5 hours (Approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Get a grasp on the wide variety of Hawaiian wildlife during this tour in Maui. Visit the sacred Iao Valley for a walk through the Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens, a burial site for ancient Hawaiians. Visit the Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm and Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery.
- Wildlife and nature tour in Maui
- See a lavender farm and a distillery
- Visit the Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens and the sacred Iao Valley
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
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Begin your adventure in search of Hawaiian wildlife with pickup at your Maui hotel. Start with a visit to the sacred Iao Valley, for a cultural walk through the Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens. Learn about the history and culture of Maui and how many ancient Hawaiians are buried in the area. Keep an eye out for some rare Hawaiian birds in the valley.
Your tour finishes with visits to Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm and then the Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery.
Your tour finishes with visits to Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm and then the Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery.
Itinerary
This valley is sacred and was kapu to all but Hawaiian royalty. The sheer, inaccessible cliffs in `Iao Valley were used as a burial site for Hawai’i’s ali'i for centuries. Ancient Hawaiian’s believed that their bones contained their mana. Desecrating or stealing bones could give power, control, and even cause harm to living descendants.
When you first enter the park you can choose to cross a footbridge or descend to an exhibition area where the park has simplistically modeled what the greater valley (just outside of ‘Iao) once was. They have constructed a hale with thatched roof common for the time, and have many examples of plants that were cultivated in pre-contact Hawai’i.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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Product code: 19153P9
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