Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Hawaii the Big Island Revealed)

Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Hawaii the Big Island Revealed) | Andrew Doughty | Outstanding book, the only one to use.

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	Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Hawaii the Big Island Revealed) Andrew Doughty Wizard Publications Inc., 2008 - 308 pages average customer review:based on 242 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Must Have for anyone going to the Big Island

A year ago I took a vacation on the island of Maui. Before the trip I purchased the Maui Revealed book and found it an excellent resource and one I would highly recommend for anyone going there. Now I am planning a trip to the islands again and will be spending a week on the Big Island. I didn't want to go before I had this book in hand. I have another year to plan but this book will help in deciding how I want to spend my time. I would hightly recommend this series of books for anyone planning trips to the islands. It's a fantastic resource.

Outstanding book, the only one to use.

The pro
As mentioned in the previous reviews, you can't find a better tour book. For those planning a trip to the islands, you can't go wrong reading the Ultimate Guidebook series. Do yourself a favor and read them before planning a trip to Hawaii. It gives the reader/planner insights not found in any other tour/guide book. Only then would you know (depending on your traveling habits) what to plan for, where and for how long. The detailed maps with side road markers and accurate, no holds back-down to earth reviews of sites and places to stay truly make this guide book stand above the rest. Their accompaning website goes further in providing the latest in up to the minute information and accomodation reviews and photos of the sites.
I bought this book as well as the other in the series a few weeks before actually booking the trip and I ended up booking much later after reading all the information such as the hotel was being renovated and under constant noise, plus it was quite further away from the activities that I was more interested in and getting a 4wd vehicle which they recommend for hard to reach places. Something I would not have done had I not had these books. Truly outstanding. Other guide books should be like this.
The con
This book makes you want to do and see so much in the little time one plans on the island that I find myself wanting a vacation after the vacation. But hey, I wouldn't want it any other way. Being that everyone and their mother already knows that these books are the best one to have, some of the sights might not be as secret as the book entails.
Bottom line,
Get the book (or all of them if visiting numerous islands) and read them to plan out your trip. Then take them with you and have fun. You won't be disappointed.

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You'll be sorry if you don't get this book

We are sorry we didn't buy this book the first day. If we had had it before we left the mainland, we would have been even happier. This book made our stay on the Big Island a really great experience. There is so much Big Island to discover and so little time for (most of) us to experience it, that this book is very helpful in helping you get the most out of your visit. It isn't perfect (what guidebook is?) but surely much better than any of the other guidebooks out there. The lady at Borders said the only book they sell more of is the current Harry Potter. She said even the locals use it.

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Don't leave home without it

An absolutely "must" guide to The Big Island of Hawaii. Whatever you want to know and wherever you want to go, you'll find this book indispensible. I was born and raised in Hawaii and thought I knew enough about this largest of the Hawaiian Islands to qualify as a tour guide. Never! This gives you detailed information on anything and everything you could possibly be interested in. Where to eat, what to eat, what to see and when to see it, whom to contact for special events and information --- this is an incredible publication.

Best Big Island Guidebook

All the locals say, "You have the 'blue' book. That's the good one."

Great information about beaches. The only guide series I've ever found which gives serious consideration to snorkelers, rather than treating them as third-class citizens to divers.

Cons: cute-sy tone and "funny" asides get very tiresome.

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