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| Beautiful ocean overlook at The Garden of Eden, Maui |
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| Greetings from paradise - Garden of Eden, Hawaii |
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| Gorgeous peacock plumage on display |
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| Rainbow Eucalyptus trees - Garden of Eden, Maui |
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| Exotic bird welcoming committee; what a sight! |
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| Idyllic view at The Garden of Eden, Maui |
We spent one of our final days in Maui making the full Road to Hana travel journey. The kids were along for the ride and they truly loved this travel adventure. We saw beautiful rainforest plants and animals, incredible waterfalls and stunning beaches and sea views. They enjoyed the long drive, mainly due to the many fun stops we made along the way. The first stop being the lush tropical paradise known as the Garden of Eden Arboretum located in the town of Haiku. The name is 100% on the money, this place is so beautiful it's almost unreal. When you drive up toward the entrance of the garden, you are surrounded by a myriad of tropical plants and trees. The most unique of the bunch are certainly the Rainbow Eucaplyptus trees. The layered bark on these trees are multiple colors of the rainbow and had girls quite intrigued. Elise declared that, "this is the most special place in the world to have rainbow trees", yep, that would be here in The Garden of Eden, Maui.
Once we drove further up the road and parked we were greeted by a welcoming committee of peacocks, ducks and geese. The girls loved the birds. Although one goose got a bit aggressive when we were feeding them and went chasing after little Alina. She was not a fan and quickly swung her finger in protest saying, "you're a bad boy, goose". This had us all quite amused.
After feeding the birds, we made our way toward some of the hiking trails. Most of these trails lead to beautiful ocean and waterfall overlooks. The Keopuka Rock Overlook is perhaps the most pictursque, and well known; the opening scene in Jurassic Park was filmed here. We also made the short hike up to the waterfall overlook for an incredible view of Puohokamoa Falls. From this vantage point you also have stunning views over the Hana Highway and lush surrounding rainforest. There is plenty to do here and many more trails through beautiful tropical landscapes. We saw all kinds of unique plants and flowers. When traveling the Road to Hana, The Garden of Eden is a must see stop. The kids will especially love it!
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| The girls admiring beautiful Keopuka Overlook |
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| Gorgeous purple water lilies |
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| Skipping toward Rainbow Overlook |
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| Unique tropical plants and flowers - Garden of Eden, Maui |
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| Stunning Puohokamoa Falls Overlook |
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| Love the fuchsia Ti plants brightening up the landscape |
