We left from Makena Beach in Maui. Our guide, Jake, though young, was clearly experienced and knowledgeable. ( plus he was damned funny and entertaining! ). He really helped the couple on our trip who had never kayaked- and when they had such a hard time, he made it funny and we laughed so much! God, it was fun!
We kayaked in the ocean- exhilarating!- and snorkeled twice in 2 locations. Jake would free dive to the bottom and pluck some ocean creature- like a red pencil urchin- tell us all about it, let us hold it and feel it "breathing", then dive back down and carefully replace it where he had gotten it. Very cool and very respectful.
We saw manta rays and honu and many colorful fish. So much fun! We had beverages and snack bars.
We had the premier package, so after our tour, Jake directed us to a nearby food truck where our lunches were paid for and we had some great food! We were pretty happy with Jawz food truck.
It was a great experience and we couldn't have been more pleased. And we had a BLAST!

My husband, daughter (13), and son (11) did the kayak trip which included whale watching and snorkeling. Our tour started out with Garrett, our instructor, leading us out to where we could spot some of the whales. We saw a few in the distance and could hear them blowing and making all different noises as if they were right next to us. Garrett was fantastic and explained about the history of the islands around us, told us about the various marine life, and other interesting facts about Maui. I was so impressed with his knowledge and learned so many unique things. We paddled over after about an hour to a reef where there was the best snorkeling I have ever done. Garrett pointed out things that I would have never seen such as a large eel camouflaged in the rocks. There were so many turtles and one had about 12 fish eating the algae off its back - it was so incredible swimming next to all the turtles and the beautiful colored fish!! I would highly recommend this trip and ask for Garrett!