Whale watching - is 2 hours enough?

[erienetuser]

Or should we find a three hour cruise? I feel like two will be enough but I wanted to ask those who have done the tour. Thank you

[CruiserBruce]

2 hours is fine for us on Maui, but that is partly because the whales are much more visible and active there, and partly because we go on small boat operators who don't have restrooms on board.

[HikaruTsuki]

Most whale watching industries have a set amount of time you spend with whales. The rest is travelling to them, and the return. So if one tour is 2 hours and another is 3, you're probably getting the same amount of whale time between them. 

 

(Source: I worked on a whale watching boat for 7 years in Vancouver. We would get 30-60 min with whales. Depending on where they were, a trip could be anywhere from 3 to 7 hours long.)