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The cheapest and perhaps most exhilerating activity experienced in Hawaii is snorkeling.  For the cost of a few dollars, you can have an entire day of fun with your friends and family. Before you begin your Maui Snorkeling adventure, follow these simple tips.

1. Get The Right Gear

The first thing that most people do wrong when planning to snorkel in Hawaii is rent over-priced gear, or purchase really bad gear.  The snorkel gear you can buy at stores like Kmart and Walmart are really only good for the swimming pool.  If you want good gear at the best price, rent gear from a respected shop on your Hawaiian Island.  Boss Frog’s will set you up with gear that our experts will make sure fit you and keep you safe from ocean water consumption.  Some snorkel shops rent poor quality gear.  Boss Frog’s rents the highest quality gear at rock-bottom prices.

2. Practice Safe Snorkeling

Review the top ten ocean safety tips by MauiSnorkeling.com.  These are very important as the ocean is powerful and can be fatal if dealt with improperly.  The tips are easy to follow and mostly common sense, but it helps to keep them in mind to ensure a respectful and safe snorkel experience. 

3. Go To The Best Snorkel Location

The easiest way to find out where to go is to ask a professional.  Call a snorkel expert toll free at 1-888-700-3764 to find out the best and safest places to snorkel.  Conditions change from one day to the next, so the advice of an expert living in the area is crucial in order to find the best clarity, most abundant sea life, and safest spot.  Review a Maui Snorkeling Map before doing a beach entry.  If you want to be confident that you’ll have the best snorkeling experience possible, take a Maui Snorkeling Cruise to Molokini Crater or Turtle Town.  On these catamaran cruises, you’ll be taken to where the clarity is best by your experienced captain and crew.

 4. Have Fun Without Impacting The Reef!

Enjoy the beauty of our ocean with family and friends.  If you remain respectful of the life around you, you will enjoy all of it’s perks.  Be certain to leave the ocean the way it was when you arrived by not touching anything.  Corals and other sealife are very fragile.

 See you in the water!

What is all this talk about the Road to Hana? If you don’t already know, driving the Road to Hana is one of the best things to do in all of Maui.  Personally, I don’t like to drive at all, but never the less, you’ll find me making the journey at least once a year. Why, you ask?  The sights and smells of the lush rainforest and it’s many waterfalls and coastal views make the Hana Highway one of the best drives in the world.  Where else can you pull off a jungle road to swim under a waterfall while watching the ocean crash in front of you?  The Road to Hana is magical for many reasons, and this is why you’ll find so many people taking advantage of the excursion. 

What’s the best way to see the Road to Hana? Get up EARLY and make the drive with an open mind and patient demeanor.  Passengers will get the most out of this trip, so taking turns from driving are important.  The best way to do Hana is by taking a Road to Hana Tour.  Knowledgeable locals guide these tours from air-conditioned luxury vans.  Everyone along for the ride is able to enjoy the uninterrupted views. 

If you’re driving it yourself, make certain to prepare for the journey.  The more prepared you are, the better you’ll enjoy the trip.  Some of the many Road to Hana tips to consider include getting rest the night before, leaving early, bringing bug spray, filling your gas tank, and bringing a camera.  If you drive yourself, think about buying a Road to Hana CD.  These helpful CD’s will guide you to the best of the Road to Hana.

Drive safe and have fun!

     As you know by now, I like to play tourist on my time off sometimes. Playing tourist at Ka’anapali can be fun, but it is also nice to have a little inside information too. While Leilani’s and Hula Grill are two of my favorite places to eat, they often have long waits for a table. When your stomach is already growling, but you don’t feel like the fast food from the food court, that’s when the extra knowledge really comes in handy.

     Most people who are not staying at the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel may never know about two great choices just off the beach walk. The first is Ka’anapali Mixed Plate, which offers a reasonably priced buffet. The second is the Tiki Bar and Grill. Both are located just a couple of doors North of Whaler’s Village and both offer food with almost no wait.

     Ka’anapali Mixed Plate is located in the front of the KBH hotel. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets with a rotating menu. The food is sort of what you expect from a buffet. Nothing is likely to knock you down and bec