The sound and feel of the waves softly crashing at your feet, the ocean breeze and warm sun on your face. The melody of ukelele music drifting by, and a cold, fruity Mai Tai in your hand. Who’s ready to plan a girls getaway in Maui? I am!
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Reef Friendly Sunscreen for your Girls Getaway in Maui
Remember to pack reef friendly sunscreen. Hawaii was the first state to ban the sale of sunscreen that contains chemicals believed to bleach the coral reefs. Sun Bum and Banana Boat both have travel sizes available.
Where to Stay for Your Girls Getaway in Maui
Here’s a list of possible girls getaway vacation rental options in Maui to get you started:
This oceanfront house on the east side of the island has a lot of vintage Hawaiian charm. I love the Asian influenced details throughout. It also has an outdoor shower and hot tub!
If you’re looking for a plantation home with its own private swimming pool and views of the Pacific, you’ll want to see this vacation rental on the north shore.
Oceanfront penthouse with mountain views and an amazing-looking lanai looks perfect for a relaxing girls getaway. Or, for drinking lots of Mai Tais. Or, for hiring a private chef to make dinner. Or, all of the above! It’s located just north of Lahaina.
Just south of Lahaina, this condo is RIGHT on the ocean and another location that makes me want to hire a private chef to make dinner so we can eat, drink, be merry right on the ocean without the drive home.
This charming oceanfront house in Kiehei sleeps 10, with an additional rental on-site that can accommodate 6 more people. One block away from local restaurants, pubs, music and more. Reports from previous renters of sea turtles resting on the beach.
If you’re planning to travel during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, please take precautions advised by medical and scientific experts. Some locations may require you to quarantine upon arrival or not allow visitors at all. But, it’s a great time to start planning your girls weekend to go on in the future!
21 Things to Do on a Girls Getaway in Maui
1. Attend a Luau
Kick off your girls trip by attending a Hawaiian luau. The Royal Lahaina Luau and the Old Lahaina Luau offer a buffet-style feast. Or, the Feast at Lele offers dinner served at your table.
2. Drink Some Local Coffee
Drink some locally-grown coffee, and buy some to take home too!
3. Snorkel and Swim With Sea Turtles and Dolphins
There are many boat tours on Maui that offer snorkeling and swimming with the sea turtles and dolphins. But, my favorite way to do that is with a private or smaller group, not crowded like sardines on a large boat with a ton of people. It feels a lot more like being on a boat with old friends.
If a tour seems to leave early, like 6:30 am, remember the time difference. If you’re from the mainland, that may be 9:30 am to 12:30 pm where you live. You may wake up naturally before sunrise while in Hawaii!
Blue Water Rafting, Tropical Guides, Makai Adventures, and Hawaii Ocean Rafting all offer a variety of tours.
4. Girls Getaway in Maui Shop ‘Til You Drop
- Front Street and the Wharf Cinema Center in Lahaina
- Whalers Village in Lahaina
- Maui Swap Meet
- The Shops at Wailea
- Lahaina Cannery Mall
- Makawao Town
- Kiehei Kalama Village
- Outlets of Maui
- Queen Ka’ahumanu Center
- Paia (where you might run into Willie Nelson, who lives there part time. Rumor has it that he likes to play at Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon.)
- Maui Sunday Market
5. Learn to Hula
Schedule the Hawaii Hula Company to come to your vacation rental and teach you and your friends how to do this beautiful, traditional storytelling dance. You can add-on a lei making workshop as well!
6. Learn to Play the Ukelele
Schedule a private group beginning ukelele lesson with Mele Fong to learn how to play this cool instrument.
7. Sail Away on a Sunset Dinner Cruise
Get out on the water, eat dinner, sip on a cocktail and watch the whales as the sun sets over the Pacific on the Hula Girl or with Sea Maui.
8. Stargaze From the Mountain Tops
Go stargazing on the Haleakala Summit with Maui Stargazing. Or, let Valley Isle Excursions pick you up to see the sunrise from Haleakala Summit
9. Taste the Local Cuisine
Be sure to try Hawaii’s famous fresh poke and Hawaiian mixed plates during your girls getaway in Maui.
Japanese plantation workers would use their machetes to finely shave ice from large blocks, then they poured fruit juice over it, giving birth to the now famous Hawaiian shaved ice.
Hawaiian acai bowls are a delicious and healthy way to start your morning. Stop by Farmacy Health Bar to try one of their acai bowls or fresh smoothies.
Loco moco has many variations but is most common made with hamburger patties and fried eggs on top of rice and covered with a rich, brown gravy.
Mochi, haupia, and manapua can be found around the island in local bakeries, shaved ice and ice cream shops.
During Hawaii’s plantation era, saimin, similar to Chinese egg-noodle soup, was created. The recipe has evolved over past decades by Hawaii’s various immigrant groups. Noodles similar to Chinese chow mein were mixed with a Japanese dashi broth, then kamaboko, kimchi, green onions, Portugese sausage and Spam were added, contributing to the common ingredients in this modern-day recipe. Saimin sounds a lot like ramen or pho, I can’t to go back to Hawaii and to try it.
In the early 1900’s, Puerto Rican immigrants brought the recipe for pasteles, similar to tamales. Pasteles have grown into a common traditional food in Hawaii.
10. Photograph the Waterfalls During Your Girls Getaway in Maui
Be sure to visit the incredible waterfalls all over the east side of the island during your girls getaway in Maui. You can rent a car, or take a local tours with Jungle Tours Maui or Hike Maui.
11. Dine and Drink Beachside
Sit almost right on the beach and enjoy mouth-watering fresh food and cocktails at Leilani’s on the Beach, the Barefoot Bar at the Hula Grill, Merriman’s, Duke’s, and Morimoto’s are all wonderful choices.
12. Tour a Farm
Drink from coconuts or have some fresh squeezed sugarcane juice, buy some local fruit, and tour the farm or walk to Twin falls at Wailele Farm. See how cacao is grown, harvested, and made into chocolate at Hana Gold’s cacao plantation tour. Or take a tour of Kahanu Garden’s breadfruit farm.
Visit the Maui Tropical Plantation, take a tour, have some locally-grown coffee, have lunch in their restaurant.
One of the best things about being in Hawaii is the fresh, juicy pineapple. Don’t miss a pineapple plantation tour at Maui Pineapple Tours.
13. Visit the Largest Banyan Tree in the United States
Visit the neary 150 year-old Banyan tree, the largest in the United States.
14. Take a Helicopter Tour
Feeling adventurous? Charter a private helicopter tour for your girls getaway group with either Sunshine Helicopters or Blue Hawaiian Helicopters.
15. Soar Through the Air
Feeling more adventurous than a helicopter tour? Try hang gliding or paraglding.
16. Support Black-Owned Restaurants on Maui
During your girls getaway in Maui, make sure to visit Sale Pepe Pizzeria E Cucina for its amazing Italian food, Kihei Caffe “Best Breakfast in Kiehei”, and Farmacy Health Bar for some acai bowls.
17. Learn to Surf
Learn to surf with Maui Surfer Girls, a a woman-owned business with mostly female instructors (hey, guys are cool too).
18. Save the Butterflies
Or at least learn how to help them survive. Visit the Maui Butterfly Farm, view the pretty butterflies, and learn about the importance of butterfly conservation and what you can do to help.
19. Go Beer Tasting
Visit the Kohola Brewery, and independent craft brewery located in Lahaina.
20. Blow Some Glass
Learn how to blow glass into beautiful decorations at Moana Glass, and take a handmade souvenir home with you. Or, just visit and take home one of his truly beautiful artisan pieces home with you.
21. Girls Getaway in Maui Brunch
There are many options for brunch throughout the island, so it should be easy to find a good restaurant near where you’re staying for your girls getaway in Maui.
More Girls Getaway In Maui Ideas
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My favorite part would probably “taste the local cuisine”, everything sounds so delicious!
Totally sounds like the perfect getaway with the girls! Would love to do some diving and drinking some cocktails and coffee!!
Maui sounds like the perfect place for a weekend away with the girls! I would love to go to a luau one day – I grew up with a lot of Samoans, and I know the customs are quite similar. Trying the local food would be the first thing on my list!
Maui sounds lovely and great for a girls getaway. I have heard a lot about poke and would love to try it.
What an ideal get away with the girls! I would give anything to be sipping cocktails on a dreamy beach right now. Pinned for future travel planning. x