We got up at 2:30am to start the drive to Haleakala from Lahaina. Between road work stand stills and missing a turn, we made it up JUST in time to take one of 2 parking spots remaining in the summit parking lot. The drive isn't the hardest drive (We're from Vancouver, we use to drive the sea to sky highway... More

bundled in toques and jackets makes the Maui visit complete when you can start a new day where the sun is in it's newest form. About a two process to get there for 6am but really worth it, event though you climb 10,000 feet don't let it scare you from trying this to see a part of the world few... More

We went up to see the sunrise at the sacred place. We found out from our hotel what time sunrise was going to be and prepared to wake up early. We drove up to the top in our rental car. When we got to the top I was surprised to see all the people there. It was very cold. We... More

Neither my partner nor I are morning person, I knew the sunrise would be a struggle for us, we opted for the sunset instead. Took a leisurely drive up from lahaina, driving up through the clouds. It was about 5pm when we got to the summit, less than half of the car park was filled and most are leaving. We... More

We drove ourselves up to the top mid day. We didn't have heavy winter wear to go up there for sunrise. It was still beautiful. Mi definitely recommend it. It is a long drive. Make sure you still bring a sweatshirt even for mid day and try to make sure it is a clear day when you go.

At least that is what it feels like up here. We did not take the sunrise drive up to the top instead we opted for driving up around 7am and it took us about 2 hours from the Kaanapali beach area. The drive was smooth... I had no idea people lived in areas going up towards the visitor center. The... More

We did the crater trip with a wonderful driver called Randy. What a wealth of knowledge he had of the area & nothing was too much trouble. The drive up was spectacular & we felt like we were on the moon. Randy was so generous too & had dubbed a CD of beautiful Hawaiian music for everyone on the bus.... More

The drive starts near the massive sugar cane fields and ends up on top of the world. It's a beautiful drive to the clouds, thru the clouds, to above the clouds. Beauty everywhere you look. By the time we reached the top it was 35 degree's cooler than at the beginning. The drive is breath-taking both to and from the... More

Visiting for the fourth time since 1998, the wonder of this place will always be a part of us. Imagine being on a mountain thirty thousand feet high, but only ten thousand feet above sea level. We would rank this National Park as "a must do," for that true Hawaiian Aloha. Haleakala does make its own weather. At times it... More