What are the best snorkeling spots AND best luaus on Maui?
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Where are the best spots to snorkel on Maui? How about the best Luau?
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Where are the best spots to snorkel on Maui? How about the best Luau?
May 31st, 2009 at 9:55 am
Are you ok with boats? If so go on a Molokoni Snorkeling tour. You’ll love it. One of the best dive sites in the world. Luaus. How about the Royal Lahaina Luau gotta love the open bar.
June 1st, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Molokini island is the best for snorkeling….and the best luau is Lahaina
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
If you’re adventerous, try Honokeana Bay right off the Napili Point and Napili Surf Beach resorts (west Maui). It might be difficult to get to if you’re not staying in one of the resorts around the bay, and getting into the water is difficult as well (you have to climb down some painful rocks). But the snorkeling is fantastic; last time I was there, there were about 6 sea turtles in the bay, which you can get quite close to. If you’re there in winter, when the waves are at their peak, it might be a little murky and you’ll tend to be pulled out to the ocean. Nevertheless, great snorkeling.
The only luau I’ve been to is Drums of the Pacific at the Hyatt Regency. Although I don’t have another to compare it to, the food and entertainment were both wonderful.
June 6th, 2009 at 7:28 am
The best Luau on the islands is ‘The Old Lahaina Luau’ Expensive(open bar) but it’s worth it & it sell out, so book when you get there.
Snorkeling spots
Black Rock: This spot, located on the Kaanapali Beach just off the Sheraton Maui Resort, is excellent for beginner snorkelers during the day and for scuba divers at night. Schools of fish congregate at the base of the rock and are so used to snorkelers that they go about their business as if no one were around. If you take the time to look closely at the crannies of the rock, you’ll find lion fish in fairly shallow water. At night (when a few outfitters run night dives here), lobsters, Spanish dancers, and eels come out.
Olowalu: When the wind is blowing and the waves are crashing everywhere else, Olowalu, the small area 5 miles south of Lahaina, can be a scene of total calm — perfect for snorkeling and diving. You’ll find a good snorkeling area around mile marker 14. You might have to swim about 50 to 75 feet; when you get to the large field of finger coral in 10 to 15 feet of water, you’re there. You’ll see a turtle-cleaning station here, where turtles line up to have small cleaner wrasses pick off small parasites. This is also a good spot to see crown-of-thorns starfish, puffer fish, and lots of juvenile fish.