Maui Scuba and Snorkeling

Scuba diving in Maui should be a must for your bucket list, especially if you’re planning to visit the beaches of Lahaina. When you enter the ocean here, you can encounter beautiful tropical fish, Hawaiian green turtles, and reef sharks. You can enhance your diving or snorkeling experience by learning about the marine life you…

Your flight to Maui and hotel in Kaanapali are all booked. It’s time to plan your scuba diving adventure, but you may have countless questions. Do you want to visit specific dive sites in Lahaina or Wailea? Which dive company is the best fit for you? What scuba gear should you pack? Properly preparing for…

You are planning your next vacation, and your family has chosen the Hawaiian island of Maui. You’ve decided to spend a day scuba diving, but you are wondering whether Maui is a good destination for this activity. While reading a blog on a Maui dive company’s website, you recognize that it may present a biased…

You want to get your scuba diving certification in Maui, but how do you prepare? Maui features two styles of diving: shore and boat dives. Shore diving in Lahaina is the most suitable option for getting a scuba certification. You can see Hawaiian Green Turtles, White-Tip Reef Sharks, and corals in the warm Pacific Ocean….

Maui features the most vibrant and accessible coastlines in the Hawaiian Islands. You can visit almost any of the island’s famous beaches to snorkel with a Hawaiian Green Turtle or two, or three … So, we picked our 6 favorite Maui snorkeling spots to share. Not surprisingly, sunny Lahaina is home to all of our…

Maui scuba diving lessons are a top choice for many travelers’ bucket lists. Due to the island’s excellent diving conditions, scuba diving for beginners is particularly popular. Shore diving in Lahaina offers shallow sites with vibrant coral reefs, tropical fish, and the chance to see giant Hawaiian turtles. Hawaii is an ideal destination for scuba…

Let’s revisit Chapter 1 of your PADI Open Water Diver course momentarily. What exactly is neutral buoyancy control? It’s the incredible sensation you aim to achieve while scuba diving, bringing you as close to the experience of an astronaut as possible. Neutral buoyancy occurs when an object’s weight equals the weight of the fluid it…

Scuba diving in Maui has become a popular island activity for beginner and certified divers. In particular, Maui shore diving tours consistently rank high on TripAdvisor. Why? Because you can access the best dive sites from the beach, especially in Lahaina and Kaanapali! So skip the boat and find vibrant coral reefs, turtles, and White…

Few things make me happier than a Maui scuba diving adventure with fish, turtles, and sharks. So when I get asked if diving ever gets old, my swift and proud reply with a smile is, nope! Being underwater, especially at this time of year, with constant whale song, treasure hunting for rare sea life, away…

Discover the best pro tips to defog your dive mask for good, because a foggy dive mask can ruin your scuba diving or snorkeling experience. Don’t let a cloudy lens spoil your Maui vacation. Instead, learn these tricks to stop fog before your next scuba dive or snorkel! Many certified divers have a preferred method…

Corals Need You It is no secret that coral reefs are vanishing at an alarming rate. Worldwide, coral reefs only cover 0.015 percent of the ocean floor—roughly the size of France! Despite occupying a minuscule fraction of the seafloor, coral reefs support 25 percent of all marine life. Imagine 2 billion people relying on the…

Maui Scuba Diving Options Maui’s dive sites offer excellent scuba diving from shore and boat. Shore diving is known as an easy option. You put on your scuba diving equipment and walk into the ocean from the beach. In Lahaina, for example, there is no need to wake up before sunrise for a boat charter…