Maui Haleakala Sunrise Downhill Bike Tour with Mountain Riders Rated #1

It was a great event but too cold for me and too long before we saw any real activity in the sky. The bike ride was amazing! Also, the little town we stopped in for breakfast was lovely!

Everything was terrific except for the cloudy sunrise which you can’t control. The staff was awesome from the early morning pickup til the noontime drop off it couldn’t have been more proficient and friendly. They did everything possible to allow you to have a great experience. Memorable start to our Hawaii vacation

There is a great tour but you need to know what you're getting yourself into and I did not feel adequately prepared. You have to check into the office by 3am so do this trip early before you're acclimated to the time zone change. Granola bars and coffee are provided at the office. There is no true breakfast or lunch included in this trip. The bus was comfortable and Michael was a very safe and smooth driver and an excellent tour guide telling us information about Haleakala as we ascended the crater. Even though we took warm clothes and they provided jackets for the sunrise, we were still frozen solid after standing in the wind and temps of 20's with the wind chill factor for 1.5 hours. The STARS and meteors were spectacular and helped to pass the time, but it is way colder than you'd expect. The bus didn't have enough blankets to block the wind for all the passengers, even though we shared one per 3-4 people to just block our backsides. I think for the price, they could supply one blanket per person because blocking the wind did help. The sunrise was beautiful and be prepared that as soon as it's up, they want everyone back on the bus in about 8 minutes. Then you drive out of the park and get right onto the bikes outside of the park. For me, THIS IS THE BIGGEST WARNING: If you are not an experienced cyclist or at least accustomed to biking at 20-35 mph speeds, steep grades and hairpin turns, you may want to ride in the van for the first of the 3 legs of the bike ride. You get right on the bikes and take off without any chance to pedal around and get used to the bikes. The bikes are hard to steer (they wobble when you steer so you have to lean rather than turn the handlebars) and we were pressured to maintain speed and not brake. I was incredibly uncomfortable and truly scared! Between still being cold from the crater and being scared to death on the bike, I was shaking when we reached the first stop so I rode in the van for the middle leg to take a break and let the more experienced riders go faster. However, the second leg looked way less windy and steep and that part goes through the eucalyptus and lavender so would have been better to ride the second 2 legs. After the second leg, you stop in a great little ranch town Makawao and we had a delicious breakfast there. The last leg of the bike ride was easy and through town and down to the beach at the town of Paia. Overall, you get a lot from this amazing experience, esp if you're comfortable on a bike.

despite winter gear and a blanket -it was a frigid 1.5 hr wait up at the crater. we didn't get to see a sunrise due to the clouds BUT the bike ride and rest of morning made up for the lack of the sun at the top. Fun guides, great tips for other things to do on Maui and the bike ride was way more fun than expected- even for someone in only decent athletic shape. thanks, Nani, Mark and Bobby

Do this tour, you won't regret it! My only tip is to try not to get caught behind a slow biker on the way down...can be aggravating trailing an overly conservative brake'r.

One of a kind experience. Expensive but worth doing it. Sunrise was gorgeous. Bike tour was so much fun. Nani and Mike were great.

Wonderful experience especially for having to meet at 3AM to drive up to the crater. Bring warm clothing (actual winter stuff) because this tour gets you up there early enough so you can get a good spot to view the sunrise. Gloves, hats, long pants are recommend. Very windy so bring a windbreaker too. Bike ride from the crater to the shore was spectacular, very well organized and tons of fun too. Highly recommend this excursion!!!

We had a wonderful tour! Made it a memorable moment for John's Birthday! Haleakala Sunrise was spectacular! A hui ho!!

Amazing views and the tour guides were great. Really worth the early wake up to get there and get the great viewing point

Watching the sunrise and pre-dawn colors was a sight like none other on top of Haleakala. It was freezing and uncomfortable at times so bring many layers, warm scarf and a warm hat. I was so nervous for bike ride down hearing many different things (plus I hadn’t rode a bike in several years. It was a little scary at first because you go quite fast down the mountain! However it became so fun and exhilarating after the first mile or so. I recommend it as long as you know how to ride a bike!!