SHORE EXCURSIONS
The best days ashore.
The 7 most popular maui tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
Road to Hana with pickup and lunch for a small group, with black-sand beaches, waterfalls, and banana bread stops along the drive.
Most Popular“Our driver, "handsome" was amazing! He was entertaining and very informative. I felt very safe on the Road to Hana.”
AC Kahului to Hana Road to Hana tour with free port pickup, expert guide stops, waterfalls, and Waianapanapa black sand beach.
“We were fortunate enough to have legendary Bjorn (Hawaiian Viking - and the Viator reviews Taylor Swift) as our driver and guide on this ALL day trip - and trust me if I will say - that words can not describe the beauty you will see (we were bit sceptical as this maybe “tourist trap”…”
Haleakala sunrise from Kahului Harbor with a small-group guide, cold-weather gear, admission tickets, and a post-sunrise food stop.
“Well it will be everything you expect and more! The tour is wonderful, safe and comfortable. Although I was unnerved about leaving the ship at 3am, our host was great and reassuring. The sunrise was truly majestic. You can sleep on the bus and when you get home lol Take This Tour!!”
A full-day Road to Hāna tour from Pride of America, with stops for black sand, lava tubes, waterfalls, turtles, and a solid lunch.
“The Road to Hāna experience was so good. Our guide, Daniel, was funny, personable, accommodating, and so very knowledgeable about the rainforest that we drove through, all the sites, and very familiar with culture. We learned a lot and saw beautiful scenery. Don't miss this terrific tour.”
Small-group Road to Hāna shore excursion with sea turtles, eucalyptus, a possible waterfall dip, black sand beach time, lunch, and safe guiding.
“It was a great trip with a great tour guide. Whole trip was full of fun and we got good timing at each attraction,. The black-sand beach is a amazing, we saw big turtles at a beach near Paia on the way back.”
A private Maui shore day with Iao Valley rainforest, tropical plantation stops, Makena lava coast, and Ho‘okipa turtle views from Kahului.
“Nick was a wonderful private tour guide, very knowledgeable and flexible in creating a custom tour for us. The rainforest was so lush and beautiful ! We visited Rice Park with an elevation of 2800 ft so the views are great and it was very peaceful. We had a short visit in Historic Makawao Town…”
Private Maui shore highlights in 3–4 hours: Iao Valley, Maui Tropical Plantation, and optional Ocean Center, with port or hotel pickup.
“We truly enjoyed our time with Nick! He was very informative and explained things well without going overboard. We never felt rushed during the tour and appreciated the flexibility of the schedule. Nick did an outstanding job getting us to the places we wanted to visit ahead of the crowds and had excellent suggestions for…”
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