I wanted to pass on the following news story from the Maui News website that was posted on April 23rd, 2009.
When most people think of whale watching in Maui, they usually envision boats out on the water leaving from Lahaina or Maalaea Harbors. Well, how about a close encounter with the giant mammals from a different angle, under the water!
That’s exactly the unexpected scenario that the crew and passengers of a Atlantis Submarines excursion witnessed earlier this month. Now, we haven’t taken a submarine tour ourselves on our trips, but we can only imagine how amazing this 45-minute standoff with not just one whale, but an entire competition pod was.
Be sure to check out the article for all the incredible details and notes on just how rare of an occurrence this is for a submarine tour. There are also a few photos and a link to an absolutely remarkable video of the encounter that was posted to YouTube.
Enjoy.
