Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Tour: Explore Culture, Turtles, and Ancient Navigation in Maui

Embark on a thrilling Hawaiian outrigger canoe tour in Maui to discover the rich culture, encounter majestic sea turtles, and learn about ancient navigation techniques. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Experience a piece of Hawaiian history and follow in the footsteps of the Ali’i (Chief, Royalty) with a traditional Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Tour! Discover the story of Hawai’i’s illegal occupation and the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy. Engage in traditional Hawaiian Chants (oli) as you paddle our canoe (hoe wa’a) along Maui’s south coast,…

What's Included
  • Canoeing equipment provided
  • Expert guidance by a professional guide
  • All local taxes included
  • Outrigger canoe adventure
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on a journey to explore a significant aspect of Hawaiian history with this 1-hour canoe trip in Maui. Maneuver a native Hawaiian outrigger canoe as you gain knowledge of the ancient practices of Wayfinding and Celestial Navigation employed by early Hawaiian seafarers. Setting off from Wailea Beach, you’ll glide through the picturesque southern…

Location
Wailea Beach
There is free public parking at Wailea Beach Park. After parking, walk towards the ocean and take a left at the "Y" along the beach boardwalk and take your first right down the staircase leading to the beach. Look for canoes to your right. You've made it!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Dms666
Jan 23, 2026
Awesome experience - a highlight our of Maui stay - My wife and I loved the outrigger canoe and snorkel tour! It was one of the highlights of our stay on Maui. Our guide was friendly and informative and provided a fascinating background on Polynesian history before we even got on the water. The outrigger canoe was a lot of fun to paddle on with simple instructions provided by our guide. We then got to enjoy time snorkeling among the reef and saw many turtles. The other guide swam with us and took amazing videos and pictures of us and the turtles! These pictures and videos were shared with us after we returned to the beach (no extra cost!). We would highly recommend this excursion!
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Bill
Jan 4, 2026
The one on one canoe ride... - The one on one canoe ride was awesome. Seeing the clear water from the canoe was a great experience. The guide was knowledgeable and very helpful
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Karmen_d
Dec 26, 2025
Fun activity for our... - Fun activity for our family…. Sea turtles and whales! Great location we spent the day on the beach afterwards
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Marissa_j
Sep 29, 2025
Highly recommend - Our guide was amazing and very knowledgeable. He took us out to a great reef and were able to swim/snorkel with so many turtles. Our guide Alex even took photos/videos that he sent to me free of charge! Highly recommend
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Huntera287
Aug 25, 2025
Best snorkel spot in Maui! Sea Turtles Galore! - This is the best snorkeling I’ve ever done! Perfect amount of time and get to canoe as well. The guide is super nice and enhances the experience. Seeing sea turtles that close was amazing. Much better than the boat tour I did to the crater.
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Robert_p
Jul 11, 2025
Best morning ever - Absolutely fantastic time, saw a very large male sea turtle that decided to hang out by our boat for a while, which was a lot of fun. Our guide Juca got into the water and took videos and pictures for us!! Highly recommend.
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Susan_p
May 18, 2025
Awesome Outrigger ride - It was a fantastic event. Jessie was so informative and friendly. Donald was very helpful as well. We will do this again.
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Shawn_m
Jan 16, 2025
Great Tour, awesome turtles, excellent culture info - We had a great time on the trip, we saw many sea turtles and listened to some great information on Hawaiin culture.
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Michael_s
Jan 18, 2026
You get the full... - You get the full experience with this excursion. Meaning you and whoever you bring with you will be putting in the work and burning the calories.
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Michelle_h
Jun 26, 2025
Vendor was a no show - The vendor was not there, waited over an hour and still no show. We did not get to do the experience. Still waiting on my refund, please send
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From $155
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).