Whether your idea of crystal clear water is found in our three-tier swimming pool or snorkeling in Kapalua Bay, or you prefer to combine history with golf, visitors to Kapalua find a wealth of recreational activities for their dream vacation in Hawaii.

Hiking
Among Hawaii's natural treasures, the West Maui Mountains are home to the 70-year-old Maunalei Arboretum.  Tours are conducted seven days a week by experienced guides, who provide colorful commentary during the hike about the surroundings and the arboretum's cultural significance.   This arboretum is located just minutes from the hotel.

Pool and Beach
Our three-tier 10,000-square-foot swimming pool is surrounded by a 20,000-square-foot sundeck.  Twice daily, pool servers present guests with complimentary Maui pineapple slices.  Shade cabanas are available for guests to rent, including various refreshments.  Near the resort pool, guests enjoy challenging friends and family to bocce ball on our manicured lawn or testing their skills on the nine-hole putting green.

D.T. Fleming Beach, in front of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, offers a variety of exciting ocean activities including boogie boarding and surfing.  In addition, the complimentary Kapalua Resort shuttle is available to take guests to either Kapalua Bay with its pristine waters for snorkeling or to the secluded Oneloa Bay.

Activity booths are available at the beach and pool at The Ritz-Carlton.  A variety of protective sunwear and equipment rental such as boogie boards, snorkeling equipment, bicycles and strollers are available there.

In addition, bubble makers scuba clinics are offered seasonally at the hotel pool.  Aqua-aerobics is frequently offered on the weekly schedule of fitness classes.

Tennis
The Village Tennis Center offers panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Moloka'i, providing a dramatic Maui backdrop for the 10 plexi-pave courts.   Five are lighted for evening play.  Weekly clinics are offered and pros are available for private or group lessons.  A pro shop offers an array of equipment and tennis wear.

Art School at Kapalua
Housed in an historic plantation building, the Art School at Kapalua offers a dynamic program of classes in visual and performing arts including watercolor, drawing, oil painting, dance and yoga. Call (808) 665-0007 for more information.

Shopping
Visitors to Maui will find an impressive array of apparel and keepsakes available on Maui.  The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Logo Shop offers a combination of logo apparel and items, fashions, gifts and other keepsakes of your trip to Hawaii.  In the hotel, an upscale jewelry shop, fashion boutique and a gifts and sundry shop are also found.

The Kapalua Shops features a collection of distinctive stores from one-of-a-kind jewelry, art galleries and designer wear.  The Honolua Store, open since Kapalua's early plantation days, features a variety of resort logo items, gifts and refreshments.

Galleries, gifts, souvenirs, aloha wear and other wares are found in the historic whaling town of Lahaina, just a short drive from Kapalua and the hotel.

Adventure 7
Teens and pre-teens looking for adventure now have seven days of activities and events planned with the new Adventure 7 program in Kapalua Resort.  Options range from kayaking and snorkeling in pristine Kapalua Bay to classes offered by the Art School at Kapalua. Social activities are planned as well, with an afternoon of beach activities followed by a Hawaii tradition, the beachside barbecue.  Guests may select as many or as few activities as they like for a custom itinerary based on an individual's interests. 

Off-Property Activities and Excursions
Whale-watching excursions, biking down a volcano, surviving the famous Road to Hana and snorkeling in Molokini Crater are just a few of the Hawaii adventures waiting for you.  Our Guest Activities Center is your resource to organize your itinerary.  A list of some of the most popular activities follow, but we recommend contacting our Guest Activities department, located in the hotel, before your visit or as soon as you arrive to learn more details and make reservations.  We highly recommend advance reservations as many of the most popular activities sell out early, especially during peak holiday periods.

Helicopter tour
Mountain biking tour down Haleakala Volcano
Eco-tours and hiking
Ulalena
Authentic Polynesian Luau
Learn to surf
Horseback riding excursion
Sunset sail
Whale-watching excursion
Half and Full-Day snorkeling trips
Road to Hana

Golf

Home to the prestigious Mercedes Championships each January, Kapalua Resort is renowned for its three pristine golf courses and the Kapalua Golf Academy.  Offering vistas of the Pacific with whales offshore during their annual migration, golfers at Kapalua are constantly surrounded by powerful reminders that this is golf in paradise.

The Kapalua Golf Club, set amidst a 23,000-acre historic pineapple plantation, is one of the few Hawai'i resorts to offer three 18-hole championship layouts.  Stretching from the pristine West Maui Mountains to the azure Pacific Ocean, Kapalua's golf courses - The Bay, The Village and The Plantation -  capture Maui's stunning natural terrain and diverse topography. 

They are three courses of dramatically distinctive character, each venue fine-tuned for players of all abilities.  As different as they are, the courses share something that is a Kapalua trademark: most putts will break toward Moloka'i.  Remember that, and the ball will usually have a better chance of ending up in the hole.  For those looking to improve their game or take up a new sport, The Kapalua Golf Academy is consistently rated one of the best teaching schools in the country.

The Bay Course
Designed by Arnold Palmer
Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
6,600-yard par 72 with gently rolling fairways and generous greens
Signature hole extending onto an ocean-framed black lava peninsula
Complete golf shop stocked with equipment for demonstration, rent or purchase
Private instruction is provided by a staff of PGA professionals
Putting green and practice range are located outside clubhouse

Golf memberships available which  includes complimentary green fees, advance tee times, and special guest fees.  Golf members can also avail themselves of the resort's first-class amenities, such as complimentary tennis, charging privileges, discounts on merchandise, food and beverage, accommodations and beach and pool privileges

The Village Course
Designed by Arnold Palmer
Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
6,632-yard, par 71, twists, turns, rises and falls through the West Maui foothills. 
Complete golf shop stocked with equipment for demonstration, rent or purchase
Private instruction is provided by a staff of PGA professionals
Putting green and practice range are located outside clubhouse

Golf memberships available which  includes complimentary green fees, advance tee times, and special guest fees.  Golf members can also avail themselves of the resort's first-class amenities, such as complimentary tennis, charging privileges, discounts on merchandise, food and beverage, accommodations and beach and pool privileges.

The Plantation Course
Designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore
Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
7,263-yard, par 73, unfurls across island canyons, native vegetation and panoramic oceanfront plateaus. expansive fairways, elevation changes (and elastic yardages), natural terrain and large putting greens recall aspects of a Scottish links course.  
Complete golf shop stocked with equipment for demonstration, rent or purchase
Private instruction is provided by a staff of PGA professionals 
Putting green and practice range are located outside clubhouse 

Golf memberships available which  includes complimentary green fees, advance tee times, and special guest fees.  Golf members can also avail themselves of the resort's first-class amenities, such as complimentary tennis, charging privileges, discounts on merchandise, food and beverage, accommodations and beach and pool privileges.