| For a long time now people have been flocking to | | | | Almost all the beaches offer great snorkeling and the |
| Hawaii for its fabulous beaches. Hawaii's mild, warm | | | | sea sometimes seems to be teeming with fish of |
| weather also makes it a year round holiday | | | | every size and colour. Keep your snorkeling gear |
| destination and you will see sunbathers, swimmers | | | | handy when you visit Hawaii for your holiday travel. |
| and surfers on the beaches even during the | | | | There are also a number of excellent dive sites |
| Christmas and New Year holidays. | | | | where you can see whale sharks, spinner dolphins |
| Hawaii comprises of over a 100 islands of which six | | | | and over 250 other species of fish. Diving expeditions |
| are considered to be the main islands. As you can | | | | and equipment rental can be easily arranged and the |
| imagine this means that there are loads of wonderful | | | | facilities are excellent. |
| and pristine beaches to choose from. Soft white sand | | | | Hawaii is also one of the best places in the world for |
| and turquoise waters are framed by lush tropical | | | | surfing. Some beaches, like Jaws in Maui, have |
| vegetation and wonderful rock formations formed by | | | | massive waves and are suitable only for very |
| lava. All the islands have been formed by volcano | | | | experienced surfers. Other surfing beaches can be |
| eruptions and the lava formations add a great scenic | | | | tackled by beginners as well as less experienced |
| touch to the beaches. | | | | surfers. The curious thing about Hawaii's beaches is |
| Choosing which beach to go to is one of the hardest | | | | that in summer it is the southern beaches that are a |
| things to do. Although Waikiki on the Big Island is the | | | | surfer's paradise and in winter it is the northern ones |
| most famous, almost every Hawaii beach is | | | | that offer perfect surfing conditions. The northern |
| breathtakingly beautiful. The water tends to be calm | | | | beaches tend to be flat during summer and the same |
| and placid in the early morning and can get a bit | | | | goes for the southern beaches in winter. In short, no |
| choppy as the wind picks up in the afternoon. Some | | | | matter what time of the year you travel to Hawaii, |
| beaches are surrounded by offshore coral reefs, | | | | there are ideal swimming and surfing conditions |
| making their waters as calm as a swimming pool. | | | | somewhere or the other amongst the many islands. |