Delicious Places to Grab a Bite in Paia After You Bike the Volcano

Undoubtedly you'll work up an appetite after you bike the volcano. And as you end your Haleakala downhill bike tour in Paia, there are a number of awesome places to eat in addition to the terrific shopping areas this quaint town has to offer.

So, if you’re looking for a great place to have a relaxing dinner, explore some of these Paia restaurants (which are in no particular order) . . .

For tasty fish burgers, fish tacos, and other large-portioned seafood plates, Paia Fish Market (above) is a very popular restaurant on the corner of Baldwin Ave. and Hana Highway. While not the most romantic dinner for two location with its order-at-the-counter and bench seating style, this eatery is a great place to unwind and recap your Haleakala biking adventures in a relaxed aloha atmosphere.

Mama’s Fish House on the other hand is a restaurant where you can make reservations weeks in advance. This lovely eatery has picturesque views of the ocean and a unique island ambiance that draws people in from across the world. The elegant seafood dishes are as delicious as the views. However, Mama’s Fish House is a bit pricey ,but does serve some excellent seafood dishes along with great service.



For some Tex-Mex while you’re on the island, stop in at Milagros Food Company. They have a nice selection of tequila to accompany their delicious Mexican and seafood dishes.


With its country theme and down-home delicious food, Charley’s Restaurant & Saloon is another great place to have dinner and enjoy some live music. Known for their barbecue and corn bread as well as their pancakes during breakfast, Charley’s is also a famous spot for Willie Nelson to hang out at.


If you’re in the mood for some tasty pizza after your Haleakala bike tour down the volcano, try the Flatbread Company. They have gourmet pizzas and flatbreads using local ingredients along with some great salads.

At the Dazoo Restaurant, you can pick your own flavors to add to the main dish mixing and matching combinations, while having one of their award-winning cocktails. Try Dazoo’s for an exciting and interesting dining experience.

As a lively little town all its own, Paia boasts some unique restaurants that you just must try while you’re here. So start your day by biking the Maui volcano and then enjoy a delicious meal at one of our great one-of-a-kind Maui restaurants.

Hiking Trails in Maui to Explore After Your Haleakala Volcano Tour

The island of Maui has so much to offer! Along with the memorable experience of a Haleakala sunrise volcano tour, which of course, we highly recommend, Maui boasts some absolutely picturesque hiking trails. So if you’re looking for some great hiking trails to explore after your bike tour of Haleakala, perhaps we can give you some helpful recommendations.

Hiking in Maui

Before talking about some the trails on the wonderful Valley Isle of Maui, it would be good to first mention a few basics on how to safely get the most out of any hiking adventure.

• Wear light clothing to keep cool, but layered clothing at the Haleakala Summit
• Wear sturdy hiking shoes with good tread
• Use insect repellent
• Use sunscreen
• Bring a backpack with enough water and food
• Also bring a First Aid kit, flashlight, map (preferably a paper map in case you lose cell phone service), and a compass

Haleakala National Park

This national park, which you will see some of on your Haleakala sunrise volcano tour, covers a diverse and engaging  landscape with over 30 miles of hiking trails just in the summit area. On your Maui volcano bike tour, you will first be taken to the Summit of Haleakala, Maui’s highest point, and spend about an hour there exploring the unique cinder landscape and the amazing crater before you start your bike down the volcano.

There are several trails in the Summit Area such as the Sliding Sands Trail or the Halemau’u Trail. On these hiking trails you can see amazing views of this volcanic landscape as well as the unique wildlife found only on Haleakala. Because of the terrain and elevation, some of these trails are not for beginners, so check with the National Park Service for more details. Weather can be extreme at the summit, so be sure to wear layers of clothing.

On the other side of the park 12 miles past Hana, you can see a totally different ecosystem by hiking through a lush tropical rainforest in the Kīpahulu Area. Here the weather is usually warm and humid. Make sure to bring rain protection, sturdy close-toed shoes, and insect repellent on this gorgeously green hike. In this area of the park, you can hike to Oheo Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools) on the half-mile round-trip Kuloa Point Trail, take the 4-mile round-trip Pīpīwai Trail through a freshwater stream to see gorgeous waterfalls and bamboo forests, or take the half-mile Kahakai Trail from Kuloa Pount to the Kīpahulu campground where you’ll pass by some interesting archaeological sites along with great ocean views.

‘Iao Valley State Park

Located in central Maui, the ‘Iao Valley State Park offers another beautiful hiking adventure and is home to the famous 1,200-foot Iao Needle, the “iconic green-mantled rock” towering above Iao stream. This tropical area is also an important historical area for the island.

“It was here in 1790 at the Battle of Kepaniwai that King Kamehameha I clashed with Maui’s army in his quest to unite the islands. Even with Iao Needle serving as a lookout point, Kamehameha defeated Maui’s forces in a ferocious battle that ultimately changed the course of Hawaiian history,” the Hawaii Tourism Authority noted.

This famously lush park offers a great hiking location for the whole family with a ridge-top lookout point and interactive exhibits at the Hawaii Nature Center in the park.

These are just a few of the hiking trails and day hiking trips you may want to plan after your Haleakala volcano tour adventure. Maui has so much to see and do, even beyond the beaches and ocean activities. Explore all that this island has to offer, starting with an exciting Haleakala sunrise volcano bike tour!

(First photo by Anna Hirsch)

(Second crater photo by Frank Kovalchek)

(Pīpīwai Trail photo by daveynin)

(Iao Needle photo by Curt Smith)

See Paia After Your Maui Bike Ride!

The Maui volcano bike ride from the peak of Haleakala down to our little shop in Paia offers bike riders the chance to explore even more of this beautiful area. After their Maui volcano bike ride, many guests stay in Paia for the rest of the afternoon to see all that this unique town has to offer.
As one of the “Coolest Little Towns in Maui,” Paia is full of exciting and unique shops, art galleries, restaurants, and boutiques that have something for everyone. In this “shopper’s paradise,” you can stop into the Biasa Rose clothing store or Moonbow Tropics for some of the latest fashions or browse through the Paia Trading Company for some eclectic antiques to take home. For some great home décor pieces, you might visit Pearl, a lovely home furnishings boutique located in the same shopping area as us on Baldwin Ave. So after your Maui volcano bike ride, you can quickly get to shopping and sightseeing in our fascinating little town.

Over the years, the art scene has really grown so much that it has attracted some big name attention. The New York Times did a piece on our little surfing town a few years back, “Where Wetsuits and Art Meet in Maui.”

“. . .the chill surfer vibe has been joined by a buzzing art scene, with a half-dozen new galleries representing artists like Mary Mitsuda, David Ivan Clark and Udo Nöger,” the NY Times wrote. “Their works have not only attracted the attention of the international art-collecting crowd, who come here on spending holidays, but also that of major institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.”

So if you want to check out some of these great artists, you might visit the Art Project Paia or the Paia Contemporary Gallery located along the Hana Highway.

And of course, you will probably be looking for somewhere to eat after your Maui volcano bike ride, so there’s some delicious places to eat along the town’s shopping district. The Paia Fish Market is always a fan-favorite with its large-portioned seafood plates. Café Des Amis is renowned for its great Mediterranean and Indian cuisine. And for a fun and interesting dining experience, try the Dazoo Restaurant where you can pick your own flavors, mixing and matching, to add to the main dish along with having one of their award-winning cocktails.

While the in-town shops and restaurants of Paia have much to offer, the beaches near Paia also boast some exciting attractions. Known as the “windsurfing capital of the world,” Paia attracts professional windsurfers, kitesurfers, and board surfers from all over the world. So stop by Ho’okipa Beach to catch a glimpse of some pro windsurfers testing out their latest tricks.

This once bustling plantation town is now a laid back venue for local residents and visitors to enjoy the more authentic Hawaii. Here, away from the more crowded resort areas, you can relax and enjoy this charming little village still surrounded by fields of sugar cane and the gorgeous beaches of Maui.