This 7 Day Maui Honeymoon Itinerary had a resounding ‘YES’ when I asked if you guys wanted to see it! This guide is for the gorgeous island of Maui. If you’ve been following along you might remember seeing this lil’ vacay on my instagram circa 2022. And if you are new here, welcome! I am a wedding photographer who loves any excuse to travel and bring my camera along! While researching romantic getaways my husband and I each had one thing that was most important to us. For me, that was relaxation. For Jay, that was activities. I wanted white sand beaches, piña coladas, and sunshine. Meanwhile my husband wanted adventures, hikes, and daytime excursions. It turns out Maui is the best of both worlds! So let’s get into it! All the magical places we explored over our seven day honeymoon on the beautiful Maui, HI!
Day 1
We flew into Kahului Airport and rented a car to make day trips to other parts of the island. After checking in to our resort, The Marriott Maui Ocean Club in Lahaina, we sat on the lawn and sipped tropical drinks. We explored the long walkway to the beach that connects to all of the other resorts and loops around to Kaanapali Beach. This is a 3 mile stretch of white sand and gorgeous blue waters, making it one of America’s most famous beaches. If you watch the water long enough you will see little sea turtles poke their heads above the water as they swim by. Our favorite part of the day was watching the sun set while having a very yummy dinner at Monkeypod. This is one of the numerous restaurants along Whaler’s Village and their Monkeypod Mai Tai and Key lime pie were so good.
Day 2
My considerate new husband booked us a cabana for the entire day through Marriott. This comes complete with a personal Cabana boy who brought us all the tropical drinks we could ever want. We napped, read on our kindles, and did not move all day long. It was glorious.
Day 3
We got up early, packed up our hiking gear, and made our way to the Northern-most tip of the island. Here we hiked the Acid Warzone Trail to the Nakalele Blowhole. This was an easy, relaxed trail along the cliffs with beautiful views of the lava rocks. It really felt like being on another planet. Every few minutes the blowhole goes off with the waves and the spray throws rainbows around! Local vendors set up tents along the roadside so we got some banana bread for our after-hike breakfast. For dinner we went to downtown Lahaina to Pacific’o on the Beach. We enjoyed their beautiful ocean views and handcrafted cocktails.
Day 4
We booked a morning scuba dive with Banyan tree divers who are a husband & wife company and have been divers for 20+ years. They were extremely knowledgeable and trained us the hand motions to communicate underwater as well as safety tips. They educated us on different species we would be seeing on our dive and a history of the landmarks. It was my first time diving and I absolutely LOVED it. Absolutely a highlight of the trip and I’d recommend it to anyone visiting Maui. Green sea turtles (or ‘Honu’) swim so close that you have to move out of their way. We saw a lot of Humuhumunukunukuapua’a (Hawaii state fish) as well as an octopus, a moray eel, and even a reef shark. SO COOL. Our lovely dive instructor took some really great photos & videos throughout.
Day 5
This morning was all about relaxation so we could explore at night. When the sun started to go down we set sail for a 3.5 hour sunset Catamaran tour with Sail Maui. It was cool to see the island from the water and the vibes were vibing. However of all our excursions this was our least favorite. Totally worth it if you have a free night but not a must in my opinion.
Day 6
Road To Hana
We took this whole day to drive along the famous Road to Hana (or Hana Highway). It’s a literal 64 mile stretch of routes 36 and 360 with over 600 switchbacks and numerous bridges over waterfalls. This highway is rated one of the most beautiful drives in the world, but is not for the fainthearted. The road is narrow, the bridges are skinny, and the guardrails are doing nothing to prevent you from careening off a cliff thousands of feet above sea level. All of that said, it’s totally worth it and you should do it haha. And don’t just take if from me, read up on all the stops from some of the blogs and guides that we looked up.
The Drive
We rose before the sun to make the drive over to the opposite side of the island. And to give us a head start to beat the traffic of local’s morning commute and tourists. This is important as the road can get congested easily. We used GyPSy Guide which is a location based audio tour that connects to your google maps so that while you reach certain attractions the audio will play according to exactly where you are! It was so handy, there were stops we would have never known about otherwise like independent vendors selling local foods along the route. It also gave the history of the island and landmarks. Highly recommend driving the Road to Hana “backwards” which saves some time because you are driving opposite to the flow of traffic. Lots of the attractions were a quick ‘pull over and look’ like the beautiful rainbow eucalyptus trees.
Black Sand Beach
Our first real stop along the way was Honokalani the Black Sand Beach located inside Waianapanapa State Park. You do need a reservation for this, which you can book here. The black sand is so unique, the water is so turquoise and sparkly, and it was just really beautiful. One of my favorite stops on this route.
Pipiwai Trail
Our next big stop along the Road to Hana was the Pipiwai Trail. This is a 3.4 mile out-and-back through a bamboo forest, over numerous pools and waterfalls, and out into a large rainforest basin. This basin sits at the bottom of the famous 400 foot Waimoku falls. This part of the island is a rainforest which means 1000% humidity and heavy rainfall. We got soaked numerous times so remember to pack accordingly! We had towels and a change of clothes that we were very grateful for after this muddy hike.
Our last big stop was Hamoa Beach which is listed as one the most scenic beaches in Hawaii. We swam here and relaxed on the sand for a little before heading into the small town of Hana. Here we grabbed lunch and snacks from their farmer’s market for the drive back. We listened to a Hana playlist on Spotify and took in the views, truly sights I will never forget. The photos unfortunately do not do it justice. On our way back to the resort we stopped to grab dinner from Tin Roof (owned by two-time Top Chef finalist Sheldon Simeon) and it was so yummy. Highly recommend if you want some take-out.
Day 7
Our last full day in Maui we relaxed in the resort pools, and explored Kaanapali beach. We swam as the sun dipped below the water which was one of the most magical swims of my life. For our last dinner in Maui we went to Mala Ocean Tavern, which was very yummy!
We love you Maui, Mahalo & hope to see you again someday!! Thanks for reading! And if you are curious about my photography head over to my homepage. If you want to follow along for more adventures check out my instagram! xoxo