TipsyTraveler
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- Jan 9, 2014
I want to do the LOST tour (yes, really ) so my DH and I have decided to go to Hawaii in September. The problem is, I'm not finding much else that I'm interested in seeing or doing. We're not water/beach people. Other than maybe walking on the sand we'd never spend any time at a beach, and we have no interest in water activities (except we do like kayaking). Obviously, this eliminates a lot of things to do in Hawaii which is fine, we're happy to stick with land-based activities. But even that seems to be coming up short and what started as a three week, three island trip has been cut down to a two island, twelve day trip. Help me fill it? All I've got so far is:
Oahu -- 5-night stay at Aulani, one day for LOST tour and.... I guess we could do Pearl Harbor another day.
Big Island -- Open to accommodation suggestions (5 nights), Volcanoes National Park looks like a must-do, we're interested in the Mauna Kea star gazing, and that's all I've got.
We like nature activities, wildlife, hiking, local food, and places off the beaten path. We'd be very happy to spend a few days visiting national parks, I just need to figure out which ones because they're all looking more or less the same to me. Birdwatching is something I'd enjoy, we'd possibly be up for horseback riding, definitely on the lookout for good places to eat. Unless someone has good reason to convince me otherwise, right now all the pineapple/coffee/macadamia nut tours look like a total snooze fest to me. Whale watching is also out, unfortunately, because we'll be there in the wrong season for it.
So, with that stuff in mind, does anyone have recommendations for places to visit or suggestions for other things we could do? We'll have a rental car on both islands so transportation won't be a problem.
Oahu -- 5-night stay at Aulani, one day for LOST tour and.... I guess we could do Pearl Harbor another day.
Big Island -- Open to accommodation suggestions (5 nights), Volcanoes National Park looks like a must-do, we're interested in the Mauna Kea star gazing, and that's all I've got.
We like nature activities, wildlife, hiking, local food, and places off the beaten path. We'd be very happy to spend a few days visiting national parks, I just need to figure out which ones because they're all looking more or less the same to me. Birdwatching is something I'd enjoy, we'd possibly be up for horseback riding, definitely on the lookout for good places to eat. Unless someone has good reason to convince me otherwise, right now all the pineapple/coffee/macadamia nut tours look like a total snooze fest to me. Whale watching is also out, unfortunately, because we'll be there in the wrong season for it.
So, with that stuff in mind, does anyone have recommendations for places to visit or suggestions for other things we could do? We'll have a rental car on both islands so transportation won't be a problem.