ACTIVITIES
Wailea is one of Maui's top resort destination for visitors from around the world and local residents alike. Blessed with a year-round climate of sunny skies and gentle tradewinds, Wailea is home to seven award-winning hotels and resorts, a selection of Maui's leading restaurants, five outstanding 18-hole championship golf courses, a professional tennis center, superb spa and health facilities, plus many of the island's most popular beaches.

BEACHES
Wailea Beach is a golden-sand crescent on Maui's sunbaked southwestern coast and a short walk from our unit. One of five beaches within Wailea Resort, Wailea is big, wide, and protected on both sides by black lava points. It's the front yard of the Four Seasons Wailea and the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa. Facilities include restrooms, outdoor showers, and limited free parking at the blue SHORELINE ACCESS sign, on Wailea Alanui Drive, the main drag of this resort.

Ulua Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Wailea, Ulua is a long, wide, crescent-shaped gold-sand beach between two rocky points. When the ocean is calm, Ulua offers Wailea's best snorkeling; when it's rough, the waves are excellent for bodysurfers. The ocean bottom is shallow and gently slopes down to deeper waters, making swimming generally safe. Facilities include showers and restrooms. A variety of equipment is available for rent at the nearby Wailea Ocean Activity Center.

Oneloa Beach/Big Beach is perhaps one of the most talked about beaches on Maui. Snorkeling is good around the north end at the foot of Puu Olai, a 360-foot cinder cone. During storms, however, big waves lash the shore and a strong rip current sweeps the sharp drop-off, posing a danger for inexperienced open-ocean swimmers. There are no facilities except portable toilets, but there's plenty of parking. Learn more at www.hawaiiweb.com>>

Kamaole Beach Parks stretch along the coast towards Kihei west of Wailea and are popular with local residents as well as visitors. They consist of three separate sandy beaches (I, II, and III) with their own picnic tables, showers and changing rooms.

GOLF & TENNIS
Wailea's Emerald, Blue and Gold Courses offer golfers championship-caliber courses with emerald fairways, views of the Pacific Ocean, and tropical golden sunsets. Learn more>>

The Wailea Tennis Club, often called the "Wimbleton of the West," has been ranked for more than a decade as one of the country's 50 best resort tennis facilities. The eleven-court complex features immaculate Plexipave courts, including three lit for night play.

OUTTINGS & DAYTRIPS
Maui Ocean Center
Lahaina town
Haleakala National Park
Molokini Snorkeling Charters
The Road to Hana
Iao Valley State Park
Take the ferry to explore Lanai

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar Concerts
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Lahaina Luau has been consistently rated the best luau on Maui by a variety of independent publications and travel guides.

SHOPPING
The Shops at Wailea, a five-minute walk downhill from our unit, includes Maui's best and most luxurious shops, offering a variety of fashion stores, art galleries, gift shops, jewelry stores, and fine restaurants.

Kihei, Wailea's neighbor to the northwest, has a number of strip malls offering the closest grocery and drug stores as well as a variety of specialty shops and services.