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Road to Hana: 64-Mile Scenic Drive, Waterfalls & Black Sand Beach

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Duration7h–11h

GroupUp to 13

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Fifty-nine one-lane bridges and 620 curves through Maui's rainforest

You drive the entire 64-mile Road to Hana with a guide handling the winding route, stopping at waterfalls, black sand beach, taro farms, and local snack stands. Lunch, water, and snacks are included, and you get to see sea turtles, lava tubes, and a bamboo forest without planning the stops yourself. The full day means you're not rushing through any of it.

7h–11h

Step-by-step itinerary

Drive the Hana Highway
View bamboo forest from road
Stop at Half Way to Hana snack stand
See photogenic Three Bears Waterfalls
Stop at Wainapanapa Black Sand Beach
Explore freshwater caves and lava tubes
Visit Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside Park waterfall
Shop for local Hana products
Enjoy Auntie Sandy’s banana bread
View Rainbow Eucalyptus trees
Stop at Ho'okipa Beach to watch surfers

The Experience

The Hāna Highway is 64.4 miles long, and almost none of it is straight. You're driving through lush tropical rainforest on a road that narrows constantly, crosses 59 bridges (46 of them single-lane), and winds through roughly 620 curves before you reach the coast. Most of those concrete and steel bridges were built in 1910 and they're still holding. The drive alone takes about 2.5 hours with no stops, which tells you something about the pace — this isn't a highway you rush through. The Road to Hana tour covers all of it in a full day, which means you're not just passing through; you're actually stopping to see what's there.

Hoʻokipa Beach Park shows up early, and it's where you can watch windsurfers and kite boarders working the ocean, plus Hawaiian green sea turtles — some weighing 200 pounds — feeding along the shoreline and resting on the sand. The bamboo forest on the Pipiwai Trail is the kind of place where every photo looks the same because it's genuinely that dense and green. Then there's Waiʻanapanapa State Park with its black sand beach, lava tubes, and freshwater caves where, depending on the time of year, red shrimp can turn the water red. The lava flow that created this beach happened only 10,000 years ago, so it's still new by geological time. You get time to walk the edge of the bay, sit under shade trees, or just take in the view.

Waterfalls appear throughout the day — some right off the road where you can pull over and shoot photos, others where you can actually wade in if you bring a swimsuit and a change of clothes. Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside Park has an easy waterfall access if you want to cool off. The Keanae overlook shows you one of Hawaii's largest taro farms spread across the peninsula below, and you'll pass through small Hawaiian villages where people still hunt pigs and grow taro, breadfruit, and bananas the way they have for generations. There's a stop at the famous Halfway to Hana Snack Stand for shave ice and fresh coconut, and Auntie Sandy's Banana Bread — the place where Gordon Ramsay filmed an episode of Uncharted and apparently couldn't believe how good the bread was.

Your day includes an air-conditioned vehicle, water and complimentary chip bags throughout, and a sandwich lunch (turkey, ham, roast beef, or veggie wrap) or Spam Musubi — you text your choices ahead to (808) 374-2022. The tour is narrated, so you're getting context as you go, and it's suitable for all fitness levels since most of the stops are short walks or just standing and looking. Minimum two guests to book, and if you're booking solo, call to arrange it. The whole thing is a full day, so you're committing the time, but you're also not spending it figuring out the route or navigating those 620 curves yourself.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or meeting-point pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle, a narrated full-day tour of the 64-mile Road to Hana, lunch (sandwich or Spam Musubi of your choice), complimentary water and snack bags throughout the day, and stops at Hoʻokipa Beach Park, Waiʻanapanapa State Park with black sand beach and lava caves, Pipiwai Trail bamboo forest, Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside Park waterfall, Keanae overlook, local snack stands, and viewpoints along the highway. You'll pass through 59 bridges and navigate 620 curves through rainforest without handling the driving yourself.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Dynamic Tour Hawaii

Is this one for you?This tour works well if you want to see the entire Road to Hana route in one day without renting a car and navigating the narrow, winding highway yourself — the fixed itinerary and included stops mean you experience the main attractions without planning the timing or managing the 2.5-hour drive.