We did the crater trip with a wonderful driver called Randy. What a wealth of knowledge he had of the area & nothing was too much trouble. The drive up was spectacular & we felt like we were on the moon. Randy was so generous too & had dubbed a CD of beautiful Hawaiian music for everyone on the bus.... More

The drive starts near the massive sugar cane fields and ends up on top of the world. It's a beautiful drive to the clouds, thru the clouds, to above the clouds. Beauty everywhere you look. By the time we reached the top it was 35 degree's cooler than at the beginning. The drive is breath-taking both to and from the... More

Visiting for the fourth time since 1998, the wonder of this place will always be a part of us. Imagine being on a mountain thirty thousand feet high, but only ten thousand feet above sea level. We would rank this National Park as "a must do," for that true Hawaiian Aloha. Haleakala does make its own weather. At times it... More

Beautiful drive up the first half, top half has some pretty view areas but not as pretty as the lower half. Started at 90 F at the bottom and by the top of the drive its only 60 F. Bring a light coat. Beautiful view from the top but clouds do move in quickly. If you get car sick easy,... More

We visited the crater on a day when there was 0 visibility so we were a bit disappointed, especially when the neighbours told us they went the next day and the visibility was perfect. I would recommend checking the forecast before going to increase your chances of getting good weather. Despite the lack of visibility it was still a really... More

We decided to go up to Haleakala to watch the sunrise in our most recent trip to Maui and it was amazing. So there are a couple of ways you can go up to the crater, one is to go with a tour company which will pick you up from your hotel and drive you up to the crater and... More

Our journey started at 2am from Lahaina. The road from mile marker 0 to the summit is a well paved one with occasional guard rails, eerie cliffs, and as the author of "Maui revealed" mentioned "witless bovines" (I personally believe it is the other way around; witless drivers. Never ceases to amaze me how little respect people have for the... More

we reach the crater after more than two hours of winding roads. The temperature is cold. The sky filled with stars. We asistons a beautiful sunrise. thereafter ou can visit the interpretation center. and even climb to the top and admire the crater. 

Amazing site! Beautiful views! So glad we were able to visit. The road was not difficult. We went in midday so it was not too cold.