Our favorite spa is Montage Kapalua Spa with their wonderfully relaxing facilities and the way they weave Hawaiian culture into their treatments. After all your Maui adventures, you’ll deserve to rejuvenate at one of the many top rated spas in Maui. Two of my favorites are Old Lahaina Luau and Feast at Lele. I think Maui has some really, really good luaus. Catch the evening cliff dive at Black Rock from Sheraton Maui.In case you need more ideas, hear are some more suggests for you to consider: If you do nothing else than these five things, you’ll have had a fantastic Maui vacation. If you do those activities, you’ll will have seen some of the best of Maui, plus you’ll still have time to relax at the beach or pool. A humpback whale calf leaps out of the ocean. Watch for humpback whales with peak months being January through March, but you may see the whales from around December through April.You can either watch from the shore or take a whale watching tour. The park is beautiful and impressive with the star of the park being the velvet green Iao Needle that stands 2,250 high. See the Iao Valley State Park that’s rich with Hawaiian history. Only the top of Molokini volcanic crater stands above sea level. We recommend booking this excursion for early morning when the channel water is typically the smoothest. In winter months, the boat ride often ends up being an unofficial whale watching cruise, too. In addition to the good snorkeling, taking the boat ride out to the crater offers wonderful views of Maui. It is one of the top snorkeling spots in Hawaii. This crescent shaped top of an extinct volcano is a bird and marine sanctuary. Take a snorkeling or diving cruise/sail to Molokini. A visit to Keanae Peninsula off the road to Hana offers beautiful views of the East Maui coast.ģ. See this link to find Hookipa on a Google map. We offer lots of advice for great stops along with tips in our post on touring the road to Hana.Īs you return back to your resort from your drive to Hana, if you have time and daylight, take a few minutes to watch the windsurfers at Hookipa Beach Park just east of Paia on Hana Highway (36). (Oheo Gulch is also known as the “seven sacred pools”, but that’s not the correct Hawaiian name and there is nothing sacred about them.) If you have time (2.5 hours) and energy available, hike the Pipiwai Trail through a bamboo forest up to towering Waimoku Falls. Once you arrive at Kipahulu, you can do some short hikes along the coast and to the Oheo Gulch. You should actually drive 10 miles beyond Hana on Highway 31 to the Kipahulu area, which is also part of Haleakala National Park. You’ll see beautiful beaches, lava cliffs and waterfalls.Įveryone calls this curvy drive “the road to Hana”, but don’t stop in Hana. Spend a day touring the road to Hana. This coastal road winds through a rainforest. Haleakala sunrises are practically breath taking.Ģ. Be prepared by bringing a jacket or sweater. With the elevation of Haleakala summit being over 10,000 feet above sea level, temperatures are chilly compared to Maui’s beaches. You’ll be jet lagged and have no problems waking up early enough to catch some star gazing before sunrise. It works best to plan a sunrise visit to Haleakala the first or second morning of your vacation, particularly if you are coming from the mainland. You can also find more information on planning your visit to Haleakala National Park on their website. Before you go, please read my advice on visiting Haleakala at sunrise. The top of Haleakala is the highest point on Maui and the views are wonderful. Go to the top of Haleakala, an inactive volcano, preferably to stargaze and watch sunrise. Though a challenging task, I narrowed down so many wonderful things to do and see to just five.ġ. A reader asked what would be my top five things to do in Maui on a week-long vacation.
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