Hawaii

Maui Travel Guide: A First-Timer's Practical Briefing

Maui is the second-largest Hawaiian island and the one deliberately engineered for tourists. The resort infrastructure is concentrated, the beaches are genuinely excellent, and the costs are high: a week for two people runs roughly $4,500–7,000 including flights from the US mainland, accommodation, car rental, and meals — comparable to a Maldives trip but for a fundamentally different experience. The question is whether Maui's particular appeal — excellent snorkelling, reliable weather, proximity to the volcano, whale watching in season — justifies it over the Big Island or a return to somewhere you've already been.

Henrik Vinter