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All Reviews for Waianapanapa State Park in Hawaii
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Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Great tour
Reviewed by: Laurie
I wished we had a more outgoing/energetic group of passengers along with us, but our driver, Sam made up for it, amazing me with his non-stop humor and entertainment. As others said, I am very glad I did not have to drive that one-lane two-way road with rusty railings and precarious turns myself for hours and hours of driving (see the one photo attached where looking out my window you could see an inch of pavement and then the drop). The tour buses being higher than car height and having large windows provided a wide-open view i would not have see from my rental car. Sam educated us on Hawaiian history, and pointed out dining spots, fauna, flora, and talked of herbal uses of the plants. He talked about his family and their land, and told stories of growing up in Hawaii. He made certain to stop and let us take photos from the tour bus, at perfect photo spots along the road often near its many bridges, rivers, falls. We were handed a map at the beginning with spots high-lighted in yellow where we would get out and walk around, so we could gauge how long we had to go. The places we stopped were gorgeous. Some had very short paths to explore. The banana bread stop nice. At one popular waterfall stop, the road jammed up and Sam was out there, cooling tempers with his humor, making friends, and directing traffic to clear the gridlock. The open air restaurant in Hana was good, beautiful artwork, nice lunch. Sam brought us tastes of a local dish, Poke, the restaurant made. Unfortunately at the one stop for swimming at the 7 Sacred Pools of 'Ohe'o, the park has certain conditions the surf must meet to let you down there to swim: it was closed that day, and I was terribly disappointed after seeing so many beautiful pictures on the internet and hoping it to be the big finish, but Sam still gave us time enough time to do the circular hike out to the point above there, as consolation. I am very glad I signed up for this tour. Was sad when the day was over.
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| Packages: | 50% Discount Review Rebate Special Hana "Gold" Adventure |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/10/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/10/13 |
Oahu to Maui Day Tour - Hana Rainforest, Waterfall Swim & Black Sand Beach
Road to Hana
Reviewed by: Marinesa Baez
If you love scenic this is Def for you! Met some very nice people on our tour who ended up being neighbors of my family in Ga. Small world!
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| Packages: | Standard Hana Adventure Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/10/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/09/16 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Road to Hana Tour
Reviewed by: Iliana
We had a fantastic time on our Road to Hana tour! Larry is a great tour guide. I just wished we could have spent more time at the Seven Sacred Pools. We saw many waterfalls, so this is an excellent choice for people that love nature!!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/09/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/09/11 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Excellent Tour package
Reviewed by: Bill
The guide was knowledgeable and very informative on the drive from Hilo to Hana, making several stops along the way, including a nice picnic lunch, (but meager vegetarian lunch for 2 of us who are vegetarians). I did get the feeling that we were on a timeline, though.
The Helicopter trip back to Hilo was fun and interesting, but did not go up into the volcano area and just flew along the coast and up the side of the volcano a bit. The pilot was very thoughtful and helpful throughout the trip.
Overall, it was a good tour, and I recommend it.
To the tour operators: you need to improve on your vegetarian lunches (maybe do a wrap with a tortilla, instead of lettuce?
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/07/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/06/19 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Road to Hana Luxury Van Sightseeing & Haleaka Helicopter Tour Combo
Reviewed by: Nick
Excellent Tour Guide and Pilot. Both were very knowledgeable and answered all questions
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/06/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/05/27 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
BEST TOUR EVER !
Reviewed by: Robert & Sharon
Best tour we have ever taken anywhere. Very small group (only 4 of us). The tour driver was very Knowledgeable. Easy driving tour without having to rush. With ony 4 in the group, we stay longer on stops we liked and shorter on the ones we didn't. Lunch was good, again without having to rush off to stay on schedule. The same was true for the helicopter ride back. The polit was fantastic and always made sure we have our camera shots before leaving a givin area. He even spotted a whale (in late May no less) for us to see. Is this tour pricey? yes. Is it worth every penny? YES YES YES !
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/06/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/05/22 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Glad we chose to go on a tour instead of driving it ourselves!
Reviewed by: Jenny
Our tour guide/bus driver Rory was one of the best tour guides we had during our trip to Hawaii. He made our trip to Hana worthwhile and made us feel comfortable. Not only was he funny and made our trip interesting with his sense of humor but he was very knowledgeable with the history of Hawaii and everything we saw on the Road to Hana. The Road to Hana was a crazy ride but Rory did a great job with the turns and making us feel safe. He made it worth dishing out the money to go on a tour rather than driving it ourselves. We stopped by a couple of places that were not on the schedule, simply because we asked about them and wanted to stop by. We stopped by Hana Farms which was a small stand by Hana that sold the best banana bread. We also stopped by a general store in Hana with cool knick knacks and some snacks. Although it was not on our schedule, he was more than willing to stop and let us look around and buy some stuff. He always cracked jokes and talked about his family. It made us feel like he wasn't just doing his job but that he was enjoying his job and getting to know his guests at the same time. Our Road to Hana wouldn't have been so great if it wasn't for our tour guide from Polynesian Adventure Tours. We recommend this company and this tour guide for any future visitors to Maui who want to go on this tour. You'll have a blast!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/06/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/06/06 |
Oahu to Maui Day Tour - Hana Rainforest, Waterfall Swim & Black Sand Beach
water falls
Reviewed by: Joan Ann Parangan
Great views of water falls and surrounding mountains. Little scary with the narrow roads, but overall is was awesome!
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| Packages: | Standard Hana Adventure Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/06/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/06/10 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
A little dissapointing due to weather
Reviewed by: Jimmer Cassiol
The main reason for the helicopter tour was to fly over the crater at Haleakala. Unfortunately the clouds prevented us from doing that. The staff was unable to confirm that we would not be flying over the crater until we were actually in the air. Then on top of the bad address provided for the heliport and the lack of specific detailed information on getting to the helicopter location made for a very stressful and frustrating morning. Once landing and getting on the van to drive back from Hana things were much better. The tour guide in the van was very informative. I would only take this trip again if there were a discount included if weather conditions made it impossible to get to the crater.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2015/06/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/05/27 |
Road to Hana Private Tours with Nature Walk and Local Expert Guide
Better than we imagined
Reviewed by: Bob,Rosie, Edwin,Kay
Gus was our driver and we are glad. There were 4 of us and we all appreciate the safe driving because this road can be treacherous.
It was a long day and Gus kept us entertained all day with knowledge about every part of the trip. We went places where we would not have imagined there would bevsomething to see and Viola, more Paradise. We saw sea turtles sleeping on the beach, many waterfalls, an upclose tour of an area where the portuguese workers had built a giant cross in tribute to the beautiful island.
We are so glad we booked this intimate trip instead of a big bus full of people.
Thank you Gus.
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| Packages: | All The Way Around - From West Maui (11 Hours) |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2015/05/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/05/09 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Guides were amazing
Reviewed by: ccummins11
The guides for both the road to hana and the helicopter were wonderful. They really made the trip a million times better.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/05/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/04/11 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Road to Hana
Reviewed by: Jana Killion
What a great time! Sam our driver was very informative and most of all entertaining. He kept us in stitches throughout the tour. Such beautiful views and botanicals.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/04/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/04/09 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
No need to drive yourself!
Reviewed by: Dave
It's by far the best way to see the hidden beauty of Maui and let everyone experience the awesome sights the road to Hana has to offer.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/03/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/03/18 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Helicopter and Hana Trip
Reviewed by: Judy
I loved this trip. The helicopter pilot was excellent and we saw inside of the Haleakala Crater. Then onto our van ride from Hana back to the airport. I have always wanted to see Hana and never made it there on my own. This was a great way to go with someone else doing the driving.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/02/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/02/14 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Nice scenery
Reviewed by: Jesper
The scenery along Road to Hana is nice, it's an impressive ride. We got to stop where possible, and the driver tried to add some little spots here and there for quick extra photo opportunities.
I was most impressed with the final part of the road that nobody seems to mentions: the part after the Seven Pools which goes through the barren drier south side of the Haleakala. I liked this scenery a lot!
Be aware: if you want to stay on a budget: lunch is very expensive at the chosen restaurant. I brought my own lunch, which turned out to be the right choice.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2015/02/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/01/18 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Great Tour for Families and Couples
Reviewed by: Hanlu
Attended the 7am tour: first van, then helicopter. We were paired with another family of three.
Beautiful scenery, articulate tour guide named Sue, delicious and filling light lunch, and the helicopter ride was unsurprisingly a treat (lasted around 20-30 min). See my photos of both the Road to Hana van ride and helicopter ride for reference. The best is going into the sky on a partially overcast day, because the pilot will take you cloud-surfing.
The whole tour lasted around four hours.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/01/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/12/27 |
Oahu to Maui Day Tour - Hana Rainforest, Waterfall Swim & Black Sand Beach
road to Hana/Maui
Reviewed by: vigi
Beautiful scenery!Scary to navigate on the road, but definetly but definitely worth the trip. Going solo is not a problem.
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| Packages: | Island Air |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2015/01/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/12/21 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Been there, done that, and I'd do it again!
Reviewed by: Carol
Coming down the back side of Hana is ever so much prettier than going up, and much more challenging.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2014/11/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/11/05 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Road to Hana and Helicopter tour
Reviewed by: Dave A
excellent tour, our luxury van tour giude,Kelly,was excellent. I highly recommend asking for him if doing the tour. He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and catered to our needs.The helicopter tour was great. Justin was our pilot and he was excellent. The weather wasn't great so we didn't get to see the volcano. I would do a longer helicopter tour next time, it was amazing.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/11/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/10/15 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Excellent
Reviewed by: JBR
The trip was truly amazing! We love nature, so we truly enjoyed the trip. Our guide was very knowledgeable. The road was narrow and sometimes scary, but our driver was very skilled and careful. Highly recommended!
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/10/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/09/27 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Wow! What a Day!
Reviewed by: Ozzie's Mom
I will be forever grateful that a friend talked me out of renting a car and driving the Road to Hana. We are not spring chickens and weren't sure how we would like a helicopter trip to Hana with a road trip back to the cruise port in a 6-passenger luxury van. We knew we didn't want to do a 12-hour bus ride (cruise excursion) but we didn't want to miss Hana.
THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT!
We thoroughly enjoyed the helicopter flight to Hana and were able to see from the air the majesty of the island which would not have been as apparent from the land. Then we had a delicious lunch on the beach (provided by our tour guide, Surfer Sue) and experienced in all it's surface beauty, the road to Hana. There is no way we could have enjoyed this nearly as much had we driven both directions and certainly not at all had I decided to drive it myself. Sue taught me more about Hawaiian native flora and fauna than I would have learned in weeks on my own.
Because we wanted to make so many photo stops on the way back to port, we returned later than expected. Sue was kind enough to call the folks at Blue Hawaii Helicopters and ask them to send some articles we had purchased that morning and left behind at the shop for convenience sake, to us at the cruise port. No worries!
We could not have enjoyed this excursion any better than we did! Above and beyond treatment at every turn. Highly recommend for all ages.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/10/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/09/21 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Hana Highway Trip
Reviewed by: Red Headed Sister's
The day was awesome. Could not have been better! Our driver and guide were excellent. Would highly recommend this tour
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/09/16 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/09/13 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Very fun trip! Worth taking!
Reviewed by: kmc6889
My husband and I were on our honeymoon and we had a great time doing the Road to Hana and helicopter tour combo! Although the helicopter tour was shorter than we expected about 30 minutes, we saw many beautiful views and waterfalls! Our pilot was great and informative! We landed at the Hana airport and took the road "leaving" Hana for our tour so we did things a little backwards. Our driver, I believe his name was Kelly or Kerry, was awesome! A Hawaiian native and had tons of knowledge of the area and was very pleasant, friendly, accommodating, and informative. The drive back was long, but with stops a long the way it made it go fast! We stopped at several places on the Road to Hana including waterfalls, volcanic beaches, and shoppes. We were very glad we did this tour and would highly recommend if you rather have someone else drive the Road to Hana (it is a very narrow and twisty road!) It was nice that both my husband and I could enjoy the views and not have to worry about concentrating on driving.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/31 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Road to Hana
Reviewed by: Monica
The drive was beautiful. Our driver was very knowledgable and made sure we were able to stop and take pics along the way. He took care of our every need. Lunch was amazing! Our flight back to the heliport was great. Unfortunately, it was a little cloudy and we didn't get to see as much as I would have liked. Also, our video only recorded 2 minutes of our flight. That was a bummer. I would definitely recommend this trip.
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/11 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Road to Hana & helicopter ride
Reviewed by: Steven Del Rio
Enjoyed Wayne's, (the driver)knowledge of Maui & ability to navigate smoothly the route to Hana. Spectacular view of the crater was well worth the experience. Wouldn't hesitate to endorse this activity. Aloha
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| Packages: | Morning Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/17 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Enjoyed the trip
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 |
Road to Hana Tour with Waterfall Swim, Black Sand Beach and Lunch at Hana Farms
Road to hana
Reviewed by: Ron
Had a great time.would not want to drive myself. Well worth it to have someone else drive. Too much to see along the way.the driver Tom was very good. Would recommend the trip to anyone.
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| Packages: | Standard Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/04/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/04/14 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
Helicopter/van tour road to Hana
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 |
Hana by Air & Land - Helicopter Flight & Semi-Private Sightseeing Tour Combo
A must do on a trip to Maui
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 |
Oahu to Maui Day Tour - Hana Rainforest, Waterfall Swim & Black Sand Beach
Very interesting
Reviewed by: Moe
The trip was very educational. Black sand beach was amazing as well as the sacred pools. However the ride had so many twist. Due to traffic, we only had an average of 10 seconds to take pics from within the bus which by the way you'll be spending 98% of the time on. Twisting roads, all day on a bus, and short times at the main area like black sand beach we wanted to see made this a 3 star out of 5.
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| Packages: | Standard Hana Adventure Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/08/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2013/08/28 |
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We're always happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour experience, Steven, but it's even more wonderful to know that you left having gained so much knowledge about Maui! We'll certainly pass along your praises to Wayne, and we hope you'll consider joining us for another adventure someday. Many thanks for the fabulous review and your recommendation.
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Dave and Kathy Campbell
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