Maui is an incredibly family-friendly vacation spot with beautiful sandy beaches, plenty of water activities, and large pools to keep the kids entertained. Here are some amazing tour opportunities to enhance your family vacation to this beautiful island.
Enjoy an exciting shoreline fishing trip with your family. Learn about the reef fish found in the local waters from fisherman born and raised in Maui. This excursion has a 2-Hour Shoreline Fishing Tour and a 3-Hour Shoreline Fishing Tour option. Bottled water and a snack are included. This experience is offered every day except Sundays. Minimum age is 5.
Explore Maui through several different activities including hiking in the forests, swimming in a lagoon and searching for treasure on this Maui Treasure Hunt Adventure. Visit well known parks and reserves in Maui Valley. A great experience for families! Tour includes bottled water and a snack. This 3 hour tour is offered Tuesdays-Fridays at 8 am, with no minimum age.
Experience cascading waterfalls, breathtaking vistas, and 59 single-lane bridges around 620 adventurous curves on this 12-hour Road to Hana Gold Adventure Tour. Stops and points of interest include Kaumahina State Park, Upper Waianae Falls, Pua’a Ka’a State Park to swim in waterfall pools, Hana Town and Hana Bay, South Wailua Falls, and Kipahulu Valley. A picnic-style lunch is included. Road to Hana Gold Adventure Tour is typically offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. No minimum age.
For off-road adventure enthusiasts try this exciting ATV tour. This experience includes lots of mud, hill climbs, river crossings, jungle canopy, forest and tight turns. Never a dull moment! See stunning views, livestock and lots of wildlife. Lahaina ATV Adventure is offered daily and lasts two hours. Minimum age is 7.
If your family vacation to Maui is during the winter months check out an eco-friendly whale tour. See these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat led by certified Marine Naturalists. Whale sighting are guaranteed or you can go again for free. Whale Watching from Ma’alaea is offered daily from December through mid April and lasts 2 hours. Minimum age is 7.
Spend the afternoon on a Deluxe Dolphin Watch cruise including lunch. See acrobatic spinner dolphins, friendly bottlenose dolphins and curious spotted dolphins while Certified Marine Naturalists interpret their behaviors and share fascinating facts about these beautiful marine mammals. An onboard Jr. Naturalist Program for kids is available. Dolphin Watch Deluxe from Lahaina is offered every day except Sundays and Tuesdays. Minimum age is 7.
Spend the morning on horseback ride riding along the coast. Begin at the Mendes Ranch Corral where you will meet your horse before heading out along the trail to the coast. At the coastline, trail guides will take photos of you with the seascape in the background before heading back to the corral. Aloha Oceanfront Horseback Ride - Morning lasts 1.5 hours with an option to take an afternoon tour instead. Minimum age is 7.
Sail on an awesome catamaran and enjoy some of the best snorkeling spots in West Maui. Get up close and personal with Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles, tropical fish and beautiful coral. Mala Xpress Snorkel lasts 2 hours and is offered daily. No minimum age.
Take a one of a kind eco-friendly jet boat ride! Discover the ultimate Wet and Wild roller coaster ride on water. Experience sharp turns, dead stops, slides and 360 degree spins on the ocean surface. This 1 Hour Jet Boat Ride is offered Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Minimum age is 5.
What vacation to Hawaii is complete without attending a luau? Spend the evening at the Royal Lahaina Resort and experience Maui’s longest and most exciting luau show. The evening includes an aloha greeting and lei, tropical cocktails, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages, all you eat buffet, Hawaiian music, Polynesian stage production with traditional dances, full cast fire finale, and pre-assigned seating. This Myths of Maui Luau at the Royal Lahaina Resort - General lasts two and half hours and availability varies so check the tour calendar. A VIP experience is also available which includes private VIP entrance, preferential seating, early access to the buffet and premium liquor cocktails.