Hawaii is an ideal place for relaxing weekend breaks, though you might miss several important sights in such a short trip. The Polynesian culture of Hawaii itself is a major attraction, with warm welcome by simple and honest people, who mix with tourists without any complexes. Some of the interesting weekend breaks in Hawaii are provided here that are not normally visited by the average tourists who limit themselves to the beaches and water sports.
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The first interesting spot that you should visit during a weekend break in Hawaii is the Haleakala Mountain in Maui. It is one of the largest mountains on earth. Though the height of the mountain is only 3,000 feet above the sea, it extends up to another 20,000 feet under the sea in the water. The park surrounding the volcanic area of the mountain spreads for more than 27,000 acres. When you reach the top of the dormant volcano, you will be surprised at the hollowness inside that goes to about 3,000 feet deep. Further, the crater is 7 miles long and 2 miles wide. The sheer enormity of the crater of the volcano takes your breath away and many tourists claim that witnessing the volcanic crater has been one of the most powerful and electrifying experience in their entire lives.
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Another similar tourist spot with a difference is the Waimea Canyon on Kauai. This canyon was termed as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific by Mark Twain. The canyon is 10 miles long, 1 mile wide and the depth of the canyon is more than 3,600 feet. The light and shadow playing on the colourfully striated rock layers during the daytime is an extraordinary and out-of-the-world sight. The spectacular view leaves all the visitors speechless and wonder at the immensity of nature.
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One of the best ways of unwinding from the city-accumulated stress is to relax at the gold courses in Hawaii. The golf architects have created more than 80 golf courses with enchanting topography, flowering vegetation and lush green fairways on 6 idyllic Hawaiian islands, such as Kauai, Maui, Oahu and Big Island. The golf courses range from sandy beaches to coral sea cliffs and upcountry rainforests. The constant backdrop of the Pacific Ocean for all these golf courses must be seen to be believed.
If you love to shop and particularly interested in Polynesian artefacts, then you should never miss the shopping area of Waikiki. The entire place is full of elegant art galleries, individual artists’ studios, quaint shops and giant shopping centres. The unique items include custom jewellery, handcrafted artefacts and gifts made of wood, glass, fabric and ceramic, tropical flowers, surfboards, exclusive Hawaiian furniture, music CDs of Polynesian music by local musicians, macadamia nut cookies and T shirts dyed with that special red dirt of Hawaii.
The last item in the agenda of weekend break in Hawaii is the cuisine. The variety that you find in Hawaii is due to the various cultures that have blended here seamlessly. You will be delighted to taste the fresh and flavourful fruits, herbs, vegetables and seafood prepared by innovative chefs trained in the art of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, American and European cuisine. At the end, you will be repeating the Hawaiian word ‘ono’ meaning delicious several times involuntarily even during your short weekend break. You will come back to Hawaii repeatedly for more.
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