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There was a shark attack one week before we went which was fatal. You have to make sure to only go in water that has signage saying to do so, and never go in murky water. Up near Paia, the water is rocky and a bit dangerous. According to the lifeguard, they have neck and spinal injuries more often than you’d think.Īlso checked for snorkeling in Wailea, but couldn’t find anything worthwhile. It’s cool to come watch the locals skim board and boogie board here though because it takes so much talent to do. Makena beach in Kehei is a shore break so you can’t even boogie board here without maybe getting an injury. Just walk on in! Makena beach above and belowĭown near Kehei, we searched for snorkeling and had no luck. You don’t have to be staying in a hotel to get to the beach, nor do you have to come on a big catamaran. Money saving tip: Just hire equipment from a random place and bring it to Ka’anapali. You’ll see this view driving the southern route from the airport to Lahain a This is the first stop on the Road to Hana, don’t miss it! This is Ho’opika where they come to windsurf! The professionals come here and it’s the best in the world. We could see the catamarans come in to the rocks to snorkel from our hotel window. This has some of the best snorkeling and is called “Black Rock”. You’ll want to spend a lot of time at the beaches! On the North West you have Ka’anapali where all the fancy resorts are. I didn’t have time to try! You can also see places they filmed Jurassic Park Beaches & watersports: Tip: for something different drive NW from the airport- it’s a gorgeous ride but no cars like the road to Hana! On the way is a ranch called Mendes that has horseback riding. Another option is a day at the aquarium ( Ocean Center) which is near Maalaea Port in the South. They also put on a show about Hawaii, but we’d already done the Luau so didn’t go. One was blown art classes at Hui No’eau visual arts in Upcountry and the famous Elvis show. There were a few more things I wanted to try but didn’t have time. Update: since writing this post, I have found and use them since they compare all the other sites. If you want to see Maui in-depth, you need to rent a car! Plus, the road to Hana is one of the biggest attractions in Maui and you’ll need a car for that. Luckily he is British, or our reservation wouldn’t have worked and we would have lost the money. For example, Ben found a website in India, that was Indian. Tip: If you rent from an international website, the name you enter has to be a FOREIGNER of the USA and the main driver. Keep in mind that you don’t have to do this through the company your rent from.
#MAUI REVEALED HATED BY LOCALS FULL#
Because we came from out of country without insurance, we needed to take out the full insurance. For the smallest “compact” car they have either little chevy’s or Mazda’s. We used Dollar once and Thrifty once and it was fine. We rented through Budget and actually didn’t take the car because it was so dirty. Once you figure out where to stay, you have to find out what you want to do with your time! Keep in mind that parking is really expensive, but so are Ubers and random taxis. Here are a couple of photos from “upcountry”: Staying in Ka’anapali Maui at the Sheraton.Guide to where to stay in Maui(reviews of hotels near airport & staying in a small house/apartment).
#MAUI REVEALED HATED BY LOCALS PLUS#
I stayed in four different areas and wrote about that plus reviews of specific hotels: Kihei is touristy and has a bar area called The Triangle.
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Paia is the hippie town which starts the road to Hana and Makawao in the middle is cowboy land called “upcountry”. As you can see, Lahaina is a high-end area with great beaches, similar to Kapalua which is a little north. When you fly in you’ll land in Kahului at the top center. This can help you choose which area to get a hotel. I’ll start out with a little map I made to show the areas of Maui. There are links throughout this guide to Maui so you can read more. Maui is a stunning island in Hawaii! I spent a few weeks in Hawaii and wrote a number of articles about my time, but wanted it to be kind of all together in one article.