I have just returned from 2 weeks in Maui. Well the weather was perfect and the waters where clear and warm (77-78 deg F).
I was glad to be diving everyday all day and getting in a night dive now and then. I was diving with Extended Horizions www.extendedhorizions.com during my stay and was totally impressed with their operation. Eric and his crew went above and beyond my expectations and did everything to accomodate the needs of the clients.
Upon my arrival the first night I lined up a night dive with Keith at Black Rock. I had night dives previously but when I entered this dive into my log book I simply entered into the comments "A REAL NIGHT DIVE". I could not believe the marine life I was seeing and was totally taken by surprise. People tell you about night dives and the new things you see but until you experience it for the first time you just don't fully understand the experience. What a way to start the trip.
The next day I did some shore dives with Keith along the northwest coast of Maui. Keith is the go to guy when it comes to shore diving and the hot spots. My goal was to get good pictures of Frogfish and let me say I got em' juveniles to adult and even got to see a pair of them swiming to a new spot in mid water. I wished I'd been quicker on the draw to switch the camera over to video because I am told that's a rare thing.
I did a couple boat dives with Extended Horizions as well out to Lanai (Cathedral 1 and Knob Hill) and once again I was impressed. Fish, Fish and more Fish. I was able to get pictures of some new fish that I hadn't seen before. I thank the guides (Steve & Meren and Cpt. Victoria) for all of the knowlege they shared with me in regards to the marine life. It was also really nice of them to offer up the fresh fruit, and bagels during the short trip to the next site. My previous dive boat charters did not even have drinking water on board which was not the case with Extended Horizions. I was excited to back and look at all the pictures I had captured during the dives at Lanai. I was able to photo a Wire Coral Goby, Pipefish, Pryamid Butterfly, Bluefin, and even False Killer Whales just to name a few.
As for the boat Extended Horizions II it has got to be the cleanest boat on Maui as it is removed the water each day and taken back to shop for washdown, resupply and refuel. Even the fuel is clean as Extened Horizions II is the only boat on Maui that runs on 100% Bio-Diesel which is recycled from Maui. The entire crew is dedicated to keeping the oceans clean and also sponsored a World Clean Up Day on Sep 19th. I was glad they offered me an opprotunity to participate.
Another plus with Extended is that they can accomodate PADI instruction so if during your stay you want to further your education and add additional ratings to your divelog they can help. I completed my Fish-ID with them and wish I would have taken a photo specialty as well because they have some very talented photographer/instructors on staff. I could go on and on with all the specialties and ratings that I could have done with them but you get the idea.
In closing if you are heading to Maui and looking for a quality dive operation that runs small groups Extended Horizions is who you are looking for. On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being the best I would rate them a 15.
If you have any questions feel free to message me.
I was glad to be diving everyday all day and getting in a night dive now and then. I was diving with Extended Horizions www.extendedhorizions.com during my stay and was totally impressed with their operation. Eric and his crew went above and beyond my expectations and did everything to accomodate the needs of the clients.
Upon my arrival the first night I lined up a night dive with Keith at Black Rock. I had night dives previously but when I entered this dive into my log book I simply entered into the comments "A REAL NIGHT DIVE". I could not believe the marine life I was seeing and was totally taken by surprise. People tell you about night dives and the new things you see but until you experience it for the first time you just don't fully understand the experience. What a way to start the trip.
The next day I did some shore dives with Keith along the northwest coast of Maui. Keith is the go to guy when it comes to shore diving and the hot spots. My goal was to get good pictures of Frogfish and let me say I got em' juveniles to adult and even got to see a pair of them swiming to a new spot in mid water. I wished I'd been quicker on the draw to switch the camera over to video because I am told that's a rare thing.
I did a couple boat dives with Extended Horizions as well out to Lanai (Cathedral 1 and Knob Hill) and once again I was impressed. Fish, Fish and more Fish. I was able to get pictures of some new fish that I hadn't seen before. I thank the guides (Steve & Meren and Cpt. Victoria) for all of the knowlege they shared with me in regards to the marine life. It was also really nice of them to offer up the fresh fruit, and bagels during the short trip to the next site. My previous dive boat charters did not even have drinking water on board which was not the case with Extended Horizions. I was excited to back and look at all the pictures I had captured during the dives at Lanai. I was able to photo a Wire Coral Goby, Pipefish, Pryamid Butterfly, Bluefin, and even False Killer Whales just to name a few.
As for the boat Extended Horizions II it has got to be the cleanest boat on Maui as it is removed the water each day and taken back to shop for washdown, resupply and refuel. Even the fuel is clean as Extened Horizions II is the only boat on Maui that runs on 100% Bio-Diesel which is recycled from Maui. The entire crew is dedicated to keeping the oceans clean and also sponsored a World Clean Up Day on Sep 19th. I was glad they offered me an opprotunity to participate.
Another plus with Extended is that they can accomodate PADI instruction so if during your stay you want to further your education and add additional ratings to your divelog they can help. I completed my Fish-ID with them and wish I would have taken a photo specialty as well because they have some very talented photographer/instructors on staff. I could go on and on with all the specialties and ratings that I could have done with them but you get the idea.
In closing if you are heading to Maui and looking for a quality dive operation that runs small groups Extended Horizions is who you are looking for. On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being the best I would rate them a 15.
If you have any questions feel free to message me.
