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Pride of Maui Deluxe AM Snorkel is a full-featured Molokini tour

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel Molokini and Turtle Town

Pride of Maui goes to 2 snorkel sites ... the first stop is crystal clear Molokini Crater

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel swimming with turtle

Snorkel with green sea turtles at the second stop - Turtle Town

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel snorkel instruction

First time snorkelers are welcome ... the Pride of Maui crew will teach you how

Enjoy a continental breakfast & a BBQ lunch and open bar after snorkeling

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel snuba diving

Try snuba diving as an on-board option ... no experience required

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel certified divers

Pride of Maui offers scuba diving for certified divers

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel powered catamaran

Pride of Maui is a wide, stable powered catamaran with lots of room and shade

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel floating noodles

Swimmy noodles will help you float at the surface

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel boogie boards with glass viewing

Boogie boards with glass viewing ports are great for beginners

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel captain and crew

The Pride of Maui's friendly crew are dedicated to your good time!

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel fresh water shower

A fresh water shower feels great after snorkeling

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel glass bottom viewport

The glass viewport provides views of the underwater world for non-snorkelers

Pride of Maui Deluxe Snorkel swimming with Hawaiian green sea turtles

Hawaiian green sea turtles are a common sight

3 unique tours - Molokini, Snorkel & Turtle Watch and the Maui Sunset Cruise

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The Pride of Maui Molokini takes you in comfort … offering glass-bottom viewing, a fun water slide, continental breakfast, an excellent BBQ lunch, and a refreshing open bar. This vessel is spacious and stable; her sprawling upper deck features unobstructed panoramic viewing and outstanding photo opportunities of the majestic Maui coast and surrounding islands. First stop is typically Molokini Crater, famous for its clear water and incredible array of undersea life. After snorkeling at Molokini, the boat makes a second stop at “Turtle Town” where you can swim with Hawaiian green sea turtles! This powerful catamaran offers a fast, smooth ride to Molokini, which lies in the middle of the channel between Maui and Kahoolawe.

On-board options (at an additional cost) include:
SNUBA – this is a cross between snorkeling and scuba … you wear a regulator in your mouth and a hose leads to an oxygen tank that floats on a raft above you at the surface. Snuba divers are able to swim 10 feet below the surface and stay down for about 30 minutes. The cost for a snuba dive is approximately $50 per person (in addition to the snorkeler rates listed above). No advanced reservations are necessary; just let the crew know you’d like to snuba when you get on board the boat on the morning of your tour.

SCUBA – one or two tank scuba dives are available for CERTIFIED divers; advanced reservations are required. The additional cost for scuba is $52 for a one-tank dive and $86 for a two tank dive (including gear). If you have members in your party who would like to scuba, please call our office after making a reservation.

WET SUITS – are included in the cost for scuba divers; snorkelers may rent them for $10

For those who prefer snorkeling in the afternoon, the Pride of Maui PM Snorkel is offered Monday through Saturday from May to December and has a check-in at the main loading dock at Maalaea Harbor at 1:00pm; the tour is three hours long from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. The afternoon tour includes snorkel gear and a BBQ lunch. Due to afternoon trade winds the primary snorkel destination in the afternoon is Coral Gardens, a spot tucked in along the seacliffs of the south shore of the West Maui Mountains. Afternoon trips rarely (but occassionally) visit Molokini Crater; if Molokini is your goal you should do one of the morning tours as the chances of going to Molokini in the morning are infinitely higher. Please note that the Pride of Maui operates an afternoon WHALE WATCH instead of an afternoon snorkel from January through April.

General Information

Schedule: Daily

Duration: 5 hours

Check In: 7:30am at the north dock at Maalaea Harbor, Hwy 30 – Honoapi’ilani Hwy

GPS: 101 Maalaea Rd, Wailuku, HI 96793 Click to view map

Reservations: This tour often sells out 3-5 days in advance so make your reservations now!

Tour includes: Continental breakfast, an excellent BBQ lunch and a refreshing open bar.

Gear Provided: All your snorkel gear, as well as a variety of flotation devices (for those who feel more comfortable swimming in the ocean when they have a little help).

Restrictions: Picture ID is required for passengers consuming alcoholic beverages.

What to Bring & Wear: Wear swimsuits and bring a towel and sunscreen.

Vessel: 65 foot Maxi Power Catamaran

Capacity: 149

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours before the start of the event.

Transportation: The cost is $26 + tax per person for the round trip. (you will pay upon check in) Please call us to arrange at 1.877.678.7333.

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Molokini is a must see when you visit Maui

Spend the day swimming with turtles

Cruise Ship Passengers

NCL cruise ship passengers in Kahului are able to do Pride of Maui on their second day in port. This is a 12-15 minute cab ride to Maalaea Harbor, or we can arrange a rental car with shuttle pick-up at the harbor; rates vary throughout the year but start around $40 per day in low season; see our rental car page for more information. Pride of Maui also have a round trip transportation at $26 per person (advanced arrangement required).

Lahaina cruise ship passengers can do Pride of Maui only on day 2 (assuming your ship is spending the previous night in Lahaina). This would require a 20-25 minute cab ride, or we can arrange a rental car.

Activity Tips

Kevin Ditamore – Owner / Manager

Let’s begin by making it clear … there are MANY boats that do Molokini snorkel tours. There are lots of old icky boats, a host of mediocre trips, and then there are a few great ones and THEY are the ones you are reading about on this page. WE ONLY BOOK NICE MOLOKINI TRIPS!!! You can’t go wrong with ANY of the boats listed on this page. We don’t book OLD boats that are poorly maintained … period. I have personally been on EVERY one of these boats and stand behind these tour operators. Now that you don’t have to worry about us booking you on a BAD boat the only question left to settle is “Which boat is the very best for you?”

The Pride of Maui is one of the best of the larger boats. The Pride of Maui goes to Molokini for one snorkel stop and Turtle Town for a second. Everybody loves turtles, so the Pride of Maui includes them with their morning tour. If you are only going to snorkel once during your vacation, the Pride of Maui will give you more diversity. This boat is large with capacity in the 130 range, but it’s spacious and well laid out to handle the larger crowds. We’ve seen other large boats that look like people are hanging over the edge … that isn’t the case with the Pride of Maui. This boat is a powered catamaran which is very stable; if you have any concerns at all about motion sickness the Pride of Maui has the widest beam (width) which makes it the most stable boat in the water.

Molokini as a snorkel destination is somewhat weather-dependent … while all of these tours that advertise Molokini as a destination will make every effort to provide guests with the experience they seek, a few days a year the tours get diverted to an alternate snorkel spot. All snorkel destinations are ultimately the decision of the captain of the respective vessel and that decision is always made with the safety and comfort of the guests in mind.

Morning is typically better snorkeling than the afternoon because our trade winds here in Hawaii are typically much lighter in the morning and the wind kicks up around noon or so. Many boats (and activity desks) advertise less expensive afternoon Molokini trips … we don’t find this approach to be an honest one. Because of afternoon trade winds most PM trips go to “Coral Gardens” which is near the tunnel along the Pali Highway between Maalaea and Lahaina. Coral Gardens is a nice spot to snorkel … but it isn’t Molokini. We do offer these afternoon trips, but we take the high road here at Adventuremaui.com … since your chances of going to Molokini in the afternoon are less than 20%, we prefer to market them as Coral Gardens snorkel tours … which occassionally get diverted to Molokini on really calm afternoons. If you want to be reasonably sure you are going to Molokini, you definitely want to book a morning trip when your chances of getting to Molokini are more like 95% instead of 20%.

Other Molokini Snorkel options are Aqua Adventures, Fourwinds, Blue Water Rafting, and Maui Magic Molokini & Beyond.

We also offer scuba diving to Molokini Crater which is not found here on this page … see our Maui scuba diving page for details. We offer both certified diving and introductory, no experience necessary dives. The tours featured on our scuba diving page are best if EVERYONE in your party wants to scuba dive. If you have some snorkelers and a few certified divers, the Pride of Maui found here on this page is the best choice.

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