Reviewed by: JamesD
Truly enjoyed our hike into and back out of the valley. Trails are very well maintained and grade is not too steep. We were forewarned that there would not be much vegetation, and they were absolutely correct. Great views of the mountain and volcanic cinder cones. Bonus for us was rare view of silversword starting to bloom.
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Packages: | Standard (with transportation) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/07/05 |
Activity Date: | 2014/06/13 |
Reviewed by: Jordan from ohio
Absolutely amazing.. Got u on the airplane and off straight to a bus and then to Pearl Harbor.. Our tour guide was amazing " Keao" he was so nice and informative.. Gonna name our first son after him!!!
He desrerves at least A $20 tip.. If u don't u shouldn't go on vaca anymore bc he is the best
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Packages: | Arizona, Missouri & Honolulu City via Hawaiian Airlines (from Kahului) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/06/14 |
Activity Date: | 2014/06/11 |
Reviewed by: KHansen
We had a nice time - some surprises at the end made the drive worth it. Enjoyed the lunch and the helicopter ride as well. Beautiful scenery. Learned a lot about Maui's vegetation, very knowledgeable driver. Only reason I didn't give it the highest rating is that we were expecting to swim in waterfalls or wading pools (the seven pools?). Didn't see the seven pools and the waterfalls were not accessible (and would have been too cold anyway).
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/04/28 |
Activity Date: | 2014/04/22 |
Reviewed by: Joan S
Breath taking views of Maui in the helicopter. Also on the van ride back we had some great photo stops. The trip was memorable and stress free. I would recommend it in a heart beat.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/04/12 |
Activity Date: | 2014/04/09 |
Reviewed by: Gary Allen
Our flight was changed last minute to another flight. We arrived early and the greeting was not prepared and ready for us. We found a greeter and my wife was immediately presented with her deluxe lei.
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Packages: | Deluxe Orchid Lei |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/03/22 |
Activity Date: | 2014/03/01 |
Reviewed by: Alex Salmona
The greeting was nice and the greeter was friendly but she forgot the box of island goodies we had pre-paid for and she did not know what we were talking about when we asked about it. The main office must have not sorted out the paper work correctly... Although they did have the box shipped over to our hotel once we called and told them what happened.
Aloha Alex!
I apologize for the late follow up, but I'm glad to hear that in the end everything went well. I hope you made a ton of beautiful memories in Hawaii and will visit us once again soon!
Mahalo,
Amy
Supervisor
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Packages: | Deluxe Honeymoon Special Leis (Set of 2 Leis) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/12/09 |
Activity Date: | 2013/12/01 |
Reviewed by: Peter
My mother's one wish on visiting Maui was to have a lei greeting so I arranged it with Veltra without her knowing.
What a fantastic experience for her. The rep was waiting by baggage claim, easy to find with her name on a clipboard.
He could have just done his job and presented her with the lei but no, a wide smile, a hug, a warm welcome to the island. He then chatted with her for a few minutes and a final hug before giving us directions to the car rental counter.
Worth every penny, she will cherish this for the rest of her life.
Aloha Peter,
I'm so glad to hear that our crew was able to make your Mother's one wish come true! Awesome! :) I love it when visitors to our island get the full experience of what life is like in Hawaii! I hope she made a bunch of memories and wish you both well!
Mahalo,
Amy
Supervisor
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Packages: | Superior Lei |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2013/12/07 |
Activity Date: | 2013/11/15 |
Reviewed by: MJ Wolf
I went on the afternoon excursion. Haleakalā was not visible because of clouds that had come in, but the pilot had said there was good visibility that morning. Instead we spent more time getting wonderful close ups of magnificent waterfalls. The helicopter was beautiful and only 4 weeks old. Blue Hawaiian staff were great. The second half of the trip was the luxury van along the road to Hana, this van had only 6 passengers which made for a nice intimate trip. Our driver Kelly, was fantastic, knowing the road very well, as he has been driving it on excursions for over 20 years. We stopped places most do not get to see. I highly recommend this trip and it was one of the highlights on this trip.
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Packages: | Morning Tour |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2013/10/03 |
Activity Date: | 2013/09/30 |
Reviewed by: Diane Koers
We took the Pearl Harbor tour during our recent stay in Maui. The sign up process was easy and all the employees were extremely helpful. Our tour guide, "Auntie Em or Emily" was fantastic. She told us all kinds of information about what we were seeing and she also relayed several additional stories from her father who was in the military and stationed at Pearl Harbor during the bombings.
The trip was more than about Pearl Harbor. She also took us to downtown Honolulu and Waikiki beach area. It was a long, but inspiring day trip. I highly recommend it.
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Packages: | Arizona, Missouri & Honolulu City via Hawaiian Airlines (from Kahului) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/09/26 |
Activity Date: | 2013/09/12 |
Reviewed by: dustman
Had a great time. Knowlageable and skilled pilot made for a great tour. I would highly recomend and thanks a million.
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Packages: | Hana / Haleakala [45min Eco-Star] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/09/15 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/19 |
Reviewed by: Bubbie and Pop Pop
My wife and I promised our first grand daughter that as a HS graduation gift we would take her back to where she was born - Hawaii. When we stepped of the plane on Maui Rebecca was greeted by a Veltra rep who presented her with a a beautiful Lei. My wife got one too. A great way to start her 2 week vacation! Just perfect.
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Packages: | Deluxe Cigar Lei |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/07/06 |
Activity Date: | 2013/06/16 |
Reviewed by: Valeria
A surprise helicopter tour for my birthday from my boyfriend was one of the best presents ever! As we departed Maui, we flew straight to Molokai to see the world's highest sea cliffs and the lush, greenery of the unspoiled island.
There were countless waterfalls and the water was beautiful! I learned a lot about the islands of Maui & Molokai, and it was definitely an experience I would recommend to everyone visiting Hawaii for the first time. We will definitely be doing more helicopter tours in the future!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/06/06 |
Reviewed by: Jeannie
This was a surprise for my husband, daughter and her friend. The greeter was waiting, even though our plane was 20 minutes early. Helped us find our luggage, posed for pix with the girls, and helped us to find where our rental company would pick us up. We were very happy to be greeted by someone so helpful! What a nice intro to Maui!
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Packages: | Standard Lei |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2013/05/01 |
Activity Date: | 2013/04/26 |
Reviewed by: T. Rose
I arranged for this greeting for my grandchidren and Grown Children. I took the less expensive leis and they were not a quality I was expecting. There also was not much to the greeting. I barely got photos before it was over. On a good note, they were prompt and easy to find.
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Packages: | Deluxe Cigar Lei |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/04/15 |
Activity Date: | 2013/03/29 |
Reviewed by: Sherry
I surprised my husband and son as it was their first trip to Hawaii. This was a nice beginning to an awesome vacation! The leis were really fragrant and pretty and the greeter was very helpful in pointing us in the right direction for our rental car. I would recommend this for anyone wanting to get their vacation started of in the spirit of Hawaii!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/02/23 |
Reviewed by: Joe S
Blue Hawaiian is the company that filmed the scenes for Jurassic Park and our pilot took us out to where the filming took place. Absolutely beautiful. Just the helicopter ride itself is a real rush but to see 2500 ft waterfalls, the tallest ocean cliffs in the world and a rock shaped like a sleeping elephant in the middle of the ocean is just a bonus. The staff was very friendly and the pilot certainly knew the history of the islands; he kept it very interesting. We purchased the DVD of our flight and the DVD of the islands from a helicopter view and both are awesome.
Do it!!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/01/29 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
I ordered leis for my brother and his wife because they had never been to Hawaii and this would be a nice surprise. Our plane landed a little early so we missed our greeter. Finally caught up with him as he was getting in a car to go home! He didn't know we landed early. (I thought they were supposed to check on that?) The leis were beautiful and my brother and his wife were nicely surprised. I would do this again.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/01/26 |
Reviewed by: Loganbob
I ordered the lei greeting for my wife which was delivered upon our arrival at the Airport on Maui, Hawaii. The lei was pretty but the person delivering is seemed to be bored.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2013/01/10 |
Reviewed by: Hobomike
Leis for the girls and they were so surprised. The sweetheart was waiting for us and presented leis to the girls. Priced right and added that special touch on arriving on Maui.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/11/14 |
Reviewed by: Reyes
Great greeting for a first timer to Hawaii.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2012/11/01 |
Reviewed by: Excellent
Thanks again Eric......great trip and very infomative and knowledgeable guide.........hope everyone takes this activity and does it...well worth the time and money !!!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/10/23 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Lovely experience.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/09/23 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Lovely experience.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/09/23 |
Reviewed by: mar
Excelente el tour, muy buena atencion y el guia perfecto, el unico problema es que no hablamos ingles, solo español y no entendimos de las explicaciones, pero nos encanto el viaje completo, muy lindo OAHU. Recomiendo el lugar para las excursiones no nos fallaron para nada. Gracias por todo!!!!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2012/09/17 |
Reviewed by: Bill
Excellent product and service, warmly greeted.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/09/06 |
Reviewed by: Stephanie
Our tour guide was very informative and fun to talk to. We saw some great views and had a fun time on the helicopter ride. The best wat to see Hana!!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/06/12 |
Reviewed by: Cactuspal
The wife and I joked about having matching outfits like so many tourists do and so as a surprise I ordered the Honeymoon set of duplicate premium leis. We were met at baggage claim and recieved our leis. We wore them to a luau and were asked by many people where we got them and that they hadn't seen any that nice! We kept them damp and in a plastic bag in the hotel room refrigerator and got extra use out of them. Was the best deal from many lei greeting sites.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/06/06 |
Reviewed by: Maggie Mae
We were really looking forward to going to Pearl Harbor, I booked a Tour as I felt that would be the best for us as we were staying in Maui. Well by the time we picked everyone up and then got to Pearl Harbor we realized another group on the tour had to be at the airport at 4:00 so it was not a lot of time. I felt to much time was spent on the Bowfin (which we really did not care to much about) and not enough time for the rest of Pearl Harbor. We only had a few minutes really on the MO and not enough time to see Hanger 79 and other things on the Island. For what we paid to do this tour it really was a big disappointment. Wish we would have just flown over and did the tour ourselves. But our guide whom we called Auntie Em was excellent!!!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/02/18 |
Reviewed by: Ray & Gerry of Central NY
It is an enjoyable event for that special someone in your life. My wife and I don't move as fast as we once did; so my wife had no idea why she was being paged in the airport when we weren't at the baggage claim soon after landing. Imagine her surprise when the greeter put a lei around her neck. Now imagine my surprise when the greeter (I don't remember her name) helped with our luggage and took us to the rental car shuttle! I'm not saying that luggage wrestling will necessarily be part of your greeting, but that they will be very hospitable. I also opted for the snack basket and had that delivered to the hotel room as an additional surprise; my wife loved that also. A great start to a memorable vacation.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2012/01/17 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
got alot cover in one day. will recomend to others.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2011/08/27 |
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Aloha Gary,
I am so glad you were able to meet up with your greeter! Hope your vacation was wonderful!
Mahalo,
Amy