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mrsdarwin May 9th, 2007 12:02 PM

BEST EXCURSION???--TRILOGY AT LANAI, HELICOPTER RIDE, BIKING DOWN HALEAKALA??
 
if you were to splurge and spend extra $ on one activity which would it be..helicopter, trilogy, or biking? we will be staying in wailea for a week in early june. also, can you find discount tickets to a luau once you get on the island? or are there websites i can use before hand?
have booked a dinner at spago. any other suggestions? and is da kitchen and hanafundas the best place to eat with locals in kihei??

thanks,
molly

Suzie May 9th, 2007 12:41 PM

I loved our Trilogy trip. It was a wonderful way to spend the day. Though we motored over to Lanai in the am we sailed back in the afternoon. I'm not crazy about helicopters and I didn't want to wake up early for the bike ride!! ;)

suze May 9th, 2007 01:17 PM

the bike ride down Haleakala looks terrifying and is dangerous imo (you can read up on various accidents reported). you could not pay me to do it.

Kealalani May 9th, 2007 07:49 PM

Tradewinds make helicopter rides risky, and sometimes worse than that.

Biking down from H is extremely dangerous. Many people have been hurt real bad. Many a ruined vacation is the good side of the tragedy.

I'd take some dramamine and chew on ginger and go for the Trilogy trip.


Not meaning to sound like DharmaDowner. Just stating da facts.

Maui is fantastic!!! Make sure to make it to Makena Beach in your neck of the woods!

mrsdarwin May 10th, 2007 02:16 AM

thanks for your thoughts. yes, i think the biking will be out. is the state park worth doing a short hike in?


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