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September 2023 by Conor Dwyer
Just finished a 5-day trip on Maui with Ruby, and had the best time! Emily and Jason were excellent communicators and provided great recommendations. Our van was perfect and never gave us any issues throughout our trip. Highly recommend!
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September 2023 by Kitty shephard
We had an amazing week using North Shore Vans visiting in August 2023. Despite the recent fires in Lahaina the rest of the island was open and eager for visitors.North shore vans equipped us with everything we needed from start to finish. Providing recommendations on camping, activities, places to eat and more! We had such a special trip and would highly recommend this way of exploring and connecting to the spirit of the island.
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June 2023 by Google user
We spent 3 nights in Rosie and had the best time exploring Hana area! We stayed at Hosmer one night and Kipahulu, both which would have been tough in a tent just with weather conditions being a bit erratic. Emily helped us get on our way and was super helpful and accommodating during the trip and in the lead up. If you have any questions she was a wealth of knowledge about how to best do your trip! Will recommend to friends and would stay with North Shore Vans again for sure if we come back!
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June 2023 by Mckenna S.
We can't recommend north shore vans enough! Renting a van and exploring Maui has opened our eyes to a different way to travel. We wish we could travel with this company everywhere we intend to "van life" it. They have put so much attention and detail into everything. The vans are fully equipped with everything you need, we couldn't ask for anything better. We stayed in "Betty" and she was perfect. We hope to see her again in the future!
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June 2023 by Colton Wiegers
We spent 3 nights in Rosie and had the best time exploring Hana area! We stayed at Hosmer one night and Kipahulu, both which would have been tough in a tent just with weather conditions being a bit erratic. Emily helped us get on our way and was super helpful and accommodating during the trip and in the lead up. If you have any questions she was a wealth of knowledge about how to best do your trip! Will recommend to friends and would stay with North Shore Vans again for sure if we come back!
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April 2023 by Nick Lapointe
Renting with North Shore Vans was an amazing experience! Such an amazing way to travel Maui. The team at North Shore Vans is also great - responsive, professional (but laid-back and so personable), and knowledgeable. We had a small issue with the battery dying and so we couldn't use the lights, or charge our things. The team were quick to respond and offer many solutions to fix it asap. They are great!We rented Betty, and she drove very well! The campervan set-up was nice, with everything we needed.We did the road to Hana and stayed at Wai'anapanapa State Park for two nights - right at Black Sand Beach. We then stayed four nights at Camp Olowalu. Camping with the vans gave us the flexibility to drive all over the island, choose our own home-bases, and keep costs down.I would 100% recommend North Shore Vans for any adventurer looking to really explore Maui!
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April 2023 by Nikki Danner
We just got back from nine magical days on Maui. We rented Rosie and cannot say enough good things about our experience with the van and this lovely company!!!It was such a unique experience to get to explore the island from the comfort of our van. There is no way one could have this type of experience staying in a condo or resort. It was so great to always have our stuff with us and not have to rush back to our home base. Some of the many things we enjoyed about Rosie... the bed was really comfortable, it was so nice having a sink, plenty of storage, a great pull-out table in the back that made cooking easy, the privacy curtains doubled as a clothes line for wet clothes, and how easily we blended in and didn't look like tourists. We ran into a number of people who had rented camper vans or jeeps from other companies and were impressed with our setup.Communication was great. Emily provided so many great tips and was easy to access throughout our trip. We even had an issue with the AC at the start of our trip, and Naro came out to where our van was while we were on a snorkeling trip and fixed it on a Saturday. It is clear they take a ton of pride in what they do and it really added to our overall experience.If you are like me and are searching for camping ideas, I want to share where we stayed...We spend 3 nights at Camp Olowalu and really enjoyed it. We were in car campsite #1 and I really recommend that spot. It is a beautiful property and we loved taking warm showers under the stars and having easy access to flushing toilets. Leoda's is really close by and it was so easy to order online and drive down and pick up delicious food for lunch or early dinner.We spend 1 night on Haleakala and really recommend doing so. It was such a cool experience to watch the sun rise and set from above the clouds.We spent 2 nights at Caroline's in Hana. Caroline and Tony's property is so beautiful. We saw so many whales from our van. Highly recommend staying here. We were really glad we didn't try and do the road to Hana in one day, and really fell in love with the area.Our last night was at Waiʻānapanapa State Park. We were in site 6, which I liked as we were on the end and had a bit more privacy. Site 1 and 2 also looked nice. There are only 6 sites and it is basically a large parking lot. What was unique about this spot is that you pretty much have the place to yourself after 6, as that is when all day use people have to leave. They do close the path down to the black sand beach at 6, but it opens at 7 in the morning and the views are great from above. It was a nice way to end our trip. I did feel like 1 night was the right amount here.We also highly recommend Pac Whale Adventures. We did their Wild Side snorkeling trip and their adult sunset cruise.If you have made it this far, you are definitely interested in a trip to Maui and you should just do yourself a favor and book with North Shore!
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January 2023 by Stephanie Cheng
Our trip to Maui was amazing, and that cannot be done without our lovely cmapervan named Betty!Before we booked the van we had several questions and Emily was very responsive to make sure we have a smooth pickup and drop-off experience. When we arrived at the meet up spot, Naru came shortly to explain everything in detail about Betty.Betty is their newly addition, it's also an upgrade design from other campervans. The inside is very stylish. It has automatic water pump, dimmable lights. It also carries many items that we need for camping and beach days including towels, stove, dishes and utensils, beach chair, umbrella, cooler. You can tell they are being very thoughtful! We had some questions during our trips and Naru has always been helpful.We had so many memorable moments with Betty during the week in Maui, and highly recommend renting campervans (especially Betty!) with North Shore Vans :)
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January 2023 by Lisa Kaiser
My husband and I spent a week travelling around Maui in a van rental from North Shore Vans, and it was one of the best experiences we’ve ever had! The vans are so well equipped with camping essentials and are very comfortable for both driving and sleeping. Our main contact Emily was SO helpful from start to finish, and responded very quickly to all questions. We highly recommend exploring Maui by van to get the full island experience, and North Shore Vans is the company to help you out! Thank you so much! Lisa & Denny
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November 2022 by Kristina Kostevska
We had amazing time with Rosie. The van was very clean and had everything we needed. This was our first time to experience van life thanks to our Rosie and it was fantastic. Naro came to pick us up from the airport and explained everything. Emily, the owner was so kind to take us to the airport at 6:00am. She was so nice even helped us with the luggage. I cannot thank enough North Shore Vans for providing great service and Aloha spirit. Thank you Emily again we are forever great-full. We made unforgettable memories. Aloha, I hope to see you again. Till next adventure.Forever great-full Kristina and Ivan from Canada.???
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October 2022 by monika monika
We had amazing time with Rosie. The van was very clean and had everything we needed. This was our first time to experience van life thanks to our Rosie and it was fantastic. Naro came to pick us up from the airport and explained everything. Emily, the owner was so kind to take us to the airport at 6:00am. She was so nice even helped us with the luggage. I cannot thank enough North Shore Vans for providing great service and Aloha spirit. Thank you Emily again we are forever great-full. We made unforgettable memories. Aloha, I hope to see you again. Till next adventure.Forever great-full Kristina and Ivan from Canada.???
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June 2022 by Adriene Ott
My husband and I rented Cherry for 8 nights in Maui and had an unforgettably amazing time. If you are considering renting a campervan make sure you give ample time to reserve spots at campgrounds like Caroline's and Camp Olowalu (this one was our favorite because it had hot showers). Campervans feel cool and spontaneous but actually you need to reserve spots ahead of time because its illegal to just pull off on the side of the road.The van comes with a map that was so many great recommendations for fun activities stops and the camp chairs came in handy multiple times. The only thing that was mildly annoying was that there was no button on the key fob to unlock all the doors...each one had to be done manually. That's more of a 1st world issue than an actual problem but figured I would share :)I would recommend a campervan to anyone that's looking for an easy, convenient way to explore Maui but also isn't looking for a resort-style vacation that many are accustomed to in Hawaii. We would 100% rent again for this company.
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June 2022 by Brett White
We rented Cherry for a couple nights in the middle of our trip to Maui. We loved every second of it and if we had to do the trip over again would have booked it for the entire time. Chris and Chris were very professional and friendly. They answered all of our questions before the trip began and also made themselves available throughout the trip if any questions came up. The van was packed with everything we needed, bed was comfortable and roof fan kept us cool the whole night. This was my wife and I’s first time ever car camping but everything about the setup of the van was very user friendly and straightforward. The first day we took it to Hana which was a trek but definitely doable in the van (as long as there are no dump trucks going the opposite way which is terrifying no matter what your driving) After Hana we bounced around the island and stayed in Camp Olowalu which we also highly recommend. Again if we had it to do over again we would have booked Cherry the whole time. You won’t regret it!!
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May 2022 by Trizza Cruz
We took Cherry out to Hana for 3 nights and stayed at Caroline's Place and the Waiʻānapanapa State Park campground. Having the bed already set up for you and not having to pitch a tent or take it down every single night was great. Everything you could ever need campervan-ing was also included, like 2-burner camping stoves, beach chairs, etc. You can tell Chris put a lot of thought and love building these vans. This truly was the best way to explore Hana, and I wish we had Cherry for the rest of our Maui trip. Thanks again, Chris!
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April 2022 by Julian Roos
Great experience with North Shore Vans! We had a great time doing the road to Hana and camping out for two nights at Kipahulu. Highly recommend the company and the vans for a fun mini adventure on Maui!
