Best Reasons To Visit Lanai

   Table of Contents:
1. What is unique about Lanai?
2. What are the main attractions?
3. Where to stay on Lanai
4. Book Lanai vacation package at special rate

- JUST LIKE YOUR PRIVATE ISLAND
   If you want an exclusive island experience, Lanai is the place. This island is perfectly suited for those seeking luxury and romance in simple, unspoiled surroundings. Lanai’s natural and cultural attractions are spread out over 141 square miles, with mostly unpaved roads, rainforest and pineapple lands, and one town with 3,000 local residents.

- MIX OF ADVENTURE AND PAMPERING
   The island still has the feel of old Hawaii, free from traffic, crowds, shopping malls, and sightseeing. You can spend your vacation playing golf, rent a Jeep and explore the remote beaches, snorkel or scuba at one of the best spots in the archipelago. Two luxury resorts, Manele Bay Hotel and Lodge at Koele, pamper their guests in every way possible, from oceanside massages to gourmet dinners.

• Hulopo’e Bay and Manele Bay
     Hulopo’e Bay is the center of the island of Lanai’s beach activities and home to ancient fishing village. The wide white sand crescent, lined at each end with dramatic lava outcroppings, invites swimming, snorkeling, and tide pool exploration. Water temperature stays around 75 F year-round. The beach is a wonderful place to hang out - barbecue grills, restrooms, and picnic tables are on site.

     You can watch schools of spinner dolphins leaping and diving in the bay. From November through April, the dolphins are joined by their gregarious relatives, the breaching humpback whales.

     Located around the corner from Hulopo’e, Manele Bay is also a marine preserve with the only public boat harbor on the island. All south shore ocean tours originate at Manele Harbor: fishing boats, yachts, the Expeditions ferry, whale-watching, snorkel sails, scuba diving and ocean rafting.

• Munro Trail
     The Munro Trail is one of the most rewarding hikes on Lanai. Winding upward through lush rainforest and Cook pines, this challenging 8-mile trek takes you to the top of the island's only mountain, the 3,370-foot-high Lana'ihale.

     Once you reach the peak, astounding views of at least three, and sometimes five neighbor islands (Maui, Moloka’i, Kaho’olawe, Hawai’i and O’ahu) will unfold of steep gulches below.

• Garden of the Gods
     This haunting geological wonder is located a mile and a half northwest of the Kanepu’u Preserve on Lanai, Hawaii. Centuries of wind erosion have created an eerie lunar landscape with rock formations in all shades of purple, red, sienna, umber. The surroundings look like a painter’s palette of the earth.

• The Cathedrals
     If you are a scuba diver, put the Cathedrals dive site on your must-do list. The cathedral-like chambers created by 60-foot pinnacles are filled with marine life. As you explore the countless nooks and pukas of the First and Second Cathedral, you will come face to face with schools of blue-stripe snappers, pyramid butterfly fish, shrimp and corals.

• Golf
     Lanai’s two championship golf courses have earned worldwide recognition for both layout and views. The Experience at Ko’ele is a spectacular 18-hole course spread high over a plateau and the rolling hills of central Lanai. Designed by Greg Norman and Ted Robinson, the 7,017-yard, par-72 course is set nearly 2,000 feet above sea level, with views of Maui and Moloka’i directly across the channel.

     At sea level, The Challenge at Manele is built on hundreds of acres of lava fields and dry, desert-like terrain that present their ultimate challenge at the ocean: three holes built on the bluffs above Hulopo’e Bay, where the Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest water hazard. The 7,039-yard, par-72 course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and features panoramic ocean views from all 18 holes.

• Sporting Clays
     One of the fastest growing sports in the country has found its perfect setting: the northwestern hills of Lanai, Hawaii. The 15-acre Lana’i Pines Sporting Clays offers 4 target shooting disciplines (trap, skeet, compact sporting, or sporting clays) with a bonus: gorgeous views of Maui and Moloka’i across the channel.

     The 14-station sporting clay course meanders through old ironwood forests and groves of Australian eucalyptus trees, presenting challenges of varying terrains and targets. The clay targets, mimicking traditional game such as flushed pheasants and rabbits, are launched in random patterns.

     For a soundless kind of target practice, aim for the pineapple bull’s eye in the archery range next to the sporting clay course. Instructors teach all ages and levels on first-rate equipment: 15-pound bows for children and 20- and 25-pound bows for adults, for both right- and left-handed archers. Even beginners discover that the bull’s eye – 5, 10, 15, and 20 yards away – is not so far after all.

• Kanepu’u Preserve
     Located in the quiet central uplands of Lanai island, Kanepu’u Preserve is a nature lover's jewel. This 590-acre preserve is the last dryland forest of its kind in the world, home to over 40 species of precious native Hawaiian plants, including lama (native ebony), olopua (native olive), Lana’i sandalwood, and na’u (native gardenia).

Are you planning a vacation to Lanai? Hawaii Travel Bureau offers special discounted rates on Lanai vacation packages.    Here is what one of our customers said:    You made our vacation to Lanai very special! We were so impressed with the beauty and peacefulness of the island, as well as the wonderful amenities of the Manele Bay Hotel.    Everything was as we hoped, and more. The weather was gorgeous, and the food at the Manele Bay Hotel was outstanding.    We all agreed that a return trip to Lanai would be very worthwhile, and I will certainly get in touch with you then. Thank you so much for arranging our wonderful vacation! Emily B., Indio, CA

White-sand beach at Hulopo'e Bay:

Hiking Munro Trail:

Rock formations at the Garden of the Gods:

Diving at The Cathedrals:

The Experience at Koele Golf Course:

Guest room at the Lodge at Koele:

Dining at Manele Bay Hotel:

   There only two resorts on the entire island of Lanai, and both are beautiful luxury properties.

   Manele Bay Hotel
   Lodge at Koele

   Finding a good vacation package is tricky. How can you decide which hotel to choose among four or five that look similar? Is ocean view worth the extra money? How can you be sure the hotel you booked doesn't disappoint? What if you find out that the person next to you on the plane paid 40% less for his ticket than you?

   Hawaii Travel Bureau is here to make you feel very good about your vacation. We can put together a custom vacation package for you that will cost 10-65% lower than published rates, and less than Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity rates.

   You want to know what's special about Hawaii Travel Bureau? First, we have a team of highly-trained agents who know all there is to know about Hawaii, and can recommend hotel, condo or tour that will work best for you. Second, our rates are really good (you'll see!) because we have our own wholesale contracts with airlines, hotels, car rental and activity companies.

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   Need some ideas for your vacation? Here are some of our special deals to get you started:

Lanai Package	Price for 2 people	Next step
"Extraordinary English-Style Manor" - Why this is great: Imagine an elegant English country estate surrounded by pines... but with a beautiful white sand beach, dolphins, and tropical rainforest only minutes away. This is an ultimate fantasy vacation! - What you'll get: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in garden view room at Lodge at Koele (5 stars), full American breakfast daily.	From $1,724.00 + airfare at our discounted rate	Check availability
"Honeymoon in Total Luxury" - Why this is great: This fabulous ocean resort feels like a deserted island. No traffic lights, nightclubs, or sight-seeing... just pure romance. - What you'll get: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in ocean view room at Manele Bay Hotel (5 stars), full American breakfast daily, bottle of champagne when you arrive.	From $2,810.00 + airfare at our discounted rate	Check availability
"Your Wish Is Our Command" - Why this is great: Every day, you get to choose one out of 10 adventures (the list includes 4-wheeling, horseback riding, spa treatment, sailing, kayaking and snorkeling, sporting clays), and everything will be arranged. - What you'll get: Airfare from your city, 5 nights in garden view room at Manele Bay Hotel, full American breakfast daily, one adventure each day.	From $2,940.00 + airfare at our discounted rate	Check availability