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Garden of the Gods vs Ho'okipa Beach Park
Both Garden of the Gods and Ho'okipa Beach Park are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Ho'okipa Beach Park is preferred by most professionals compared to Garden of the Gods. Ho'okipa Beach Park scores 84 with accolades from 3 publications including Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
Garden of the Gods
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
U.S. News & World Report
Lanai City, Lanai, HI
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Frommer's
"This rugged, beautiful place is full of boulders strewn by volcanic forces and sculpted by the elements into varying shapes and colors."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"You won't find lush greenery here; instead you'll see a rugged, lunar-like landscape of randomly scattered volcanic boulders."
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Fodor's
"This preternatural plateau is scattered with boulders of different sizes, shapes, and colors, the products of a million years of wind erosion."
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Time your visit for sunset, when the rocks begin to glow
U.S. News & World Report
2.0
"The terrain's appearance is probably the closest you'll ever get to Mars."
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Ho'okipa Beach Park
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Hana Highway, Paia, Maui, HI 96768
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Frommer's
"The wild north shore beach of the same name is certainly hospitable to wave riders... it’s among the world’s top spots for windsurfing and kiting."
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Fodor's
"To see some of the world's finest windsurfers, hit this beach... also one of Maui's hottest surfing spots."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Hoʻokipa is to daredevil windsurfers what Everest is to climbers. It reigns supreme as the world’s premier windsurfing beach."
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Travel + Leisure
"For some inexplicable but astounding reason, over a dozen sea turtles bask on the sand at Ho‘okipa Beach Park at sunset."
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