The second in our series of Hawaii vacations, this article focuses on the island of Maui. Maui is different from the rest of the Hawaiian Islands. Provides adventure in paradise at every turn. If you have just spent a week in Hawaii, this is one of the best places to be.
The accommodation is widely available on Maui, including many places, cottages, houses, hostels and apartments, many of which offer spectacular views of the banks. Several golf courses are world class located in Maui.
For example, a small island, Maui is full of “enjoyable adventure – and a comfortable temperature, ranging from 75 to a minimum and 90 low to high. In addition, the water is warm all year round (variable 7-80 degrees).
With its beautiful beaches and resorts, Maui has many activities. helicopter tours, golf, watersports, submarine rides can also be found on Maui.
The landscape is varied. It is often known as the Valley Island because of the great valley that lies between two volcanoes. In the wet side, east of the mountains there hectares of rainforest. In the dry leeward side of the island, resorts and golf courses abound. And in the central valley, located between Haleakala and the western mountains, cresceabbondantemente sugarcane.
At sea, one can see marine life anywhere else on earth. The barrier island is home to hundreds of species makes this a paradise for divers. In winter, humpback whales fill the waters of the south coast. Maui offers some of the best whale watching activities in the world “. Thousands of humpback whales migrate to warmer waters off the coast of the island of Hawaii, between November and April each year.
Many people drive to the summit of Mount Haleakala for a spectacular view of the sunrise. You can rent a car or take one of many trips to the summit. It will be cold at the summit of 10,000 feet to pack and bring a thermos of hot coffee or tea.
The road to Hana is one of the most impressive units throughout the islands. It is a slow, tortuous way through a lush paradise.
The island’s beaches are not only abundant, are different. From the white beaches of West Maui and South Beach Oneloa Palaueau, Red Sand Beach (Kaihalulu) and Hana black sand of volcanic origin in Wai’anapanapa Pa’iloa Beach Park, the beaches of Maui diversity of supply.
On the north shore, Ho’okipa Beach Park is perhaps one of the best places to windsurf, kite surf or bodyboard.
Kapalua Beach, located on the west side of the peninsula in southern Keanae Maui, is a golden – sandy beach, with beautiful views of Molokai. Grandeonde is protected by both coral reefs and lava formations on both sides.
A good family beach, Wailea Beach is located on the sunny south coast of the island. Protected by outcrops of lava is safe for families with children. Wailea is wide and 1,000 feet long crescent-shaped.
Palauea Beach is ideal for children and families, as it is protected from the wind and the water is shallow. It is also located south of Polo Beach, one of the least developed islands.
One of the best places for diving in Maui, Ulua Beach offers a great cliff of about 100 meters from the shore. Ulua Beach is one of Wailea and Makena Beach north to south.
Oneloa Beach – Known to locals as “Big Beach”, Oneloa Makena Beach State Park has more than 3,000 meters long and 100 meters wide, consisting of sugar-white sands that meet an ocean of clear water. South Maui This beach is the longest beach on the island.
The islet of Molokini, off the west coast of Maui, is one of the most popular places in Hawaii for divers and snorkelers. Accessible only by boat, this crescent-shaped crater is a natural sanctuary and preserve marine life. It provides an opportunity to view exquisite tropicalepesce, lobsters, crabs and coral life, including black coral.
Finally, if you want to explore other islands, day trips you can take ferry to Molokai or Lanai. Ferries depart daily from the pier at Lahaina, Maui.
Whatever you do during your stay in Maui, this holiday is likely to inspire you to return again. In the meantime, you can feed the memories.
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Hawaii Vacation–Part 2–Maui
Saturday, June 19th, 2010Hawaii Vacation–Part 1–Oahu
Saturday, May 8th, 2010The first of our four-part series of Hawaii vacations takes us to the island of Oahu, the “Meeting”. In later articles, explore the islands of Maui, Kauai and the Big Island.
Oahu is the third largest island of Hawaii and its further developed. Honolulu is the center of all the islands combined, offering many activities and facilities, along with a feeling of escape and relaxation in a mild climate all year round.
Nearly three-quarters of Hawaii is close to 1. 2 million inhabitants and about 400,000 live on Oahu in Honolulu.
Oahu is a good place to start your vacation in Hawaii. Most flights arrive in Honolulu from the Americas and in other places than any other airport in Hawaii.
It is also the cheapest to visit the island of Hawaii. The only island that is cheap bus service throughout the island, you can experience the island without having to rent a car.
Oahu has mountains rising from the coast to 2,000 feet with fragrant flowers, sparkling waterfalls and tropical forest. average daily temperatures are 70 degrees during the coldest months, February and March, and about 85 degrees during the hottest months, August and September.
Most hotels are located around Oahu Waikiki, a good base for your adventures on the island. Besides the usual shopping malls, bookstores, restaurants, bars, art museums, entertainment and cultural activities of a typical American city, Honolulu, Hawaii is unique offerings.
Hanauma Bay, east of Waikiki is the best diving area in all the islands, while Kailua Bay is the top windsurfing on the island. There are many types of activities. From surfing and diving cruise travel by helicopter or dinner, you can find here.
You can discover the underwater world in a submarine tour. Atlantis Submarine “will take you directly to the life of rich Sea Island, from exotic fish and corals turtles, everything revolves around him as it descends to the ocean.
Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial a monument most visited of the islands. Be sure to include in your itinerary Oahu. The monument’s visitor center is located six miles west of Honolulu.
For more robust, more adventurous travelers, hiking possibilities are open. You can set your own (some very complicated ways, but well traveled by bus interprovincial) or book a tour with a tour company island.
You can literally go see the temples of Hawaii in the 21st century skyscrapers, and then change the “city” to “Country”, just 45 minutes away.
No trip to Oahu would be complete without a visit to the North Coast surfing capital of the world. This part of Oahu remains rural and undeveloped in some areas. The hotel and golf course at Turtle Bay are the only resource in the area.
Haleiwa, the main town on the north coast, is 24 miles north of Honolulu. It’s been a mecca for surfers from around the world since 1960, however, is not a place for novice surfers. This is an easy day trip from Waikiki.
What is adventures in Oahu, either to learn to surf in Wakiki, climbing Cell Diamaond head, or enjoy the warm sand on a beach, your vacation ends too soon to discover all this island has to offer. Maybe next time. . . .
Hawaii Vacation–Part 4–Kauai
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Hawaii Vacation Our series continues with the island of Kauai, the fourth and final island described in this series.
This small island has an incredible variety of landscapes. Sculpted over six million years by the forces of nature, its landscapes ranging from spectacular cliffs of Na Pali on the north coast of the spectacular Waimea Canyon. Kaui slower pace seems more appropriate for a quiet family vacation or a rugged outdoor adventure.
The oldest and northernmost of the four main islands of Hawaii, Kauai only covers 553 miles square, is a hallmark, “” circular island with a population of 51,000 inhabitants.
Like the other Hawaiian islands, the warmest and coldest months only differ by 8 degrees or less. The sea temperature is remarkably constant, ranging between 72-76 degrees year round.
Kauai is known as the “Garden Island” because of its high population of plants. The forest is more humid climate Hawaii, and Mt. piovosoposto Wai’ale’ale is the land!
people on the island are among the friendliest in the country according to an annual survey of tourists. Two of the stations Kauai – Princeville Resort Hyatt – consistently rated among the top twenty tropical resort in a popular travel magazine.
The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (formerly Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort & Spa) is located on the sunny side of the island. With 602 rooms, 4 tennis courts, golf course, 5 restaurants, cocktail lounge, child care, swimming pools and spas, it is a luxury resort.
The Pinceville Kauai Resort is located on the north coast of Kauai. This is a first class resort and is always in the top of the structures of Kauai. Puu Poa Beach is a short walk from the main lawn, and the Princeville Golf Club, considered one of the best golf courses in Hawaii, sitting next to 390 acres with sea views from every hole.
However, natural beauty and the opportunity for adventure that attracts many people to the island. If you dream of hiking or kayaking in a tropical environment, located at Kauai is a great option.
The south and west coasts have long sandy beaches. And there are the majestic, wide valleys, and the Kalalau Valley on the Na Pali coast.
The scenario includes the most important and famous Waimea Canyon and Na Pali Coast cliffs. Waimea Canyon – rightly called the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” – and Koke’e State Park in Lihue, are open all year. The canyon stretches 10 miles from the landing site famous Captain James Cook – in 1778 – to Koke’e State Park.
This canyon was the site for a number of films such as Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost In fact, more than two dozen Hollywood movies were filmed in Kauai!
Hiking trails in the park offer stunning views of canyons and lush “forest environment. The canyon itself is accessible for hiking, fishing and camping.
Kauai Na Pali Coast cliffs are pure, rugged beauty, with deep narrow valleys ending abruptly at the sea. Waterfalls, rapids, streams and large terraces with stone walls remain in the valley where ancient Native Hawaiians lived.
The 11-mile Kalalau road provides the only land access to this part of the coast. The trail crosses over lush valleys and cliffs and then down to sea level on the beaches of Hanakapi’ai and Kalalau.
But most of the island can be seen only by air. To see Kauai by helicopter is like nothing else in the world, with its waterfalls remote, uninhabited hidden canyons and valleys.
The majestic Napali coast offers the opportunity of world-class snorkeling. No other place in Hawaii offers unique formations, such as those on Niihau, formed by ocean currents and waves of 6 million years! In their list of vacation Hawaii, Kauai is a place for family holidays goderesia or adventure on land or sea.
Some of the best beaches in Kauai: Hanalei Bay Beach is a perfect crescent of brilliant white sand tropical waters with a backdrop of waterfalls, 4,000 feet. E ‘is often described as not only the most beautiful beach in Kauai, but also the most beautiful in Hawaii. The beach is about 125 feet wide and framed by the Waipa River to the west and the Hanalei River to the east of the north coast of Kauai. The bottom slopes gradually downward, making a beautiful beach for young people, and there are large coral reefs at both ends of the bay.
Haen Beach, with its grainy yellow sand by the clear emerald waters of the cliffs, appeared as the stereotypical tropical cable in many Hollywood movies. summer months offer swimming and snorkeling. However, the winter produces waves that are fun for surfers, but dangerous for everyone else.
Tunnels beach is the snorkeling on the north coast. The beach is three miles along the Colony Resort in Hanalei Kauai Ha’ena Beach Park. The central part has a huge crescent-shaped reef near the coast, where divers can see the eels, turtles and other colorful sea creatures. Excellent summer, Tunnels Beach has great waves in winter can make swimming dangerous.
Shipwreck Beach in the south, the sky is a body surfer. This Kauai beach Keoneloa Bay is one of the largest expanses of beach in the Poipu area. For most of the year, Shipwreck Beach is more suitable for swimmers and surfers. This is due to the powerful and potentially dangerous breaking waves near the coast.
Whether you favor a peaceful and relaxing stay at a station or outdoor adventure in a tropical paradise, the island of Kauai is a good choice.
I hope you enjoyed this series and soon you can enjoy your own vacation to Hawaii. Considering all that these islands have to offer, the hardest part may be choosing where to start. Just remember, you can not see everything in one trip, to do planning with this in mind and is likely to be a happier traveler.