Buoyancy Control: Scuba Dive Like Professionals
For a minute, let’s go back to chapter 1 of your PADI Open Water Diver course. What is neutral buoyancy control? It’s that fantastic feeling you hope to achieve while scuba diving that brings us as close as we will ever get to being astronauts. Neutral buoyancy occurs when an object’s weight is equal to…
Maui Shore Diving: Official Guide
Scuba diving in Maui has become a popular island activity for both beginner and certified divers. In particular, shore diving around the island now consistently ranks as a top 5 activity on TripAdvisor’s list of things to do. Why? Because you can access the best dive sites from the beach, especially in Lahaina and Ka’anapali!…
Top 5 Maui Hotels Near Scuba Diving in Lahaina
Planning a Maui vacation takes forethought and preparation. You will find that many of the best Maui hotels in Lahaina, Kaanapali, and Kapalua are booked continuously at 97 percent capacity. Most often, visitors to Maui make flight and hotel reservations a year in advance! That is not to say that you cannot find places last…
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 smiley is, nope! Being underwater, especially at this time of year, with constant whale song, treasure hunting for rare sea life, away…
Dive Excursions in Mexico
With Maui humpback whale season here, Banyan Tree Divers Maui is at our busiest time of the year. Yet, our scuba staff still dreams of the next perfect scuba diving vacation! We always look for truly unique underwater experiences, free from crowds, and priced right. So, has anyone else been thinking about a dive excursion…
Defog Your Dive Mask for Good
A foggy dive mask is the worst! So don’t suffer during your Maui vacation. When you scuba dive in Lahaina or snorkel in Kaanapali, a well-prepared dive mask is essential to your ocean experience! A fog-free mask also makes you a safer scuba diver or snorkeler. In contrast, a foggy mask blocks your view underwater…
Maui’s Coral Reefs: 7 Ways to Help
Coral Reefs Need You It is no secret that coral reefs are vanishing worldwide at an alarming rate. But, when I say worldwide, it almost sounds as if this ecosystem is abundant when in reality, coral reefs only cover .015 percent of the ocean floor. That is roughly the size of France. Yet, despite claiming…
Maui Dive Sites: Shore vs Boat Diving
How to Scuba Dive in Maui 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 from a local beach. In Lahaina, there is no need to wake up early for a boat charter to discover…