Along the Hana Highway on Maui’s east coast, there’s a gorgeous 26-acre arboretum and botanical garden called the Garden of Eden. My parents, Andy and I toured this garden on recent visit to Maui. We all enjoyed meandering around the paths nestled between beautiful tropical blooms, trees, and shrubs of Hawaii and the South Pacific.
Most people stop at the Garden of Eden on the day they take the scenic drive along the road to Hana. We could easily identify the folks who were stopping as part of their road to Hana tour. They were the ones who were hectically racing around trying to get to the Puohokamoa Falls lookout and then hop back in their cars for the rest of their long drive. Instead of trying to cram too much sight seeing into one day, we took a special trip out to tour the Garden of Eden. By taking this special trip, we were able to tour at a slow pace and soak in the scenery. With the entrance fee being $10 per person, I think you’ll get far more value from the visit if you go on a separate day from the entire road to Hana drive
.The Garden of Eden brochure claims that they have over 500 plants botanically labeled. Obviously, I didn’t count them, but I can say, there’s more than enough exotic plants and trees that will capture your attention and inspire you to use the flower setting on your digital camera.
Here are some tips and things to know before you go:
To get a bit of an idea of what you might see at the Garden of Eden, take a peek at the photos we snapped from our visit.
Have you been to Maui’s Garden of Eden? How was your visit?
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LOVE your pictures !!!!!!!!!!!! You inspired us about taking this special trip !
We will visit Hawai'i again in Summer 2010 !!!! Yeah !!!!!
CAN'T WAIT !!!!
We were not sure about driving the whole road to Hana ... but will surely drive to this Garden of Eden and the other nearby places you mention !!!
THANK YOU !!!! your Italian friends
Aloha Laura & Marco,
It's always a treat to hear from you, my Italian friends!
I'm excited that you are making plans to visit Hawaii in 2010! Yay...I can't wait to hear all about it!
That’s gorgeous! I hope I’ll be able to visit Eden soon, I’ve heard so many great things about it.
I wish I had seen this site earlier in my trip! I'm leaving to go back East tomorrow morning but I'll definitely be back. This is a great guide for my next visit. Mahalo!
We have gone to see the garden of Eden
And enjoy it and relax observing what changes there have been made 2008,2912 2014 .until next trip Maholo