Hawaii Vacation Guides and Activities

     Big Island Attractions Vacation Guide: Vacationers can enjoy a wide variety of Big Island activities, including water sports, fishing, beach activities, mountain biking, whale watching, and even snow skiing on Mauna Kea. Big Island luaus are always a treat, as guests of Big Island villas get the chance to enjoy traditional Hawaiian food, music, and dance.

     Big Island Beaches Vacation Guide: When you visit the Big Island of Hawaii, a condominium rental makes the perfect home base for enjoying beach activities, water sports, and more. Hawaii Big Island beaches run the gamut from black lava rocks, to soft white sand, to black and green sand.

     Big Island Weather Vacation Guide: On the sunny west side of the Big Island, the weather is remarkably consistent year-round with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s and 70s.

     Big Island Weddings Vacation Guide: Getting married on the Big Island of Hawaii is pure romance. Hawaii Big Island weddings can be held on a gorgeous palm-fringed beach, at a luxurious resort, in a picturesque church or wedding chapel, in a lush tropical garden, or even on a sailboat!

     Captain Cook Vacation Guide: Captain Cook is located on the western coast of Hawaii a few miles south of Kailua-Kona.

     Hanalei Vacation Guide: Hanalei is located on the North Shore of Kauai, a short way from the rugged Na Pali Coast. The whole area is an outdoor vacationer's dream. A day's fun can include horseback riding, golf, tennis, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, hiking, kayaking, or just lounging on one of the area's gorgeous beaches.

     Hilo Vacation Guide: Hilo, Hawaii is located amid the lush rain forest like atmosphere on the eastern side of the "Big Island." Hilo follows the rhythms of a bygone era, harkening back to a more sedate time without the frenetic pace that is favored by the madding crowd.

     Honokaa Vacation Guide: Honokaa, Hawaii, located in the northeastern part of the Big Island, is a picture of what Hawaii must have looked like when sugar was the biggest export.

     Kailua Kona Vacation Guide: A vacation on the Kona Coast can range from relaxing in the sun to chasing down a huge marlin. If you want a view of undersea life, there are plenty of opportunities to dive and snorkel. You can even take a submarine ride and stare down a curious shark!

     Kailua Kona Attractions Vacation Guide: A vacation on the Kona Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii can range from basking on sunny beaches to chasing down a huge marlin. Guests of Kailua Kona condo rentals can also bike the paths along a volcano or golf the same courses as Tiger Woods.

     Kailua Kona Beaches Vacation Guide: Kailua Kona, Hawaii beaches tend to be smaller than those on the Kohala Coast just to the north, but the abundant marine life makes for great snorkeling.

     Kalaheo Vacation Guide: Kalaheo, Hawaii is a quaint little town that could remind one of something out of the Old West.

     Kauai Attractions Vacation Guide: Vacationers can experience the awesome natural beauty of the island while enjoying Kauai activities such as swimming, surfing, snorkeling, kayaking, deep-sea fishing, wind surfing, golfing, or just basking in the Pacific sun. The island's small size makes most Kauai activities accessibly by car within one to two hours.

     Kauai Beaches Vacation Guide: Kauai beaches are some of the most beautiful in Hawaii. Vacationers who rent a Poipu or Koloa vacation rental on Kauai's sunny South Shore can relax on several beautiful beaches in the area and enjoy water sports such as swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing, surfing, and boogie boarding.

     Kauai Fishing and Boating Vacation Guide: In addition to great fishing, a Kauai fishing charter trip is a fabulous way to view the incredible coastline of Kauai.

     Kauai Golf Courses Vacation Guide: A vacation rental in Kauai makes the perfect home base for a Kauai golf vacation. Famous course architects like Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones, Jr. have designed challenging courses in Poipu, Princeville, and the Lihue area.

     Kauai Weather Vacation Guide: Visitors staying in Kauai condos enjoy fabulous Kauai weather year-round. Temperatures are fairly consistent throughout the year with daytime highs in the mid- to high 70s in the wintertime and highs in the 80s during the summer months.

     Kauai Weddings Vacation Guide: Whether your dream Kauai, Hawaii wedding involves an elaborate celebration or just the two of you on a sandy beach at sunset, you're sure to find the perfect Kauai wedding location.

     Keauhou Attractions Vacation Guide: The fabulous Keauhou resort area is situated on the sunny Kona Coast of Hawaii's Big Island, about 18 miles south of Kailua Kona. When you rent a Keauhou condo, you'll be ideally located to enjoy a myriad of activities in this island paradise.

     Keauhou Beaches Vacation Guide: Keauhou Bay is the perfect place to enjoy water activities such as swimming, sailing, deep-sea fishing, shore fishing, whale watching, and more. Ocean kayaking along the coast offers spectacular views of the dramatic coastline and the hidden lava tube caves that dot the coast.

     Kohala Coast Vacation Guide: The Kohala Coast starts on the north western (leeward) side of Hawaii, and stretches from where it joins the Kona Coast northward to where it reaches closer to the eastern (windward) side of the Island.

     Lanai Vacation Guide: The island of Lanai, formerly known as the "Pineapple" island, is the sixth largest in the chain of Hawaiian Islands. For years, the entire island was owned by the Dole Company and used in their pineapple growing business.

     Lihue Vacation Guide: It goes without saying that Kauai means sunshine. Lihue is a great spot for soaking some of it up. Beach lovers will want to visit Kalapaki Beach on beautiful Nawiliwili Bay.

     Maui Vacation Guide: With outrageously beautiful beaches, terrain that varies from lush rain forests to mountainous moonscapes, and activities that can include biking, camping, golfing, tennis, snorkeling, scuba diving, whale watching, kayaking, parasailing, surfing, deep-sea fishing, and horseback riding, it is no wonder why the locals say Maui is "simply the best!"

     Milolili Vacation Guide: Milolii, Hawaii, located on the southern part of the Kona Coast, is off the beaten path.

     Molokai Vacation Guide: Visiting Molokai, the most undeveloped of the Hawaiian Islands regularly frequented by tourists, is like stepping back in time and visiting the island as seen by King Kamehameha V.

     Oahu Vacation Guide: Oahu, Hawaii is a vacation spot like few on Earth. One second you can be looking over a cliff staring at a panoramic vista of the surrounding landscape, the next second you could be lounging on a pristine white sand beach as calm waters gently lap against the shore.

     Poipu Attractions Vacation Guide: Vacationers staying in Poipu Beach Kauai vacation rentals are located just 45 minutes from the world-famous Kauai Fern Grotto. Visitors can travel up the Wailua River to this natural wonder, which features ferns growing upside down from the roof of the ancient grotto, cooled by the mists of a waterfall and surrounded by colorful tropical plants.

     Poipu Beaches Vacation Guide: On the sunny South Shore of Kauai, visitors who stay in Poipu condo rentals will find gorgeous beaches and plenty of opportunities for water sports such as swimming, surfing, boogie boarding, body surfing, snorkeling, and windsurfing.

     Poipu Golf Courses Vacation Guide: Kauai boasts some of Hawaii's best golf courses. The Poipu Bay Golf Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., is spectacularly situated between scenic Poipu Bay and the lush green mountains of Kauai.

     Poipu Weather Vacation Guide: Poipu weather is fabulous year-round with highs in the 70s and 80s and lows in the high 60s and 70s. Wintertime guests of Poipu rentals will enjoy daytime highs in the mid- to high 70s with temperatures falling into the 60s at night.

     Poipu Weddings Vacation Guide: What could be more romantic than a wedding in Poipu, Kauai? Whether you opt for a barefoot ceremony on a picture-perfect beach or an elaborate celebration, Poipu weddings are easy to plan with the help of Kauai wedding coordinators.

     Princeville Attractions Vacation Guide: Princeville, Hawaii is a luxurious, 11,000-acre community situated in the heart of the North Shore of Kauai that originally began as a sugar plantation. An affordable Princeville condo rental makes the perfect home away from home on Kauai's North Shore.

     Princeville Beaches Vacation Guide: On Kauai's North Shore, vacationers who stay in a Princeville condo will find a mixture of glistening beaches, rocky ledges, and incredible views. Some of the beaches aren't even marked, meaning you have to ask a knowledgeable local how to access them.

     Princeville Golf and Tennis Vacation Guide: A Princeville vacation rental in Kauai Hawaii makes a great base for enjoying some of the most fabulous golf courses in Hawaii. Golfers can choose from two scenic Princeville golf courses overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

     Princeville Weather Vacation Guide: Princeville receives an average of 85 inches of rain per year, but most rain occurs at night and daytime showers are usually brief. Because the weather on Kauai is so variable and the island is so small, guests of Princeville condos can easily travel to another location on the island in case of inclement weather.

     Princeville Weddings Vacation Guide: A wedding in Kauai at the Princeville Resort is a romantic way to begin your life together. Other popular locations for Princeville, Hawaii weddings include gorgeous tropical gardens such as the Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens in Kilauea.

     Puna Vacation Guide: The Puna area of Hawaii, located on the southeastern shore, is filled with a beauty that was created by one of the most destructive forces on earth-volcanic lava.

     Waikoloa Beach Resort Attractions Vacation Guide: Visitors staying in vacation rentals by owner in Waikoloa Beach Resort can enjoy sunbathing on sunny beaches, swimming, snorkeling, surfing, deep-sea fishing, golf, tennis, hiking on the King's Trail, horseback riding, and more.

     Waikoloa Beach Resort Beaches Vacation Guide: The Kohala Coast boasts a number of fabulous beaches for guests of Waikoloa Beach Resort luxury condos and villas.

     Waikoloa Village Attractions Vacation Guide: Waikoloa Village is located on the sunny western side of Hawaii's Big Island, several miles inland from the Kohala Coast and just 24 miles from the Kona airport. Situated in the foothills of Mauna Kea, Waikoloa Village offers spectacular views of the Pacific all the way to Maui.

     Waikoloa Village Beaches Vacation Guide: Vacationers who stay in a rental by owner in Waikoloa Village Hawaii will be just minutes from a number of gorgeous Kohala Coast beaches, including Spencer Beach, A Bay, Hapuna Beach, Mauna Kea Beach, and more.

     If you are considering a Hawaiian getaway with your pet, don't miss these links to pet friendly vacation rentals in Hawaii.

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