With our Maui volcano tour, you get to to see a unique side of Maui – Upcountry! Along the slopes of Haleakala sits a uniquely beautiful world, bursting with crisp mountain air and amazing mountain to ocean views. This world is quite different than the golden beaches of Maui featured on postcards, but it’s just as beautiful and engaging.
Biking through Upcountry provides an opportunity to experience this gorgeous landscape up close. The great part about our Maui volcano tours in particular is that you can experience all of this beauty at your own pace. Because all of our biking tours are self-paced, you can stop and go as you please. Stop to pick a flower or shop at a unique boutique. You can pick where you want to stop along the biking route.
One of the most popular stops along the route is the Kula Lodge and Restaurant. At about 3,200 feet on the western slopes of this dormant volcano, the charming lodge provides an awesome place to stop and relax, take pictures, or enjoy a nice lunch.
Kula Lodge Garden Terrace
“Kula is the Undiscovered Maui, a place only the adventurous discover. You won’t find tourist traps or snorkel shops. Instead there will be birds singing from Jacaranda trees and flowers that grow to startling sizes and beauty,” Kula Lodge noted on its website.
This lodge sits amid a beautiful garden of flower farms with protea, carnations, and tropical flora. Panoramic views from the West Maui Mountains to the Pacific Ocean await you at this lodge. Situated on the hills of Haleakala, it is the perfect place to stop along the Maui volcano tour and snap a photo. But, you can also stop and enjoy a bite to eat too!
The restaurant at the Kula Lodge is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This restaurant features an outdoor garden terrace “cradled” amid the trees overlooking the entire west side of Maui. On the garden terrace, a wood-burning pizza oven creates delicious pizza dishes. The Kula Lodge and Restaurant has its own Executive Chef that oversees all the culinary dishes at this delightful restaurant. The Kula Lodge really offers amazing views and an unforgettable setting to enjoy relax and enjoy a nice meal on your Maui volcano tour.
Kula Lodge filled with paintings by local artists.
Located in the heart of Upcountry, Kula Lodge is also a nice place to stay the night if you want to spend a few days in the Upcountry Maui. This “romantic hideaway” has 5 rustic lodges available for overnight stays. “Imagine spending a few days in a lush garden that overlooks an endless horizon,” the Kula Lodge noted.
If shopping is a must on your Maui volcano tour, the Kula Marketplace and the Curtis Wilson Cost Gallery, both located at the Kula Lodge, have a variety of unique island gifts available for purchase. These shops feature one-of-a-kind art by local Maui and Hawaiian artists and craftsmen as well as homemade jellies, jams, and pastries.
With its sweeping views of the lush green countryside to the ocean, the Kula Lodge and Restaurant is a hidden gem in Upcountry and definitely a must-see on your Maui volcano tour.
(Garden Terrace photo by Bill Abbott via Flickr)
(Last photo by Belindah via Flickr)
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