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rocks were making geyser splashes 100 shore dive at Koloa Landing, and favorite
feet high. It was awesome and very scary. boat dive at Sheraton Caverns, plus my
I could see that the current was sweeping favorite, first snorkeling spot at Prince
along the coast at about jogging speed. Kuhio Park. The captions describing these
Obviously, no one was snorkeling there spots are as follows:
that day. But it was on that same day that Favorite South Shore Area Diving:
I went around the island of Kauai, about
60 miles away, and I enjoyed calm and SALT POND 0' - 6' Beg Shore dive.
beautiful snorkeling in Poipu. The Excellent easy snorkeling. Coral reef to
descriptions that are on the map in the West. Lots of fish, moray eels, octopi,
Hanalei area are as follows: turtles.
KE'E BEACH. LAGOON 5 - 40' Beg. - CAMP ONE 15' - 52' Int – Adv Boat dive
Adv. Great place for snorkeling and to ledges, overhangs, two pinnacles, and
hanging out on the beach. Winter waves an archway. Colorful coral. Spanish
make good surfing but poor diving. dancers, turtles, lionfish.
Caution: Dangerous currents outside. GENERAL STORE 45' - 90' (13 - 37m)
CANNON'S REEF 5' - 70' Beg. - Int. Beg – Adv Boat dive to drop-o with three
Shore dive at East end of Ha'ena Beach caverns. 1892 boat ”Pele” anchors & coral
via V-shaped slit in reef. Good snorkeling. at 84'. Whitetip reef sharks in lava tube,
Lots of juvenile fish. octopi, butterflyfish, lobsters, snowflake
morays, turtles, black tree coral. Caution:
TUNNELS REEF 15' - 65' Beg. - Int. Currents & rough seas.
Beginners dive site. Excellent snorkeling.
Dive in summer, surf in winter. Lava TURTLE BLUFFS 40' - 90' Int – Adv
tubes, tunnels. White-tip reef sharks, Boat dive to rock bluff and drop-offs.
turtles. Turtle “cleaning station”, where cleaner
wrasse nibble and clean the shells of green
'ANINI BEACH 0' - 15' Beg. Beginner sea turtles and other large customers.
shore dive. Excellent snorkeling. Large Whitetip reef sharks. Rare indigenous
reef. Fish nursery. Turtles. Park facilities. boarfish and morwong. Dolphins.
Lots of sea cucumbers. Excellent Caution: Currents and rough conditions
windsurfing. Caution: Not advisable to possible.
dive or snorkel during Winter surf.
FAST LANES 50' - 90' (15 - 27m) Beg –
As for the Poipu-to-Port Allen area, or the Adv Boat dive over lava. Pennant fish,
South Shore on Franko's Dive Map of whitetips, yellow-eyed surgeonfish,
Kauai, this map zooms in on Kauai's octopi, turtles, eels, sea cucumbers with
most-dived areas, including its favorite
