Maui - Activities

Activities & Attractions

If you're looking for ways to make the most out of your trip to Maui, you'll discover the most asked question is never "what to do," but "where to start." The sheer abundance of things to see and do here can be overwhelming to a first-time visitor, so be sure to jot down a list of "must-do's" before you arrive.

Among the most popular diversions on Maui is driving the incredible "road to Hana". This extraordinary day trip takes you through misty rainforests, along lava cliffs, into sheer ravines, past waterfalls and fresh water pools and along hidden beach coves·ges. Unforgettable.

Another must is a trip to the summit of Haleakala. This massive volcanic crater (large enough to hold the island of Manhattan), is a spectacular sight to behold. Sunrise on the crater rim is especially magical.

Then there are the restaurants and nightspots of Lahainaooutiques and art galleries of Lahaina, Makawao and Paia.

Atlantis Submarines

The Atlantis Submarine is the most technologically advanced vessel of its kind, carrying up to 48 passengers to depths of 100 feet and beyond. Guests will witness the beauty of Maui's natural reef and the colorful marine life in air-conditioned comfort, while they learn about the diverse underwater ecosystem supporting thousands of remarkable marine life. 

Maui Ocean Canter

The Maui Ocean Center exhibits spectacular "living reef" displays of some of Hawaii's fascinating marine life in the center's 750,000-gallon tank. On touring the Living Reef exhibit, visitors discover how Hawaii's isolation - more than 2,000 miles from any continent or major island group - has produced a unique assemblage of marine life unequaled on Earth. 

Tram ride

The tram ride at the Maui Tropical Plantation includes a narrated tour of the tropical gardens and the opportunity to learn about Hawaii's rich agricultural heritage. 

Sugar Cane Traine

The Sugar Cane Train is an authentic reconstruction of a 19th century train. Fun for the entire family, this nostalgic train ride is a six-mile tour between Lahaina and Kaanapali that also includes an excursion through West Maui cane fields. The Lahaina Kaanapali and Pacific RR operate from its historic Lahaina station at 975 Limahana Place. 

Tour Price:

          ADULT: $ 99.99
          CHILD: $ 49.99 (36"-12yrs)

Tour includes:

Four top attractions on Maui for one low price - Guests receive an Atlantis Submarine Adventure, admissions to the Maui Ocean Center, Maui Tropical Plantation, and the Sugar Cane Train

Tour Duration::

Submarine tour is 90 minutes in length

Tour Restrictions: 

Passengers must be physically capable of ascending and descending a near vertical ladder in order to ride the submarine. Children must be at least 36 inches tall to ride the submarine.

Additional Information: 

Food and beverages will not be provided on this tour.

Beaches & Adventure

From brilliant pearl white, to stark volcanic black, the sands of Maui beaches are as varied as the people who come from around the world to enjoy them. And here you will definitely find a beach that suits you perfectly?hes are so small and tucked away you'll need an experienced guide to help you find them, while others, like famous Kaanapali or Wailea, are ranked among the best beaches in the country.

And when you've had enough fun in the sand, a world of water activities awaits you. As you might expect, you can enjoy just about any ocean activity imaginable here, including snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing, surfing, windsurfing, boogie boarding, skim boarding, jet-skiing, catamaran cruises, deep sea fishing and charters of every kind. Rental equipment is readily available at various locations across the island. Of course, whatever you choose to do, be sure to bring your sunscreen.

Golf

For many of the sport's most avid fans, the words "golf" and "Maui" are virtually synonymous. For nowhere else is the Pacific quite so blue, the fairways so green, and the sunlight so perfectly golden. The game may have been invented in Scotland, but it has found its true home here on the Magic Isle.

Maui boasts over 15 golf courses, several of which are ranked at or near the top of the "world's best" lists. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine a more dramatic setting for these 18 hole masterpieces, with fairways abutting ancient lava flows, tees surrounded by palm groves, and greens arched by rainbows created in the ocean mist.

The island is home to several public and resort courses, and is the setting for many of the world's most famous professional tournaments (you never know when you might bump into a legend in the clubhouse). And should your game be not quite on par with the pros, you'll find a host of teaching professionals at your disposal.

Outdoors & Adventure

We had struggled for five hours, straight up through dense undergrowth, ohia forests and vast colonies of bamboo. Green, in all its millions of tones and inflections, was the only color we had seen until we reached the top of the ridge where we emerged into a white so thick and featureless it left us dizzy and disoriented. Just in time, the cloud blew over the ridge line and was gone, leaving us gasping at the view that suddenly appeared revealing the sheer, 3,000-foot drop at our feet. It was magic. 

The lure of adventure is strong in man and nowhere in the world does it find greater expression than here in the Hawaiian Islands. Is hang-gliding your thing? Do you long to leap from the heights at Makapu'u and, soaring high above the beach, make lazy circles for an afternoon? Perhaps you'd like the heart-pounding intensity of the big winter surf at Waimea. Or the thrill of sailing down the Molokai Channel. Or the skiier's rocket ride down the slope of sometimes snow-capped Mauna Loa; palm trees in the distance, hard lava coming up.

Or maybe a safer, less terrifying adventure would suit you better. Something like a bicycle ride down Haleakala or a hike inside its moonscape crater. Or riding a very sensible mule-who's made the trip a thousand times-down the cliffside to Kalapapa and back again. Or taking a glider ride or a parasail. Because of Hawaii's benign year-round climate, just being outdoors is an adventure to folks fleeing winter. Adventure, after all, like art, is in the eye of the beholder and for every urge there is an outfitter.

For many modern people, ecotourism is a green way to enjoy the great Hawaiian outdoors and learn about something bigger than themselves. But whatever the call to action, the numbers of people participating in outdoor adventure are increasing rapidly. They've been there, done that and the wild places in Hawaii are seductively inviting.