- Jul 3, 2003
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I was in Maui last week on vacation so I hadn't posted at all really while I was away.
Anyway, Maui was awesome! We snorkeled at Molokini crater one day and took a helicopter tour of the north end of Maui and the east side of the island of Molokai. The helicopter tour was spectacular. Highly recommend it to anyone considering going to any of the islands. Breathtaking views and stunning beauty.
Expensive trip though. My wife and I took our 14 year old son and his friend who is 15. We booked two rooms, one for us adults and one for the two boys which worked out well. I brought $1,000 cash with me to spend on extras but it ended up being a lot more. The helicopter tour and the visit to Molokini we paid for in advance along with the airfare, hotel and rental car. Incidentals were an extra $700, we blew through all the cash and spent another $500-600 on top of that and that's not even including our excursion to Baron & Leeds where we picked out something special for my wife.
This is the beach in front of our hotel.
A nice sunset.
My son exploring underwater sights.
A clip from our helicopter tour. If you think that waterfall looks like the scene from Jurassic Park when they arrived at the island you're not wrong. That scene was filmed here on Molokai. The helicopter landing from the movie was obviously a stage set but the waterfall is real. We flew into this canyon from a low altitude and circled it three times eventually rising up out of the top in this clip. The views and beauty of these islands are simply amazing and you would never see sights like this unless you took a tour by helicopter. This particular spot is almost completely inaccessible by anything other than boat or by helicopter and since it is on the east side of the island you would never see it any other way. You can't drive to it or even hike to it. It is too remote.
Anyway, Maui was awesome! We snorkeled at Molokini crater one day and took a helicopter tour of the north end of Maui and the east side of the island of Molokai. The helicopter tour was spectacular. Highly recommend it to anyone considering going to any of the islands. Breathtaking views and stunning beauty.
Expensive trip though. My wife and I took our 14 year old son and his friend who is 15. We booked two rooms, one for us adults and one for the two boys which worked out well. I brought $1,000 cash with me to spend on extras but it ended up being a lot more. The helicopter tour and the visit to Molokini we paid for in advance along with the airfare, hotel and rental car. Incidentals were an extra $700, we blew through all the cash and spent another $500-600 on top of that and that's not even including our excursion to Baron & Leeds where we picked out something special for my wife.
This is the beach in front of our hotel.
A nice sunset.
My son exploring underwater sights.
A clip from our helicopter tour. If you think that waterfall looks like the scene from Jurassic Park when they arrived at the island you're not wrong. That scene was filmed here on Molokai. The helicopter landing from the movie was obviously a stage set but the waterfall is real. We flew into this canyon from a low altitude and circled it three times eventually rising up out of the top in this clip. The views and beauty of these islands are simply amazing and you would never see sights like this unless you took a tour by helicopter. This particular spot is almost completely inaccessible by anything other than boat or by helicopter and since it is on the east side of the island you would never see it any other way. You can't drive to it or even hike to it. It is too remote.