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Aloha! This one time, I visited Maui, Hawaii with a bunch of friends!



 

 

A destination spot highly desired and traveled to by tourists are the islands of Hawaii. I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to visit the island of Maui, Hawaii one year in March for a week. What made the trip even more exciting and memorable is that six of my friends also made the trip with me! The memories we created are still topics of conversation after all these years. It was a once in a lifetime journey, and I am so thankful for that time in my life.

 

As you can imagine, trying to get 7 people to all agree on a location, airline, hotel and date can be very stressful. Thankfully, the group that I traveled with were pretty much okay with letting me take the reins when it came to booking our trip.

Of course, I did a little research to try and find us all the best deal for our money. After all was said and done, I decided to book our vacation with the travel agents provided by Costco. They were able to secure our flights through Hawaiian Airlines, the hotel near Lahaina and our vehicle rentals.
 


 
The nice thing about booking a trip with Costco is that sometimes they throw in the extras when you book your trip. Little things to make you feel like you are getting the entire experience. For example, included in our vacation package was a lei welcome upon arrival and we also were given credit for a luau dinner on one of the nights we were there.




 

 
The room Costco booked us was more like a townhome. It had three bedrooms and was pretty decent. It was right off the Kaanapali shore line. To save money one of the nights, we used the on sight barbeques they had and cooked our own dinner. Probably the best dinner of the week! You grow tired of going out to eat or trying to find a place where everyone feels like eating.

When it came to the vehicle rentals included in our package, we paid a little extra. We had all agreed that the only way to travel in Hawaii would have to be in a convertible. You can’t miss all that beauty trapped under a roof! It made cruising around the island outstanding.

 

We managed to keep ourselves very entertained the entire time we were there. We visited the touristy spots like Front Street in Lahaina, went snorkeling, whale watching, took the “Road to Hana” drive and of course, succeeded in finding booze on both land and water! (Booze Cruise).
 

 

 
The package was pretty affordable, about $2500 for two. There are still packages close to that price available now on Costco.com. You must have a membership card to take advantage of their deals. We each took about $1000 spending money for the week. Some went a little crazy on the island and came home broke, others had a little something left.
 

At the end of the trip, we were all beat. We loved being on vacation, but I think at the time, we’d all agreed that 7 days away from home was the perfect amount of time. (I’m sure that today, more than 6 years later, if you asked us if we wanted more time on the island, our answers would be: YES!!!) We had a great time! And if you haven’t marked vacationing with some of your closest friends off of your bucket list… What are you waiting for?