Maui Snorkel Tours

This was our first time to Hawaii and we wanted to snorkel. We originally thought about the boat that takes you out to Molokini but landed on Maui Snorkeling Tours and boy are we glad we did. If you want to go out on a boat with 50 other people and have some college guys toss you over and say be careful then the boat tour is the way to go. If you want a personal (and I mean personal) private snorkeling adventure with 5 – 7 people and the most educated cool guide, then Suzy Robinson and MST is the way to go. We have a family of 4 with an 11 year old and 14 year old. All of us where a little scared to do it but Suzy makes you feel so comfortable and safe about the adventure. She will talk to you first about your equipment and how it all works, then educate you on what you will see (and ask you what you want to see) take you out and personally snorkel with you and point things out and finally host a beach side snack wrap up after the snorkeling which is such a great touch! No spending all day on a boat was particularly attractive to us. here you just walk in right from the beach which was great. This was the highlight of our trip to Maui. Her personal attention makes it a step above all of the others. I would not even consider another company after experiencing this with MST. Before booking, I read no less than 100 reviews on trip adviser that were just like mine above. That gave me enough confidence that it was going to be great and she exceeded our expectations. Would not book with another company. Thanks Suzy for a wonderful time!

This was the best snorkel tour I’ve ever booked. Educational, fun, and we had a chance to swim with a few turtles. We saw so much on this tour we didn’t even need to snorkel the rest of our trip since nothing would compare. Thanks to Suzzy for a wonderful experience!

One of the coolest things that I have ever done. After we arrived at the spot Suzzy started by opening a book and showing us what we should expect to see, of which I expected to see maybe a few fish and coral. We saw virtually everything, including octopuses and turtles. Totally exceeded my expectations! Much, much better than going out on a boat with a bunch of people. Would recommend to experienced snorkelers or beginners.

What a wonderful experience! Our guide, Ed, was fantastic — he shared with us his insight and experiences about the local wildlife that we were about to see, which made the day so much more enjoyable. He pointed out various fish and urchins along the way which was great! And when we saw the turtles, he explained how we should interact with them so that they would stick around with us — it was amazing! We debated about going with smaller group or with one of the larger group cruises. So glad that we picked the smaller group. We will definitely go back on our next trip to Maui… and I wholeheartedly recommend Suzzy and Ed to anyone looking to have a great snorkeling adventure!

My girlfriend and I found Maui Snorkel Tours on Unilocal,and I called for a group tour in the next few days. They were able to accommodate a tour the next day, and it ended up just being the two of us, plus our instructor Suzzy.
I cannot say enough great things about our experience. I had never snorkeled before, and my girlfriend just once. I was super, super nervous because I am not a strong swimmer (but, as I later learned, this is truly irrelevant).
A few hours after I called to setup the tour, I got a message from Suzzy with the time (quite early, for better snorkeling conditions) and place (in front of a restaurant a little south of Lahaina) to meet her. When we arrived, we followed her in our car to the beach that we would swim out from.
Once there, she first introduced us to the snorkeling gear, and helped us setup the right fits and gave us a brief intro on the general idea of how to snorkel. Next, she introduced us to the fish/​wildlife we would see while snorkeling. She told us her husband is a photographer, and the books in which we saw all the animals were photographed by him. (She truly knew her stuff…) After learning what we would see, we went over snorkeling in more depth, and put on our wetsuits. We trekked out into the water and put on the rest of the gear waist-​deep.
Once we got comfortable with the concept of snorkeling, we proceeded out into the reef, and Suzzy pointed out all the things she had told us about as we saw them — making sure we didn’t miss anything. Eventually, we reached the destination she termed the «turtle carwash,» at which turtles are cleaned by small fish eating away at their dirt, and we saw many turtles (I saw 4 at once!). We proceeded back over the deeper parts of the reef, and eventually reached shallow water again and came out of the water. She had come prepared with a wonderful picnic as we cleaned up, and had a fun little ceremony to celebrate our learning to snorkel.
Again, I cannot recommend Suzzy enough. I was very fearful of snorkeling before this experience, and now I cannot wait to go back out. If you are not a swimmer, you do not need to fear — anybody can handle this.

We went on this tour today and had an amazing experience. She was knowledgeable about the reefs and the fish, as well as personable and friendly. She gave a little lesson before we went into the water which made the snorkeling even more interactive, as we were on the lookout for the ones we had spoken about! The equipment was high quality and Suzy was patient and helpful with the beginners. We saw eels and octopus aside from the numerous fish we spotted. Also a «turtle car wash» where turtles got their got their shells cleaned of algae by the other fish. It was a really great time! Thanks to my girlfriend’s grandma for paying for this wonderful time! :)

My family and I just completed the snorkel tour with Suzzy. Suzzy is very knowledgable about the sea life. Suzzy was kind, patient, and explained everything very well. We saw tons of fish, sea turtles, beautiful coral. My children ages 7, 9, 11 loved the experience. Friends of ours did a snorkel tour same week with a large tour company that takes you out by boat and they saw no turtles. We saw 5 or 6 in the «turtle car wash» as Suzzy called it. It was fascinating. You will not be disappointed with this personalized snorkel experience.

After considering several snorkeling options we decided on Maui Snorkel Tours and it was the right choice. My wife and I (both retired) were new to snorkeling and wanted to make sure we were properly coached and felt confident before jumping in (excuse the pun). We wanted this to be a good experience and my wife was a bit concerned about her swimming abilities.
Ed did a great job of walking us through the prep and giving us a lot of detail as to what to expect and the types of sea life we would see. We had so much fun and learned so much from Ed’s expert local knowledge. I would do this again with MST in a heartbeat. Being part of a small group, 4 newbies, and having one-​on-​one instruction was key.
We will be back to do it again.

We scheduled our snorkeling trip about three weeks beforehand, not knowing how weather would affect it. We woke to very windy conditions but made our way to the meeting place. After discussion of pros and cons with our guide we decided to go ahead.
Our guide, Ed, gave us lots of pictorial explanations of the fish and other animals we hoped to see and how best to impact their environment as lightly as possible.
Ed was very down to earth, informative and professional as he provided us with complete instructions and helped us fit into our gear. As we talked the wind died down a bit.
We left from the beach and moved directly into water, learning to use the masks and flippers before continuing.
Our group of four adults, aged 56 through 60, had fun and saw marine life but, in the end, the wind was not our friend. After about 40 minutes Ed moved us back in where he gave us snacks, water, and talked about the geology of the islands.
After spending all this time he didn’t charge the group. We would have loved rescheduling but had to leave Maui before an opening in their schedule.
We highly recommend Maui Snorkling Tours for their educational slant, professionalism, integrity, and just plain fun!

We went out with Suzzy yesterday, Feb. 18. We had a blast and saw more fish and turtles than expected, which was nice. The best part, though, was Suzzy’s enthusiasm and knowledge. She spent time making sure everyone was having a good time and our party of 6 (4 in our group plus a mom and daughter) felt like o’hana by the end of our almost three hours together. She also spent some time educating us about what we would see. I’ve been on larger boat tours before and this surpassed any of those experiences by far.
We entered the water from the beach and spent a solid hour and a half to two hours in the water. The gear provided (shorty wetsuit, flippers and masks/​snorkels) was professional quality, in great shape and CLEAN! The wetsuit helped with boyancy as well as keeping warm while in the water. I would do another tour with Maui Snorkel Tours in a heartbeat and highly recommend them.

My friends and I had a wonderful time snorkeling with Ed. Some of us are non-​swimmers and he made us feel very comfortable. We were there for about 3.5 hours, 1.5 hours in water. He patiently showed us everything we could and paused at every thing and talked to us about it.
He just sent us 33 beautiful pictures with a fantastic turtle video. Thanks Ed!

This was our first time snorkeling, and we were kind of apprehensive starting out. Neither of us are strong swimmers, particularly in the ocean. Suzy was fantastic. She gave us a brief lesson and let us hold onto the board until we felt comfortable enough to let go and swim on our own. Throughout the tour she explained what fish we were seeing and checked in with us to see how we were doing. It was truly a magical experience and we can’t wait to go snorkeling again! We HIGHLY recommend this tour for anyone who has a fear about snorkeling or for people who want a more personal type tour.

This was our first snorkeling tour. The three of us booked a private tour (we had a 10yr old that had some swimming experience). We were texted the location to meet the day before. We drove to the location and met Ed Robinson. We were fitted with wetsuits, optic masks, snorkels, and fins. We then had a very informative chat about what we were going to see. Then we were off to the water for a lesson on using the equipment. After we got the hang of it, and made sure everything fit right we were off. We had the most fun out of our whole cruise doing this activity. I have to give a hand to Ed for helping Val around on his boogie board. She hates getting her face wet. Somehow he got her to put her face in the water. Once she did she never took it out. After we were done Ed fed us a nice lunch. He also talked about the volcanos, plants, and animals. Thank you Ed we had so much fun!

Suzzy, your so amazing! Thank you for being so patient and kind to us during our snorkeling tour! Thank you for the snacks, banana bread and the cute little balloons!
If this is your first time snorkeling please do yourself a favor and book with this place. Suzzy will give you close instruction and make sure you are 100% comfortable with all that your doing. This isn’t a jump off the boat in the middle on the ocean type of tour. This is straight off the beach swimming into the beautiful coral reefs type of tour.
We met at Leodas (see my review for Leodas, omg best place) and then we were to follow Suzzy in our car to our destination which was supposed to be 2 minutes away and it turned into an hour away!!! Let me explain: we arrived at the destination and Suzzy said the waves were to high and it was to windy so she wanted to take us to another destination which we thought ok that’s fine, but it would have been nice to know we were gonna drive an hour away to reach it. This hour includes the stop we had to make at her shop to pick up some additional gear for my 6 year old daughter. At this point we were all annoyed and not happy at all. Once we got to the destination we had to drive in circles to find parking which took about another 15 – 20 minutes, you can imagine our frustration at this point. Once we finally parked and got out to the beach I asked that we skip the introduction about the different fish because we just wanted to get out there and snorkel, during this time of my clearly frustrated family including me, Suzzy stayed so calm and positive trying to turn the rough start around into an experience we wouldn’t forget and that she did! I can’t take stars off for this rocky start because she turned it around very quickly!
We saw a huge sea turtle, an octopus, beautiful colored reefs, so many different fish. The water is literally crystal clear and the sand was so soft! After the tour she had a cooler full of the yummiest snacks including cold fresh pineapple, gold fish, granola bars, string cheese, waters and the best banana bread of your life!
Suzzy wanted our experience to be nothing less than perfect and it was, you can tell she truly loves what she does.

We had a wonderful time with Maui Snorkle Tours! Ed was our guide and since no one else signed up for a tour the day we went out, we got a private tour. It was my 8yr olds first time snorkeling and though he is a strong swimmer, it was nice having Ed and the boogie board there for him when he got tired. He definitely got a little cold towards the end and that was with 2 wet suits on. Didn’t stop him from having fun though. I think we were out for close to 2 hours. Had to cut things short because, to my surprise, I got a little seasick. Listen to Suzzy when she tells you not to eat a big breakfast beforehand. Overall, it was amazing! Saw A LOT of sea turtles and tons of fish. They swam pretty close up to us. Crystal clear waters. We went in December but weather was perfect that day.
Thanks Ed and Suzzy!

My husband and I are not swimmers and have never been snorkeling before, however for our first trip to Maui we had to try it! We were skeptical of participating in one of the boat tours because it would be our first time and we would prefer close attention and instruction. We found Maui Snorkel Tours through Ann Fielding. I spoke with Paula and told her of our concerns and she told us everything would be personalized for me and my husband. Scheduling was easy and quick!
Our instructor was Jeffrey. He arrived on time at our meet up point and took us to a wonderful place to snorkel. He provided us with detailed instruction, let us try on our snorkel gear before we even got into the water. He also provided us information on some of the wild life we would see in the water. He took us to shallow waters at first, had us try putting our face in the water and practice floating. I was terrified but Jeffrey was so patient and understanding and provided me with some techniques to get over my fears. Once we were comfortable he took us out into a little deeper water and explained all the fish we saw and was completely patient with us, never letting go out of board and making us feel extremely safe. We were in the water for awhile.
Once out, he provided is with some delicious cookies and other snacks and shared with us a book of the fish we saw in the water and shared his stories of being on the island.
I highly recommend Maui snorkel tours! They were awesome to work with and made our first snorkel experience truly memorable!

We had the honor of having Suzzy look after us on our own private tour! I would highly recommend the private tour even if you’re not a beginner, you get to go at your own pace and have the beautiful Suzzy all to yourself! She was so warm, friendly and super knowledgeable and professional and we are just so glad we were able to open our eyes to the amazing world of snorkeling all thanks to Suzzy. We learnt so much and even got to see all the great shots her husband Ed took in his books. Amazing!
If you want an unforgettable snorkeling experience you’ve come to the right place!

The instructor really took his time to explain all the information we needed as FIRST time snorkeling family of five. After getting fitted with some top of the line snorkeling gear and wetsuits, we saw tons of cool fish and sea turtles. We all thought it was our best excursion in Maui!

My husband and I are not snorkeling beginners. We’ve snorkeled had a dozen times. Some of them were off boats, sometimes from a beach. I had pretty much sworn off of beach snorkeling due to a really bad experience 3 years ago, but snorkeling with Ed totally changed my mind.
I was prepared to drive all the way to Kihei for this snorkeling tour, but was happily surprised that Ed came to us! We were staying in Kapalua Bay and we met Ed in a parking lot not even 10 minutes from our resort. In the parking lot you’re fitted for your mask, flippers and wetsuit (more about this later.) Then we followed Ed to our snorkeling location. Ed spent 15 – 20 minutes talking about all the sea life we could encounter during and then we snorkeled. I’m not sure how long we were out there, but we definitely felt that we got our money’s worth. Ed has a keen eye and pointed out a lot of things that we would’ve otherwise missed. After the snorkeling, Ed provided lovely snacks that were so welcome after snorkeling.

I had to convince my mom to snorkel since she’s afraid of the ocean, drowning, and anything remotely fun. I found this on google and saw it had a personal instructor to walk us through everything so we booked it.
We had a group of 5– my parents, my two siblings, and me — and none of us ever snorkeled before. Jeff was amazing and very detailed. He fitted us in our gear and had great knowledge of everything from the equipment, the ocean, the wildlife, and even how to cut a pineapple.
My mom was terrified at first and he stayed by her side the entire time and eased her into the process. He personalized the tour to our group and moved at the speed we needed to go. He could distinguish all the plant life and animal life, and we even saw 9 turtles, with 2 that swam up to get air a couple feet away from us– breathtaking!
Overall, Jeff was knowledgable, patient, and all in all a great guy. If this is your first time snorkeling, I highly suggest taking this tour. Definitely created an experience I’ll never forget.