One week in Maui
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Lahaina ?
The map of your stay "One week in Maui"
Detail of the stay : One week in Maui
How to get there - Lahaina
Lahaina
Steps: Kahului
Arrival at Kahului airport early in the morning or the day before. Take a hotel in Lahaina on the first day because it is a city where you can do everything on foot and one of the few places of Maui where nightlife is lively. The day will be devoted to the visit o museums and historic monuments, shopping in the shops of the charming streets of the city centre, with a whale watching session if it is the season (from December to April; plan 4 hours). For lunch or dinner, Lahaina offers cheap restaurants and good foods.
Kaanapali beaches
Steps: Kaanapali
Spend the day on the beautiful Kaanapali coast, discovering its dream beaches where you can bathe safely and snorkel (Black Rock Beach is an excellent spot). Lunch at the Whalers Village, nearby, where you can also make do your shopping. In the evening, it's advisable to sleep in Lahaina, which is only at 15 minute drive and where hotels are much cheaper than in Kaanapali.
Iao Valley and surroundings
Steps: Kihei
In the morning, hike through the beautiful and verdant Iao Valley, overlooked by the amazing peak, the "Iao Needle", the result of volcanic erosion over several thousand years. Around noon, picnic at the Tropical Gardens of Maui (botanical garden with endemic Hawaiian plants). In the afternoon, visit the Kepaniwai Park & Hawaii Nature Center, which, through sculptures and pavilions, pays tribute to all the migrant groups who came to Maui and Hawaii in general. In the evening, go to Kihei, where you will find an apartment or a Bed & Breakfast for the night. Dinner and outing to Kihei Kalama Village, where all the restaurants and bars are located.
Places of interest : TROPICAL GARDENS OF MAUI
Makena
Steps: Paia
Spend the day on the sublime beaches of Magburaka (Wailea in the north (15 minutes' drive). At about 5 p. m. take the road to the north and settle down at one of the hotels in Wailuku (in the centre of the island) or Paia on the north coast. Dinner in town in Paia or Wailuku.
The Hana Road
Steps: Hana
Early departure from Paia. "Hana road" is this long winding road dotted with stunning natural shows, between majestic waterfalls and secret beaches, exotic odorous forests and beautiful panoramas. This road starts in Paia and end in Hana.
Around Hana
Steps: Hana
Start the day with the stages in the south of Hana: Wailua Falls and hiking on the Pipiwai Trail. Return to Hana for a picnic on the beautiful beach of Red Sand Beach. In the afternoon, go back to Wailuku or Paia and make additional stops on the Hana Road.
Places of interest : PIPIWAI TRAIL WAILUA FALLS
