Reviewed by: Melissa and Mark
Everyone should be chauffeured along the road to Hana. You don't have to worry about the traffic, the tight curves, or the driver. Our driver Wayne (Pono) was extremely knowledgeable about the road and the history. It seemed we were being driven by a friend. He was friendly with all the locals when we stopped. After our stop at Hana Tropicals I will never be without flowers at home. It was well worth the cost.
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Packages: | Hana Tour with Picnic Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/05/16 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/13 |
Reviewed by: ccummins11
The guides for both the road to hana and the helicopter were wonderful. They really made the trip a million times better.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/05/13 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/11 |
Reviewed by: Carol from WI
Despite early morning raindrops, we were able to lift off and see the island via the helicopter. Our pilot was so knowledgeable and smooth operator but I still got motion sick from the excursion. My hubby was glued to the windows and loved every moment of the trip. I loved everything I saw even tho I wasn't feeling well. Great job by the pilot on all the knowledge he had on the islands
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Packages: | West Maui / Molokai [45min Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/05/03 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/20 |
Reviewed by: Bud & Babe
FANTASTIC RIDE!
But because of weather over Hana/Haleakala we had to go in opposite direction over West Maui/ Molokai.
Next time in Maui we'll try Hana route again.
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Packages: | Hana / Haleakala [45min Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/04/27 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/22 |
Reviewed by: Jana Killion
What a great time! Sam our driver was very informative and most of all entertaining. He kept us in stitches throughout the tour. Such beautiful views and botanicals.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/04/15 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/09 |
Reviewed by: R H
Took all day but fantastic trip!! Last time we drove and only made it halfway. I highly recommend the tour. You're limited on the number of stops you make, but the tour hit the highlights; and my husband enjoyed the tour so much better than driving. "Z" was our driver and he was fantastic. I told him he was the best tour guide I had ever seen - so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. He added much more information (history, plant life, etc.) than a typical guide. We took the luxuary tour with only 5 other passengers - much prefer this than a larger bus. Full breakfast in Paia and great lunch in Hana included.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/04/06 |
Reviewed by: Dave
It's by far the best way to see the hidden beauty of Maui and let everyone experience the awesome sights the road to Hana has to offer.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/03/21 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/18 |
Reviewed by: Judy
I loved this trip. The helicopter pilot was excellent and we saw inside of the Haleakala Crater. Then onto our van ride from Hana back to the airport. I have always wanted to see Hana and never made it there on my own. This was a great way to go with someone else doing the driving.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/02/17 |
Activity Date: | 2015/02/14 |
Reviewed by: Jesper
The scenery along Road to Hana is nice, it's an impressive ride. We got to stop where possible, and the driver tried to add some little spots here and there for quick extra photo opportunities.
I was most impressed with the final part of the road that nobody seems to mentions: the part after the Seven Pools which goes through the barren drier south side of the Haleakala. I liked this scenery a lot!
Be aware: if you want to stay on a budget: lunch is very expensive at the chosen restaurant. I brought my own lunch, which turned out to be the right choice.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/02/09 |
Activity Date: | 2015/01/18 |
Reviewed by: Hanlu
Attended the 7am tour: first van, then helicopter. We were paired with another family of three.
Beautiful scenery, articulate tour guide named Sue, delicious and filling light lunch, and the helicopter ride was unsurprisingly a treat (lasted around 20-30 min). See my photos of both the Road to Hana van ride and helicopter ride for reference. The best is going into the sky on a partially overcast day, because the pilot will take you cloud-surfing.
The whole tour lasted around four hours.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/01/17 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/27 |
Reviewed by: まうい
綺麗なマウイ島の風景を満喫することが出来ます。
英語ガイドのみですが、ネイティブの方と一緒では無かったせいか、ある程度意思疎通を図りながらガイドして頂けました。
自分からここで何をしたいとか、はっきり意思表示をしないと、少し満足度がさがるかも知れません。
ハワイのツアーではよくあることですが、車内の冷房が強烈に効いているので、防寒具は持っていった方が良いです。ガイドの方にお願いしたら暖かくして頂けましたが。
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Packages: | 2名様以上申込プラン |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/12/25 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/21 |
Reviewed by: Glenn and Sandy
We were the only 2 on the tour and we were still taken by the tour company and shown a fantastic day. Beautiful scenery, very knowledgeable guide. An excellent tour that should be done be everyone visiting this part of Hawaii.
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Packages: | Hana Tour with Picnic Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/12/20 |
Activity Date: | 2014/11/28 |
Reviewed by: Carol
Coming down the back side of Hana is ever so much prettier than going up, and much more challenging.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2014/11/08 |
Activity Date: | 2014/11/05 |
Reviewed by: Dave A
excellent tour, our luxury van tour giude,Kelly,was excellent. I highly recommend asking for him if doing the tour. He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and catered to our needs.The helicopter tour was great. Justin was our pilot and he was excellent. The weather wasn't great so we didn't get to see the volcano. I would do a longer helicopter tour next time, it was amazing.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/11/02 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/15 |
Reviewed by: JBR
The trip was truly amazing! We love nature, so we truly enjoyed the trip. Our guide was very knowledgeable. The road was narrow and sometimes scary, but our driver was very skilled and careful. Highly recommended!
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/10/20 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/27 |
Reviewed by: Lisa Piombo
Beautiful day lots of fun! Our guide Kate was the bomb...
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Packages: | 11 Hour Full-Day Hana Tour & Seven Sacred Pools - Challenging 4.5 Mile Hike |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2014/10/17 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/14 |
Reviewed by: Ozzie's Mom
I will be forever grateful that a friend talked me out of renting a car and driving the Road to Hana. We are not spring chickens and weren't sure how we would like a helicopter trip to Hana with a road trip back to the cruise port in a 6-passenger luxury van. We knew we didn't want to do a 12-hour bus ride (cruise excursion) but we didn't want to miss Hana.
THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT!
We thoroughly enjoyed the helicopter flight to Hana and were able to see from the air the majesty of the island which would not have been as apparent from the land. Then we had a delicious lunch on the beach (provided by our tour guide, Surfer Sue) and experienced in all it's surface beauty, the road to Hana. There is no way we could have enjoyed this nearly as much had we driven both directions and certainly not at all had I decided to drive it myself. Sue taught me more about Hawaiian native flora and fauna than I would have learned in weeks on my own.
Because we wanted to make so many photo stops on the way back to port, we returned later than expected. Sue was kind enough to call the folks at Blue Hawaii Helicopters and ask them to send some articles we had purchased that morning and left behind at the shop for convenience sake, to us at the cruise port. No worries!
We could not have enjoyed this excursion any better than we did! Above and beyond treatment at every turn. Highly recommend for all ages.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/10/03 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/21 |
Reviewed by: Laura
The tour guide was great, friendly, informative and overall a nice guy. The tour was too much for what we received. The trek was moderate which was just right for us but the foliage was only fair. Also It was not helpful that this was a dry season, so waterfalls were not at their best. I wish I knew this before hand. At every stop were too many other people, locals and tourist. Lunch was meager, only sandwich and chips and water. Sandwich was pretty decent. If it was not for our great tour guide who was funny and knowledgeable, I would not have been happy. It was overpriced.
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Packages: | Morning Tour - Meet in Central Maui |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2014/09/27 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/21 |
Reviewed by: honeymooners
We loved Nick, our tour guide. He was not only knowledgeable, but fun and engaging. He made sure we are safe, and treated us with a great deal of hospitality. Surely, we would not have learned so much and been able to explore the terrains without this tour. It was awesome!!!
We would like to Thank You for taking the time to give us your feedback about your tour and your guide Nick. We will definitely share this with Nick. We are thrilled that you loved every bit of it and hope to see you again in the near future. Mahalo!
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Packages: | Morning Tour - Meet in Central Maui |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/09/26 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/19 |
Reviewed by: Red Headed Sister's
The day was awesome. Could not have been better! Our driver and guide were excellent. Would highly recommend this tour
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/09/16 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/13 |
Reviewed by: leita_marie
We did this tour on our honeymoon and it was amazing!! Makes for a long day but you see so much of the island. The tour guide knew so much information! Totally worth the long day!!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/09/07 |
Reviewed by: mita
Since this was my first time doing a helicopter ride it was exciting but don't think I will do it again.
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Packages: | West Maui Mountains [30min A-Star] |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/08/26 |
Activity Date: | 2014/08/18 |
Reviewed by: Jevons
The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. She is from Maui and told us a lot about the island. Swimming in the fresh water pond was fun! Highly recommend anyone who visits Maui to do this tour
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Packages: | Morning Tour - Meet in Central Maui |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/08/16 |
Activity Date: | 2014/07/31 |
Reviewed by: diva
Best experience!!You learn a lot during the hike.
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Packages: | 3 Hour Waterfall Walk & Swim - Easy One Mile Round-trip Hike |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/08/09 |
Activity Date: | 2014/07/20 |
Reviewed by: Joanna
Krichelle took us out on the hike in Hana rainforest and it was amazing. She knew a lot about the farm and picked us a lot of fruit n avocados. The hike was amazing as I love running they the woods. She took us thru done private hike areas that you won't be able to go thru without a guide. Make sure to bring sunscreen n insect repellent!!
There were 4 falls that we visited n the swim in the falls were amazing. There was also one that we could jump into.
For those that are not as active, there are easier routes that krichelle instructed others to pass thru . All in all amazing experience and I would go it again,
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Packages: | Morning Tour - Meet in Central Maui |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/08/07 |
Activity Date: | 2014/07/31 |
Reviewed by: Andrea
We had a fun day, our guide Glori was great :) She shared Maui's history and culture with us. We got far more than we expected!! We even got to try some fruit on our hike, a passion fruit, a strawberry....she also showed us the "shy" plant that opens and closes. I learned how to correctly pronounce some words and gained and understanding of their meaning. Glori also suggested some other places to see while in Maui such as Lahaina :) We are so grateful! Snacks, water, and a sandwhich were provided. I highly recommend!
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Packages: | 11 Hour Full-Day Hana Tour & Seven Sacred Pools - Challenging 4.5 Mile Hike |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/08/05 |
Activity Date: | 2014/08/01 |
Reviewed by: kmc6889
My husband and I were on our honeymoon and we had a great time doing the Road to Hana and helicopter tour combo! Although the helicopter tour was shorter than we expected about 30 minutes, we saw many beautiful views and waterfalls! Our pilot was great and informative! We landed at the Hana airport and took the road "leaving" Hana for our tour so we did things a little backwards. Our driver, I believe his name was Kelly or Kerry, was awesome! A Hawaiian native and had tons of knowledge of the area and was very pleasant, friendly, accommodating, and informative. The drive back was long, but with stops a long the way it made it go fast! We stopped at several places on the Road to Hana including waterfalls, volcanic beaches, and shoppes. We were very glad we did this tour and would highly recommend if you rather have someone else drive the Road to Hana (it is a very narrow and twisty road!) It was nice that both my husband and I could enjoy the views and not have to worry about concentrating on driving.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/07/31 |
Reviewed by: Monica
The drive was beautiful. Our driver was very knowledgable and made sure we were able to stop and take pics along the way. He took care of our every need. Lunch was amazing! Our flight back to the heliport was great. Unfortunately, it was a little cloudy and we didn't get to see as much as I would have liked. Also, our video only recorded 2 minutes of our flight. That was a bummer. I would definitely recommend this trip.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/07/30 |
Activity Date: | 2014/07/11 |
Reviewed by: Steven Del Rio
Enjoyed Wayne's, (the driver)knowledge of Maui & ability to navigate smoothly the route to Hana. Spectacular view of the crater was well worth the experience. Wouldn't hesitate to endorse this activity. Aloha
We're always happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour experience, Steven, but it's even more wonderful to know that you left having gained so much knowledge about Maui! We'll certainly pass along your praises to Wayne, and we hope you'll consider joining us for another adventure someday. Many thanks for the fabulous review and your recommendation.
Mahalo,
Dave and Kathy Campbell
Temptation Tours' Owners
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/07/21 |
Activity Date: | 2014/07/17 |
Reviewed by: Ara kahramanian
Our tour guide was ERic and he was EXTREMELY knowlegable about ALL the plant life and its benefits and uses in the rianforest. I loved jumping off the 10-15 foot waterfalls and eating the fresh fruits
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Packages: | Morning Tour - Meet in Central Maui |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2014/07/19 |
Activity Date: | 2014/07/14 |
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Thanks so much for sharing your experience. We hope to see you again some day. Mahalo for choosing Blue Hawaiian Helicopters!