so if you're planning a vacation to maui you've probably looked around youtube quite
a bit and noticed there are a ton of videos on the top things to do in maui such as haleakala
and the molokini crater and road to hana well i am not going to cover any of those
all those other videos do it just fine i'm here to bring you the 18 unique things to do
in maui that nobody else is talking about so you're ready let's go so everything i'm
talking about today i'm going to link below keep watching for all 18 because the there are some
really cool things that i found and i can't wait to share them with you and it might be something
amazing for your vacation so let's go ahead and get started number one is warren and annabelle's
magic dinner theater now this is the uh magic show that is more of a up close and personal magic
it's comedy it's dinner uh it is available for only people 21 and over but it is it gets amazing
reviews they've been dark this entire coveted time and they're finally reopening the people
that have gone to it have said it is absolutely just a blast to do and when you go to their show
you can choose to have a full meal which comes with a meal a dessert and two drinks included
or you can choose the no dinner option if you want to eat someplace else reservations are recommended
but this is a place that would be a really fun evening in maui the next one i want to talk about
is shark diving in maui now this is not the shark diving at the aquarium in fact i don't think the
aquarium is offering that at the moment because when i was doing some research on this i didn't
see any information about it in the aquarium this is actually full regular shark diving it is for
certified scuba divers and in fact you need to be an advanced diver for some of their dives so let
me tell you more about it this is actually with dive maui and they have two shark dives available
you can actually dive with hammerhead a school of hammerhead sharks which is i can't even imagine it
must be amazing but to do that one you need to be a certified advanced scuba diver with at least 25
dives under your belt they also have a shark and turtle dive to a sunken ship which is you don't
have to be an advanced diver but you still have to be certified you go to 100 feet and in hawaii
you have more than 100 feet of visibility which is incredible now if you're not certified they
actually have a discover scuba class that you could do the whole family can do this i i they
didn't show what the minimum age was but they had pictures of children as i think as young as maybe
10 or so but you can look at their website which again i have linked below to see the actual age
but what they do is they they teach you the basics of scuba they take you down
and supervise your entire diet so you get to experience what scuba is like it's kind of an
intro to help entice you to take scuba lessons so if you've always wondered what scuba is like
hawaii would probably be the most amazing place to take an intro dive all right moving on to number
three and that is to repel down a waterfall yes repelling down a waterfall so this one is with
repel maui beginners can do this too it's by by no means only for advanced propellers or canyoneers
or people like that so the location that they take you to is halfway down the road hana so you'll get
to see half of the rotohana they actually go to a 30 acre botanical garden there is a short hike to
the area where they'll be repelling and there is a slight elevation change in total it's about a half
a mile hike and about a 300 foot elevation change basically what you would do is they teach you all
the basics of rappelling you practice first on a 60-foot dry jungle wall and then you move on
to a 50-foot waterfall once you've repelled down that waterfall you have to swim a short distance
to get to the shallow end and then you go to another 30-foot waterfall and do it again and
then you get to go home it is just one of those once-in-a-lifetime kind of experiences that sound
amazing and when i go to maui this year i can't wait to do this one the next one is maui friday
town parties every friday they have a town party in different areas so the first friday
is in wailuku and then they go to lahaina and then they hit all of the other little towns in maui and
when you go to this it is a party they advertise it as a party there's local food vendors there's
live music there's artisans there's cultural things it is a fantastic thing to do to immerse
yourself into the culture and the people of maui so if you're going to be there on a friday night
make sure you look up the website again linked below and find out what town it's going to be
in and be sure to hit that town and take up a maui party while you're there the next one is foot golf
at ghanapala golf course yes foot golf it is what it sounds like it is is if golf married soccer and
this was their baby so it is in the evenings again on the con polly golf course and you literally
kick a soccer ball into enlarged holes on the golf course so like i said it's a mix between soft
golf and soccer it is so much fun there are nine holes that you get to play it is open for all ages
and again it's open in the evenings from four to six daily but you they do recommend that you make
reservations in advance next we have outrigger canoe tours yes the full outrigger that you've
seen in any hawaiian commercials or any hawaiian history and they have two amazing tours to choose
from you can actually canoe to turtle town and then snorkel once you get there the tour includes
your snorkel gear some quick instruction on how to snorkel they also have a naturalist that comes
along with you and helps to point things out and just make it a very immersive fun easy tour
now if you want something a little more challenging they also have the molokini challenge
where you actually can you out to the molokini crater you get to snorkel once you're there but
it's a much more physical challenge than the turtle town tour that they have either way
it's an amazing chance to to canoe get out on the ocean snorkel and and again go with a naturalist
and just have a very unique special experience next we have stargazing from the top of a volcano
this one takes you to the haleakala summit for a five hour tour you have an expert guide that shows
you around you have the largest portable telescope and 60 minutes of telescope time and honestly it
is the best views of deep space so if you are any type of astronomer or just interested in astronomy
at all this is a don't miss it opportunity when you go to maui it's also family friendly
so all ages can go it does get cold on the top of the mountain in at night they do actually
have some warm jackets in winter pants because who brings winter clothes to hawaii they do offer that
for you if you need it but this is a fantastic opportunity to see some things you most likely
have never had a chance to see before in your life next we have harvest your own meal at o'o farms
now o farm is actually in the waipoli forest which is a 3500 foot elevation and this is the farm that
provides fresh local ingredients to the gourmet restaurants in town they have panoramic coastal
views it's a cooler temperature what you do is you have a tour of the farm you get to pick and
harvest the produce on that tour and then they prepare a gourmet lunch with all of the produce
that you harvested it is incredible and the food as you can imagine is just blows your mind
this is available monday through friday and it is a three-hour tour of oh oh farm next is be a beach
buddy for a shelter dog yes be a beach buddy for a sheltered dog the humane society in maui allows
you to basically check out a dog you go to their facility and you get to take a dog with you take
them on a hike take them to the beach take them to a dog friendly restaurant basically just have
a pup along with you to play with and explore with and have a really good time with this is available
wednesdays and fridays from 11 to 4. it the humane society is in up country so it's a little cooler
up there if you want to hike through the forest again go to the beach go to a restaurant to check
out a dog you have to be 18 or older but of course your whole family can be there to play with the
dog they do recommend you reserve it in advance now they only open it up one month ahead at a time
and the reservations open on the first of the month so if you want to do it you need to mark
your calendar and log in immediately on the first of the month and book your reservation because
they fill up very very fast now also a little note if you do do that they also give you all the
supplies you need poop bags uh food treats thing anything that you would need for the dog including
if you need to have a blanket or something for them if you take them to the beach the next one
is walking through a lava tube now this is through the maui cave it is a self-guided walk so you can
just show up and go you don't have to have any reservations and there's no weights but all in all
once you do the entire tube it's about a 40-minute tour time so what better way to experience
lava and the history of lava than walking through a lava tube it's just really unique and special
moving on let's go to the ocean vodka farm and tasting and cafe ocean vodka has an organic
farm distillery and cafe they are open for guided tasting tours they do recommend reservations but
you not only get to tour the farm but also get to tour the distillery and have tastings and meal and
a meal if you're into different kinds of alcohol tasting it's a really fun tour to take and it's
a really unique perspective to have moving on let's go to the queen kahahumanu center farmers
market in kahului that is a tongue like a that's a mouthful this one is actually the the big farmers
market that they have on the island and it is open tuesdays wednesdays and fridays from eight to four
it is an excellent place if you want to go get fresh local food they have rotating booths so even
if you go wednesday and friday you they have low rotating booths so you'll see something special
they have local artisans food artisans so there's all different kinds of chefs and bakers and
different things that you can experience at the local farmers market and then take fresh stuff
home with you or back to your resort or wherever you're staying and just experience the islands in
a new way all right the next one and my husband is the most excited about this one and that is to
take a top gun joyride yes a jewelry ride but it's not just your average joyride they actually teach
you a little bit of ground school and then when you're up in the airplane you take the controls
you get to do some of the special maneuvers you get to do high performance flight and experience
zero g and feel feel what it's like to do two g's to pull two g's it's an air force training plane
is the type of plane they they use and then like i said you take control in the air and you get to
do the maneuvers they also will record the entire thing so you have proof if no one believes you and
then you get to take it home with you it is on the pricey side to be fair but if you are a lover of
anything flying especially high performance maneuvers and and military maneuvers and things of
that nature and top gun lover this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and highly highly recommended
all right the next one is to go off-roading in lahaina with an atv tour so this is through
maui off-road adventures it is a two-hour tour through bamboo forests and hill climbs mud
river crossings it's actually a four person atv so they do stop every once in a while if you wanted
to change drivers if you wanted to take turns but this is one of those really fun backcountry
cool things to do a really great activity if you are on maui and you love off-roading
next if you're looking for something a little quieter is to explore a lavender farm
this is alii kula lavender and they are open on weekends right now they are just offering
self-guided tours but when covet is not affecting them they also have gourmet picnic lunches that
they offer craft classes and even treasure hunts for all ages as you can see is just an
incredibly beautiful serene amazing place to go if you're looking for something a little
more relaxing on your maui vacation next i want to talk about a few of the airbnb experiences
now if you have seen my other video which i will link above where i have my ultimate guide
to planning a vacation to maui i talk about airbnb experiences at b as being a must for any vacation
in any destination but here are a few of the ones that i thought were particularly cool and unique
in as far as things to do in maui the first one is the maui goat yoga and it's exactly what it says
there are maui mini goats and the instructor who's a local will take you through a yoga class you
actually get gorgeous views up where the farm is yoga and then little mini goats they actually will
take you through an intro to the animals you get plenty of play time with the goats
and then the yoga part of it is it's available for all levels it's about a 30 to 40 minute yoga class
this does require pre-purchase so be sure to check and make sure that it's available
on the days that you will be in maui the next one is sea scooters these just look
so much like so much fun so if you're planning to snorkel maybe do it with a ski scooter it is
well exactly like i said snorkeling with a ski scooter it is good for beginners you don't have to
have any kind of advanced knowledge to use these it is a 90-minute tour and they take you to a
most amazing coral reef and green sea turtles again it's hosted by locals so you get a local
perspective and just a really really fun and unique way to experience snorkeling
in maui the last one i want to talk about is the haleakala sunset adventure and escapade again this
is an airbnb experience with a local and this is has this particular experience has amazing amazing
reviews and ratings but i recommend you do this at the beginning of your vacation because when he has
you on this tour he gives you loads and loads of recommendations for restaurants and things to do
so it is a great way to start your vacation so that you can sprinkle in his recommendations over
the remainder of your vacation so what he does is he takes you up to the summit of haleakala on the
way up he gives you a fresh picked fruit that has just been picked a moments ago before he sees you
once you get to the summit you get to see a crater that can fit the entire city of manhattan in it
the views are just crazy amazing at sunset tons of photo opportunities but it is also a personal tour
with stories and information on history and the island and folklore and myths and and like i said
just a ton of recommendations it is the type of thing that when people have done it before
and they go back to maui they want to take his tour again and again and again it is that amazing
need i say more it's just just do it and plan it at the beginning of your vacation
now in regards to airbnb experiences there are far far more than these that i talked about
so as i said all of these are linked below and if you're planning a trip to maui make sure you
check out my ultimate guide to maui and it teaches you exactly what professionals do
to plan a vacation in maui so you have an amazing vacation and not just a ho-hum vacation
and also this one here which will tell you which island is the best one to go to if you
haven't decided for sure if you want to go to maui or not and other than that
i want to say happy travels and aloha and i will see you on the next video bye-bye