I recently had the opportunity to travel the "Road to Hana."
It was incredible! It is believed by a lot of people to be really treacherous to drive. Not at all. It is very curvy, but the road was in very good condition. My friends and I were advised to leave before 6am. We left at 5:45am - a very good idea. This way we stayed well ahead of the traffic, including the tour buses that came hours later.
We had to stop to let vehicles through from the other direction on the bridges. Bridges are one lane only, but are very short, thankfully. There are yield signs to allow for traffic coming from the opposite direction. We passed the town of Hana and headed into Haleakala National Park. The road in this stretch was not as good as previous sections, but not awful.
The scenery was amazing! That is why you drive the Road to Hana! There were incredible views of the ocean, waterfalls, and the foliage was amazing! The road is very curvy. I was okay, but I don't suffer from motion sickness. To me, it was a really fun amusement park ride! My friends took Gravol and they were okay.
Once in Haleakala Park, we hiked up to the waterfall. Along the way we walked through a bamboo forest. This was incredible! Admission to the park is $20 USD, and is good for three days.
We stopped at the Black Rock Beach on the way back. This was really cool to see. It is located at Pa'iloa Bay.
We started in Lahaina and it takes about 3.5 hours from there to drive the road. The entire trip took us about 12 hours, so plan an entire day, including stops.
The Road to Hana is definitely a bucket list item. It is worth the ride!
It was incredible! It is believed by a lot of people to be really treacherous to drive. Not at all. It is very curvy, but the road was in very good condition. My friends and I were advised to leave before 6am. We left at 5:45am - a very good idea. This way we stayed well ahead of the traffic, including the tour buses that came hours later.
We had to stop to let vehicles through from the other direction on the bridges. Bridges are one lane only, but are very short, thankfully. There are yield signs to allow for traffic coming from the opposite direction. We passed the town of Hana and headed into Haleakala National Park. The road in this stretch was not as good as previous sections, but not awful.
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| A bridge on the Road to Hana |
The scenery was amazing! That is why you drive the Road to Hana! There were incredible views of the ocean, waterfalls, and the foliage was amazing! The road is very curvy. I was okay, but I don't suffer from motion sickness. To me, it was a really fun amusement park ride! My friends took Gravol and they were okay.
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| Curves on the road |
Once in Haleakala Park, we hiked up to the waterfall. Along the way we walked through a bamboo forest. This was incredible! Admission to the park is $20 USD, and is good for three days.
We stopped at the Black Rock Beach on the way back. This was really cool to see. It is located at Pa'iloa Bay.
We started in Lahaina and it takes about 3.5 hours from there to drive the road. The entire trip took us about 12 hours, so plan an entire day, including stops.
The Road to Hana is definitely a bucket list item. It is worth the ride!
~Angie
