Reddit reviews Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook
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Can't speak to your Oahu itinerary, but I can provide my two cents on Maui.
Day 6: We did the Old Lahaina Luau and it was great, very highly rated. So if you haven't already booked Lele, I'd compare the two.
Day 8: As for Haleakala, you don't need a tour, assuming you have a rental car.
Just drive up the mountain and grab a spot. Startearly,though. There's usually a line of cars winding their way up in the wee hours of the morning to catch the sunrise. There's a fee to get into the National Park, but that's all.There's also some hiking you could check out up there. EDIT: I've learned from other commenters here that you do need a reservation, my apologies! More information here.Day 9: We didn't do any whale watching but did take a snorkeling cruise to Lanai with Trilogy. I'd highly recommend the company — very professional, great service and an all-around good time. And they also have whale watching.
Day 10: We didn't use an app for Road to Hana, simply picked out what we wanted to see ahead of time and made adjustments along the way. Again, start early. If tour buses are catching up to you, things will start getting real crowded real quick.
I'd actually encourage some open days to just chill, so your whole trip is not go go go. But you could fill in part of one of your days with snorkeling at Honolua Bay or check out the Maui Ocean Center.
Day 13: Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm is cool, but we found it to be an hour's diversion at best. YMMV, of course. Mama's Fish House is dooope!
And I'd say Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook is worth a purchase.
The Old Lahaina Luaua is very good. Kinda pricey, but it's all you can eat/drink, so...
Anyway, this is the guidebook I mentioned:
http://www.amazon.com/Maui-Revealed-Guidebook-Andrew-Doughty/dp/0971727996/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Looks like you can get it extremely cheap. Highly recommended.
I've been on vacation to Kauai, Maui, and Oahu many times and Maui is by far the best to be a tourist on if you want to do more than just sit on the same beach for the entire time you are there. Oahu has way too many people on the beaches. Kauai is really beautiful but there are barely any people if you want to do something during the night. If your parents are retired they will love Kauai (As long as they can still move around easily) but I would recommend going to Maui for vacation.
P.S: get a guidebook for Maui and Kauai since there are a ton of small beaches that are truly amazing