On our honeymoon I took my wife to the Ritz Carlton Maui for 10 days then to the Marriott Kawaii Beach Resort for another 10 days. Definitely make it a bucket list item. Got to swim with the turtles, took the road to Hana. The Hawaiian grand canyon. Blue hawaiian hellicopter tour. Awesome memories.
I really appreciate your comments about the rental unit. We just bought a rental condo on the West side of Maui; we have been coming to Maui since, well I came the first time in 1976.....so it's been a couple of years. We have already decided our condo will have nice beach chairs and umbrella for guests along with boogie boards cooler and probably a cart to help haul stuff to the beach. I would leave snorkel gear, but that's kind of weird, so guests will have to rent their own. Also the comment about beach towels is spot on. Minimum of 4 beach towels for two guests. Don't get me started on the "starter supplies" most people provide, we will have a couple of weeks worth of TP and paper towels, the last thing I want someone to have to do is purchase basic supplies while they are my guest. Ukulele, and probably a beach guitar is a must (mostly for me, but guests will be welcome to use the gear). Decent binoculars are a necessity for whale watching from our Lanai. Our place needs some work, but we hope that people will feel at home in our home away from home. We want it to reflect our love for the island and hopefully be part of someone's memory in what may be a once in a lifetime vacation for them. There are plenty of Condo's like our little place that was built to be a vacation unit to rent without renting an actual dwelling that the local families desperately need for housing, so choose wisely.
I just want to tell you guys that I think all your videos are awesome. You guys are awesome just being you and all the choices you make or don’t make. I appreciate your videos so much especially with covid. I miss travelling so much and your videos have helped me get away and stay sane. So thank you thank you 🙏
Just got back from Maui a week ago and we just can’t wait to go back. We love Hawaii more than any other place we’ve visited and plan to live there for a time.
Wonderful video and when I heard the voice from Gypsy Guide it brought back my memories from using this guide for our trip through Yellowstone and Banff.
Quite a lovely drive that sunrise. My aunt lived on the big island for the part of the year, every year, for the last 10 years before she died. She fell in love with the islands and said once you do? It never goes away.
Thank you so much for being honest! I think that’s something that doesn’t happen enough with “influencers”. You seriously made so many great points about the false advertising. Unfortunately, so many people fall victim to this.
Wow! That looks like an unforgettable experience ever! you're the best youtube channel in America l Believe. Love both of you Tim and Fin. I can hear Whale 🐋 🐳 sounds.
This video literally made me tear up!! It’s so breathtaking and I can’t wait to visit in a few months. Thank you guys for capturing some amazing things to do in Maui ❤️❤️
Great video of my new everyday workday! I know I am very lucky to work up there. As for clothing, layers is good, always a hat. Inevitably, it does depend where you are from as to how the cold affects you…I’m from the UK, so Haleakala is simply a ‘walk in the park’ 😂😂😂Whereas if you’re from warmer climes, you will really feel it, especially if it’s cloudy and windy. Conversely, you can also get sunburnt up there! Enjoy.
aloha guys, I was born and raised on Maui in the town of haiku. You guys did a pretty good representation of Maui. And yes you guys did get ripped off by the tourist trap manta ray dive tour! And if you wanna get yourself a good quality ukulele, head to mele ukulele, it’s about 2 miles from iao in the town of wailuku, aloha
Big island is the one with Manta Tours. About a million tours do it there and every time we’ve gone we’ve been within inches of them. It’s almost a can’t miss.
Agreed. My wife and loved it so much on our trip in 2019 we decided to change our plans and do it again. It's a night dive/snorkel and you watch them do loops as they feed on plankton.
Came here specifically to say this. Go to the Big Island. There are multiple REAL manta tours. This is one of our absolute bucket list items. Sorry they bamboozled you guys!
Yea, I live on Maui and worked on a whale watching/snorkeling boat for 2 years and have only seen mantas a few times...definitely a treat when seen, but should absolutely not be advertised in Maui. Other comments on here are absolutely right about seeing them on big island....guarantee! Glad you guys enjoyed Maui, she’s a special one! Aloha!
The stingray beach on the Cayman Islands is awesome! I did that tour as well!!! Got a chance to hold the large sea Rays, and I did see humongous Manta Rays.
Another great video - I lol’d multiple times! You asked about “capturing the culture” and how to do that well, I’ve been watching the TH-cam channel, Expedition Drenched, since they started last year. It’s a little more interview style but I think they do it very well. Might check them out. And for Mantas... 🥰🤩🥳 at the end of this month (April) I’ll be heading to the Socorro islands and will be on Nautilus Liveaboards where I’m sure we’ll see them amongst other large ocean creatures. I’ll let you know how it goes!! 🤞🤞🤞
On point!! PAIA Fish Market has the best food! We stayed at the Maui Vista Condo's AirBNB as well and walked into town almost every night to eat there. We were so surprised at the $ too and we had an ocean view place. LOVE your HONEST reviews of all the great places you travel :) Thank you
I didn't eat fish or drink pineapple juice for a LONG time after coming back from Hawaii. It's just so fresh there and delicious that it made what was on the mainland taste so subpar by comparison. I enjoy them again now, but man, that goodness stays with you a long time. It's just the best there is. When you have Mahi Mahi caught fresh that same day, or pineapple juice just made, you can just tell the difference.
Just stubbled across your video and found it fascinating. My wife, adult daughter, and I were in Maui early to mid-December 2021. Due to some poor weather the first week we were there we didnvisit Mt Haleakala or the IAO Valley but did do a whale watching trip, which was a little early in the season. While not much action we did see a mother whale with calf and male escort whale for a bit while out on a zodiac type of boat. A word to the wise, if you get seasick easily take some anti seasickness meds before heading out or consider a larger ship for viewing. Since we were staying in Kihei we did eat at the Paia Fish Market mentioned in your video. It was our favorite place to eat at. Besides hitting three different beaches we drove around most of the island with the road to Hana being my favorite part of our trip. I plan on viewing your video on it to see how our experiences compare. Thanks for sharing your not-so-great experiences as well. Always helpful to know what to avoid.
I stayed in Kihei, I was at Kam 1 watching sun set. I seen a pair of rays along the surface. First onlookers thought it was sharks. I watched and discover in their tandem it was mana rays! So yes there are rays in Maui
I live in Hawaii and travel the world too! You'd be surprised how willing people (locals) would be getting interviewed! I love to ask locals questions everywhere we travel :)
If you want manta dive, you should have gone to the Kona and dive with Jack Diving Locker. Of course, they won't promise manta for sure. But, if you don't see them on your dive. You can join the shop to go out again the next night.
Head to the Big Island for a manta dive!!! Definitely false advertisement looking for mantas here on Maui... so sorry you went through that! You'll swim with them some day!
Though I’ve seen pelagic mantas at Molokini, sightings are rare. You’ll have a better chance just by snorkeling 50-100 yards out at the edge of a reef. I go out seven days a week and encounter them once or so. It is all luck.
GREAT Video, you guys! It felt like I was traveling with you! Loved it and subscribed, for sure! The last time I was on Maui and on the road to Hana was way back in 1983 on our Honeymoon! Thanks for the video!
Nice job guys!!! This was a great video. I feel you did a fantastic job covering the many beauties, sites and creators that you found during your trip!! Sorry the dive was a flop!
I have been to Ohau and just last week the big island. After those two I don't know if any of the other islands are even worth it. The Manta rays were there on the big island tour and were only 125$ per person.
For future reference, Kona has the most amazing manta dive on earth AT NIGHT! Sorry that your Molokini Crater experience wasn’t up to expectations, we got to do the back wall in addition to the crater and loved it!! Maui is the best 🤙🏼
The Kona dive is awesome. Sor a budget experience you can swim out to the mantas on your own from a nearby beach at the hotel with a flashlight. Or you can stand on the observation platform at the hotel snd see them clearly without getting wet.
Thank you again over and over for taking 'us' along on your epic adventures. Maui is breathtakingly beautiful. All of your videos are so inspiring and just wonderful to watch.
@@amandajohnson559 well imo it was great, especially when coming from a place like California and rarely gets any rain. Also the the ocean hitting the black rocks with the lush green rainforest is the background was just perfect, I decided to stare at it for a really long time to have it be etched in my memory
I remember seeing somewhere online that there was a night dive with mantas somewhere in Hawaii, but i would be disappointed too if i purchased a manta dive in bali and turns out it isn't even manta season lol. So cool you got to hear the whales though! I've never seen one, nor heard one on a dive yet! 🙌🏻
Molokini is one of the best places to scuba. I’ve seen pelagic mantas, humpbacks, black tips, and smaller critters like lobsters and nudibranchs. Reef mantas are a common sight but you’ll see them only one out of ten dives. Per your comment they are wild animals and they will show up when they want to. If you want to increase the odds go out for a manta swim on the big island. There’s a 90% chance you’ll see a manta.
For a great manta tour big island has evening manta dives. They have these underwater lights that attract the plankton which is their food source and they all come to feed. I’ve never done this tour but have seen others do it with no complaints!
Very cool you guys. One of only a few channels I look forward to watching. Imagine a time when restrictions and crowds were few, and we were able to spend the night in the multi-window observation building at the top of the crater, alone. Yeah..that was a Long time ago, but it’s a memory of a sunset, full moon rise, and sunrise, that I will never forget. Oh, and hiking out the Kaupo Gap, was the icing on the cake for that experience. Looking forward to your vid of my favorite places on the Hana side. Hope you did the bamboo forest hike at the seven sacred pools (now called something gulch), to the beautiful waterfall.
Wow no way - that sleepover sounds insanely awesome! 😉 I think you’ll enjoy the Road to Hana- still editing but might have to be in two parts... because you’re right- that bamboo forest is INSANE 😍
So lovely to see the sunrise at Haleakala! The time I went it sadly rained and was fully overcast. Will have to try again one day when I can make it back to Maui. Great to see all I missed that day.
Thank you Tim&FIN You guys are rock! I have been watching you guys since Vietnam Motorcycle adventure.Got your backpack last week and it's awesome! Anyway i'm debating between Maui or Oahu. Any recommendation? I will try to do some research here too. Keep up your great adventure and sharing.
When we’ve been up to Haleakala there wasn’t anybody there either. Then as the morning wore on people started showing up. We hiked down into the cones and it was so hot! Compared to the morning weather. I love Maui, I love Oahu the North shore and my Ohana. Makes me homesick.
Sorry about your “Manta Ray“ trip. I have dived Maui a few times and never saw them there. The only place I ever saw them was on a night dive in Kona. You may see an occasional one during the day, however a night dive is where you will see the biggest group of them. It is for sure a bucket list thing for you to do. We used Jack’s Diving Locker in Kona if you make it to that island.
I'm part of a local dive group called Maui Mantas- and we definitely see mantas as well as spotted eagle rays- even when snorkeling. As always, it's hit or miss, but so awesome every time it happens. Also, close encounter with a monk seal was quite a memorable dive!
You two have some of the best travel videos I have ever seen. They are consistently informative, but also always fun. I enjoy the fact that your passion for travel mirrors our own. It makes my wife and me want to travel even more. This year alone, we have been to Oahu (20 days) and Pensacola (15 days). We are planning a short trip to Dallas and Houston, as well as a long stop in Molokai. Please keep posting these delightful travel videos.
I'm so sorry to hear about the failed excursion! Kona is extremely well known for night diving/snorkeling with Manta Rays - hoping you get the chance to go visit and do it there!
For everyone asking about rental cars and ubers, there's a shortage of transportation options on Maui right now. Tourist levels are back to pre-pandemic mass tourism numbers but Hawaii is still following all covid safety regulations. Long wait times at restaurants because capacity is limited to 30-50% depending on venue. Masks are required in public (yes even outside) unless you are 6 feet from others at all times. Rental car companies reduced inventory last year due to covid now they can't keep up with the current surge in demand. (There were far too many rental cars on this small island before coviid, hopefully we don't get them all back.) If you vacation here this year, please respect Hawaii's covid safety regulations. Also, please get vaccinated before your trip. Hotel, restaurant, rental car, etc. workers come in contact with hundreds of visitors per day. Enjoy your vacation but wear a mask and follow the rules.
Did you learn about the silver swords? They are some of the coolest plants on the planet. I believe that they only bloom once every 50 years? I'd have to look it up again but I do know that Haleakala is the only place on earth that they grow. So cool!
Maui, known also as “The Valley Isle,” is the second largest Hawaiian island. The island beloved for its world-famous beaches, the sacred Iao Valley, views of migrating humpback whales (during winter months), farm-to-table cuisine and the magnificent sunrise and sunset from Haleakala.
Please be respectful of the Aina. Especially during covid. Too many times have we had well-intentioned visitors end up hurting our local areas. Just any fyi, if something is closed, or you see the word "Kapu" in front of something that you want to explore, please do not go further. There are dozens of places that my friends and I used to go that are no longer accessable due to overuse by naive tourists. Rule of thumb: If you wouldn't do it in your hometown, please don't do it in ours. This includes wearing Speedos in Walmart with nothing else but a tank top and weird birkenstocks. No one wants to see that.
Absolutely one of the best local places to eat for lunch!! The wait is soooo worth it. Get a Coconut Porter in a can (Maui Brewing Company) to wash it down. Game changer.
I love the instances when you guys visit places that I've been because it's so neat to see "alternate" expereinces of places I have also experienced IRL.... if that makes any kind of sense lol When I went to the top of Haleakala I was NOT prepared for the cold haha I wore sandals, capris and a flannel over a tshirt haha but I missed sunrise despite my best attemps (even with my best intentions I will probably always be a night owl lol) so I went up the mountain at like 8am still cold but with the sun it was def not as cold. BUT I did catch the Ranger Talk which was awesome. Didn't even know about the audio tour thing! That's so cool! Asking people for persmission to film them is so hard for me -and that's just inside the US. I can't imagine how much harder it would be in other places. If I already feel comfortable with a person then I'll just say oh are you comfortable being on camera before I start filming, but I'm still working on trying to ask that of people I just met lol
Been on 3 separate 7-10 day trips on Maui, Kauai, and Big Island. From what I understand (and you may very well know this by now), the best place in Hawaii to swim with mantas is on the west coast of the Big Island...specifically Kailua-Kona. I think they are more active at night, so they do night tours (with lighting). We didn't do it while we were there a few years back, but it's on our return list. Maui was great, but personally I preferred Big Island overall for it's diversity (all the islands are diverse, but Big Island has the added allure of active volcanoes). The biggest Big Island drawback are the vast distances (although that dilutes the crowds), and the relatively small number of beaches.
Sorry you missed the Mantas. I've been on many dives with "That" dive shop and had great experience with them at many different dive locations around Maui. I've been on the Manta dive twice and seen Mantas both times. Diving in the ocean is very unpredictable and you never know what luck you'll have, or not... Great videos BTW!
Can you please bottle Fin’s energy and put into a Tripped Energy Drink. For Tim, we need a Happy Chill Weed strain 😎 oh and I’m still waiting for my Tripped hat but to make this request just between us I’m going to start using SWFMTH)😂
Planning a tip to Maui? Here's Episode 1 that includes all travel restrictions: th-cam.com/video/0QRBpOkLRkM/w-d-xo.html
Allison looked like a kid in a candy shop after you guys got back from Whale watching!!!! It's great to be that excited about something.....
What are your hiking shoes?
@@lindseyprozanski2898 I'd recommend these! -- th-cam.com/video/0qwCtDmioHg/w-d-xo.html
Mantas at Hawaii Big Island!
What month was this filmed ? Is this winter weather?
On our honeymoon I took my wife to the Ritz Carlton Maui for 10 days then to the Marriott Kawaii Beach Resort for another 10 days. Definitely make it a bucket list item. Got to swim with the turtles, took the road to Hana. The Hawaiian grand canyon. Blue hawaiian hellicopter tour. Awesome memories.
wowwwww what an incredible trip!
I really appreciate your comments about the rental unit. We just bought a rental condo on the West side of Maui; we have been coming to Maui since, well I came the first time in 1976.....so it's been a couple of years. We have already decided our condo will have nice beach chairs and umbrella for guests along with boogie boards cooler and probably a cart to help haul stuff to the beach. I would leave snorkel gear, but that's kind of weird, so guests will have to rent their own. Also the comment about beach towels is spot on. Minimum of 4 beach towels for two guests. Don't get me started on the "starter supplies" most people provide, we will have a couple of weeks worth of TP and paper towels, the last thing I want someone to have to do is purchase basic supplies while they are my guest. Ukulele, and probably a beach guitar is a must (mostly for me, but guests will be welcome to use the gear). Decent binoculars are a necessity for whale watching from our Lanai. Our place needs some work, but we hope that people will feel at home in our home away from home. We want it to reflect our love for the island and hopefully be part of someone's memory in what may be a once in a lifetime vacation for them. There are plenty of Condo's like our little place that was built to be a vacation unit to rent without renting an actual dwelling that the local families desperately need for housing, so choose wisely.
I love Maui it’s my Home Born and Raised Maui Boy and it’s a Beautiful Paradise Island Glad you guys got to Enjoy it to
I just want to tell you guys that I think all your videos are awesome. You guys are awesome just being you and all the choices you make or don’t make. I appreciate your videos so much especially with covid. I miss travelling so much and your videos have helped me get away and stay sane. So thank you thank you 🙏
😭🥰 that means the world Suzanne, thank you so much!
We all miss traveling! Definitely hope we can all get back to traveling soon!
😢❤
Just got back from Maui a week ago and we just can’t wait to go back. We love Hawaii more than any other place we’ve visited and plan to live there for a time.
Did you have trouble renting a car? We are going soon and can't seen to reserve one? Thank you for any insight!
@@yourtruthbetold what days are you here?
@@manarod3054 We are there part of next week. No car reservations are available so we are winging it : )
@@yourtruthbetold send me your email, I have a friend that has rentals, just waiting to see if he has any available.
Wonderful video and when I heard the voice from Gypsy Guide it brought back my memories from using this guide for our trip through Yellowstone and Banff.
Maui is the most magical place on Earth. It works wonders on our spirit!
Quite a lovely drive that sunrise. My aunt lived on the big island for the part of the year, every year, for the last 10 years before she died. She fell in love with the islands and said once you do? It never goes away.
Thank you so much for being honest! I think that’s something that doesn’t happen enough with “influencers”. You seriously made so many great points about the false advertising. Unfortunately, so many people fall victim to this.
Wow! That looks like an unforgettable experience ever! you're the best youtube channel in America l Believe. Love both of you Tim and Fin. I can hear Whale 🐋 🐳 sounds.
This video literally made me tear up!! It’s so breathtaking and I can’t wait to visit in a few months. Thank you guys for capturing some amazing things to do in Maui ❤️❤️
Great video of my new everyday workday! I know I am very lucky to work up there. As for clothing, layers is good, always a hat. Inevitably, it does depend where you are from as to how the cold affects you…I’m from the UK, so Haleakala is simply a ‘walk in the park’ 😂😂😂Whereas if you’re from warmer climes, you will really feel it, especially if it’s cloudy and windy. Conversely, you can also get sunburnt up there! Enjoy.
We loved Maui 7x! Mahalo! ❤ 😍 Hana hwy marker 31 I believe was near George's home!
Awesome video! I went on a snorkel trip in Maui and I did get to swim with a manta ray near the crater! So they are there
Mahalo. I was waiting for someone to say this.
The manta rays are on the Big Island fyi. Manta Ray night dives and snorkels at the hotel where the Sheraton resided.
First! Almost ... 😉 OMG you guys are making us want to go to Hawaii - Trevor
So epic - its actually living up to the hype!!
Love your channel. Classy, quality in every video.
Maui......amazing Hawaiian island!!!!!
Thanks for sharing with us this awesome video guys....keep going and have a nice week!!!!
Thank you for visiting my hometown. It has been over a year now since the time I flew there due to covid. Cheers!
You must really miss it! Hopefully you'll be able to return when this covid shit is over.
I hope you’ve had a chance to do the night dive to see the giant mantas on the big island. They show up every night! 😊
Go to the Big Island for manta rays! We saw so many mantas just 2 months ago in Kona. :)
aloha guys, I was born and raised on Maui in the town of haiku. You guys did a pretty good representation of Maui. And yes you guys did get ripped off by the tourist trap manta ray dive tour! And if you wanna get yourself a good quality ukulele, head to mele ukulele, it’s about 2 miles from iao in the town of wailuku, aloha
Any other recommendations for good price excursions?
@@tasteoftea9515 all depends what kind of excursions you wanna do
Gypsy Guide was great. We used it in 2019 on both Oahu and Maui. So much great info. Especially on the way back from Hana.
Cannot wait for your Kauai adventures!!!
If you ever come to Australia Byron Bay Eco tours is the best for whale watching hing. Up close only 10 ppl on a small boat.
We had the same whale watching tour with the same captain! We had the best time and a whale swam under our boat!!!! PAC Whale was great!!!
It’s a pretty cool elementary school trip. I always love learning about geology and the Earth. Gimme all the info lol
Amazing how close to the whales you got and bonus to hear them too. Loving your videos
It was amazing to see them so close!
Big island is the one with Manta Tours. About a million tours do it there and every time we’ve gone we’ve been within inches of them. It’s almost a can’t miss.
Agreed. My wife and loved it so much on our trip in 2019 we decided to change our plans and do it again. It's a night dive/snorkel and you watch them do loops as they feed on plankton.
Came here specifically to say this. Go to the Big Island. There are multiple REAL manta tours.
This is one of our absolute bucket list items. Sorry they bamboozled you guys!
Yea, I live on Maui and worked on a whale watching/snorkeling boat for 2 years and have only seen mantas a few times...definitely a treat when seen, but should absolutely not be advertised in Maui. Other comments on here are absolutely right about seeing them on big island....guarantee! Glad you guys enjoyed Maui, she’s a special one! Aloha!
Thanks so much for your feedback!
We swam with manta’s in the Cayman Islands it was awesome best experience of our lives!!!!’ Did it twice on two separate trips!!
The stingray beach on the Cayman Islands is awesome! I did that tour as well!!! Got a chance to hold the large sea Rays, and I did see humongous Manta Rays.
Your excitement about the whale shot and and effort it took you to get it, totally relatable!!! It made it smile. Gosh I miss traveling!
I love the unity between the two of you guys
Another great video - I lol’d multiple times! You asked about “capturing the culture” and how to do that well, I’ve been watching the TH-cam channel, Expedition Drenched, since they started last year. It’s a little more interview style but I think they do it very well. Might check them out. And for Mantas... 🥰🤩🥳 at the end of this month (April) I’ll be heading to the Socorro islands and will be on Nautilus Liveaboards where I’m sure we’ll see them amongst other large ocean creatures. I’ll let you know how it goes!! 🤞🤞🤞
On point!! PAIA Fish Market has the best food! We stayed at the Maui Vista Condo's AirBNB as well and walked into town almost every night to eat there. We were so surprised at the $ too and we had an ocean view place. LOVE your HONEST reviews of all the great places you travel :) Thank you
I didn't eat fish or drink pineapple juice for a LONG time after coming back from Hawaii. It's just so fresh there and delicious that it made what was on the mainland taste so subpar by comparison. I enjoy them again now, but man, that goodness stays with you a long time. It's just the best there is. When you have Mahi Mahi caught fresh that same day, or pineapple juice just made, you can just tell the difference.
🤤 drool
Just stubbled across your video and found it fascinating. My wife, adult daughter, and I were in Maui early to mid-December 2021. Due to some poor weather the first week we were there we didnvisit Mt Haleakala or the IAO Valley but did do a whale watching trip, which was a little early in the season. While not much action we did see a mother whale with calf and male escort whale for a bit while out on a zodiac type of boat. A word to the wise, if you get seasick easily take some anti seasickness meds before heading out or consider a larger ship for viewing. Since we were staying in Kihei we did eat at the Paia Fish Market mentioned in your video. It was our favorite place to eat at. Besides hitting three different beaches we drove around most of the island with the road to Hana being my favorite part of our trip. I plan on viewing your video on it to see how our experiences compare. Thanks for sharing your not-so-great experiences as well. Always helpful to know what to avoid.
Heading to FL this week and I've got my packing cubes ready to go! First trip using them. Very excited to test them out!
😆😆 enjoy your trip!!
cool to be watching older videos and knowing now, that the things you wished to see/do are coming to life - like Tim getting to see magma!
Spectacular video. Really captures being on Maui .
I stayed in Kihei, I was at Kam 1 watching sun set. I seen a pair of rays along the surface. First onlookers thought it was sharks. I watched and discover in their tandem it was mana rays! So yes there are rays in Maui
Wow Awesome, From Begging to end the top of Maui Sunrise to the Vietnam Vibes, to the Whale Break it's awesome footage. Whale dive is Epic
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So glad you enjoyed!
Absolutely 🙋👌🏞⛰
Such an amazing video again thankyou! I'm sure you'll find the Manta Rays one day, can't wait to see it when you do 😁🙏
Your whale watching cruise was awesome.... Kudos for capturing the perfect pictures too 😁
Tried so hard! 😂😂
Teared up as well. So beautiful!
Your Maui videos are wonderful Keep bringing them.
I live in Hawaii and travel the world too! You'd be surprised how willing people (locals) would be getting interviewed! I love to ask locals questions everywhere we travel :)
If you want manta dive, you should have gone to the Kona and dive with Jack Diving Locker. Of course, they won't promise manta for sure. But, if you don't see them on your dive. You can join the shop to go out again the next night.
Head to the Big Island for a manta dive!!! Definitely false advertisement looking for mantas here on Maui... so sorry you went through that! You'll swim with them some day!
Though I’ve seen pelagic mantas at Molokini, sightings are rare. You’ll have a better chance just by snorkeling 50-100 yards out at the edge of a reef. I go out seven days a week and encounter them once or so. It is all luck.
Really enjoying this series. We enjoyed the big island a few years ago... need to see more. Thanks for sharing.
GREAT Video, you guys! It felt like I was traveling with you! Loved it and subscribed, for sure! The last time I was on Maui and on the road to Hana was way back in 1983 on our Honeymoon! Thanks for the video!
Nice job guys!!! This was a great video. I feel you did a fantastic job covering the many beauties, sites and creators that you found during your trip!! Sorry the dive was a flop!
I have been to Ohau and just last week the big island. After those two I don't know if any of the other islands are even worth it. The Manta rays were there on the big island tour and were only 125$ per person.
My wife and I love your videos!
I got my backpack today! Inspired By the color from last weeks video. I’m obsessed! Getting the packing cubes next!
So awesome! 😆😆
For future reference, Kona has the most amazing manta dive on earth AT NIGHT! Sorry that your Molokini Crater experience wasn’t up to expectations, we got to do the back wall in addition to the crater and loved it!! Maui is the best 🤙🏼
Second the Kona night dive. Experience of a lifetime.
The Kona dive is awesome. Sor a budget experience you can swim out to the mantas on your own from a nearby beach at the hotel with a flashlight. Or you can stand on the observation platform at the hotel snd see them clearly without getting wet.
Now I fully appreciate your Whale Aware passion. Great vid.
Thank you again over and over for taking 'us' along on your epic adventures. Maui is breathtakingly beautiful. All of your videos are so inspiring and just wonderful to watch.
Thanks so much for the lovely comment and thanks for watching! 🥰
I had 2 full days and 2 particulate days in Maui. The road to Hana is definitely one of my favorites and is the wettest place I’ve ever been to
Just left Maui. Hana is overrated.
@@amandajohnson559 well imo it was great, especially when coming from a place like California and rarely gets any rain. Also the the ocean hitting the black rocks with the lush green rainforest is the background was just perfect, I decided to stare at it for a really long time to have it be etched in my memory
I remember seeing somewhere online that there was a night dive with mantas somewhere in Hawaii, but i would be disappointed too if i purchased a manta dive in bali and turns out it isn't even manta season lol. So cool you got to hear the whales though! I've never seen one, nor heard one on a dive yet! 🙌🏻
Night dive with mantas is on the Big Island.
Molokini is one of the best places to scuba. I’ve seen pelagic mantas, humpbacks, black tips, and smaller critters like lobsters and nudibranchs. Reef mantas are a common sight but you’ll see them only one out of ten dives. Per your comment they are wild animals and they will show up when they want to. If you want to increase the odds go out for a manta swim on the big island. There’s a 90% chance you’ll see a manta.
For a great manta tour big island has evening manta dives. They have these underwater lights that attract the plankton which is their food source and they all come to feed. I’ve never done this tour but have seen others do it with no complaints!
Love it
Very cool you guys. One of only a few channels I look forward to watching. Imagine a time when restrictions and crowds were few, and we were able to spend the night in the multi-window observation building at the top of the crater, alone. Yeah..that was a Long time ago, but it’s a memory of a sunset, full moon rise, and sunrise, that I will never forget. Oh, and hiking out the Kaupo Gap, was the icing on the cake for that experience. Looking forward to your vid of my favorite places on the Hana side. Hope you did the bamboo forest hike at the seven sacred pools (now called something gulch), to the beautiful waterfall.
Wow no way - that sleepover sounds insanely awesome! 😉 I think you’ll enjoy the Road to Hana- still editing but might have to be in two parts... because you’re right- that bamboo forest is INSANE 😍
Obviously! It’s fabulous!
You inspire me a lot
Can't wait for this covid to be long gone.... as a scandinavian person it will take ages before i can travel to Maui! Great overall video!
So lovely to see the sunrise at Haleakala! The time I went it sadly rained and was fully overcast. Will have to try again one day when I can make it back to Maui. Great to see all I missed that day.
If you had a chance to see the Silver Sword plant (succulent) then you still had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Thanks for sharing! Great video
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Tim&FIN You guys are rock! I have been watching you guys since Vietnam Motorcycle adventure.Got your backpack last week and it's awesome! Anyway i'm debating between Maui or Oahu. Any recommendation? I will try to do some research here too. Keep up your great adventure
and sharing.
Sorry you missed the stars atop Haleakala, they are AMAZING!
Maui is such an amazing place. Can’t wait to go back!
agreed!
When we’ve been up to Haleakala there wasn’t anybody there either. Then as the morning wore on people started showing up. We hiked down into the cones and it was so hot! Compared to the morning weather. I love Maui, I love Oahu the North shore and my Ohana. Makes me homesick.
Beautiful place...I was thinking about Lilo y Stitch and How Mohana got Hawaii from Bora Bora.....so silly lol
Awesome video. May I know the camera that was used.
Kauhale Makai in Kihei, we've been staying there 5 times now!
Sorry about your “Manta Ray“ trip. I have dived Maui a few times and never saw them there. The only place I ever saw them was on a night dive in Kona. You may see an occasional one during the day, however a night dive is where you will see the biggest group of them. It is for sure a bucket list thing for you to do. We used Jack’s Diving Locker in Kona if you make it to that island.
Awesome recommendation, thanks!
I'm part of a local dive group called Maui Mantas- and we definitely see mantas as well as spotted eagle rays- even when snorkeling. As always, it's hit or miss, but so awesome every time it happens. Also, close encounter with a monk seal was quite a memorable dive!
Sunset is nice also.
You two have some of the best travel videos I have ever seen. They are consistently informative, but also always fun. I enjoy the fact that your passion for travel mirrors our own. It makes my wife and me want to travel even more. This year alone, we have been to Oahu (20 days) and Pensacola (15 days). We are planning a short trip to Dallas and Houston, as well as a long stop in Molokai. Please keep posting these delightful travel videos.
So excited to watch this. Going to Maui September 2022
I’m curious what’s time if year this was filmed? Awesome that you got so much alone time at the waterfalls!
The dynamic duo! I love watching all your adventures 🥰
I'm so sorry to hear about the failed excursion! Kona is extremely well known for night diving/snorkeling with Manta Rays - hoping you get the chance to go visit and do it there!
We did the night snorkle in Kona. It was a bucket list item for sure. We loved it!!
For everyone asking about rental cars and ubers, there's a shortage of transportation options on Maui right now. Tourist levels are back to pre-pandemic mass tourism numbers but Hawaii is still following all covid safety regulations. Long wait times at restaurants because capacity is limited to 30-50% depending on venue. Masks are required in public (yes even outside) unless you are 6 feet from others at all times. Rental car companies reduced inventory last year due to covid now they can't keep up with the current surge in demand. (There were far too many rental cars on this small island before coviid, hopefully we don't get them all back.) If you vacation here this year, please respect Hawaii's covid safety regulations. Also, please get vaccinated before your trip. Hotel, restaurant, rental car, etc. workers come in contact with hundreds of visitors per day. Enjoy your vacation but wear a mask and follow the rules.
Did you learn about the silver swords? They are some of the coolest plants on the planet. I believe that they only bloom once every 50 years? I'd have to look it up again but I do know that Haleakala is the only place on earth that they grow. So cool!
We did see them up there, gorgeous!
Maui, known also as “The Valley Isle,” is the second largest Hawaiian island. The island beloved for its world-famous beaches, the sacred Iao Valley, views of migrating humpback whales (during winter months), farm-to-table cuisine and the magnificent sunrise and sunset from Haleakala.
Thanks for sharing that info!
Please be respectful of the Aina. Especially during covid. Too many times have we had well-intentioned visitors end up hurting our local areas. Just any fyi, if something is closed, or you see the word "Kapu" in front of something that you want to explore, please do not go further. There are dozens of places that my friends and I used to go that are no longer accessable due to overuse by naive tourists. Rule of thumb: If you wouldn't do it in your hometown, please don't do it in ours. This includes wearing Speedos in Walmart with nothing else but a tank top and weird birkenstocks. No one wants to see that.
so enjoyable to watch
We too are at Paia fish market in Paia had the best Mahi Mahi! You guys are making us miss Maui so much! Great video! ~Cara
Absolutely one of the best local places to eat for lunch!! The wait is soooo worth it. Get a Coconut Porter in a can (Maui Brewing Company) to wash it down. Game changer.
I love the instances when you guys visit places that I've been because it's so neat to see "alternate" expereinces of places I have also experienced IRL.... if that makes any kind of sense lol
When I went to the top of Haleakala I was NOT prepared for the cold haha I wore sandals, capris and a flannel over a tshirt haha but I missed sunrise despite my best attemps (even with my best intentions I will probably always be a night owl lol) so I went up the mountain at like 8am still cold but with the sun it was def not as cold. BUT I did catch the Ranger Talk which was awesome. Didn't even know about the audio tour thing! That's so cool!
Asking people for persmission to film them is so hard for me -and that's just inside the US. I can't imagine how much harder it would be in other places. If I already feel comfortable with a person then I'll just say oh are you comfortable being on camera before I start filming, but I'm still working on trying to ask that of people I just met lol
Looks cool video !!so lovely, thanks for sharing
Whoa, Finn went totally Captain Ahab. Nice.
Great video! We're going in June and we will definitely be hitting up many of the same locations. I love Fin's headwraps. Where does she get them?
Yall did all this in one day? Enjoy the energy when your young I guess. Great video one again.👍👍
just movie magic ;)
Been on 3 separate 7-10 day trips on Maui, Kauai, and Big Island. From what I understand (and you may very well know this by now), the best place in Hawaii to swim with mantas is on the west coast of the Big Island...specifically Kailua-Kona. I think they are more active at night, so they do night tours (with lighting). We didn't do it while we were there a few years back, but it's on our return list. Maui was great, but personally I preferred Big Island overall for it's diversity (all the islands are diverse, but Big Island has the added allure of active volcanoes). The biggest Big Island drawback are the vast distances (although that dilutes the crowds), and the relatively small number of beaches.
Sorry you missed the Mantas. I've been on many dives with "That" dive shop and had great experience with them at many different dive locations around Maui. I've been on the Manta dive twice and seen Mantas both times. Diving in the ocean is very unpredictable and you never know what luck you'll have, or not... Great videos BTW!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I hope this wasn’t as silly as we and our new friends on the boat thought.
Can you please bottle Fin’s energy and put into a Tripped Energy Drink. For Tim, we need a Happy Chill Weed strain 😎 oh and I’m still waiting for my Tripped hat but to make this request just between us I’m going to start using SWFMTH)😂
Lmao!
Absolutely positively fantastic 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Why was the video blurred out in certain spots towards the end
I wondered the same!