This is a fun way to visit the island of lanai. The raft is comfortable, fun, and great for exploring the edges of Lanai. Take sunscreen, the day is long and warm. The whales are the absolute highlight and during whale season, this is the way to see them. Up close at water level.

Tiffany and Justine, our captains were awesome. We were told that we wouldn't make it to lanaii due to wind conditions. It was a wet and wild ride but as two previous reviewers said ( must have been on same trip we were) we saw lots of whales even though we were late in the season. They took us to... More

What a great day. The weather tried to interfere, but our captain outwitted it, and in so doing brought us in the middle of a pod of 8 humpback whales!! We explored two different snorkeling sites and saw an abundance of fish, turtles, and eels. I was a party of one and asked that they keep an eye out for... More

We went with them on a snorkel/ dolphin adventure. Planning to go to lanai but wind and water condition did not allow. The crew made our day awesome anyway. We were with two ladies Tiffany and can't remember the other 's name. But they are laid back and want to have fun just like the passengers. We saw so many... More

I've been on lots of Whale Watching trips, Sail Boats, Cats, and Charter boats. But this was my first on an inflatible. I picked HOR because their Ocean Raft was smaller, turned out to be a good move. The raft holds 16 but we only had 11 so there was lots of room and everyone was nice and friendly. The... More

We had a fantastic whale watch with Hawaii Ocean Rafting. Tom and Povi were informative and fun. With their smaller inflatable vessel that holds a maximum of 18 guests, everyone has a "front row" seat. We were able to see a mom and escort both breach about 50 feet from our boat. The whales then did a few more smaller... More

We booked a 1/2 day snorkeling trip which ended up also being a whale watching adventure!! We saw so many whales we lost count... Jeff and Sean made the trip both fun and educational. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone going to Maui- you will not be disappointed.

We had a great time on the Hawaii Ocean Raft we saw many whales breach and one young whale that put on a great show for us breaching several times. One whale even went under our raft, and right at the end of the trip 5 male whales came in right beside the raft for a little show. Our Captain... More

My wife and I always go whale watching and these people are the bestest in their field. You go on a smaller raft that is very comfortable and fast. It gets you to the whales in a hurry. The best part this time was our luck. Hundreds of whales some very friendly. We had one rub the raft then while... More