Frommer's Maui Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) [Paperback]

Jeanette Foster (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket | Publication Date: January 26, 2010

Maui Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers who want to know the best places to visit and the best ways to see the island. This attractively priced, four-color guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to experience the best of Maui in a short time-with bulleted maps that lead the way whether you're interested in beaches, outdoor adventures, or historical sights. Featuring a full range of thematic and regional tours, plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitor info, Maui Day by Day is the only guide that helps travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip. Inside this book you'll find:  

• Full color throughout with hundreds of photos and dozens of maps
• Sample one-day to two-week itineraries that include Maui with Kids, Historical & Cultural Maui, regional and island-wide tours, and more
• Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants and attractions that clue readers in to great finds and values
• Tear-resistant foldout map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet
• Foldout front cover, with at-a-glance maps and quick-reference info

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From the Back Cover

15 Self-guided Tours. 45 Maps. One Great Trip.

At last, a travel guide that tells you how to see the best of everything—in the smartest, most time-efficient way.

• The best of Maui in three days, one week, or two weeks

• Thematic tours for every interest, schedule, and taste

• Driving tours that visit the island's most scenic roads and towns

• Hundreds of evocative color photos

• Bulleted maps that show you how to get from place to place

• Hotels, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife for all budgets

• A tear-resistant foldout map—enclosed in a handy plastic wallet you can also use for tickets and souvenirs

Find travel news & deals, expert advice,and connect with fellow travelers at Frommers.com

About the Author

A resident of the Big Island, Jeanette Foster has skied the slopes of Mauna Kea—during a Fourth of July ski meet, no less—and gone scuba diving with manta rays off the Kona Coast. A prolific writer widely published in travel, sports, and adventure magazines, she's also the editor of Zagat's Survey to Hawaii's Top Restaurants. In addition to writing this guide, Jeanette is the author of Frommer's Hawaii Day by Day, Frommer's Hawaii, Frommer's Maui, Frommer's Hawaii from $80 a Day, Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu, Frommer's Kauai, Frommer's Hawaii with Kids, Frommer's Portable Big Island, and Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 2 edition (January 26, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470497637
• ISBN-13: 978-0470497630
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.5 x 7.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Hawaii
  • #69 in Books > Travel > United States > Regions > West

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy and helpful, July 24, 2008

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Natasha Stryker (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Maui Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) (Paperback)

This was a great lil guide to throw in your bag. The foldout map was AWESOME and worth the purchase. We used this item daily on our 2 week honeymoon. This book and the 50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants were such a great resource; one to get you around, the other to get you well fed. I highly recommend both since everytime we used them we had a better time for it :)

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Like It, But Use Other Books to Supplement, February 10, 2010

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This review is from: Frommer's Maui Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) (Paperback)

I bought Frommer's "Maui Day by Day" because I really liked their "San Francisco Day by Day". I also have "Maui Revealed" by Andrew Doughty and "Driving and Discovering Hawaii: Maui and Molokai" by Richard Sullivan. Because of the latter two books, I discovered that Frommer's "Maui Day by Day"'s description of the Road to Hana does not include a big chunk of waterfall stops and swimming stops. A BIG CHUNK...like, the majority of waterfall stops. I also did not find the pull out map to be helpful at all, except for very basic orientation of where you might be on the island as a whole. The chapter maps are better, but the maps in "Driving and Discovering Hawaii: Maui and Molokai" are even better. "Maui Day by Day" also describes the Seven Sacred Pools by saying that it's an HOUR hike uphill to the author's favorite falls, Waimoku Falls...but "Maui Day by Day" says the Seven Sacred Pools are reached by a loop trail that is 1/2 mile. The Driving Maui book reveals that Waimoku Falls is a 4 mile, 2 hour hike ONE WAY; the "Seven Sacred Pools" that most people are looking for are right there on the 1/2 mile loop. "Day by Day" does not even mention that. ("Seven Pools" is a misnomer...it's a series of many falls in that area.)

I still plan on using "Day by Day" as a small guidebook that will fit in my purse, but will DEFINITELY be using the other two books for detailed information.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Maui Reference, April 6, 2009

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This review is from: Frommer's Maui Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket) (Paperback)

Having never been to Maui, I grabbed this book to gain some insight into the places I needed to see and things I needed to do while on vacation. The book is fantastic, notes the best "hole in the wall" cafes and restaurants, lists the GREAT farmers markets and fruit stands along your route, and even breaks down the things you can do/see if you're on the island for 3-days, 4-days, 5-days, etc. That way, you maximize your time on the island, without running around "wasting" time on not-so-exciting activities (not that not-so-exciting activities can even be considered a "waste" while on a beautiful tropical island, but you know what I mean!)