点评:For those in search of a unique and authentic guide experience, please reach out to Pono Fried with Open Eye Tours & Photos. While he is absolutely an extremely nice human being, he was even more knowledgeable and thoughtful in the day we were able to spend with him. My family and I had the opportunity to spend an entire day, on the Road to Hana, in Pono's capable hands. While we had originally considered doing this ourselves, I have no doubt that we would have missed out on most of the unique experiences that we had, with Pono's vast knowledge. It is my opinion that this guide service is truly one of a kind, and I couldnt be more thrilled with my decision to book this.
We started the day with a traditional Hawaiian welcome chant, that Pono taught us. He presented each of us with a lei, he had made, from flowers that he picked off of his land. He also picked and offered us several different types of fruits from his personal garden, many of which were new to us. They were delicious and it was easy to see how much time and effort that had been put into the preparation for our day.
Being a resident of Maui for decades, Pono has vast knowledge of any area of the island, and we were able to see his Hana expertise first hand. We visited waterfalls, caves, black sand beaches, sea turtles, while also learning about the tradition and culture of the individuals who inhabited each area we were able to see. There were also several side of the road experiences, that I know we wouldnt have seen, had we been with one of the large guide services or on our own.
It is not easy to keep a 15 year old and 12 year old engaged for a long day like that, but Pono succeeded where I most certainly would have failed. Having our own private tour kept us flexible in what we could visit, while also making sure to see everything we had set out to. Pono also took us to an amazing lunch spot that served delicious pizza. We bought some different flavors of banana bread as well, to enjoy the rest of our vacation.
Pono is highly educated and immersed in all things Maui. He is available on other Hawaiian islands as well, but I can affirm that he knows more about Maui than I do about Dallas, which I have lived in my entire life.
Last, Pono created a digital photobook that memorialized our entire day, and captured far more moments than I would have thought. My family and I will get to enjoy those for the rest of our lives, thanks to his diligent effort in making sure our day was perfect.
We consider Pono a friend now, not just a guide. His communication, thoughfulness and outright demeanor is better than I have had on any tour in my life, and I have had many. We will absolutely be calling him again on our next trip to Hawaii. He deserves a higher rating than five stars, but that is all I can leave on TA.
Thank you again for a lifelong memory! My family and I truly appreciate it!
The Bright Family
翻译:对于那些寻求独特而真实的导游体验的人,请联系 Pono Fried with Open Eye Tours & Photos。虽然他绝对是一个非常好的人,但在我们能够和他一起度过的那一天,他更加知识渊博,更加体贴。我和我的家人有机会在波诺能干的带领下,在通往哈纳的路上度过了一整天。虽然我们最初考虑自己做这件事,但我毫不怀疑,凭借波诺渊博的知识,我们会错过大部分独特的经历。我认为这项导游服务确实是独一无二的,我对预订此项服务的决定感到非常兴奋。
我们以波诺教给我们的传统夏威夷欢迎圣歌开始了新的一天。他向我们每个人赠送了一个花环,这是他用从他的土地上采摘的花朵制作的。他还从他的私人花园里采摘并提供了几种不同类型的水果,其中许多对我们来说都是新的。它们很美味,很容易看出为了准备我们的一天投入了多少时间和精力。
作为毛伊岛居民数十年,波诺对岛上的任何地区都拥有丰富的知识,我们能够亲眼目睹他在哈纳的专业知识。我们参观了瀑布、洞穴、黑沙滩、海龟,同时也了解了居住在我们所看到的每个地区的人们的传统和文化。还有一些路边的体验,我知道如果我们是大型导游服务公司之一或我们自己的话,我们就不会看到这些体验。
让一个 15 岁和 12 岁的孩子在这样漫长的一天里保持忙碌并不容易,但波诺成功了,而我肯定会失败。拥有自己的私人旅游让我们可以灵活地选择可以参观的地方,同时也确保看到我们计划去的一切。波诺还带我们去了一个很棒的午餐地点,那里提供美味的披萨。我们还买了一些不同口味的香蕉面包,享受剩下的假期。
波诺受过高等教育,对毛伊岛的一切都很感兴趣。他也在夏威夷的其他岛屿上工作,但我可以肯定的是,他对毛伊岛的了解比我对达拉斯的了解还要多,而我一生都生活在达拉斯。
最后,波诺制作了一本数码相册来纪念我们这一天,捕捉到的瞬间比我想象的要多得多。感谢他为确保我们这一天过得完美而付出的辛勤努力,我和我的家人将在余生中享受这些。
我们现在将波诺视为朋友,而不仅仅是向导。他的沟通、体贴和直率的举止比我一生中任何一次巡演都要好,而且我经历过很多次。我们下次去夏威夷旅行时绝对会再次给他打电话。他应该得到比五颗星更高的评价,但这就是我在 TA 上所能留下的。
再次感谢您给我一生的回忆!我和我的家人真的很感激!
光明家族