Lanai Guided Tour - Island Expedition Trekker Tour with Maui to Lanai Ferry
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4.46
tour guide excellent... VELTRA/Expeditions awful
Reviewed by: James Edwards, 2020/03/31To Paul our tour guide he did an excellent job. His boss cut our trip to 1/2 day instead of a full day that we paid for because of bad weather.. Promised a refund on March 18 of $192 .. it is now March 31 and no refund appearing on my credit card as yet. So, actually give VELTRA an awful rating.. will change if and when I get my refund.
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| Activity Date: | 2020/03/17 |
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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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| 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| 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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| 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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| Activity Date: | 2019/03/05 |
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Exploring Lanai
Reviewed by: The Gees, 2018/12/07We have visited Maui for many years. We have always said we need to do a day trip to one of the lesser visited islands. So we chose Lanai. The tour package was inclusive, so all we had to do was show up. The ferry ride was quite nice. Your your guide was very informative about the history of Lanai. It was nice to see the island that was not over developed. Who knows how long it can stay that way, but we really enjoyed it. As the guide mentioned there is not much to do on Lanai, so the half day tour worked out well for us. Never the less we enjoyed our trip.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/12/04 |
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Nice way to discover lanai
Reviewed by: Elke, 2018/11/19Garrett was the best guide to discover lanai. You can feel his love for his homeplace.
The tour was very good organized. Even the flexebility to rebook to the earlier ferry to return.
To our opinion it is almost impossible to find the ways on lanai without a guide.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/11/16 |
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Awesome tour of the island and the lots of history of the island.
Reviewed by: Linda and larry frey, 2018/11/11This was an awesome tour by Bruce. He was very informative and a wealth of knowledge of the island. We went places and saw scenery and beaches that we would have never gotten to if we would have been on our own with a jeep. We were very pleased and would recommend this tour to anyone. We really enjoyed it.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/11/08 |
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What a trip !!
Reviewed by: Dave Sturdy, 2018/08/10Our guide Garret was excellent. A lovely local man And he eluded Aloha.
Great tour.
Mahalo and Aloha Garret.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/08/07 |
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Tedious day on the island
Reviewed by: Unhappy, 2018/07/26Too “tour bus” in style ( but it was Chevy). Tour went 2.5 hours with no food, water, or bathroom stop - family was not happy.
Tour and Island was ok, but it needs a mid point stop and event. Like swim in the ocean, or hike to some place, or zip line across a ravine, etc.
Needs more “ do it”, less sit.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2018/07/23 |
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Maui to Lenai ferry ride and half-day tour of Lenai.
Reviewed by: Bob and Sue Santos, 2018/07/21There was good coordination between the ferry boat ride timing and that of the tour. The tour guide, Garrett, is what made the tour great. He was very knowledgeable, personable, and very efficient in conducting the tour. He grew up on the island, knew its history personally--and this made all the difference in allowing for a great tour.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/07/13 |
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Bruce is great
Reviewed by: Aloha, 2018/07/04Amazing half day with Bruce.
Seems like we saw the entire island. Bruce knows everything about the island and was great.
Highly recommend.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2018/07/01 |
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Awesome guide uncooperative weather
Reviewed by: 10th anniversary, 2018/03/03Great tour at a reasonable considering the ferry was included. We maybe didn't get our full value but only because of the rain. The tour guide was great and tried hard and did well to make up for the weather.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/02/05 |
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A great day on Lanai!
Reviewed by: Dirk Geuenich, 2018/02/03Special thanks to Bruce who was a perfect guide for our half day tour on Lanai. Learned and have seen a lot, including shipwreck beach and garden of gods. Absolute worth doing this trip. Very well organized. Thanks to all and again a special thanks to Bruce!
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| Activity Date: | 2018/01/29 |
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Good education on the island
Reviewed by: Podre71, 2018/01/29Knowledgeable tour guide/driver who guided us over 80% of the unpaved red dirt roads and explained the economics of a unique area.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/01/22 |
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Lovely Lanai
Reviewed by: Naomi, 2017/12/31Perfect half day - lots of drive time but able to see many different terrains and vistas - all stops perfectly chosen to show off different terrain and history. Drier guide was excellent.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2017/12/24 |
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Worth it
Reviewed by: C. H. Mok, 2017/10/13Lanai is not well developed and roads are rugged so this is a good way to tour the island. Our driver and guide Ron knows the island very well and took us to places that I heard about but won't be able to reach by myself. He also told us the history and current state of the island. We learn and see a lot of the island via this tour.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/10/06 |
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Hidden Gem
Reviewed by: SNelson, 2017/09/25Bruce was awesome. Swept us up at the marina and asked if there was something in particular we didn't want to miss. We were open to anything so off we went. Nice hidden beaches. Great views. Lots of places we could have never found (or wouldn't dared) if we were touring alone. Bruce was so informative and was just comfortable to be around. The only improvement would have been the 4x4 that was advertised. The Yukon we went around in wasn't the best ride and that's fine but all the advertisements showed a very different vehicle.
Thanks Bruce for a great day!!!
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| Activity Date: | 2017/09/22 |
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Thanks Bruce 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Pegg Ders, 2017/09/17We had a wonderful tour of Lania with Bruce. He's so knowledgeable about Lanai and we learned quite a bit about the island, it's history, beauty, hidden spots and what's happening there. We truly enjoyed the day and appreciated the beauty of the island!
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| Activity Date: | 2017/09/11 |
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Good experience
Reviewed by: Bebe Mireles, 2017/08/06The tour was a great experience. Definitely learned a lot about the island and saw places we would have never found on our own. The only complaint my group had was the political commentary from the tour guide. He started early on referencing those "damn democrats" and a negative reference to ACLU. Being a group of very liberal people, we found it offensive but did not say anything for fear that he would not provide as good of a tour. This would have been a great experience without this extra commentary.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2017/07/20 |
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Best day of our vacation
Reviewed by: Laura, 2017/07/28We had Garrett as our guide and learned so much about the island. It was a pleasure spending the morning with him. We had lunch at the Four Seasons resort and the view was amazing. We had the shrimp tacos and the Macai salad. Best lunch ever.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/07/20 |
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Great. Experience
Reviewed by: Jeffery Schmuhl, 2017/06/30It was a great ecperience. The driver was very knowledgeable and showed us all the important sites. It would have been nice if the shuttle from Lanai City to the dock would have been included. Never the less, it was a beautiful place to visit.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2017/06/27 |
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Tour of Lanai
Reviewed by: Robert Stenner, 2017/04/13Gary, our tour guide, was fun and very knowledgeable about the island he grew up on and shared with us. Good time and good company.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/04/10 |
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Maui to Lanai Ferry-4X4 Guided SUV Trekker Tour (from Lahaina Harbor)
Reviewed by: Warren and Sue, 2017/04/03My husband, my sister and I just got back from Maui yesterday. The highlight of our week-long vacation was our trip to Lanai and our tour with Bruce. We have been sharing our wonderful experience with the family. The trip is well worth the price and Bruce gave us lots of information about the island. Lots of fun!
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Lanai 4x4 tour
Reviewed by: Dave & Laurie, 2017/03/11Ferry ride included whale watching going and coming. The tour guide was excellent as a long time resident who knew every corner of lanai. Best way to spend a day. This was our first trip to this island.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/02/17 |
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