In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 3,600 kilometers from the U.S. mainland, is the 50th u.S. state: Hawaii. For many, the epitome of the South Seas ❤ And in fact, the islands exude a unique flair and enchant you very quickly with the famous Aloha charm. Each of the six main islands – Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Big Island – has its own personality, nature and sights and offers different activities to all tastes.
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The island of Maui with its approximately 150,000 inhabitants is the second largest island of Hawaii after Big Island and the most popular holiday destination after Oahu. The appearance of the island is characterized by its two volcanoes: On the west side rises the 1,746-meter-high Puu Kukui and in the east is the volcano Haleakala, which is much higher at 3,055 meters. In between lies the green and fertile plain “Central Maui”, which is also the narrowest part of the island, only 15 kilometres wide between Kahului and Maalaea. Among the most famous sights of the island are the 50-mile-long Road to Hana, the up to 3,040-meter-high Haleakala National Park, the small town of Lahaina, the Molokini Crater off the south coast, the Kula Botanical Gardens, the Maui Ocean Center, the Iao Valley State Park and the surf spots in the north of Maui. The largest cities on Maui are Kahului, Wailuku, Lāhainā and Kīhei.
Maui – The panoramic Road to Hana & the Piilani Highway (USA)
Today the Road to Hana was on our daily program. We drove along the panoramic road on the north coast of Maui on our world tour in 2015, but unfortunately we had to turn around halfway because the weather was so bad. Now there was a second chance and with definitely better weather 🙂
» Read the full blog postMaui – Sunrise from the top of Haleakala Volcano (USA)
The most visible landmark of the whole of Maui is the massive shield volcano Haleakala, which occupies more than 75 of the area of the island and is the highest elevation at 3,055 meters. If you start from the actual foot of the volcano, which is far below the sea, it is even 9,053 meters high. The Haleakala is currently not active and researchers believe it must have last erupted around 1790. A must-do on Maui can be seen sunrise …
» Read the full blog postMaui – Lahaina, Nakalele Blowhole & the west coast of the island (USA)
This morning we flew from Hilo with Hawaiian Airlines to Kahului and thus drove to the third Hawaiian island on our journey: Maui. After arriving at the airport we picked up our rental car (booked via billiger-mietwagen.de) and went to the hotel.
» Read the full blog postMaui – A drive along the panoramic “Road to Hana” (USA)
This morning we actually slept and only started in the late morning with our rental car for a small island tour. Our main goal was the Road to Hana, one of the most beautiful coastal roads in the USA. That we would spend several hours at the end of the day in the hospital on Maui, we could not have guessed at that time…
» Read the full blog postMaui – Diving & exploring the West Coast (USA)
Today the alarm clock rang already at 4.40 am, because we had booked a diving trip on the west coast of Maui via B&B Scuba and meeting point was already at 5.45 am.
» Read the full blog postMaui – Our flight to Kahului & the Maui Ocean Center (USA)
Today we went to Oahu and Kauai on our 3rd Hawaiian island – to Maui. After breakfast in our Hotel Kauai Inn we went to Lihue Airport and gave up our rental car.
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