We were traveling with our family - my wife, our 14-year-old son, and me - and this was the first time we tried using an app-based guided tour. We usually prefer in-person guided tours, but in Maui the cost for three people was much higher than we wanted to spend. We decided to give this app a try, and it turned out to be one of the best travel experiences we’ve ever had. From the very beginning, the guide set the perfect tone for the day, helping us relax, enjoy the journey, and understand what to expect. Throughout the tour, we felt as if we had a private guide sitting right next to us. The information was delivered at exactly the right moments, and the guide shared countless fascinating details about the places we visited as well as the history and culture of the island. What impressed us most was that it never felt like we were listening to an app. It genuinely felt like a knowledgeable local expert was accompanying us every step of the way. We learned so much more than we expected and discovered many interesting facts we would have completely missed on our own. In many ways, we actually preferred this experience to a traditional guided tour. We could travel at our own pace, spend extra time at the places we loved, and skip stops that were less interesting to us. Instead of being told where to go and how long to stay, we had complete flexibility while still receiving expert guidance. The tour took us nearly 12 hours to complete, yet the time flew by. We were genuinely sad when it ended. It was engaging, informative, relaxing, and incredibly enjoyable from start to finish. We are already looking forward to our next trip and can’t wait to explore with this guide again. Highly recommended!!! 🤙

We had an amazing experience on this tour! It was very entertaining, enjoyable, and well-organized from start to finish. Every stop that was pointed out by the guide was worth visiting and came with great information and recommendations. We had a couple of additional stops planned from YouTube videos, but honestly, we enjoyed every minute of the tour itinerary and were glad we followed it. Highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to make the most of their trip and see some incredible places!

If anyone is doing the Road to Hana soon, I would highly recommend downloading the Road to Hana Guide on the Shaka App. It was incredible! It was only $25 and it works without cellular service. It is a basically an app that syncs with your GPS and tells you what spots you will be hitting as you approach them. It also gives you tips on parking, safety, and some history about all the stops. They even let you know about when restrooms and food is coming up on the drive (which is super helpful). Additionally, the music they add in the tour is super calming on the drive. The history on the ride back was presented in an interesting way and this was by far not a boring tour at all! If you’re doing the drive on your own, you should definitely download this app because you can basically turn off your brain and enjoy the ride because the narrator of the app tells you what’s coming up so you don’t have to keep checking your GPS. Get this app for a peace of mind!

This is a must have app while on Hawaii. Such good stories and interesting information. The kids loved it! Only suggestion I would make is a “free for all” version. What I mean by that is rather than predetermined routes just have it give information as you drive on your routes.

Great ride along on the R2H tour. The tech worked flawlessly with insights, trip timing & points of interest. Great hearing the history of Hawaii & with music timed perfectly as interludes to the whole tour. Great job!

We rented a car on the Hawaiian islands tour and the app worked perfectly!

We loved this app for our road to Hāna trip. Very informative and helpful to download offline. We had so much fun listening and learning all the history along the way as well as the music in the background. Amazing experience and helped us not miss a single thing!

Shaka Guide continues to impress. The Rocky Mountain Park is a 50 mile long road with tons of trails and overlooks. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the options. Shaka Guide highlights the most important stops, and gives great history lessons to keep you engaged along the trip, between the stops. Cannot recommend it enough to make self guided tours a breeze. Never once did I feel lost or overwhelmed.

This was hands down the best app purchase I’ve ever made. At first I balked - $20? For a guide on an app? That’s my bad because this was worth every penny. Every cool spot, historical tidbit, restaurant recommendation-we are so glad we spent a day doing this in Kauai.

Great job but you may want to change the black sand beach to say it needs a reservation right before we turn was not helpful They should mention it earlier