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Planning a trip to Maui, Hawaii? Most travel guides are written by experts, people who have traveled to a destination again or again. Or they’re written by a resident – someone who lives there. They’re written by people who have been everywhere and done everything! So why would you want to read a guide by a first time traveler? Simple. Because you’re a first time traveler.
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When you hear Maui Sunrise, it means the Huleakala Summit Sunrise! But with ski clothing needed, that didn’t sound like something we could pack for a family of 5 – or want to get up for at 3 am. Read on for tips of how to miss the crowds, and to find out how a day trip to see the Huleakala summit and crater will be different from most sunrise tours you read about. It’s totally worth it!
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What’s the best stop on the Road to Hana? What was our favorite place? The black sand beach!
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Seeing the rain forest out the windows of a moving car is great.
But it’s not the same as BEING in the rain forest.
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East Maui is a lush tropical paradise with waterfalls and black sand beaches! Find out how to make the most of your East Maui tour on the Road to Hana. On the map it will be marked Hana Highway, Hawaii Route 36 and 360. 12 tips to make the most of the Road to Hana!…
To really enjoy snorkeling, you need more than fins and a mask! Based on that and experience, here are my recommendations for the best snorkeling gear for beginners….
Everyone raves about snorkeling tours, or snorkeling boat trips. But we had so much fun snorkeling the Big Island off the beach that we passed them up at first. We got to go on our own schedule. So we went earlier in the day when visibility was better and sunburn was less.
But, to see what we were missing, we tried snorkeling boat trips in Cozumel and Florida.
Unfortunately, we found exactly what we were expecting.
Be sure to check out all 23 posts in my Maui Hawaii – First Trip Travelers Guide!
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Snorkeling was high on our list of things to do in Maui planning our family trip to Hawaii. The first time my husband and I ever snorkeled was on the Big Island of Hawaii. We had the most AMAZING snorkeling experiences. So we were really looking forward to Maui Snorkeling….
Here’s how to keep your Hawaiian fresh flower lei fresh, so you can wear it more than one evening. You’ll have to plan ahead to do this!…
The secret to the best tropical beach vacation ever at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa is to have a beach rental – rent a beach tent or cabana for a day – or two!
You have to do this ahead of time, when you make your reservations, because they fill to capacity. Before you’ve been there, it’s almost impossible understand your different options. There aren’t any photos on the hotel website, and you don’t know the layout of the hotel and beach. But the beach services center at the Hyatt Regency Maui did end up giving me the perfect recommendation after asking about my family’s likes and activities!
But so you won’t have to just guess and hope they give you the right recommendation, read on to find out about the different types of beach rentals we saw at the Hyatt Regency Maui Spa and Resort, and how to reserve them….