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A review by carduelia_carduelis
Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook by Andrew Doughty
4.0
We spent 5 (non-travel) days in Maui in Summer 2022 and borrowed this from a friend. Suffice to say it guided most of our trip. We used the 8th edition, which is the newest one currently.
Some notes:
- It is pre-pandemic. So some activities/restaurants no longer exist - and some are new (like the Waikiki brewery tavern in Lahaina, fantastic pulled-pork sandwiches!)
- There was a terrific landslide in the Southern tip of the island in May '22, since this edition was written, and you literally cannot drive all the way around Haleakala's base anymore (several miles after the 7 gulches). The road no longer exists in places.
- We ended up completing close to all of the guidebook's suggested activities in the Upcountry, South, and West Maui and agree with all of their assessments.
- Their restaurant recommendations were a bit generous, but I might be biased by experience with NorCal food which is similar in origin, price, and quality.
- Their Haleakala and Road to Hana section made for excellent reading aloud to the driver during the drive (and in the case of Haleakala whilst waiting for Sunset in the very windy parking lot).
Overall this is probably the best travel guide i've ever had. Easy to read, frank, with lot's of off-the-beaten path stuff (Acid Warzone, Warren & Annabelle's ) that I wouldn't otherwise have tried.
Highly recommended! Get whatever the latest edition is!
Some notes:
- It is pre-pandemic. So some activities/restaurants no longer exist - and some are new (like the Waikiki brewery tavern in Lahaina, fantastic pulled-pork sandwiches!)
- There was a terrific landslide in the Southern tip of the island in May '22, since this edition was written, and you literally cannot drive all the way around Haleakala's base anymore (several miles after the 7 gulches). The road no longer exists in places.
- We ended up completing close to all of the guidebook's suggested activities in the Upcountry, South, and West Maui and agree with all of their assessments.
- Their restaurant recommendations were a bit generous, but I might be biased by experience with NorCal food which is similar in origin, price, and quality.
- Their Haleakala and Road to Hana section made for excellent reading aloud to the driver during the drive (and in the case of Haleakala whilst waiting for Sunset in the very windy parking lot).
Overall this is probably the best travel guide i've ever had. Easy to read, frank, with lot's of off-the-beaten path stuff (Acid Warzone, Warren & Annabelle's ) that I wouldn't otherwise have tried.
Highly recommended! Get whatever the latest edition is!