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We started Maui to share the ocean encounters we couldn't stop talking about. Join us for small-group expeditions with whales, sharks and mantas, and good company along the way.
Groups of 8 to 12, hand-picked by application. Strangers on day one, friends by day three.
We only go at the best time of the year, when the animals are there.
Guides who know these waters by heart, and exactly where the animals hang out.
A pro photographer and filmmaker in the water with you, plus workshops to shoot it yourself.
Why Maui exists
Most ocean trips work the same way. A big boat, a fixed schedule, and whoever booked first. You see the animal for ten minutes and never talk to the people next to you again.
We do it the other way around. We pick the one week of the year when the animals are really there. We team up with the local crew who know exactly where to find them. And we read every application ourselves, so the people on your boat are people you will want to see again.
That is Maui. Small groups, big encounters, and photos of you in the middle of it.
Joost & Kenny
Co-founders of Maui
The crew
Every expedition has a Maui expedition leader with you all week, together with the best local guides in the region.
Co-founder · Expedition leader
Started Maui to build travel families instead of tour groups. Usually somewhere in the water.
Co-founder · Expedition leader
Reads every application himself and replies within 24 hours. Lives for the bull shark dive.
Tonga, Fiji, Maldives, Norway, Raja Ampat
Every expedition is co-led by the most experienced local team in the region. They know exactly where the animals hang out.
Why we're different
A travel agency, doing it all yourself, or a Maui expedition. Same ocean, very different week.
Always included
It differs a little per expedition, but these are always in.
Beautiful places close to the action, shared rooms as standard.
Fresh, local food during the expedition, all covered.
Picked up and dropped off, from the pickup point to every spot.
Every swim, dive and boat day, run by experienced local crews.
With you all week, next to the best local guides.
Professional pictures and video of you and the group, yours to keep.
Where we go
Five ocean expeditions, each at the one time of year the animals are there. Hover a pin to see the dates.
Good to know
Still wondering about something? Kenny answers every question on WhatsApp.
All questions →Small on purpose, and never more than 12. Whales of Tonga, Yasawa paradise and Sail & Dive Raja Ampat take 8 guests. Giants of The Maldives takes max 12 per departure.
For most expeditions you just need to be comfortable swimming in open water, no licence needed. On Orca & Lyngen Alps non-swimmers are welcome as whale watchers on the orca days.
Because the group makes the trip. The application helps us bring together open-minded, positive people who love the ocean. It takes a minute and you are not charged anything.
Yes, that's perfectly possible. Combine two expeditions into one longer trip, which makes a lot of sense if you're coming from far away.
He reads every application and replies within 24 hours. Or skip the chat and apply right away, it takes a minute.
