Hi Everyone,
I love visiting aquarium whenever I travel. Of course I have to pay Maui Aquarium a visit! This is the largest tropical aquarium in the western hemisphere, in 1998. Featuring on the largest collection of live corals in the nation, and over 60 exhibits, including interpretive displays, outdoor touch pools and a 750,000-gallon Open Ocean exhibit with 240-degree view acrylic tunnel. I was expecting this hugeeeee aquarium. But maybe because I’ve had such high expectation of Hawaii, I also expected the aquarium to be massive too. It’s a descent size, you can probably finish the aquarium in about 1.5 – 2 hours. It’s about $25 USD per person so it’s not too bad.
I find myself so fascinated by the different type of fish. Here are some of my favourite!
Yea, this is called a frogfish. Literally. Look at those feet?!
Love right there.
We decided to stop by a nearby restaurant called LILYs they just opened. It was SUPER hot that day and really wanted some iced cold beer. Unfortunately, because they just opened they haven’t got their alcoholic license yet. I can BUY the beer but I can’t drink it in their restaurant. I was so upset!! 
The food was delicious though. We got the fresh mahana fish.
The view from Lily’s Restaurant
After lunch, we decided to head back to the beach – time to swim with turtles!!! We head to Kaanapali Beach – they are known for snokerling to see turtles near the black rock. The best time to see turtles at Blackrock is early morning, before anyone else is out there. There is also a snorkel cruise that will take you to a turtle snorkeling area. But it’s super expensive roughly $120- $140 per person, personally I would just save your money and snorkel in the west maui beaches. You are sure to spot fish, jellyfish and animals What Eats A Jellyfish, like the beautiful turtles! Also, remember not to get too close to them and respect their space. I spotted one and i tried to follow the turtle. Didn’t have much luck – they swim way too fast for me!!
Here are some other shots from snokerling near the beach.
Isn’t this such an awesome camera? I borrowed it from my friend. It’s the Olympus Tough. The screen flips out too! Hence the awesome selfies??
For previous post (Napili Kai Beach Resort).
Thanks so much for reading – I can’t wait to write about my trip Road to Hana! It’s one of my best travel memories so far!!
Ev
I love aquariums. It’s such a unique experience and a chance to see sea life you might not otherwise encounter. If you ever travel to Atlanta, Georgia make sure to check out their aquarium. It’s pretty nice. Although, I was there a number of years ago so it’s possible its changed. Wow, swimming with turtles! That sounds amazing. I’ve always dreamed of swimming with turtles and dolphins. Another travel tip: there’s a place in Florida where you can swim with dolphins. I’m sure there’s other places too, but this is the only one I’ve heard of. This was a great post! I’m a bit of a travel junkie (but have been very few places so far), so I love reading about places people have visited. Once again, great post and lovely pictures! Thanks for sharing! : )
I’ve been Atlanta, but never checked out their aquarium!! *darn!!!* Yes oh it was one of those magical moments where you wish you can store the memory in a jar. It’s soooo cool seeing the sea turtle swim beside you! I’m actually heading to Florida next month! I’m going to research where I can swim with turtles again! Thanks so much for the tip! Traveling heals my soul… I have a serious travel bug! Thanks so much for reading! Really appreciate it! This is the reason why I still love blogging – people like you make my day!!