This was a really cool option for an adventurous day on the island but, couple of things to keep in mind as you’re considering this booking:
#1- legal camping on the island is extremely limited. The private options were all booked. The public ones are first come first serve and can’t be reserved online. The personal ones that were provided by the host were on the road to Hana which is cool but it is WAY FURTHER than the GPS shows and took us 1.5x what it said it would.
#2- you will have to pay for a camping spot so be sure it’s booked BEFORE you get this jeep.
#3- I did this trip with my eight-year-old son. I am a moderately fit 5’2” female. Setting up the tent was extremely difficult after you got the main part deployed. Honestly, I didn’t even figure out how to put the stanchions up so that the flaps above the windows were open and there was airflow in the tent. There were no written instructions of any nature in the vehicle and, the host provided a YouTube link which wasn’t helpful without cell signal. I watched it once but couldn’t reference it in Hana.
#4- take-down required me to climb on top of the vehicle and getting the cover back on was like trying to get a small fitted sheet on a mattress that fit a little tight.
On the positive side:
- The jeep is well-stocked.
- The tent was really comfortable and sealed well. It down-poured and we stayed dry.
- the jeep was super fun to drive on the road to Hana and I felt super safe on the hairpin turns.