Dive Review of Octopus Reef in
Hawaii/Maui

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Octopus Reef, Sep, 2003, by Jeff Stephenson & Avis Durgan, WA, USA . Report 747.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Octopus Reef is better termed a “dive training and guide service” than a “dive operation” – it is as personalized a dive experience as it is possible to have. After doing Nitrox certification with Lynn (they train at all levels), we dove with her for two days and with Rene for one – the two of us with one of them on custom shore-dive tours, for a price that’s equivalent to what you’d pay for a seat on a cattle boat. Both Lynn and Rene are extremely knowledgeable about the marine life, enthusiastic about diving and the wonders of the ocean, and dedicated to making sure that you see and enjoy as much as possible. The dives are geared completely to your desires and skill level, with extensive pre-dive briefings, lots of underwater communication to fill you in on what you’re seeing, and even post-dive debriefings, all with no rushing. Since you’re not going as part of a larger group, you always dive your own profile. [One note: Snacks are just that – snacks. If you need more than a granola bar and juice between dives, bring it yourself. We pick dive operations for diving, not the food…] The magical dives we had with them featured a pair of spotted eagle rays feeding together, turtles being cleaned of algae at cleaning stations, and more frogfish than one has a right to expect. We will definitely return to Maui to dive with them again, not just for the tours and the dive knowledge to be gained from them, but because after only three days of diving they seemed like old friends. Our subscription to Undercurrent was worth it if the only thing that ever came of it was finding Octopus Reef. Anyone going to Maui owes it to themselves to contact them: [octopusreef.com link].
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii (Maui, Kaua'i), French Polynesia (Moorea, Bora Bora, Rangiroa)
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Octopus Reef in Hawaii/Maui

Octopus Reef, Sep, 2003,

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Dive Review of Octopus Reef in
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