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11/26/2007 Dean Ledgerwood (Avg: 3.20 Review) - This was my first Maui Dive. What a great way to get accustomed to the warm water and great sea life. My wife was able to snorkel above me while I dove. Go towards the end of the point to the left for depths around 40 feet. Saw sea turtles, sea snakes, and a ton of great tropical fish. Very curious little swimmers! Recommended for anyone staying on West Maui. Be sure to get out in the morning since an afternoon northern swell tends to move in.

04/30/2007 Travis (Avg: 3.57 Review) - Kapulua Bay is an excellent beach. I saw it written that it has been voted "World's Nicest Beach" by Sunset Magazine. I can see why. The sand is beautiful and the bay is protected by two reefs/points. Keeps the waves down. Allows easy snorkeling. I took a virgin snorkeler and she had no trouble. I recommend this beach for everyone. It has a hut to rent out cabanas and any gear you might desire, full facilities, and a sandy bottom near shore. Kids can play in the surf and adventurers can check out the reef.

03/06/2006 Brad Nelson (Avg: 3.56 Review) - Can't ask for a easier place to shore dive. Great facilities and a beautiful beach. It even has a grass area to suit up on which is way better than sand. Average viz and fish life. Saw a huge turtle sleeping with its head under a reef. This is a great dive as a warm up because of its ease and interesting things to see. Make sure you go out far enough and to the left to get to the bigger reefs.

10/11/2005 Kendall Roberg (Avg: 4.05 Review) - This is a wonderful beach (if you have non-divers with you, they can chill why you dive). Underwater, the coral formations and landscapes are close. It stays shallow for a while so you need to swim out a ways. Visibility is good and I saw lots of neat and unique fish. This is a great, and an easy dive.

06/06/2005 Bill Benton (Avg: 3.71 Review) - Very nice place. Well lit walkways & beach for night dives, also. Saw two huge male turtles.

03/26/2005 Gary Harmon (Avg: 3.73 Review) - This my idea of a perfect snorkel. Have a great breakfast across from our timeshare at Kahana Falls overlooking the ocean. Drive 4 minutes from our condo to this beautiful bay. Snorkel among the eels, and many colorful fish. This bay is also great for people watching. Walk up the hill and have a burger and tall cool one at the outside Kapalua Bay Hotel bar, while enjoying the best view in Maui. A view overlooking the pool, large grass lawn, and blue ocean to the not so distant islands in the background. Then walk 2 minutes back down and snorkel some more. Oh yeh, drive 4 minutes back to the condo. Hard day! Love2Snorkel

12/06/2004 Robert Brown (Avg: 3.46 Review) - This is a great place for ease of entry. Great for beginners and intermediate. I dived here about four days and really had a great time.

06/25/2004 Sean Stodelle (Avg: 3.56 Review) - Was here the other day and visibility started good. We headed here because the other beaches were getting hit pretty hard by swells. Perfect for my wife and daughter. I free dove which is my diving choice/preference. Reef fish are abundant and stay fairly shallow <15 feet. Once you get outside the cove, where the deeper 40 foot water is, there really isn't much more to see. Great facilities, great location. Easy entry/exit but there can be crowds.

03/16/2004 Anonymous (Avg: 3.58 Review) - This site is wonderful for the beginner to the advanced diver/snorkeler. The entry is easy and the reef is shallow. The first 50 feet in are a bit murky, but once out of the river runoff, it is fantastic snorkeling. Leave your car unlocked - the locals like to look through your stuff and if you lock your doors they will break in.

02/29/2004 Rory (Avg: 2.69 Review) - Easy site to get to. Fairly shallow dive, some snorkelers to deal with. Turtles in abundance.

05/27/2003 Rob (Avg: 3.66 Review) - Just dove this site a few days ago. Get there early to get a good parking spot! Easy entry and exit, there was a bit of a swell from the north so the vis was not that great until we got out around the corner... nice place with nice showers.

12/05/2002 Chris Walker (Avg: 3.78 Review) - A good all around spot for both snorkeling and diving. For divers, it is best to kick out about 300 yards and then drop. Go to the right, (opposite of what the photo says) and you will see mountains and valleys of rock and coral. You can also see turtles, eels, and numerous reef fish.

05/24/2001 Al Mialkovsky (Avg: 3.82 Review) - We feel the walk to the far side (Right) is worth the effort. HUGE eels, many octopus and normal creatures are found along the reef. On this trip (May) the algae was worse than we've seen it before but at about 30 feet it isn't a problem. They are building lots of condos there now but the beach is wonderful, restrooms and showers to rinse off next to the parking lot.

05/15/2001 J. Sullivan (Avg: 3.18 Review) - Excellent views

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