I do not recommend the Tropical Express at Waikapu. The tour was not worth the money. We could easily have seen it without the ride with little information given. They do have a nice gift store Maui Tropical Plantation.
Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Pennantfish (Heniochus diphreutes), Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Brick soldierfish (Myripristis amaena), Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), feeding, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Unicorn fish, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus), Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Shrimp, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Anemones and coral, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Coral, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Anemones and coral, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Octopus, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Starefish, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022He made me a fish. Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Woven fish. Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas),, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Jellkyfish, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Shark from below, Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022Maui Ocean Center 11/17/2022
We saw Frigate birds over the beach and over Alau Island Seabird Sanctuary.
Legend: The dark red sand at Kōkī Beach was produced by the nearby cinder cone hill of Ka Iwi O Pele, meaning “bones of Pele.” According to Hawaiian legend, Kōkī Beach is where the volcano goddess Pele fought her final battle with her older sister, Namakaokaha’i, the goddess of the ocean.
Wialu Falls is visible from the Hana Highway.
I wanted to try Maui beef but didn’t get to try it. This article tells about the beef and lists restaurants that serve it: High Stakes
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor), Koki Beach Park, Maui 11/16/2022Great Frigatebirds (Fregata minor) over Alau Island Seabird Sanctuary, Maui 11/16/2022Alau Island Seabird Sanctuary, Maui 11/16/2022Ka Iwi O Pele, Koki Beach Park, Maui 11/16/2022Ka Iwi O Pele, Koki Beach Park, Maui 11/16/2022Koki Beach Park, Maui 11/16/2022Cattle by Koki Beach Park, Maui 11/16/2022Wialu Falls, Maui 11/16/2022
I was looked at other tours on YouTube. Most people only go to the beaches. There are so many beaches, many are almost empty. I found the gardens and other places mostly empty too. Very serene.