Paul was so informative. We learned so much about Maui and Hawaii. All of the stops were great and my kids enjoyed all of them (Hana Tropicals, waterfalls, black sand beach etc.) I am glad we did this tour rather than driving ourselves. It meant we could enjoy the views without the stress.
A comfortable 8 passenger van takes you on the serpentine road to Hana and back. There is a stop for breakfast in Paia and lunch in Hana. There are scenic stops along the route. Tour guide Les was very informative. There could be more brief stops for a look and photos, but the narrow road and shoulders make this difficult. We were very fortunate in having blue skies.
The guide was just OK. She didn't know much history about the Road to Hana and if she did she didn't share the history with the group. She was more interested in telling personal stories than history along the route of the tour. We felt very rushed in several spots and didn't even have enough time to go to the Black Sand Beach. This was very confusing to us due to the fact the tour was supposed to be 8 hours long but ended up taking 11 hours. Not sure what see was doing because we had only 10-15 minutes in several spots along the way. Would have rather missed the pictures of the rainbow eucalyptus trees and actually get to see the beach. The photo attached is as close as we got to the beach. She also loved the turtles, but how many pictures and how long can you look at a turtle laying in the sand not moving? The trip was just it needed to be better planned and executed. We were so glad the van was very nice and comfy.