Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook

Posted at June 24, 2009

Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Maui Revealed)

Description:

USA Today calls it, “An authoritative and in-depth look at all that the island offers.” The author is a resident who personally and anonymously reviews every facet of Maui. From restaurants to helicopter companies to scuba to beaches to trails, he sees it all and shows you the best Maui has to offer.

This all new fourth edition is the most comprehensive guidebook ever written for Maui. Hawai?i resident and best-selling author, Andrew Doughty, actually hikes all the trails, rides the boats, scuba dives the reefs, dines in the restaurants, reviews all the resorts, snorkels the coastline, explores the hidden waterfalls and shares all the secrets that he finds. Everything is reviewed anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes Maui so exciting.

Customer Reviews:

This book is fantastic. I have just recently returned from a trip to Maui and had to tell anyone else that has planned a trip to Maui that this book is a must have!! I went to Maui a couple of years ago (without reading this book) and was able to see some of the fabulous sites that Maui has to offer – there are many – but using ‘Maui Revealed’ during my second trip, I was able to discover so many things that I missed the first time because I didn’t know where everything was. Specifically the information on the ‘Road to Hana’ and the ‘Road around the West Maui’ mountains. The book calls out mile markers to stop at on these roads and it’s pretty easy to follow. Trust me, without reading this book, you will drive right past all of the beautful hidden waterfalls and fresh water pools. Local pamphlets do a good job of informing visitors of major sites, like the Haleakala Crater and the Seven Sacred Pools – but not one mentioned the Olivine Pools located on the North side of the West Maui Mountains. Thanks to this book I was swimming in them!!! The only faults that I had with the book was the authors threw in some opinions which I didn’t always share – like ‘the Windjammer Dinner Cruise’ is just that – people jammed on a boat. I have taken the Windjammer Dinner Cruise and we weren’t crammed into it and the food was delicious. Also the authors made a remark about the ‘Lahaina Divers’ Scuba Diving Co, putting 50 people on their boat for every dive. Again, I have dived with Lahaina Divers and there has been anywhere from 10 to 30 people on board. My recommendation is to use this book for exploring Maui’s land, but don’t take to heart their statements on activities.
By Lissa Anne (Los Angeles)

My husband and I went to Maui last year and we brought this book with us along with a few others. This is the only book we ever used and needed. It was so helpful and very detailed. The way they describe every turn on the road to Hana was so helpful, you didn’t need to spend the extra money on another guide book for just that, this book had it all. I really can’t say enough good things about this book.
By Emily Rose (Kalamazoo, MI)

This book is incredible. Besides the glossy, hard to tear, 4 color pages and the beautiful pictures, the information presented is second to none. We are planning a trip for later this year, and right off the bat, we used this book to determine which properties were on decent swimming beaches. And the books is brutally honest when discussing issues like traffic, grocery prices and even questioning the safety of some of Maui’s tourist activities. Anyone even thinking of going to Maui should pick this book up.
By Elizabeth Donnelly (Indiana, USA)

We just got back from our trip to Maui and this book was our tour guide. To us it was like having a friend that lives on the island. The authors have personally visited and reviewed most of the things they write about (restaurants, dive excursions, activities, etc). Like a good friend they will tell you all your options and then recommend their favorite and we found that their favorites were also ours. They must have spent weeks on the Hana highway pulling over at every turn out to see if there was something interesting. This book is a must have. You won’t regret getting it!
By T. Moyer (Mclean, VA USA)

I was extremely impressed with this book! Great maps to use while on the island (maps are on the inside covers and also in side the book – won’t easily tear or get lost). Great aerial photographs of their top picks for best beaches, along with great detailed descriptions of them (all the info you need on the beaches: snorkeling, wind, sand, people, facilities, accessibility, etc.). Fantastic descriptions of the things to do and see in each area of the island, describing your drives & stops on the highway down to the tenth of the mile! Wonderfully descriptive explanations of all the available island activities: snorkeling, boat tours, parasailing, helicopter, submarine, etc. – This really helped us decide which activities we wanted to do, and more specifically, which activity company to go with (Example, the snorkel on Molokini boats are described to a “T”, which boats stop in the best spots, who offers the best lunches, etc…very good detail!) Buying the book gives you a password code to their website, which offers more information on lodging, since they couldn’t fit every hotel’s review in the compact book size. I wish there was more information on dining choices, but as they mention in the book, it just changes too much and there are just too many.
By Sparky (Orange County, CA)

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