Guides

Plan Molokini properly

Planning guides for the decisions that change your morning at Molokini — which harbor, which boat, and what to expect in the water.

A white catamaran on blue water with Maui's mountains behind

Molokini Snorkel Tours Compared: Catamarans, Rafts and Sails from Each Harbor

Every kind of Molokini snorkel tour side by side: Ma'alaea catamarans, Kihei rafts, the Makena beach-loading boat and sunrise trips, with times, prices and what each includes.

Two scuba divers along a rocky reef wall in blue water

Snorkeling Molokini Crater: The Cove, the Back Wall, the Rules and the Best Time

What snorkeling Molokini Crater is really like: the cove and the back wall, the fish, the conservation district's rules, currents and the morning, sunscreen, and keeping your distance from wildlife.

A boat's white wake leaving the Maui coast behind

How to Get to Molokini Crater: Ma'alaea, Kihei, Makena and West Maui

Molokini is reached only by boat. Where the boats leave from, how to find your slip and park at Ma'alaea, the Kihei ramp, beach loading at Makena, and what changed at Lahaina.