Dive Review of Extended Horizons/Kahana Falls in
Hawaii/Maui

Other dive reports on Extended Horizons

Other Hawaii reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Extended Horizons/Kahana Falls: "Many great aspects, a couple frustrations", Nov, 2016, by Sheleigh A Harding, UT, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9338 has 1 Helpful vote.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	First the good parts. The dive masters are excellent. Friendly, relaxed, with keen eyes for small critters and rare finds. Very enthusiastic. The dive sites on Lana'i are healthy, and we had excellent viz. The cathedrals were gorgeous. Also, I love that the dive op is trying to be as environmentally conscious as possible. The frustrating parts: the first dive is a timed dive--40-45 minutes. I would frequently have 1/2 a tank left when notified that the dive is over. They say this is to have sufficient bottom time for the second, longer dive, however all of the first dives we did were quite shallow and bottom time was not an issue. I think this is more about their schedule than anything. Next, they keep insisting that their divers to use the mooring line to ascend and descend for "safety." This seemed totally unnecessary given the lack of current most of the time and the small groups involved. I didn't use the mooring line--free ascents and descents instead-- and the dive masters were very accommodating and understanding. (Mooring lines get crowded and uncomfortable.) Finally, the boat ride to Lana'i is long, and sometimes rough. If you get seasick, dose up. There were quite a few sick people. Bottom line-you are paying a lot for these dives. With tax and tip, about $200 for a two tank dive. I would have preferred to use my entire first tank.
Websites	Extended Horizons
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Hawaii, Tobago, BVI's, Costa Rica
Closest Airport	OGG	Getting There	Easy access
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	76-77°F / 24-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	First dive is timed--40 minutes. They ask that you do mooring line ascents and descents--hand over hand--I didn't though, and they were fine with it.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Report currently has 1 Helpful vote

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 665 dive reviews of Hawaii and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Extended Horizons

All Hawaii Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Hawaii
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Want to assemble your own collection of Hawaii reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.15 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Extended Horizons/Kahana Falls in Hawaii/Maui

Extended Horizons/Kahana Falls: "Many great aspects, a couple frustrations", Nov, 2016,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Extended Horizons/Kahana Falls in
Hawaii/Maui