Maui

April 14-24
diver: $1745, non-diver: $1145

Included:

Diving with Lahaina Divers (sites are subject to change)

• Unlimited tanks and weights for shore diving • Tanks and weights on all dive charters • Snacks and beverages on all dive charters
   • Continental breakfast and deli-style lunch on all morning charters • Gear transport to and from the dive vessel, • taxes and fees
• Scuba dive world-famous Molokini Crater.
  • Tuesday morning. Molokini Crater has been a Marine Preserve since the summer of 1977 and features one of the most pristine hard coral reefs in Hawaii.  You'll encounter hundreds of tropical fish, graceful rays. Octopi, moray eels and white tip reef sharks. Along the slopes of this submerged volcanic cinder cone, divers can experience the best visibility in the entire state - frequently exceeding 100 feet or more. Lahaina Divers offers two-tank dive trips to Molokini, for certified divers, several times each week. If you are diving multiple days, a trip to Molokini should be part of your itinerary.
• Dive the Molokini Backwall.
  • Wednesday morning. An advanced dive, the Molokini Wall is a World Class Wall and Drift dive for certified divers only. The Wall is approximately 360ft in depth, however divers will level off at 80ft or less. You may see white tip, black tip, and/or gray reef sharks; manta rays, dolphins, and schooling fish. This is a very exciting dive for the sheer, vertical wall and blue water. Divers should have recent diving experience, good buoyancy control, and be good on air consumption. This dive site is not suitable for snorkelers.
• Drift diving on the farside of Lanai
  • Thursday mid-morning. Exploring the reefs beyond the moored dive sites, we travel to the farside of the island of Lanai for advanced drift diving at sites such as Barge Harbor, Joni's Jungle, Five Sisters, Triple Arches or Grand Canyon.  If you have ever heard the briefing at Lighthouse, not to go out past the point or the current will take you away, imagine that as the starting point of your dive. Divers should have recent diving experience, good buoyancy control, and be good on air consumption. This dive site is not suitable for snorkelers. This dive requires each divers to carry a dive computer and a safety marker sausage.
• South coast of Lanai
  • Friday morning. Many divers believe the south coast of Lana'i offer the ultimate in Hawaiian diving. No other destination in Maui County offers the diversity of dive sites Lana'i does. You'll experience unique coral formation, mysterious lava tubes, graceful archways and soaring pinnacles. For sheer drama, nothing beats the sight of light cascading through the multiple openings of lava domes such as First or Second Cathedral
• Turtle Reef
  • Friday Afternoon. Divers know Turtle Reef for its extensive coral gardens running the entire length of Maui from the upper west side to the southern tip of the island. This area is home to a wide variety of marine life and an extensive Green Sea Turtle population. Although Green Sea Turtles are on the endangered species list, in Maui's warm protected waters they have thrived. It is not unusual to observe several turtles on each dive.

Old Lahaina Luau

• Sunday night at 5:45pm.

 9 nights at the OutRigger Aina Nalu condominiums

Options:

• Optional: Hammerhead Bluewater Drift sites Fish Head and Fish Bowl site $199
  • Saturday. Fish Rain is a drift dive in sometimes strong current and choppy seas known for the possibility of seeing some of the large pelagics.  Some time will be spent away from the reef, mid-water, in the blue looking and waiting for the “Feature Presentation”…Scalloped Hammerhead sharks!  In addition, they have seen Galapagos sharks, gray reef sharks, schools of jacks, large barracuda, ahi and dolphins.  There are reports that at one time or another, Tiger sharks, Hawaiian Monk seals, whale sharks, mahi and even the mighty Humpback whale have all been seen at this dive site.
• The Pipiwai Trail, above the Seven Sacred Pools day trip by car
  • is one of the best hikes on Maui. It is 4 miles roundtrip, gaining 650-feet in elevation. It takes 2 1/2 - 5 hours to hike, depending on how much nature loving you do. There are several great waterfalls along the route with the final destination being Waimoku Falls, falling 400-feet down a sheer lava rock wall.
• Helicopter Tours
  • Hawaii air tours offer spectacular aerial views of the volcanoe at Haleakala National Park and triple canopy tropical rainforests with vibrant green valleys.
• room options (double occupancy):
  • microwave, fridge, 1 bedroom/1 bath:  deduct $153 each
  • full kitchen, 1 bedroom/1 bath  included in price
• full kitchen, 2 bedrooms/2 bath : share with second couple and deduct $385 each\
  • share with single person : deduct $216 each

Not Included:

airfare $900 and up (we can arrange at current prices)

airport transfers, rental cars, food (except for luau), tips, transportation

misc

• dive shop: .2 miles, deli: .3 miles, walgreens: .2 miles, supermarket: .4 miles
• eggs: 2$, bred 3$, milk 6$
• cabs: 2.25 + 2.80/mi
• airport shuttle: $38.50pp
• cab fare from airport about $80
• parking: free, 10$-25$/day