason this was the last available. Please patronize a different company. Sad ending to our last day in Hawaii.
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