Maui Scuba Diving Fish Guide
Scuba diving in Maui is a must for your bucket list, especially if you’re planning a vacation in Lahaina. While diving, you can encounter beautiful tropical fish, Hawaiian green turtles, and even sharks. To enhance your diving or snorkeling experience, consider learning about the marine life you might see. Banyan Tree Divers Maui has created…
Scuba Tips to Plan Your Maui Vacation
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…
Is Maui Good for Scuba Diving?
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…
Maui Scuba Diving Certification: How to Prepare
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….
Top 6 Maui Snorkeling Spots
Maui features the most vibrant and accessible coastlines in the Hawaiian Islands. You can visit almost any Maui beach to snorkel with Hawaiian Green Turtles. So, we picked our top 6 Maui snorkeling spots to share with you, but only around Lahaina. Why only West Maui? While there are several beautiful South Maui sites, like…
Maui Scuba Diving Lessons: What to Expect
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…
Buoyancy Control: Scuba Dive Like a Pro
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…
Maui Shore Scuba Diving: Official Guide
Scuba diving in Maui has become a popular island activity for beginner and certified divers. In particular, Maui shore diving tours consistently rank Top 5 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…
Ocean Safety Prevents Scuba Diving Accidents
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…
Defog Your Dive or Snorkel Mask for Good
A foggy dive mask can ruin your experience while scuba diving or snorkeling! Don’t let it spoil your Maui vacation. Whether diving in Lahaina or snorkeling in Kaanapali, an adequately prepared dive mask is essential for enjoying the ocean. A fog-free mask enhances your underwater visibility and makes you a safer diver or snorkeler. A…
Maui Coral Reefs: 7 Ways to Help
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! Yet despite claiming this minuscule swath of seafloor, coral reefs support an impressive 25 percent of all marine life in the ocean. Imagine 2…
Maui Dive Sites
Shore vs. Boat Scuba Diving Maui dive sites give scuba divers the option of excellent shore and boat diving! Shore diving is easy. You put on your scuba diving equipment and enter the ocean at a local beach. In Lahaina, there is no need to wake up early for a boat charter to discover the…