kayaking in maui-which company
Apr 3rd, 2008, 03:13 PM
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kayaking in maui-which company
We are planning on taking a guided kayak/snorkel tour in Maui and are trying to figure out which company to book with. Almost all of their websites say "the best in Maui" but I have seen sites mentioning irresponsible kayak companies and I don't want to book with any of those. Has anyone taken a kayak tour that you would recommend?
Apr 11th, 2008, 01:27 PM
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We just got back from Maui.I don't have comparisons but will share my experience. We did a small kayak trip- one that was not a 'tour'with Ron Bass. It was nice that it was small -only 4 of us- and we put in the water where no one else does. However, I expected to see more... We started with a nice lesson and practice session that taught me more than the basics. Then we paddled out and looked for whales off in the distance. While we looked, we listened with a microphone in the water and earphones . We could hear them singing great!! even though miles away probably. We finally spotted some about 5 miles away. Then we paddled to a turtle area and saw about 5 swimming around. Here lies my dissapointment. I hoped to swim/snorkle with them. We then paddled to an area to look for reef sharks but it was too low tide. We snorkled at a very shallow reef that we had to walk through. Saw some fish but it was more uncomfortable to manuever due to shallow waters. I was kind of bored. I Kayak often in waters but was kind of bored. It was 85.00 per person. I wonder what if the big boats (Trilogy is recommended) could do all the same (see whales, turtles, snorkle, and lunch) could provide the same.
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We did not kayak on Maui. We did, however, on the Big Island.
Konaboys was a great company & seemed to love sharing extra info - gave us their cell & said to call any time we had a question about anything on the Big Island while we were there.
I sent Frank at Konaboys an email as to your inquiry. He sent back a link that, if they don't have kayaks he assures me they would put you in touch with a reputable company.
Here's the link:
https://htmaui.com/shop/
Send them an email as to your question.
Konaboys was a great company & seemed to love sharing extra info - gave us their cell & said to call any time we had a question about anything on the Big Island while we were there.
I sent Frank at Konaboys an email as to your inquiry. He sent back a link that, if they don't have kayaks he assures me they would put you in touch with a reputable company.
Here's the link:
https://htmaui.com/shop/
Send them an email as to your question.
