Lanai Musts

While most people come to Lanai to do nothing but relax, this itinerary highlights a few a few of the many wonders that await those with a taste for adventure.

Hulopoe Bay
2-4 hours

If you're arriving to Lanai on a ferry from Maui, you'll disembark just east of the first of Lanai's must-do's. Hulopoe Bay is large and protected aquatic playground – and one of Hawaii's best snorkeling destinations. It's first on our list not only because of the stunning variety of marine life it holds, but because visibility is generally best in the morning hours.
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Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach)
2-3 hours

After a morning getting to know Lanai's underwater world, we recommend renting a four-wheel drive and setting off to see the dramatic and mysterious Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach). With waves that are often too rough for swimming, the beach is best approached as place to explore. The rusting hulk of a WWII ship in the near distance gives the shore a haunting beauty, and the many petroglyphs found just beyond the sands add to the sense of wonder.
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Keahiakawelo (Garden of the Gods)
2-3 hours

Best viewed in the hour before sunset, Keahiakawelo (also known as Garden of the Gods) is a wonderful place to experience the raw beauty of the island. Steeped in legend and seemingly transplanted from another planet, the "garden" is actually a series of rock monuments, shaped in part by nature, and in part by ancient Hawaiians. Suffice it to say, there's nothing quite like it anywhere else.
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