Lanai Island Guided 4x4 SUV Sightseeing Trekker Tour with Maui to Lanai Ferry
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Learning about Lana’i
Reviewed by: W Funk, 2022/06/18We were met at the harbor with plenty of aloha from our guide Joshua. He had an intimate knowledge of the island. From its long history to now, Joshua knew it all. He explained how the ecosystem has evolved through the years. We went to a great store and picked up some ono poke and a loaf of guava bread (cake) Joshua recommended. He dropped us off at an awesome snorkeling beach near the harbor. We spent the rest of our day on that beautiful beach snorkeling and enjoying our lunch. You’ve got to buy the guava bread! The ferry trip was easy and it was a perfect time to catch a nap. Well worth our time and hard earned money.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/06/16 |
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Lanai’I 4x4 SUV Tour
Reviewed by: Chin family, 2022/06/11Our family truly enjoyed this tour of Lanai’i. It was made even better as we had Josh as our tour guide and he did an amazing job as our host on this breathtaking island. He made us feel right at home and was always making sure we were fine and asked us for our input on what we wanted to do / see on the island! He drove us to some very special places and told us wonderful stories about the Hawaiian culture on Lanai’i as well as current information about the island and its current population. He also made a special stop at the cat Sanctuary and our daughters were absolutely thrilled about this! Thank you Josh for making this experience most enjoyable and memorable for our family!
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Grwart tour and tour guide on an island we’ve never been to before, Lanai !!!
Reviewed by: R. Aeschleman , 2022/05/30We boarded the ferry at the Lahaina main dock and took a very smooth 50 minute ride to the Lanai Harbor. We we greeted by our guide Josh. Josh was is an extremely passionate guide who explains current and past customs and cultures on this small but interesting island. He was very amenable to making stops in town to shop and to go to the world famous cat sanctuary for my wife! We had time to take in the beauty of the coastline as well as the mountain ranges. This guided tour is one of the best we’ve taken and Josh made all the difference. Thanks Josh!
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| Activity Date: | 2022/05/27 |
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Great time!
Reviewed by: Krisi, 2022/05/29Joshua was our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and fun to be with. He gave us tons of information and history. He answered all of our questions. He made the tour about us and showed us what we wanted to see. We loved it!!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/26 |
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Do this!! It’s the best way to get around Maui.
Reviewed by: Tvedt, 2022/04/25Our driver was Josh. We was very knowledgeable about the island. He tailored our trip to what we wanted to do. Going to Lana’i with a guide is the best way to get around and to learn about the island. The tour of Lanai came with the round trip ticket from Maui. Totally recommend this trip!!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/04/22 |
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Fantastic Experience
Reviewed by: Molly D., 2022/04/08Our guide Josh provided a wonderful tour on the island of Lana’i. He was very knowledgeable of the islands history as well as the areas vegetation. Josh was personable and professional. We would definitely recommend this experience with Expeditions.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/04/06 |
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Absolutely amazing!!!
Reviewed by: PattiS, 2022/03/05We loved our Lanai experience. Bruce was so knowledgeable and thorough. He knew so much about the island and history of Hawaii. We learned so much and had a great time. Thank you Bruce for everything. We will never forget our experience. It was a perfect trip.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/03/02 |
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Lana Trekked Tour
Reviewed by: Pat, 2022/02/21My husband, daughter and myself went on the 3 1/2 hour tour. Bruce was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable, not only showing us places on Lanai, but also giving us the history, customs, and pointing out the different trees, plants, and animals. We were also fortunate to see deer and whales. After the tour, we spent a couple of hours in Lanai City, having lunch and visiting the art galleries and stores. The half day tour was perfect, allowing us to go back to Maui on the 2:30 ferry. The only thing we wished we had more time on the island so we could have hiked some of the trails.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/02/18 |
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If you want to see Lanai, take this tour!
Reviewed by: KEA, 2022/02/19The tour of Lanai was amazing. Our guide, Clyde, customizes the tour based on his clients wishes, capabilities, etc. He was knowledgeable and shared the island’s stories. The island of Lanai is beautiful and has many distinct things to see (petroglyphs, Shipwreck Beach, native vegetation, Garden of the Gods and much more). We would not have had the same experience if we toured on our own. Take the tour with Clyde!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/01/24 |
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1/2 day Lanai tour
Reviewed by: Sandi and Kevin Peck, 2022/02/15Bruce was our guide and was awesome. It was just my husband and me. He took us around the whole island and shared so much history and personal knowledge. It was an amazing day. He even brought us Bananas from the tree in his yard which were super sweet. We highly recommend this tour and Bruce.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/02/09 |
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A hidden gem!
Reviewed by: Joe, 2022/01/20This tour is one of the most interesting and enjoyable activity one can take while on the island of Maui. The tour includes the Ferry from Lahaina Harbor to the Island of Lana’i. Once there we were greeted by our tour guide Bruce and off we went in a Chevrolet Suburban. Bruce was so knowledgeable and shared his experiences living on the island.
He shared the history of the island as well as the myths of the gods in the valley of the gods. We were able to see the entire island which has so many different highlights.
This was our second time we have taken this tour and I would highly recommend it for everyone. There is so much to see. A real gem. .
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2022/01/12 |
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Fantastic Tour - AMAZING Guide
Reviewed by: Kristi W, 2022/01/18Isaac was outstanding. He was super knowledgeable about the island and its history. I cant imagine a better way to tour the island.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/01/13 |
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A great day trip to a wonderful island paradise
Reviewed by: Scott H., 2022/01/08After years of annual vacations on Maui we finally planned a day-trip to Lanai. Out of respect for the native culture and not wanting to violate any sacred areas we decided to hire a local guide to show/drive us around. That was a great decision and great fun. We went all over the island hearing stories of the olden days and current events. If you are at all curious about how Maui (and other Hawaiian islands) looked and felt decades ago, than a trip to Lanai should be on your next itinerary. Like many other Maui adventures, you have get an early start as the first 45 minute Ferry run to the island leaves Lahaina at 6:30am. Enjoying sunrise on a boat in paradise can't be beat. We were greeted at the harbor by our tour guide, who has lived on the island for 20 years. He knew every inch, nook and cranny of the island. He told us about his growing up on the island, and stories old and new of life there.
After lunch in Lanai City we had time to shop in the few local shops and boutiques. Life is a much slower pace there, with way fewer cars and less people. We continued on our tour with a few more afternoon stops, ending at a beautiful beach a short walk to the harbor. We caught the last ferry back to Maui and enjoyed an evening ocean cruise back to Lahaina.
I would highly recommend a day trip and guided tour of Lanai. It's great fun and you never know who you might bump into on this unpretentious paradise island!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/12/17 |
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Nice overview of the island!
Reviewed by: Daniel, 2022/01/04We did the full day tour with Isaac, a semi-retired local who knows the ins and outs of the island of Lanai. We're glad we took the full day tour otherwise you only get to see a glimpse of the island. Don't expect a beach day here, you'll rather get a ride all aroud the island with the history (old and recent) of the place on top of the usual sites: garden of the gods, shipwreck beach...
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| Activity Date: | 2021/12/30 |
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Tour cancelled
Reviewed by: Carleylayne, 2021/12/15Our tour got cancelled the day of so we only took the ferry over then hung out at the beach We really wanted to see the shipwreck beach, cat sanctuary and Lanai City, it would have been nice to have seen more of the island .
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| Activity Date: | 2021/12/13 |
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Awesome experience.
Reviewed by: Judy Kane, 2021/11/17This was a awesome experience. It turned out to be the highlight of my trip to Maui and I have been five times to Maui. Bruce showed me 80% of Lanai'i and obviously cared about the island and it's people. If I ever return to Maui, I will try to take this tour again. Thanks Bruce.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2021/11/11 |
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Great off-roading tour through Lanai
Reviewed by: Christian Poon, 2021/10/13Isaac was a great tour guide who was very conversational and interested in learning about us. He also has a lot of knowledge about Lanai and told us fun facts about each stop. Overall, he was a friendly person and deserves praise for making the experience worth it even though we had a long day and were really tired from the morning drive to Lahaina from Kihei to catch the ferry. Thank you Isaac!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/29 |
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Lanai Guided Tour
Reviewed by: Laurie, 2021/09/06Awesome tour with Bruce! He provided many interesting facts and information about the island. We saw areas of the island that we would have missed if we were on our own. He offered us the opportunity to spend extra time at the cat sanctuary with over 600 cats when we told him we liked cats, such an awesome place. I mentioned we hadn’t seen many turtles (honu) and he took us to a beach that had about 6 right along the shore. Though not guaranteed, we were able to see Maui, Molokai, Oahu, Big Island of Hawaii, Molokini and Kahoolawe from Lanai (per Bruce he’s only seen Oahu a few times from Lanai).
Definitely would recommend this tour!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/31 |
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Guide was very nice and knowledgeable
Reviewed by: TDM, 2021/05/01Our guide was very nice and knowledgeable but I think it would have been more fun exploring on our own, not a ton to see on Lanai but if you go rent your own jeep for the day.
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| Activity Date: | 2021/04/09 |
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We had an outstanding tour with Isaac!
Reviewed by: Lea McSweeney, 2021/04/15Isaac gave us a wonderful tour of Lanai filled with interesting facts and history. His intimate knowledge as a resident there was very interesting.
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| Activity Date: | 2021/04/07 |
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Isaac is awesome!
Reviewed by: Emily and Tatiana, 2021/03/03We had a great full-day tour of Lanai with Isaac — he is such a cool, authentic, fun, and knowledgeable guy who made our visit very memorable, through his many personal anecdotes and off-the-beaten path spots explored at a very welcome leisurely pace. Mahalo Isaac!
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2021/03/01 |
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Very fun experience!
Reviewed by: Casey, 2020/01/06Highly recommended! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and easy going. He took us to a lot of neat places. Definitely would recommend to anyone who wants to learn about Lāna’i
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| Activity Date: | 2020/01/04 |
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Our last island - check!
Reviewed by: G&J, 2019/12/11It was a great trip to see Lanai! The last Hawaiian island for us to visit. Very enjoyable and informative.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/10/31 |
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Highlight of my vacation to Maui!
Reviewed by: adennis300, 2019/11/13We took a half-day trip from Maui to Lanai on November 12, with a guided tour of Lanai. It was a fabulous, educational experience and the highlight of our 11-day trip to Maui. Our guide, Bruce, was exceptionally knowledgeable on the island's history. He made the trip so enjoyable and, with the small number of people on each tour, it was very interactive. The online booking process was so easy. We were able to pick the exact date we needed to fit in with our vacation plans. I would highly recommend this tour to everyone.
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| Activity Date: | 2019/11/12 |
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Great tour
Reviewed by: Jonas, 2019/08/17We can recommend the Half Day Tour - Bruce was a great guide!
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| Activity Date: | 2019/08/14 |
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Maui to Lanai Ferry Ride/Guided Island Full Day Tour
Reviewed by: Vasudha/DavidSullins, 2019/07/25Steve was our driver/guide on the Lanai Full Day Tour.
He is a very knowledgeable guide and answered all our numerous questions. He is also an excellent driver.
Despite the fact that our tour was cut short by about 2 hours due to the cancellation of the last ferry because of bad weather, we were able to see everything on our list.
Thanks Steve for making our Lanai trip so memorable.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/14 |
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Maui to Lanai and half day island tour.
Reviewed by: Dave, 2019/06/21Bruce our island guide was great and customized for us. Lanai is a special island and very worth seeing. One highlight was seeing two Indian spotted deer bucks with very large horns.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/18 |
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A Day on The Non-Pineapple Isle
Reviewed by: Marcia Darm, 2019/05/11For anyone who comes to Maui frequently an eventual day trip to Lana’i is a welcome diversion. The 45 minute ferry ride is relaxing with great cliff views approaching Manele Harbor. Our tour included a morning drive with high point and view stops and a tour of Lana’i City, a lunch/shopping break and another drive to cover some more points of interest. Lana’ Is a bit of a time warp with both an ancient history and a new future with its purchase by Oracle founder Larry Ellison. The best part was our tour guide, Bruce, who gave the day his all. Loved it! Take cash as it’s so tiny some places do not accept credit cards. We had a 5 year old in our group of 5 who did great. If you are curious take the whole tour. There is also one lovely beach you can walk to from the ferry if you just want to chill.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/08 |
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Excellent guided tour of Lana'i
Reviewed by: John and Eva, 2019/04/07We have been coming to Maui for years but have never ventured off the island to visit Lana'i. First of all, Veltra allowed us to change the tour date from a Monday to a Thursday with no problem since we had a conflict come up. The ferry ride from Lahaina was easy and took about 45 minutes. The sea was very calm and although they recommend taking sea sickness pills, it wasn't necessary for this trip. Our tour guide Bruce, met us at the ferry dock on Lana'i. He drove us around in an air conditioned Suburban which was very comfortable. It was just the two of us so the tour was really personalized. We took the full day tour which really gives you a great impression of the island. The tour was about 2 1/2 hours in the morning, then an hour for lunch and 2 hours in the afternoon. Bruce, our guide has lived on Lana'i for 20 years and was very knowledgeable. He has seen the positive changes that have occurred on Lanai' since Larry Ellison bought the island five years ago and thoroughly explained the evolution of the island through the current day. We were then dropped off at the ferry dock for the 4:30 p.m. ferry back to Lanai--note, you need to book the return ferry when you schedule the tour and for the all day tour, the 4:30 p.m. ferry is the one to take.
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| Activity Date: | 2019/04/04 |
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Great tour guide
Reviewed by: Tom, 2019/03/08Ron was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable. Only suggestion is to remove the tint from the back windows. They were dark and we had to roll down the windows to see out.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/03/05 |
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