| quote | Originally posted by ls3mach:
Going for a week. Specifically Maui. Will have a vehicle. Planning the long road drive thing. What else? No kids. I'm a cheapskate. Not sure what is included in our accommodations package. Let's assume little.
We want to try some excursions, but I want the off tourist stuff. |
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I've only been there twice... once for my honeymoon back in the mid 2000s, and then again for work.
When we were there on our honeymoon, we were taking the cruise "Spirit of America" I think... so it went around to a bunch of different places. Some of the things that we saw (that I thought was worth seeing):
- Cocoa plantation / farm, and shows how they make chocolate. I think this was in Waimeia (sp?)
- The USS Missouri and Arizona Memorial ... I think the Arizona memorial is worth seeing, even if it's a sad thing to witness, but I see the two as kind of the beginning and the end. WW2 (with Japan) officially ended on the Missouri... it really is a magnificent ship, and if you like naval history at all, it is an absolute must. My grandfather was OSS with the NAVY back in the day, so I have an affinity towards big ships.
- There are a lot of Zen gardens, which are pretty fantastic to see.
- There's also some of the lava-flows, and even the beaches that are made up entirely of black sand.
- Zip lining (can't remember where, but there was strawberry guava growing naturally that you could just grab as you're flying across the mountain peaks).
I'll edit this and add more if I can remember... but it was a lot of fun. It's as much about the culture as it is seeing the sights. I don't know where you live, so if your interest is mostly visiting the beach, you might miss a lot of the other great stuff that Hawaii has to offer.