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¹ Must be at least 16 years of age for this tour.
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Travel to a place of great historical significance and splendid natural beauty! Take a ride on a mule down to the world’s most unique and formerly forbidden village of Kalaupapa. |
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Kalaupapa Ultimate Adventure Mule Ride
Experience the "Ultimate Scenic Adventure" traversing the old Hawaiian Kalaupapa Trail down 26 Switchbacks and a little less then 1,800 feet elevation to the Kalaupapa National Historical Park on Molokai. You will be riding down one of the most spectacular as well as the highest sea cliffs in the world. The boundless beauty you will experience as you traverse down the 2.9 mile trail leaves most folks absolutely speechless.
The Molokai Mule Ride is a unique full day adventure down into the isolated Kalaupapa peninsula on the island's north side. From the Kalaupapa Lookout, the path leads down a 1,800-foot cliff to the settlement below. The peninsula can only be reached by foot or mule.
Once you reach the valley floor, you will be picked up for a guided bus tour of the settlement. Enjoy a picnic-style lunch (included with the tour) at Judd Park on the scenic Kalawao side, overlooking sea cliffs and waterfalls, dramatic ocean rock formations and crashing surf.
Kalaupapa was a leprosy settlement in the late 19th century, when the sickness broke out in the Hawaiian Islands. Kalaupapa was then an inhospitable place. There was no housing and no food. Only when the Belgian Padre Damien de Veuster arrived and cared for the sick, Kalaupapa became a better and more humane place to be. They built shacks to live in and food was shipped from the neighboring island of Oahu. At times, Kalaupapa housed more then 1,000 inhabitants. After helping the sick for 16 years, Padre Damien de Veuster died himself of leprosy in 1889. Today, about 200 people live at Kalaupapa. |
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, established in 1980, contains the physical setting for these stories. Within its boundaries are the historic Hansen's disease settlements of Kalaupapa and Kalawao. The community of Kalaupapa, on the leeward side of Kalaupapa Peninsula, is still home for many surviving Hansen's disease patients, whose memories and experiences are cherished values. In Kalawao on the windward side of the peninsula are the churches of Siloama, established in 1866, and Saint Philomena, associated with the work of Father Damien (Joseph De Veuster). |
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Kualapuu, Molokai, Hawaii |
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| | Start Time | 8:10am | | End Time | 3:15pm |
| | Start Time | 8:10am | | End Time | 3:15pm |
| | Start Time | 8:10am | | End Time | 3:15pm |
| | Start Time | 8:10am | | End Time | 3:15pm |
| | Start Time | 8:10am | | End Time | 3:15pm |
| | Start Time | 8:10am | | End Time | 3:15pm |
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Check in at the stables 8:00am - 08:10am. |
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- 6+ hour adventure!
Included: - The Guided Mule Tour down the Kalaupapa Trail (3.2 miles from point to point), Entry permits, Historical Park Tour with Damien Tours, Light Picnic Lunch, NPS Trail Maint. Fees, and at the end, A Completion Souvenir Certificate.
Schedule:
08:00am - 08:10am - CHECK IN AT STABLES: location is on Hwy. #470 (Kalae Hwy.) at milepost #5 on the left side of the road. Look for the large Molokai Guided Mule Tour sign!
- Begin making friends with your fellow adventurers, Tour Briefing Coming Up!
08:15am - TOUR INSTRUCTIONS & BRIEFING: Discover the fun of being a "Mule Skinner" for a day! Learn how to toot the horn, where the throttle, brakes and turn signals are located, how to backup and more.
- MULE MATCH: Your personality, karma, and good looks play a part in which mule you will be "matched up with" for the day. Don't forget your mule's name.
- The daily objective is to have fun and provide a learning experience with ultimate safety.
08:25am - MOUNT UP, HEAD FOR THE TRAIL:
- The mules know exactly where they are going. "Just sit down and relax." Stay straight and enjoy the view.
10:10am - ARRIVE IN BEAUTIFUL KALAUPAPA: You will feel something very special about this place; so peaceful! No, you cannot stay, the tour bus will pick you up soon.
- THE TOUR BUS PICKS YOU UP: Your settlement tour begins, which includes a stop at the book store and sometimes a craft shop as well.
- LUNCH: Relax in the shade with your picnic lunch (provided by your host), while you take in the stunning beauty of the East side of the peninsula at Kalawao.
01:30pm - 01:45pm - TIME TO HEAD HOME: Did you remember your mule's name? Your memory is your "pass" to your ride up, as the trail guides will find it easier to call out your mule's "name" than remember your name.
02:45pm - 03:15pm - ARRIVAL AT THE BARN: Plus or minus, depending on the amount of mules on the trail. Less mules, it will be quicker. Pick up your Mule Trail Completion Certificate. You'll cherish the memories of this ultimate adventure forever.
Bring: - ATTIRE: Long pants or Bermuda shorts, covered shoes, cap or sun visor, tee shirt and sweater (dress in layers, as the early morning air can be chilly), and a windbreaker. Don't forget your sun screen and camera! Lunch will be provided, but you may also want to bring your own water and snacks.
When? - 8:00 AM to ~3:15 PM
- Monday through Saturday, CLOSED SUNDAY.
Where? - Kalaupapa Overlook in the Palaau State Park
Notes: - State laws limit the age of visitors to 16 years and older. These regulations are enforced to protect the privacy and lifestyles of the residents.
- Patrons must be in good health and be physically fit with a maximum weight of 240 lbs. and be at least 16 years old.
- All Tour Patrons must be physically fit to ride on their saddles 3 miles (an hour and thirty minutes) each way. The steepness of the trail requires leaning slightly back in certain areas going down and leaning forward holding on to the saddle horn coming up.
- Park is not open on Sundays due to resident's requests.
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Our location is on Hwy. #470 (Kalae Hwy.) at milepost #5 on the left side of the road. Look for the large Molokai Guided Mule Tour sign! The "Mule Barn" is based at the top of Highway 470,
near the Kalaupapa Overlook in the Palaau State Park.
RENT A CAR: Budget, Dollar, Island Kine Auto Rental Ph:(808)553-5242 and Molokai Outdoors Auto Rental Ph:(808)553-4477. Ask for an Airport Transfer: $9.00 per person each way, minimum of 2 people. |
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