Maui Vacation Planner 2008

Maui (800) 525.MAUI Adventures In Paradise Trilogy, now celebrating over 35 years, invites you to experience the island’s #1 Activity (Maui’s top 10). Featured on Oprah and Good Morning America, Trilogy has earned its reputation with their own unique style of personalized service and uncompromising attention to detail. Offering daily excursions to the Private Island of Lana‘i, Molokini and sailing/snorkeling along the West Maui coastline. Book your adventure today! 1 888 Maui 800 | www.sailtrilogy.com The waters between our islands offer the best places to observe whales. MICHAEL NOLAN Maui’s whales and dolphins Rich with marine life, Maui’s ocean environment offers up a world that rewards exploration. Experience a humpback whale calf breaching alongside its mother, a trio of bottlenose dolphins keeping pace with the moving boat and more than a hundred leaping spinner dolphins surrounding you. All these were spotted during a single two-hour cruise last spring off Maui’s coast. Spectacular. Maui’s most popular marine animals are its largest––the humpback whales, weighing 40 tons and measuring up to 45 feet in length. Each autumn and winter, thousands of these school bussized whales undertake the 3,500-mile journey to Hawai‘i from the southern coast of Alaska. There the whales spend summers feeding on bountiful schools of small fish and krill. Their swim to Hawai‘i is one of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom. The greatest concentrations of Hawai‘i’s humpback whales are found off the coast of Maui, in the relatively shallow waters ringed by the islands of Maui, L ana‘i, Moloka‘i and Kaho‘olawe. ¯ During whale season (December through May), you can often spot whales from shore. Embark on a whale watch cruise and chances are you’ll encounter whales within minutes of leaving the harbor. According to Dr. Quincy Gibson, Research Director at Pacific Whale Foundation, whales choose the warm, shallow ocean waters off Maui because they provide an ideal environment for the humpbacks to give birth and care for their calves. Another factor is the lack of orca whales, a deadly predator of humpback calves. Humpback whales not only give birth while they’re here, they also mate. Maui whale watchers can witness matingrelated behaviors such as tail slapping and head-lunging between males as they compete to gain the most desirable position near a receptive female. Under the surface you can hear the whale songs of male humpbacks prevalent in mating and calving areas. While the humpback whales are seasonal visitors, an impressive array of other marine mammals is found here year-round. Bottlenose dolphins are often observed “bow-riding”––swimming alongside a moving vessel—presumably to enjoy the sensation of the “pressure wave” on their bodies. An encounter with the social Spinner dolphins will cause you to fall in love. Named for their acrobatic Paciﬁc Whale Foundation Whalewatch Eco-Adventures Toll Free: 1-800-942-5311 Phone: (808) 249-8811 ext. 1 Fax: (808) 243-9021 Email: reservations@paciﬁcwhale.org Website: www.paciﬁcwhale.org See the whales with the experts at Paciﬁc Whale Foundation! Pioneers in whale research, Paciﬁc Whale Foundation introduced educational whalewatching to Maui in 1980 and today is Maui’s #1 whalewatch choice. You’ll travel on eco-friendly, high-tech power catamarans, in the company of certiﬁed marine naturalists who share the latest whale ﬁndings with you. Sightings are guaranteed, or you go again FREE. Based on Paciﬁc Whale Foundation’s 28 years of whale research in Hawai‘i and the Paciﬁc. Adult prices start at just $22.95; kids ages 6 & under go FREE! 36 http://www.sailtrilogy.com http://www.pacificwhale.org http://www.pacificwhale.org

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