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Sunrise at Haleakala: GPS-Guided Park Tour
3.8
10 Ratings
Kahului
Experience an awe-inspiring sunrise at Haleakala National Park with our GPS-led audio guide. Explore at your own pace and listen to fascinating stories and legends along the way!
Experience an awe-inspiring sunrise at Haleakala National Park with our GPS-led audio guide. Explore at your own pace and listen to fascinating stories and legends along the way!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Haleakala National Park - Shaka Guide is an ideal companion, offering turn-by-turn directions, insights on what to see, places to discover, and a wealth of captivating stories and Hawaiian legends about this stunning volcano.
- Pukalani - Enjoy a variety of fascinating Hawaiian stories and legends as you ascend the mountain.
- **Sliding Sands…
- Haleakala National Park - Shaka Guide is an ideal companion, offering turn-by-turn directions, insights on what to see, places to discover, and a wealth of captivating stories and Hawaiian legends about this stunning volcano.
- Pukalani - Enjoy a variety of fascinating Hawaiian stories and legends as you ascend the mountain.
- Sliding Sands Trail - Embrace the challenge of a demanding 9-mile hike one way that stretches on for miles!
- Pa Ka’oao Trail - This short hike begins at the visitor center and leads you to an overlook with a spectacular view of the crater.
The walk is just 0.5 miles, and it’s truly rewarding. Take your time and breathe deeply, as the air is much thinner at this altitude.
- Kalahaku Overlook - From this vantage point, you’ll experience the crater floor from a completely new angle. It’s definitely worth a visit!
- Leleiwi Overlook Trail - Spend a few minutes here and witness the clouds forming right before your eyes!
- Halemau’u Trail - The Halemau’u Crater hike is an extensive 11-mile all-day trek, and should only be attempted if you are well-prepared.
- Hosmer’s Grove - Discover this excellent spot for a picnic and some relaxation before heading back down the mountain.
- Maui County - Gain a unique perspective of the crater floor from this viewpoint.
- Upcountry Farmers Market - Delight in a variety of plants and trees while enjoying your time at Upcountry Farms.
- Historic Makawao Town - Discover a delightful art town featuring galleries and workshops of local artists, many with Hawaii-inspired themes, along with plenty of delicious local cuisine.
What's Included
- Take the tour when you want
- Tours NEVER expire
- Freedom to explore at your own pace
- Tour Start is Customizable
- Offline map (no wifi or data needed)
- Tour highlights with activity and restaurant recommendations
- Turn-by-turn directions using GPS
- Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music
- Audio narration that plays automatically as you drive
- Take the tour when you want
- Tours NEVER expire
- Freedom to explore at your own pace
- Tour Start is Customizable
- Offline map (no wifi or data needed)
- Tour highlights with activity and restaurant recommendations
- Turn-by-turn directions using GPS
- Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music
- Audio narration that plays automatically as you drive
What's Not Included
- Sunrise reservation
- Parking fees
- Meals
- Entrance fees
- Sunrise reservation
- Parking fees
- Meals
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
RESERVATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH THE TOUR PURCHASE.
Experience the breathtaking sunrise at Haleakala, feeling as if you’re on top of the world. This awe-inspiring moment is enhanced by our guided stories and legends along the journey!
Our Sunrise at Haleakala National Park Tour utilizes GPS to provide you with precise directions to the park’s top…
RESERVATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH THE TOUR PURCHASE.
Experience the breathtaking sunrise at Haleakala, feeling as if you’re on top of the world. This awe-inspiring moment is enhanced by our guided stories and legends along the journey!
Our Sunrise at Haleakala National Park Tour utilizes GPS to provide you with precise directions to the park’s top locations! With Shaka Guide, enjoy the flexibility to explore at your own pace — visit the attractions you prefer and skip those you don’t.
✅ Tours never expire.
✅ Tours function offline. No data required.
✅ Dependable GPS navigation.
✅ A guided tour at a fraction of the cost.
✅ Save time on planning! We’ve done it for you.
✅ Your vacation, your way — freedom to stop and go as you wish.
✅ The top-rated travel app for Maui.
✅ Enjoy captivating stories and Hawaiian music!
Download the Shaka Guide app to access your purchased tours.
- You’re about to go on an awesome adventure to the summit of Maui’s tallest volcano, but there are a few things you should know about the tour before you get started.
- You must make an online reservation and pay $1 if you’re visiting the park for sunrise (between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m.).
- Pack warm clothes – temperatures can drop below freezing at the summit. (No joke!)
- The tour starts and ends in Kahului. If you are coming from the resort areas of Ka’anapali or Lahaina in West Maui, it’s about a 45-minute drive to the start in Kahului.
- There’s nowhere to buy food in the park. Pack a picnic or eat before you go.
- Entrance to Haleakala National Park is $30 per car – you can pay with credit/debit or digital form of payment. Or purchase your pass ahead of time on Recreation.gov
- The sun rises at about 7 a.m. in the winter and 5:30 a.m. in the summer.
- Expect to spend about 4-6 hours on the tour.
- We recommend starting from Kahului around 4:30 a.m. (depending on the time of year)
- Travelers must have a smartphone compatible with the Shaka Guide app.
- The app must be downloaded and the tour redeemed before arrival.
- Strong Wi-Fi or cellular data is required to download the tour in advance.
- Location services (GPS) must be enabled on the device
- Travelers are responsible for securing any required entrance passes, reservations, or permits before starting
Location
Kahului
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(10 Ratings)
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F9213reshanea
Mar 12, 2025
Awesome guide tour - This is an awesome guide. Make reservation before you go. The directions and narration from point to point was on point. I would use shaka guid if I ever travel to other places.
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Jeff_c
Jul 29, 2023
Awesome and reasonable price - This tour was awesome. Lots of great information- felt like we got everything we need and got to go at our own pace vs. an expensive bus tour.
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F7141dmjuliew
Jun 24, 2023
Above and Beyond - Breathtaking view! Go early to see the stars also! Remember a sweatshirt or blanket-we used hotel towels. National Park rangers were very informative! The audio stories and facts were definitely worth it!!
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Kkll
Apr 26, 2023
The best of the audio tours I have used (so far) - The tour was extremely well narrated - GPS was accurate, lots of advance notice and then reminders, commentaries were timely and interesting, nice voice and good sense of humour, and even musical interludes were nicely done with good variety. I will certainly try another tour from Shaka.
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Ekgluvsgod
Oct 25, 2022
Haleakala - Really enjoyed the audio experience! We could go at our leisure and stop the audio whenever needed. Great information and cute stories! Highly recommend!
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Annikablack
Oct 29, 2020
Excellent tour At your own pace - Excellent tour., very easy to use the App and interesting. The guide is entertaining & clear And what he says is interesting . You drive relax and just listen to him at the same time. With the connected GPS, he follows you, give you direction and tells you when to stop and what to see at every stop. It’s s big ++. You can visit the stop or skip it, when you get back driving your itinerary, he will be back too for guidance. A cool way to sightseeing at your own pace. I hope they will quickly expo their library of choices. 👍
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Marlaa901
Mar 11, 2026
Useful with confusing start. - We did appreciate the information provided over the course of the tour. The beginning of the audio tour was very confusing. There wasn’t a definite address to start the tour so we drove around wasting time. Once the GPS connected the audio tour started. We appreciated the suggestion of checking out the “artsy” cowboy town of Mowako (?) . We had dinner at the Public House restaurant and it was delicious!
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Donald_c
Sep 11, 2025
Meeting point to begin... - Meeting point to begin tour a complete joke as there is no such physical point resulting in a very frustrating start to the tour
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Mary_b
Oct 11, 2024
No audio given - To whom it may concern... the morning of your- there were no instructions on how to obtain audio tour. Left message with you all No response. I'm hoping for a full refund Thank you. Luau was wonderful though
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Joshua_s
Feb 20, 2024
Unusable for us - Unfortunately unusable for us. The audio guide requires a separate "redeem code", which is not included in anything Viator sends. In the instructions there's a line saying you have to email or call for the code. I ordered and emailed the night before a sunrise visit, and they didn't email back until 9am when we were already done.
There is basically no reason to buy this through Viator. It just adds a middle-man and complication. The vendor obviously is doing this as a sort of advertising mechanism, but it's not well implemented at all.
I can't comment on the quality of the guide itself since I never used it. Their email response time was reasonable, it just shouldn't have been necessary and was unexpected. It's a shame--they superficially seem like a nice company offering a reasonable product.
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