Bucket-list
Upcountry summit
Haleakala Summit & Sunrise
Sunrise above the clouds at 10,023 feet inside the dormant volcano's vast crater, a true bucket-list morning.
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Active and restorative
Push hard, then recover well.
Bookend the hard-charging days with deep recovery, on the coast and up in the cool Upcountry air.
Design This TripThe active days stack up fast: the Haleakala sunrise followed by the bike descent down the Fabulous 29, the Pipiwai bamboo-forest trail to Waimoku Falls, and a Molokini Back Wall raft with Redline before the crowds.
Then you reset, at Spa Grande's Termé hydrotherapy circuit or the oceanfront hales of the Four Seasons, with Kapalua's racing zip lines for one more rush.
Elevation is the secret weapon.
Upcountry Maui's cool air makes a natural wellness counterpoint to the coast. We sequence the climbs, the trails and the spa so effort and recovery trade off cleanly.
What’s inside
- The Haleakala sunrise and Fabulous 29 bike descent
- The Pipiwai bamboo trail to Waimoku Falls
- A Molokini Back Wall raft with Redline
- The Spa Grande Termé hydrotherapy circuit
- Racing zip lines at Kapalua
A sample rhythm
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Volcano morning
Haleakala sunrise, then the long bike descent through Upcountry.
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Forest and falls
The Pipiwai bamboo trail to Waimoku Falls past Hana.
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Recover
A long hydrotherapy circuit and an oceanfront treatment.
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One more rush
A Molokini Back Wall raft or Kapalua's racing zip lines.
The Mauiwe’d build in
The pieces that fit this trip.
On foot
Sunrise at 10,000 feet, a bamboo forest to a falls.
Maui's walks are unforgettable: dawn above the clouds inside Haleakala's crater, and a green-tunnel bamboo trail to a 400-foot waterfall past Hana.
Haleakala sunrise needs a separate vehicle reservation for 3 to 7 a.m. entry, bookable 60 days out. We secure it the moment your window opens.
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Kipahulu
Pipiwai Trail & Bamboo Forest
A 3.8-mile out-and-back through towering bamboo to the 400-foot Waimoku Falls, in coastal Kipahulu past Hana.
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Wailuku
Iao Valley State Monument
A short, lush walk to the iconic 1,200-foot Iao Needle in the misty West Maui Mountains.
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Islandwide
Hike Maui
The island's original certified-naturalist guided-hike company, since 1983, with gear and transport handled.
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The road to Hana, a sunrise bike descent, the canopy.
Some of Maui's best days are active ones: one of the great drives on Earth, a volcano descent on two wheels, and racing zip lines over rainforest.
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Departs South Maui
Road to Hana, Valley Isle Excursions
Nearly 30 years of eco-friendly Hana tours in reclining-seat Comfort Cruisers, with breakfast, lunch and local guides.
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Haleakala / Upcountry
Haleakala Sunrise & Bike Descent
Bike Maui's volcano sunrise followed by the coast down the famous switchbacks through Upcountry on premium bikes.
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Kapalua
Kapalua Ziplines
Maui's only all-dual racing zipline course, two miles of cable over rainforest plus the state's longest suspension bridge.
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Lahaina
Goofy Foot Surf School
Lahaina's longest-running surf school since 1994, beginner-friendly group and private lessons.
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Maalaea
Maui Ocean Center
A world-class living-reef aquarium and Hawaiian-culture center on Maalaea Harbor, a polished all-ages stop.
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Molokini at dawn, Lanai by sail.
The signature Maui mornings happen offshore: the sunken crater of Molokini, the channel crossing to Lanai, and humpbacks breaching in winter.
Whale watching is seasonal, roughly mid-December to mid-April, when Trilogy and PacWhale run naturalist-led tours.
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Lahaina / Maalaea
Trilogy Excursions
Maui's original family-owned sailing company, famed for the Discover Lanai sail with a beachside barbecue.
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Maalaea / Lahaina
PacWhale Eco-Adventures
Maui's only nonprofit ocean operator, where every Molokini snorkel and whale watch funds marine research.
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Kihei
Redline Rafting
A fast, small-group rigid-hull raft reaching the Molokini Back Wall and remote South Maui sites before the crowds.
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Maalaea
Quicksilver Maui
A large catamaran running easygoing Molokini snorkel-and-grill day sails out of Maalaea.
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Hydrotherapy circuits and oceanfront hales.
Maui's resort spas are destinations in themselves, from the largest spa in the islands to open-air treatment hales steps from the sand.
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Wailea
Spa Grande, Grand Wailea
Maui's largest spa at 50,000 square feet, anchored by the Termé hydrotherapy circuit of Roman tubs and Swiss showers.
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Wailea
Spa at Four Seasons Maui
Open-air oceanfront treatment hales steps from Wailea Beach.
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Wailea
Fairmont Spa, Kea Lani
A 22,000-square-foot sanctuary with rainfall showers, hot lava-stone footbeds and a mud bar.
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Kapalua
Spa Montage Kapalua Bay
A 30,000-square-foot retreat with a co-ed aqua thermal experience and West-Maui-inspired treatments.
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Kapalua
Waihua Spa, Ritz-Carlton Kapalua
A Hawaiian-healing spa with a guided cultural arrival ritual and indoor-outdoor treatment hale.
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Adventure & Wellness
Let’s design it around you.
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