MatthiasDE
Registered
Hello everyone,
I'm planning to go to Hawaii for the first time, mainly for diving with some sideseeing attached. I have done some research, but now I feel I have more questions than before. I hope you can help me.
I plan to go between 11/24 and 12/3 and I've heard that it's not too stupid an idea to go there during Thanksgiving
The best flight goes to HNL (Oahu). Going to Big Island already adds a layover, and Maui doesn't really work unless I try to book a separate ticket with Hawaiian (ferries don't seem to exist). How do you reach your final destination? And do you move to other islands at all, or do you go to "your" island initially and stay there for the whole trip?
I have some experience and I'm AOWD with Nitrox, so I'm ok with depth, night and wrecks, and I appreciate variety.
Next, I'll be traveling alone, so I need a base with proper guides. So if one of the islands is mainly for self-organised trips (like what I've heard to be common on Aruba), that doesn't work for me.
I hope I can do without a car. Just take a taxi or bus to the hotel (wherever it is, not booked yet) and walk to the base, or be picked up by minibus.
Concerning location, I'd like to be in a hotel to have a restaurant and breakfast onsite, but I don't need any other amenities or nearby party spots. A simple room that's not a dorm, and some food
So I'm hoping for some input to the "what's the best island" question, given my constraints:
- Time (November/December)
- Traveling alone (need guide, but don't need to keep a non-diver happy)
- Advanced dive spots appreciated (e.g. wreck, cave, night, sharks)
- Reachable (Oahu or Big Island preferred)
- No car, if possible
- No party location required or desired
Comments and further reading welcome
I'm planning to go to Hawaii for the first time, mainly for diving with some sideseeing attached. I have done some research, but now I feel I have more questions than before. I hope you can help me.
I plan to go between 11/24 and 12/3 and I've heard that it's not too stupid an idea to go there during Thanksgiving
The best flight goes to HNL (Oahu). Going to Big Island already adds a layover, and Maui doesn't really work unless I try to book a separate ticket with Hawaiian (ferries don't seem to exist). How do you reach your final destination? And do you move to other islands at all, or do you go to "your" island initially and stay there for the whole trip?
I have some experience and I'm AOWD with Nitrox, so I'm ok with depth, night and wrecks, and I appreciate variety.
Next, I'll be traveling alone, so I need a base with proper guides. So if one of the islands is mainly for self-organised trips (like what I've heard to be common on Aruba), that doesn't work for me.
I hope I can do without a car. Just take a taxi or bus to the hotel (wherever it is, not booked yet) and walk to the base, or be picked up by minibus.
Concerning location, I'd like to be in a hotel to have a restaurant and breakfast onsite, but I don't need any other amenities or nearby party spots. A simple room that's not a dorm, and some food
So I'm hoping for some input to the "what's the best island" question, given my constraints:
- Time (November/December)
- Traveling alone (need guide, but don't need to keep a non-diver happy)
- Advanced dive spots appreciated (e.g. wreck, cave, night, sharks)
- Reachable (Oahu or Big Island preferred)
- No car, if possible
- No party location required or desired
Comments and further reading welcome