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

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ACTIVITES IN MAUI! Our driver got us up to Haleakala quickly and quietly. We were one of the first busses to arrive which means we had first pick on our spots in the viewing area. It's cold and the elevation is high. Drink lots of water the day before and during the tour. Bring lots of layers and then some! We were lucky enough to have an incredible sunrise and incredible weather for our ride. I had no idea what to expect from this bike ride and both me and my boyfriend were pleasantly surprised at how much fun we had. Nani and Bobby took GREAT care of us, making the bike ride fun and safe. Bobby had lots of funny jokes and cool moves to ease an tension or anxiety during the ride. This tour is pricey but more than worth it. Nani and Bobby were amazing, the sunrise was amazing, the bike ride was amazing! I wish I could give more than 5 stars!!!

Tour guides Emmit, Bobby and Nani were awesome. Great experience for the whole family. Well planned. Guided through beautiful sites and immersed to the smells of of local foliage. Stopped for memorable photos with beautiful backdrops. Given history behind flowers and landscapes seen. Beautiful sunrise on Haleakula with education of the stars in the sky prior to the sun rising. Also educated on the chant heard when the sun was rising.

The views were stunning and the downhill bike tour was extremely enjoyable. I would have preferred more details on the tour. The tour is split into two tours, the sunrise tour is a bus tour up the mountain, and then after the sun rises, the driver brings you down the mountain a little bit to where we meet the bike tour guide. The description says to dress in layers. I wore three layers but that is not enough, if the description gave more details, like bring what you need to stay warm in 20-40 degree conditions and to not worry about carrying your warm clothes because you’ll be able to leave your belongings and stuff on the bus, then I would have been able to prepare better and not freeze while waiting for the sun to come up. I recommend gloves too, they’ll be useful for the sunrise tour and the bike tour. You’re biking from the mountain so it’s still very chilly in the beginning of the bike ride. I recommend sunglasses too because they’ll act like goggles for your eyes while the wind blows in your face. The bike tour guides were the best, since they work as a team, they are able to coordinate the local traffic around us. I felt very safe and they made sure we had a great time!

1. I booked this with a live agent at Viaroe. 2. After the fact, I attempted to call back & schedule a hotel pick up, & agent tile me to call your operator directly. 3. I did that & left messages with no call back. 4. Without pick up, unsure of whom to speak with AND still No call from the operator. 5. Missed entire excursion ... called left another message with operator to call me to reschedule with pick up. 6. 24 hours later, still no call. *I’d leave a 0 if I could,

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.