Dotting the Map » Wailea Marriott http://www.dottingthemap.com a travel blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:12:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Three In Maui: Part One http://www.dottingthemap.com/2010/01/19/three-in-maui-part-one/ http://www.dottingthemap.com/2010/01/19/three-in-maui-part-one/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:19:42 +0000 Hilarye http://www.dottingthemap.com/?p=1016 The DTM Crew had such a fantastic time on our adventure to Hawaii. We stayed in a condo in Maui and spent our days exploring the island, laying and playing by the beach, enjoying our time with family, and eating great food. Isn’t that what vacations are all about anyways?

There are so many wonderful sights to see on the beautiful Island of Maui. There are also a great list of activities you can participate in including cruises, snorkeling adventures, scuba dive trips, and many more. We chose our three favorite activities other than the road to Hana and lying by the beach sipping pina coladas, to highlight and this is the first of the three part series: 3 Things worth paying for in Maui.

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#1 Attend a Luau: There’s no better way to experience true Hawaiian culture and get a taste of it’s history then by attending a luau. Fire dancers, hula dancers, poi, excellent food and top it off with a beautiful view of the sunset. Life couldn’t be any better right? Well maybe add some of the best coconut macaroons I’ve ever had in my life. We had heard so many great things about this luau and decided to attend the Wailea Marriott’s Honua’ula Luau. It was breathtaking.

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You first start off the night with a complimentary lei and a picture of your party by the setting sun over the crisp blue sea. Then you are seated and enjoy drinks (delicious pina coladas if you choose), listen to excellent music and spend time with great company enjoying the view. Then the luau buffet is announced and you are treated to a wide delicious spread of teriyaki steaks, fish, chicken, shredded pork, salads, rice, vegetables, poi (which you have to try), and much more. Seriously my mouth is salivating remembering the feast.

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Right as you are finishing dinner, a dessert table is filled with pineapple upside down cake, cookies, brownies, coconut cake, coconut macaroons, and much more. The show begins and for the next hour you will be entranced with the soothing music, beautiful dancing, jaw dropping fire dancers, and there are even some enchanting aerialists. If you go to Maui and question if a luau is worth opening up your pocket book, then trust me it is. It’s an experience you will be talking about with your family for years to come.

Coming Up: Three in Maui Part Two- Take a helicopter tour

Three in Maui Part Three- Take a Whale Watching Cruise

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