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Backpacking in Hawaii on a budget is possible! I visited the beautiful islands for about two months and couldn’t get enough of its nature trails.

Hiking in Oahu and camping in the Volcano National Park on the big island were simply out of this world’s adventures! the Koko Head trail and the Kuliouou ridge trail were also super fun.

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North America | USA

5 Cool hikes on Oahu island! Hiking in Honolulu

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The capital of Hawaii is the most common point of entry when visiting the incredible islands of Hawaii and if you make it there, you must go hiking around Honolulu to realise even more on how beautiful this place is! If you’re backpacking in Hawaii is very likely you know many things on the natural…

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Backpacking Hawaii on a budget
North America | USA

How to go solo backpacking in Hawaii on a budget

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When it comes to dream places to visit, Hawaii surely is on the list of many of us. But being one of the most expensive states in the USA, Hawaii on a budget is not something you hear very often… After spending just over two months in Hawaii, on this post I’ll tell you all…

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Big Island Hikes: Hiking near Hawi

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If you plan to go hiking Hawaii you will quickly find that there are lots and lots of trails, some more transited than others and with some tips from the locals I met, this post is going to be about one of those little secret Big Island Hikes! If you’re looking for a proper hiking…

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Hiking the Ka'au Crater Trail
North America | USA

Hiking the Ka’au Crater Trail in Hawaii: the complete guide

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Hawaii is a dream destination for any nature lover. Being world-famous for the surf, the Hawaiian islands also have some of the most scenic hikes you could find on the planet and hiking the Ka’au Crater Trail in the island of Oahu is certainly one of them! I didn’t even know of the existence of…

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Kuli'ou'ou Ridge Trail hike in Oahu
North America | USA

Oahu Hikes: The Kuliouou Ridge Trail

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Sitting geographically almost in the middle between the Ka’au Crater Trail and the Koko Head Crater Trail, another option from the many cool Oahu Hikes close to Honolulu is the Kuliouou Ridge Trail. All you need to know to hike the Kuli’ou’ou Ridge Trail At just over 4Km long and 610m elevation gain, the Kuliouou…

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hiking the Koko head trail
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Hiking the Koko Head Crater Trail in Oahu, Hawaii

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The Hawaiian island of Oahu is home of stunning hikes, some are more crowded than others and Hiking the Koko Head Crater Trail is on the touristy end of the spectrum. However, if you can, you should definitely squeeze just a couple of hours on your days backpacking in Hawaii for this short but fun…

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hiking in volcano national park
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Camping and Hiking in Volcano National Park

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You surely have seen those mesmerising videos of the slow lava flowing all over Volcano National Park in Hawaii, what a wonderful display of nature! sadly it doesn’t happen on demand so even if you go when there’s no lava flow (as it happened to me) there’s so much to see on this incredible sight…

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Hawaii Hiking: from Pololu Valley to Honokāne Iki

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The far north on the Big Island of Hawaii has yet another stunning natural feature. There you can find the Pololu Valley which is the first (or last!) of seven consecutive valleys. One more beautiful than the other. This is Hawaii Hiking at its best and not really difficult at all. This is not the…

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