Maui Top 10: Romance

Are you looking for ideas to celebrate a romance, get out into the great outdoors or keep the whole family happy on Maui Island? Check out our top 10 suggestions for great activities:

 

Maui Sunset Sail

Board a custom-crafted luxury catamaran, chasing the sun as it sinks into the horizon. Along the way, couples enjoy champagne and appetizers served from the teak bar.

Waterfront Luau

Maui is known for its luau, often held in spectacular waterfront settings where coconut palms frame vivid sunsets. Typically, these evening events provide a delicious buffet of tempting local dishes and a relaxing evening of island music and dance performances under the stars.

Couples spa treatment

Spa treatments designed especially for couples are among the signature offerings at many of the award-winning resort spas on Maui and Lanai.

Sunrise on Haleakala

A pre-dawn drive up to the top of Haleakala brings the unforgettable chance to watch a glorious sunrise spread across Maui. A leisurely drive down its slopes through the lush upcountry farm and ranchlands is enjoyable as well.

Stargazing

 Named the top hotel world for stargazing by CNN Travel, the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa offers a rooftop, couples-only activity called Romance Tour of the Stars. Through the aid of a giant telescope and an astronomer, couples learn to interpret the night skies while enjoy champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries.  To view stars from the ocean, try one of the stargazing cruises offered by Pacific Whale Foundation, which are accompanied by an astronomer and include appetizers and cocktails served on board.

Iao Valley

For many centuries Maui was two separate kingdoms that vied with each other for supremacy. In 1790, King Kamehameha I invaded the island and defeated his Maui rivals at an historic battle in Iao Valley, a beautiful site that is now a state park.

Upcountry Drive 

There is plenty to discover and share on the wide slopes of Haleakala. Clients can stop in and visit the rich assortment of farms and flower fields around Kula, touring and sampling goat cheese at Surfing Goat Dairy Farm or walking among the fragrant fields of the Alii Kula Lavender Farm. This region is also where visitors can taste award-winning vodkas at Ocean Organic Vodka or sample the pineapple wine at Maui’s Winery, also known as Tedeschi Vineyards. They will also want to linger awhile in Makawao to explore the art galleries and boutiques of this quaint town whose paniolo (cowboy) heritage is celebrated every 4th of July with the Makawao Parade and Rodeo.

Hana

The serpentine Hana Highway, one of the most spectacular – and slowest – drives in the world, starts in Kahului and snakes along 54 miles of east Maui coastline past lush vegetation and countless waterfalls. This spectacular drive can take from three to four hours depending on the number of stops along the way. You can find a tour to book for your clients, hire a private driver or just make sure they have a great rental car to truly enjoy this experience.

Air Tours

Helicopter tours are a popular activity on Maui, a way for clients to get a birds-eye view of inaccessible valleys, steep gorges, remote waterfalls and neighboring islands. Visitors can also soar above rain forests and mountainous landscapes in a powered hang glider; or sail 800 feet above the ocean in a parasail: You should book air activities for your clients well in advance, as they sell out early.

 

And if you want to know more about Maui, be sure to talk to one of our agents who specialize in Hawaiian Vacations.