Visiting Hana was on our list since we booked this trip but I didn't want to drive it. We had another set of family members drive, they left late, rushed to Hana, saw it and drove back. Sounded exausting and frankly boring.
Our trip was door to door, full of competent drivers, an excellent guide named Travis who grew up in Hana and has been on these roads since 7? He made driving that road look so easy. I got excellent photos, saw a ton of waterfalls and enjoyed the trip because I could see the landscape. There's 0% chance if you are the driver, you will see anything much because you'll be paying so much attention to the road. Travis is a knowlegable, informative driver that knew all the spots and all the waterfalls. He kept us safe the whole time.
Door to door pickup, breakfast, many restroom breaks at parks with photo opportunities, banana bread stop, shave ice, lunch, and got to swim in the Black Sands Beach and a waterfall for a fair amount of time. Frankly, we did a lot on this tour. It was a long day but USB ports, AC.. excellent driver.. I was tired but not exhausted. Never once felt pressured to buy anything at these stops like I did on other tours in other countries.
Our other family that drove, they didn't do jack except get to Hana and come back. No beach (because you have to make reservations) and no waterfalls because maybe they didn't know or couldn't find parking.
If you are going to do the Road to Hana, I would recommend this tour!
Одговор домаћина
Oct 2022
Aloha. Mahalo for sharing your review. You are right on so many aspects. With a guided tour you get to see and do a lot more. The landscape is truly breathtaking, but can't be appreciated if one cannot look and observe it along the way. We are happy that our spacious custom cruisers kept you comfortable and allowed you to take in the spectacular views through elevated seats and oversized windows. We also have a lot of pride in our excellent team of guides. Thank you for recommending our tour service!