Oahu Dive Map (Franko's)
The purpose of the Franko's Dive Map of O'ahu, The Gathering Place is to provide the reader with a listing and description of every SCUBA and snorkeling location on Oahu, Hawaii, USA. It is printed on waterproof, rip-proof plastic.
Side 1 of Franko's Dive Map of Oahu shows a view of the whole island, with its mountain ranges shown in beautiful green shaded relief, as well as its freeways and major roads, plus creeks, trails, and things to see or places to go. For a complete picture of everything there is to see and do on Oahu, see also Franko's Guide Map of Oahu. See also Franko's Map of Oahu Surfing for all of the surfing locations on the island along with descriptions for each.
Beyond the island, the ocean waters are shown in beautiful shades of tropical ocean blue, indicating ocean depth contours. All about the island there are descriptions of its fabulous SCUBA and snorkeling spots, famous surfing spots, and great places to visit. Favorite dive spots include Hanauma Bay, possibly the most snorkeled spot on earth, and also Magic Island right next to Waikiki, the wreck of the Y0-257, which is visited by the Atlantis tourist submarine right out of Waikiki, the M. V. Mahi on Oahu's west where eagle rays soar by, Turtles, where numerous green sea turtles can been seen on almost any day, U'lua Cave, or Black Rock, where white tip reef sharks guard a big cave, and many more. The North Shore not only features dive spots like Shark's Cove, Snagles, Turtle Street, and Hale'iwa Trench, but also great surfing spots like Sunset Beach, Banzai Pipeline, Waimea Bay, Chun's Reef, Laniakea, and Hale'iwa. Follow Franko's map to Laniakea and check out the old, 300-pound green sea turtles grazing on the algae right at the beach, or even resting on the beach there, as they have for thousands of years. The East Shore shows the map owner where to find the Polynesian Cultural Center (the PCC to the locals), the Mormon Hawaii Temple, which is probably the most beautiful edifice in the State of Hawaii, and Sandy Beach, famous for it's body-whomping heavy shorebreak, which commonly ruins a few unwary tourists' vacations, as they find out just how powerful the beautiful ocean can be. Around the map there is a collection of artwork of tropical fish, which are named in Hawaiian and English, and depicted in a reef environment with photos by Franko.
Side 2 shows Franko's Map of Waikiki & Oahu South Shore Details. The entire South Shore from Honolulu to Makapu'u Head, Oahu's easternmost point, is shown so that the viewer can get a close-up view of the island topography, including Diamond Head Crater. More things to do, places to visit, dive and diving sites are shown. The highlight of this side of the map is the superbly detailed map of Waikiki, which shows where everything is, including most of the hotels, Kapiolani Park, Ala Moana Beach Park, Waikiki Beach, the Ala Moana Shopping Center, the International Market Place, over 200 buildings, the DFS Galleria, the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Ala Wai Harbor, Ala Wai Canal, Ala Wai Golf Course, and much more. Local well known surfing, snorkeling, and diving spots are shown with descriptions as well. This map of Waikiki is the very best there is, except for the one that appears on Franko's Guide Map of Oahu, With Things to See and Do.
* Please note that due to the nature of maps, the look and apperance may change without notice.
You may receive a different looking map than what you see on this website.
Two-sided, self-cover, waterproof folding map.
Size:
4.2” x 7” folded21” x 14” unfolded
Price: $7.00
Ships Immediately.
Part # 29870
