Hanauma Bay

Volcánico en East Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

• Abierto todo el año
• Duración típica: 2h

Acceso y tarifas

• adult general admission (tarifa: USD 25.00)
• day-use parking per vehicle (tarifa: USD 3.00)
• free entry — active military (tarifa: USD 0.00)
• free entry — local residents (tarifa: USD 0.00 · condition: Hawaii state ID required)
• free entry — under 13 (tarifa: USD 0.00 · condition: age 12 and under)

Qué hacer

• scuba diving — outer bay (skill level: experienced only · max depth ft: 70)
• esnórquel (skill level: all levels)
• natación
• wildlife viewing — sea turtles

Antes de ir

• 48-hour advance reservation required (platform: Honolulu Parks and Recreation website · booking opens: 7:00 a.m. daily)
• hazardous currents in channel (areas: Witches Brew, Moloka'i Express current, rip currents near cable channel)
• reef-safe sunscreen required
• toilet bowl area closed (motivo: safety concerns)

Servicios

• free beach wheelchairs (availability: via beach volunteers)
• free tram — upper to beach (dirección: both up and down)
• lifeguards on duty year-round
• restrooms and showers
• snack bar and gift shop (ubicación: upper level)

Mejor época para visitar

• early morning, low tide (motivo: best underwater visibility before sediment disturbance)

Características

• fringing reef — up to 10 ft deep (features: sandy-bottomed clearings · extent yards: 100)
• mandatory 9-minute education video (topics: marine life, preservation, safety)
• outer reef — up to 30 ft deep — coral beds, schooling fish, turtles
• volcanic cone bay — 101 acres (established: 1967)
• voted best us beach 2016 (awarded by: Dr. Beach)

Datos útiles

• approx. 15 min from waikiki (ruta: Kalaniana'ole Highway (Hwy 72))
• city bus service available — taxis discouraged
• open wed–sun only (closed days: Monday, Tuesday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day)
• parking limited — 300 stalls — fills early
• small coolers permitted (allowed: non-alcoholic drinks and snacks · prohibited: large coolers, alcohol)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-AA8P-KJ7SJ

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