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Snorkel Maui and Lanai: Guide to the underwater world of Hawaii | 
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| Authors: Mel Malinowski, Malinowski Judy
Publisher: Indigo Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 331160
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0964668033
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780964668034
ASIN: 0964668033
Publication Date: November 2000
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Book Description
Snorkel Maui and Lanai is the one and only guidebook exclusively devoted to snorkeling on Maui and Lanai. In this expanded second edition, it has even more sites and maps than before. No other guide comes close to the level of snorkeling detail provided here. Take "Snorkel Maui and Lanai", along with a good general guidebook of your choice, and you'll have all the details you need for a great vacation! From a colorful cover to 39 accurate maps and details on 67 top snorkeling sites, SML draws you into the fascinating underwater world that shouldn't be missed by anyone touring Maui or Lanai. As Dave Barry says: "When you finally see what goes on underwater, you realize that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean--it's like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent." Snorkel Maui and Lanai is the second in a series of guidebooks that provide more detailed snorkeling information than ever before available for each of the Hawaiian islands in an attractive, easy to carry package. "Snorkel Hawaii: The Big Island", also available from Amazon.com, provides the same detailed coverage of Hawaii's biggest island. "Snorkel Kauai", guide to the Garden Isle, will also be available on Amazon.com in early 2001. Our website, snorkelguides.com, provides detailed updates and more. Subtitle-Guide to the Underwater World of Hawaii
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 great book on Maui! March 28, 2008
This book is helpful in finding the best places to snorkel on Maui. It also advises on places to avoid. Great book!
Accurate and invaluable May 26, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I went snorkeling in northwest Maui in April 2007, and found the Malinoski guide to be accurate and more complete than other guides that I read.
Snorkel Maui February 26, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are going to Maui and plan to snorkel, this book is a MUST !!!! It will take you to sites you would NEVER find on your own.
 snorkeling in Maui is entirely over rated - so is book October 30, 2005
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
We went to many spots in this book, and found the rating system to be a little off. In general, the Caribbean offers superior snorkeling to Hawaii, and even the best spot that the authors may rave about in this book is mediocre at best. We also found other guide books to give more accurate info on the best snorkel spots. This book is good if you are afraid of the water or have kids, but those more experienced may actually be better off without the book, relying instead on timely advice from locals.
Only good Snorkel focused book for Maui... September 4, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have used both the Snorkel Kauai and this book on different trips to Hawaii. On our most recent trip to Maui, I found this book to be quite useful for finding those harder to find access points to the numerous beaches in South Maui. I also have the Maui Revealed book by Dougherty & Friedmann, but I find their discussions on snorkeling spots to be quite limited in all of their books and definitely not as good. Also, with Snorkel Maui and Lanai, the beaches are organized geographically around the island, the maps are closer to the page describing the beach, and the directions to get to the beach and find parking are much better than you will find in the Maui Revealed book. I didn't mean this to be a comparison of these two books, but based on other comments, I think if you want to explore the beaches in detail for where is best to snorkel you should buy this book. It is not expensive and is a good deal.
The most useful section of this book is on pages 40-42, "Maui Snorkeling Sites at a Glance". They list the beaches going from west to south to east around the island and a "snorkel worthy" rating, how easy is the access, facilities, what page you'll find the description on, and then a brief note on each. These pages are well worth the cost of the book and I would use them constantly to plan our next day. I found their ratings (A, B, or C) to be dead on and "easy, intermediate, or advanced" rating to be good, too. The next best aspect of the book is letting you know about the beach access parking, you don't often get that for every beach in Maui Revealed.
A very useful book!
P.S. As they suggest, do NOT miss Honolua Bay, Malu'aka Beach, and the Fishbowl (we followed the instructions from Maui Revealed for that one, though). Ulua Beach was beautiful and good for snorkeling, too.
Hope this helps.
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