Travel to Hawaii. Enjoy the security and ease of a US vacation, the spa-like luxuries of a European holiday, and all the serenity and cultural charms of a Polynesian getaway. There are 137 islands and islets that make up the Hawaiian Islands. However Kauai, Oahu (where Honolulu is located), Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii are the most noteworthy in size and populations.
The beautiful island of Kauai might well have been the island first "discovered" by early adventurers who let the Pacific trade winds carry them past Tahiti and into the Hawaiian isles. Kauai is your site for exploring the archeological treasures of an ancient land, where there have been residents since at least as early as 500 AD. Visit the Kauai Museum and the Kokee Natural History Museum, or follow trails along riverbanks and cliff sides to early historic and sacred sites.
But don't think Kauai lives only in the past. Book Hawaii vacation rentals or a luxurious timeshare resort and play top-notch golf courses like the Robert Trent Jones designed, Poipu Bay Golf Course, home to the 2005 PGA Tour Grand Slam of Golf. Bike, hike, or horseback ride the beaches and the island's amazing interior. You may even want to try your hand at paddling an outrigger canoe.
The charming island of Maui is a Hawaii vacation destination with a split personality. On one hand, it is an ideal family vacation venue. On the other, it is just the place for Hawaii weddings, honeymoons, and island romance. When you want time alone just for two, select private cottages or other Hawaii vacation rentals. In addition, you might consider a Hawaii cruise. While many major cruise lines include the Hawaiian islands as a destination, there are also several fabulous Hawaii cruises that are inter-island only, stopping at Maui, as well as Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island.
When your Hawaii travel leads you to Oahu, get ready for an action adventure. Oahu is the perfect place to hang glide, surf, or snorkel. And with over forty courses, you'll find more places to play golf in Oahu than on any of the other Hawaiian islands. Honolulu, flanked by Pearl Harbor and Diamond Head on Oahu's southern shores, is Hawaii's capital city. Honolulu is the perfect combination of island serenity and the excitement of a cosmopolitan city.
The Big Island of Hawaii stands for big fun. Big beaches. Big golf. Big waves to surf; big mountains to explore, and big fun whether your Hawaii travel is a family vacation, or you have planned a Hawaii wedding and honeymoon.
Play the Kings Golf Trail on the Big Island. Six outstanding courses offer you 108 holes designed by great course architects including, Arnold Palmer, Robert Trent Jones, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and Tom Weiskopf. Among these courses is the Mauna Lani Resort's, Francis H. Ii Brown South Course, which for many years hosted the famous Champion's Tour (formerly the PGA Senior Tour's) Skins Game.
In all, there are twenty great golf courses on the Big Island, each as distinctive as the last. Play ocean side holes, or on fairways framed by jet-black lava beds. It won't take you long to decide that the rolling terrain of Hawaii was meant for golf.
On the Big Island, look for great accommodations in Hawaii hotels and resorts along the Kona Coast and the Kohala Coast, as well as excellent values in timeshare rentals and timeshare resales.
The word aloha means both hello and goodbye in the Hawaiian language. The people of the beautiful islands of Hawaii must have known that once you visit there, you will find it very hard to say goodbye. Plan a Hawaii vacation. Hawaii may have been America's last state, when it comes to giving you that perfect vacation state of mind, Hawaii is indisputably #1.
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