Have read a number of posts on the attributes of both Maui %26amp; Kauai. Neither my wife or myself have ever been to Hawaii, and have decided to try for the pre Christmas season - December 6th - 13th. We have 6 kids, and won%26#39;t have any of them along for a change!!
Wondering if the weather is drier in one area vs others. We both love to hike, and want to snorkel for a bit on 1 or 2 days. Looking for your best bets.
We are planning on staying in an RCI timeshare, and wonder if anyone has any recommendations on preferred properties. In line with this, we will be wanting to go out for supper in the evenings, and would like an area with a variety of nice restaurants. Not looking for high end dining, just good food and a bit of ambience.
Hope you can help.
Maui or Kauai - Early December
The weather on both islands will be about the same in December. The drier sides of the island will be in the south. Snorkeling will be better in the south areas as well.
The Poipu area of Kauai will be great as would Wailea or Kihei in south Maui.
Maui or Kauai - Early December
Maui has the widest choice of lodgings and restaurants outside of Honolulu. Stay West Maui (NW %26#39;lobe%26#39;) or South Maui (SW coast). December is getting toward the winter%26#39;s cool, windy, rainy weather that most affects the northermost parts of all the islands. You should be able to SEE WHALES!
Which island to choose really comes down to what kind of place you want and what you want to do. Maui is more touristy and built up. Kaua`i is very rural and laid-back, although we have our tourist areas. Both islands have great beaches, good restaurants and plenty to do. Kaua`i is more outdoors-oriented.
We are going almost exactly those dates. On the 6th we%26#39;re flying into Honolulu for a few nights on Waikiki and then to Maui until the 14th.
We%26#39;re staying on Ka%26#39;anapali on Maui -- as that is our very favorite place in the world. We like the Sheraton Maui, and the easy access to restaurants and shops ... or nothing but sand. We have stayed on Ka%26#39;anapali in February and March, but not December. The average rainfall for that area in December is about 4 inches ... for the whole month... and Honolulu is close to the same. Frankly, I don%26#39;t care if it rains a bit ... sounds romantic, and it won%26#39;t be cold.
The north side of Kauai can be rainy, as it is the northernmost island. South side may see much drier weather.
Congrats on your pre-Christmas get away.
If I can add a question to oceandreamer52...my hubby and I have been to Maui 3 times...love it! So our next trip this December finds us wondering if we should try Kauai...our definition of a great time is, some exploring, a LOT of relaxing, and great food each night. Maui has all of that, but we need to know how Kauai would compare...
Thanks!!
Kauai just doesn%26#39;t have the wide variety of restaurants that you like on Maui. In winter you%26#39;d probably want to stay in Poipu and just visit the cooler, wetter northern part of Kauai. If you really want to try Kauai, I%26#39;d suggest going in the summer when you can stay in the more gorgeous north -- not that there are more restaurants there, probably fewer!
I would vote for Maui because you could go on a whale watching boat out of Lahaina. The sea is pretty rough in Kauai in the winter time.
ok...Maui it is...we really love it there...and I know there%26#39;s still alot we haven%26#39;t seen/done.
Thanks!
%26gt;%26gt; The north side of Kauai can be rainy, as it is the northernmost island. %26lt;%26lt;
It has little or nothing to do with Kaua`i being the northernmost island. The fact is ALL of our islands have a wetter north side and a drier south side.
When I go on vacation I don%26#39;t go for the restaurants but the activities and beauty and history of the destination. It is true that Kauai doesn%26#39;t have the high end restaurants that Maui does but there are enough excellent places to dine that you aren%26#39;t going to starve. If you want the best dining experience ever try Las Vegas.
Coming to Poipu this summer is an excellent chef with a new restaurant. His old place, Pacific Cafe, was missed by many. BarAcuda in Hanalei has won awards for it%26#39;s tapas cuisine. There%26#39;s the old standby Roy%26#39;s (which Maui has one too), as well as Hukilau Lanai in Kapaa which gets rave reviews from everyone that goes. Plantation Garden, Beach House are both in Poipu and good options.
As pzp said Kauai is a more laid back, breath in the beauty kind of island. I don%26#39;t know about Maui but on Kauai the best accommodation rates can be found from after Thanksgiving until December 15th.
Look up your options for RCI properties for Poipu and come onto the Kauai forum and others can help tell you which are nice or not. The best is Marriott in Poipu and next would be Point in Poipu. Both are difficult to get into but that time of year might be perfect.
Poipu will have many great dining choices for you.
Happy planning.
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