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Written by the Maui Snorkeling team, operating Molokini and Turtle Town tours out of Ma\u02bbalaea Harbor since 1985. We spend more days in these waters than on land!<\/p>\n
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Last updated: December 2025<\/p>\n
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Want a Christmas-week snorkel activity that works for boat OR shore<\/strong>, kids OR adults<\/strong>, and turns \u201cWhat am I looking at?\u201d into a fun win?<\/p>\n Welcome to 12 Days of Snorkel-mas: A Maui Snorkel Scavenger Hunt<\/strong> \u2014 a simple activity that helps you spot Maui reef creatures without<\/em> turning your snorkel into a biology lecture.<\/p>\n \u2705 Grab the printable checklist:<\/strong> Kid mode:<\/strong> Give 1 point per creature + 2 points for any \u201cBonus\u201d find at the end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n More \u201cwhat you might see\u201d in one place:<\/p>\n If you want a day where the captain and crew help pick the best visibility and reef (especially during busy holiday week):<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget essentials:<\/p>\n Mele Kalikimaka and Happy Spotting! \ud83e\udd3f\ud83c\udf85<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/convict-tangs.png” alt=”convict tangs (manini) swimming in Maui” title_text=”convict tangs” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sie suchen eine Schnorchelaktivit\u00e4t f\u00fcr die Weihnachtswoche, die sowohl vom Boot als auch vom Ufer aus m\u00f6glich ist?, Willkommen zu 12 Tagen Schnorchel-Weihnachten: Eine Schnorchel-Schnitzeljagd auf Maui \u2013 eine einfache Aktivit\u00e4t, die Ihnen hilft, die Riffbewohner von Maui zu entdecken, ohne dass Ihr Schnorchel zu einer Biologievorlesung wird.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[262,81,261,259,260],"class_list":["post-28341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maui-information","tag-christmas-week-maui","tag-maui-marine-life","tag-maui-reef-creatures","tag-snorkel-scavenger-hunt","tag-snorkeling-with-kids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauisnorkeling.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Printable Snorkel-mas Checklist (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nHow to Play the Maui Snorkel Scavenger Hunt<\/h2>\n
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\nReef Rules (Quick + Important)<\/h2>\n
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\u2192 Maui Snorkel Conditions: Read Wind, Swell, & Visibility<\/a>
\u2192 Maui Snorkeling for Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n
\nThe 12 Days (Micro-Habitat Edition)<\/h2>\n
Day 1: Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle)<\/h3>\n
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Day 2: Humuhumunukunukuapua\u2019a (Reef Triggerfish)<\/h3>\n
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Day 3: Lau\u2019ipala (Yellow Tang)<\/h3>\n
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Day 4: Kihikihi (Moorish Idol)<\/h3>\n
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Day 5: Butterflyfish (Pair Swimmers)<\/h3>\n
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Day 6: Uhu (Parrotfish)<\/h3>\n
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Day 7: Cleaner Wrasse (The Reef \u201cSpa\u201d)<\/h3>\n
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Day 8: Puhi (Moray Eel)<\/h3>\n
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Day 9: He\u2019e (Hawaiian Day Octopus)<\/h3>\n
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Day 10: Hihimanu (Spotted Eagle Ray)<\/h3>\n
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Day 11: Mano (White-tip Reef Shark)<\/h3>\n
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Day 12: \u201cManini\u201d (Convict Tang)<\/h3>\n
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\nBonus Finds (Christmas Week = Extra Magic)<\/h2>\n
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\nWant the easiest way to spot more of the list?<\/h2>\n
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\u2192 Molokini Crater Snorkeling \u2013 5-Hr Morning Tour<\/a><\/li>\n
\u2192 3-Hr Maui Afternoon Snorkeling Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Snorkeling with Kids on Maui (Quick Tips)<\/h3>\n
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\nKinder ODER Erwachsene, und verwandelt \u201cWas sehe ich da?\u201d in ein unterhaltsames Erfolgserlebnis?<\/p>\n