A true piece of history, this is a worthwhile endeavor to get to and see. We were here obviously before Covid; I hope it can return to its old self: we took a flight from upside to the little airport here; that alone afforded wonderful views of the cliffs ..a rickety old bus picked us up there for the tour of the settlement; again, a really neat part of the tour: the driver had known many past residents who'd suffered from Hansens...it was the best 4 hours...we toured the church; had time to picnic(bring own food); read up about this site prior to coming so that you truly understand what you will...
Read moreThis place is truly a life changing experience. We walked down because there's story of the mules crashing into each other and one was dead 2 passengers in life support. We don't want to place our lives in danger and cause cruel and unusual punishment to the mules. Walking down is safer and you can test your strength and stamina. Some young guys ran down in 30 minutes. We took 1 hour to walk down and 1 back up. Others took 2 hours but in the end it's the journey you took with your feet that counts. If you are mobidly obese take the...
Read moreExpensive hike with a very poor guide signs up for Damien tours LLC. Not father Damien tours. We chose the later and had a 90 year old man talk about 3 houses and then drive us to the "highlight of the tour"(his words)... lunch. However due to some glitch in their system we were not included in the lunch. If this were not a gorgeous hike and beautiful area this would get a 1 star.
However the Damien tours looked like they were having fun and they actually learned...
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