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The below itinerary gives you fair idea and a great starting point to plan your vacation in Hawaii, particularly if you have 7-14 days at your disposal. Off course, people have different preferences and you should customize it according to your ideas of places to see, visit, eat.
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[4-6 days]- Honolulu- Busy, commercialized but beautiful
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****1/2 Waikiki Beach: Beautiful long, beach, facilities. Best place to stay: Hilton's ocean-view rooms.
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****Downtown Honolulu and Chinatown: (15 min from Waikiki) King Kamehameha Statue, Iolani
Palace, Aloha Tower.
· · ***Nuuanu Pali Lookout (5 mile drive northeast of Honolulu)
no entry fee, $ 3 for cars- Beautiful little drive.
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***Hanauma Bay (30 min southeast of Waikiki) Open
daily except Tuesdays.
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***1/2 Valley of Temples (30 min from Waikiki) A beautiful temple , GPS might confuse you though but be persistent.:-)
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***1/2 North Shore: Take a long beautiful drive Haliewa, **Waimea/ Leeward Coast Bay (an hour from Waikiki)- wind surfing
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****Pearl Harbor: Just go here, remarkable history.
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**1/2 Kailua Beach (30 min from Waikiki) : Well, just another beach ..
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***Leahi (Diamond Head) Hiking spot (easier than other hike’s
with rest areas): I didn't hike :-)
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** Hike to Makapu'u Point – You can watch whales in early morning (early
morning)\
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***Live hawaian Music around Waikiki at a Tiki lounge.
**Kapahulu Avenue ( 5min east
of Waikiki) must visit for local eateries
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Food-
Buzz's Wharf next to the Maui Ocean Center.
Drive to Oahu's North Shore for Surfers
paradise
John Dominis Restaurant between Waikiki and
Honolulu
Helena's
Hawaiian Food
Sugoi's/Bali
By the Sea
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[5-7]
days Maui- Calm, different shades and beautiful
Best area to stay: Whalers
Western Side/ Leeward Side
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***1/2 Kaanapali Beach ( watch the sunset cliff diving):
Signature beach of west Maui (Spend the day)
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****Lahaina (shopping, dining and entertainment):
Whaling village and Maui hotspot, banyan tree, Lahaina Historic Trail, Lahaina
Jodo Mission, Front Street
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*** Kapalua: One of Maui’s premier resort areas
– Do a picnic sunset dinner
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*** Honolua Bay: Bid wave surfers during winters,
snorkeling and scuba diving
Eastern Side/ Windward Side
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**** Iao Valley National Park: Iao needle. Lunch at paia and move
to hana.
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**Upcountry/ Kula: Rolling hills and misty
mountains unfold as cool breezes carry the scent of eucalyptus throughout
Upcountry Maui.
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***Molokini Crater: Is a small, crescent moon-shaped island that is a State
Marine Life and Bird Conservation District. Lying only three miles from Maui's
southwestern coast, Great for snorkeling, they also take you to Green turtle bay, mind yiou current strong there.
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***Makena Beach State Park (Big Beach): Maui's southwestern
shores are home to many extraordinary beaches and Makena Beach, also
known as "Big Beach," is one of the island's best.
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*****Luau : old lahaina luau OR ailele Polynesian
Luau at The Westin Maui Resort OR Feast at Lele or Ka'anapali Beach Maui
luau(cheap with offers) in that order of quality.
· · *****Road to Hana: famous scenic drive and can also further down the Hana highway to
swim in the beautiful Pools of Oheo.. Ocean views, beaches, hiking trails and waterfalls are included in these
road to Hana: Do stop by at local eateries, chocklate shops.
• Honomanu Bay
• Keanae Park
• Waikani Falls (Three Bears Falls)
• Nahiku Cove
• Wai'anapanapa State Park black sand beach and
lava cave
• Wailua Falls
• Oheo Gulch (seven sacred pools) Pipiwai Trail,
Makahiku Falls Infinity Pool.
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**** Haleakala National Park: A scenic national park known as the
“house of the sun”, volcano Mt. Haleakala (“House of the Sun” in Hawaiian)
has its summit at just over 10,000 ft. elevation. It’s nearly free ($10 per
vehicle, for the National Park entry) and requires a very early start, so it’s
a perfect activity at the beginning of your stay when you haven’t yet adjusted
to the time difference. Bundle up – the summit sees snow a few times a year! –
and drive out early for some of the best stargazing around, then sit back and
watch as the sun creeps up on the horizon, revealing a moonscape over the lava
rock and cinder cones that line the enormous volcanic crater. It’s a sunrise
you’ll never forget and Mother Nature changes it up daily, so you’ll never get
the same view twice.
-Ensure
to reach before 30min, good night sleep, Very warm clothes
· - You can enjoy free Hula shows at 7 PM on Saturday/Wednesday( daytime may change) at Kaanapali
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Food:
- Try
Star Noodle (Lahaina), Leoda’s Pie Shop (Oluwalu), Cafe o Lei (Wailuku), or
Flat Bread Pizza (Paia).
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Local food, sweets, shrimps on your drive aways.
- Komoda
Bakery in Makawao is famous for delicious pastries like their “stick donuts”, cream puffs, pies, and butter rollam Sato’s
in Wailuku has manju (flaky pastry shell outside,
stuffed with sweetened bean fillings like lima or adzuki bean) for take out or stay and have a bowl of their famous dry
noodles.
- Hidden
away in a little strip mall in Kahului is Tasaka’s Guri Guri (pronounced
“goodie goodie”), a sweet
sherbert/ice cream concoction
- Mama’s
Fish House, lobster stuffed Mahi Mahi , just past the hippy town of Paia-expensive though.
- While
in Lahaina, stop at Aloha Mixed Plate
- Hoku's
at the Mandarin Kahala
· *** Keep camera handy, drive a luxury rental car, keeping looking out for amazing scenes and above all, never forget to enjoy the marvel of mother nature.
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