overall great trip
Tour begins VERY early, 4:30am. That's NOT a problem, but we didn't take off until well after 7:30. Wasted time. Arriving in Maui, we had to wait another 45 min. for the next flight to arrive to join our group. By this time we had wasted several hours. The staff really did everything they could and were very nice, but I never like my time being of no value.
Our guide, Judy, was very nice, entertaining, & very knowledgeable. They do need to provide her with a hands-free microphone. I didn't care for her driving up & down the crater with one hand. The mini-bus was clean & comforatable, but noisy. The windows rattled really bad.
The first stop was boring and basically a shabby little road-side stand for us to buy over-priced snacks & stuff. They must get a kick-back for stopping there. More wasted time.
Haleakala was amazing. I loved Judy's insight & knowledge of all kinds of trivia. It is FREEZING up there. Bring a jacket or you will not want to get out of the mini-bus. The
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really fun, views are amazing
I really loved this. Our guide was fantastic. He was so funny & entertaining. They break you up into small groups, which is very nice. There were a couple of times I would have liked to stop & admire views instead of zipping by. But when we did stop, it was at all the best places. Our guide even went out of his way to get wild fruit for us to sample along the way.
We went on the two hour ride, which was perfect. Any less would have been too short, any more...well, you know.
Bring a water bottle (they don't tell you that) and a hat, because when you take the helmet off to take pictures, you have hat-head! Also, an i-pod would have been nice to have. The guides all used one.
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wonderfull staff, but a bumpy ride
The staff & service are both fantastic. They are so accommodating. The food is very good, however I was not able to enjoy it because I was so seasick. I didn't expect it to be such a rough ride. The boat could use an upgrade & makeover for sure. It's a bit dated. Entertainment was OK. That part could use an upgrade as well. They should know that there ARE good songs from this decade as well. Spring for the upgrade. Downstairs looked a bit crowded.
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