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Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook |  | Author: Andrew Doughty
Publisher: Wizard Publications Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $9.25
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Seller: lindarb5
Rating:  324 reviews
Sales Rank: 3097
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Pages: 308
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 098146100X
Dewey Decimal Number: 919.6910442
EAN: 9780981461007
ASIN: 098146100X
Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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Product Description
The finest guidebook ever written for the Big Island and the only one written by writers who anonymously review the island. They visit every beach, restaurant, activity and trail on the island. The result is this comprehensive, humorous and easy-to-read full color guide that will lead you to more adventures than any other book. A must for travelers.
Book Description
This all-new fifth edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the Big Island to plan your best vacation--ever. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai'i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so vast and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he reveals breathtaking trails, secluded beaches, pristine reefs, delicious places to dine, relaxing resorts, an active volcano and so much more. Every restaurant, activity provider, business and resort is reviewed personally and anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes the Big Island so exciting.
The most up-to-date and accurate information available anyplace with up-to-the-minute changes posted to our website
Frank, brutally honest reviews of restaurants, hotels and activities show you which companies really are the best
and which to avoid--no advertisements
Driving tours let you structure your trip your way, point out sights not to be missed along the way and are complemented by 120 spectacular color photographs
38 specially-created maps in an easy-to-follow format with mile markersso youll always know where you are on the island
Clear, concise directions to those hard-to-find places such as deserted black sand beaches, tropical rain forests, hidden waterfalls, the most dramatic part of the erupting volcano, freshwater lava pools (some volcanically heated) and scores of other hidden gems listed nowhere else
28 pages on Big Islands beaches with detailed descriptions including ocean safety
Exciting chapters on adventures, hiking and activities
Fascinating sections on Hawai'i's history, culture, language and legends
Companion website with links to every business, events calendar, over 80 resort reviews complete with aerial photos--so youll know if oceanfront really means oceanfront
"Hawaii The Big Island Revealed" covers it all--from the snow-covered top of Mauna Kea, to the sparkling underwater reefs. This is the best investment you can make for your Big Island visit. Whether you are a first time visitor, or a longtime kama'aina, you will find out more about the Big Island from this book than from any other source. Discover the island of your dreams with "Hawaii The Big Island Revealed."
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Buy it, Use it --you'll be glad you did August 19, 2010
Robin Ryan, author and career coach (Seattle, WA United States)
I bought it when an island native highly recommended this guide. Well-researched with accurate descriptions to help you select the best activities, beaches, restaurants, lodging to make your trip even better. We used it a lot on our trip - it's well worth bringing it along.
Thanks for the great vacation. August 12, 2010
simon... (New Jersey, USA)
Thanks to this great book we had a vacation of a lifetime.
If you like adventure, buy this book, rent a real 4x4 and discover the Hawaiian paradise for yourself.
Best Hawaii guide book ever! July 30, 2010
Kathleen Christianson
We have purchased the Andrew Doughty Guidebooks for each of our island trips and our trips have been so enhanced and helped by the insights on his pages. If you are going to any of the Hawaiian Islands, make sure you take the appropirate Guidebook from Doughty for the best possible trip! He is truthful and humorous about all adventures.
 Too much blah and no real point to point info July 20, 2010
Frederique Drullion
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is more like a "story book + phone book", rather than a guidebook. Instead of giving important details such as phone numbers, emails, websites, pricing etc. right next to the attraction, it goes on doing blah-blah and then forces the reader to go looking in the back for important info. And for crying out loud, it calls itself "the ultimate guidebook"(!?!), when it doesn't even have a section on the Mauna Loa Trail. Mauna Loa is one of the only places in the world where you can get to stay at 13,000+ feet for free in a cabin!!! Skip this book and take the Lonely Planet Big Island Guide.
 The good and the bad June 10, 2010
R. Walsworth (Londonderry, NH United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Previously, I bought another book in this series, Kauai Revealed, and found it invaluable on my three day stay there. Thus, when it was time to travel to the Big Island for the first time, I sought out this book. For the natural wonders near Hilo, this book was right on target. However, for visiting Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, the book fell way short. Despite being the 2010 edition, the book failed to point out that Crater Rim Drive is closed starting at the Jagger Museum, which I found disappointing, as I didn't double check this information since the book edition was so recent. Also, Volcano House Hotel is closed for restoration and hasn't been open for quite awhile. How did such a detailed guidebook miss these important details for a 2010 edition???
The good parts of the book included, as I mentioned above, excellent sights near Hilo that could easily be missed without this guide. In addition, south of Kailua Kona, extending down to the southern tip of the island, the book provides excellent suggestions for viewing natural wonders as well as ancient human structures.
Restaurant suggestions were helpful and lodging recommendations were accurate. Overall, a good guidebook but double check any locations that you have your heart set on visiting, to be sure they are available to the public.
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