Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
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fun, relaxed, scenic trip
Reviewed by: Ellen, 2022/09/25Easy excursion for anybody! Pleasant entertainment and beautiful walk through manicured path to view Fern Grotto Cave. The help was very friendly to me - especially the guy who kept calling me Mrs. LaRusso since I have a strong NY accent.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/08/30 |
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Awesome tour for family!
Reviewed by: Pranee , 2022/09/24Very nice tour and staff. Me and my family enjoyed it.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/09/02 |
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Fun and educative few hours on the river - amazing scenery and we learnt the hula too
Reviewed by: Pete and Shelley , 2022/09/17This was an amazing afternoon on a river cruise x the scenery was so beautiful. Smiths team were entertaining and amazing historians they taught us loads about the river and the area round it the Ukelele plying and traditional dance including Hula felt so special. This was worth every dollar spent .
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/26 |
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Great Fun!
Reviewed by: Vmp, 2022/09/11My second river cruise and enjoyed the commentary and musical entertainment. The last time I was here, the barriers hadn't been put up around the Groto, though.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/05 |
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Fern Grotto River cruise
Reviewed by: North Idahoans, 2022/09/11Very relaxing cruise up the river. Beautiful scenery. Very friendly and helpful staff. Also enjoyed the witty sense of humor on the commentaries. The trail is not the best for the elderly and spots on the trail were difficult to maneuver a walker so highly suggest a wheelchair instead, but the scenery was well-worth the trip.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/08 |
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Fern Grotto in Kauai, Hawaii
Reviewed by: CDM, 2022/09/10The large deck for viewing was definitely a plus from when I was there back in 2007. Just a little disappointing that the frems were so few. I guess that hurricane did more damage to the environment then I thought.
Music was wonderful as always.
Boat ride also pleasant. Guide giving information about the area along the river was very helpful.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/15 |
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Beautiful area, but nothing spectacular.
Reviewed by: Matthew , 2022/09/09Overall we enjoyed the Fern Grotto tour but nothing spectacular about it. Entertainment coming back was light and fun. Grotto itself was just OK.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/07 |
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Beautiful area to see
Reviewed by: Tammy, 2022/09/04Good knowledgeable staff. Friendly. Shorter than what we expected. We read it would be 2 hours and we felt rushed out of there because another group was there waiting.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/09/02 |
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Beautiful hidden spot
Reviewed by: Laura J, 2022/09/02This is a short tour of the Wailua River to get to the fantastic fern grotto, surrounded by beautiful trees, plants, and flowers. The entertainment was particularly good on our way back, where we learned some hula moves and danced to live music.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/30 |
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Lovely tour
Reviewed by: Spiker Family, 2022/08/31Informative cruise given by The Smith family. Bring sturdier shoes than flip flops because the jungle mixed with sporadic rain showers make a slippery path. My daughter loved the live interactive entertainment. Overall good time.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/29 |
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Relaxing, but go earlier.
Reviewed by: Brenda, 2022/08/29It was a relaxing activity and great for littles, but I could sense the tiredness in the crew because we took the last tour of the day. Best to go earlier in the day. Also, be warned to bring bug spray with you on the jungle walk to the fern grotto! Fern grotto was beautiful, but hard to hear explanations over arguing children. Haha. Maybe it would be easier if thye had a loud speaker or megaphone at the fern grotto?
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/26 |
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Perfect adventure
Reviewed by: Alexandra , 2022/08/28The staff was amazing and I feel so lucky they shared this magic of their island with us.
The performance on the boat was incredible. We learned so much and just loved every minute
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/26 |
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Fern Gritto
Reviewed by: Debbie, 2022/08/14We had a fun time! Good storytelling, singing, and hula dancing! Would recommend!
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| Activity Date: | 2022/08/12 |
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Great experience.
Reviewed by: Karen, 2022/08/08It was our second time after 12 years and still is a great experience. Warm welcome to all the staff and very knowledgeable.
Worth the price too.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/04 |
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Smith’s River Cruise
Reviewed by: Alex Hernandez, 2022/08/03Great excursion to share with family, friends of all ages.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/01 |
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40 Years Later
Reviewed by: MEB, 2022/07/30While on this trip, we celebrated our 40th anniversary. We took the Wilua river cruise to the Fern Grotto 40 years ago on our honeymoon, and I'm happy to say that the best parts of this experience have not changed.
We were happy with the new decking in the Grotto, I only wish that they had wheel chairs available at the Grotto. My wife was unable to make it all the way to the main platform, so she missed out on the best part. Our main goal was four our three daughters and our grandson to see it, and they did!
Thank you for another great experience!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/04 |
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Fern Grotto Fun
Reviewed by: Diane G, 2022/07/28We've been to the Fern Grotto many times and love it every time.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/07/18 |
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Fun cruise with a short walking tour
Reviewed by: Laura, 2022/07/28Lovely cruise provided by great staff with hula, singing, music, story telling, walking tour, and an overall great time. Bring water, sunscreen and possibly bug repellent. Will do this again next time we are on the island.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/26 |
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Smith’s Wailua River cruise to fern grotto with live entertainment/River cruise package
Reviewed by: Carolyn, 2022/07/23Great trip for any one that has problems walking or doing large hikes. Nice boat ride as you see nature along with kayakers . The more adventurous people would probably prefer that method of seeing the area. On the boat they taught a hula dance. Gave some interesting info on the walk. It is an easy trip.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/27 |
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Great Experience
Reviewed by: Grandpa, 2022/07/22My family went on this excursion to the Grotto because it looked so good in the brochures. The boat ride up and back was the best part in my opinion. The workers on the boat were very entertaining and told the history of the river and the Grotto.
On the way back they let us place our flowers in the river and tell a little about our mother who had passed away just a few days prior to this part of our trip.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/22 |
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Best ever tour for the money
Reviewed by: Lorraine and Vikki , 2022/07/20My wife and I enjoyed this tour more than all of the others. It was a beautiful, leisurely trip down the river to Fern Grotto. The scenery, and entertainment was wonderful! $30 per person is the best deal on the entire island. Don’t forget to tip.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/18 |
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Fern Grotto was beautiful
Reviewed by: Jaszmine, 2022/07/19The cruise was okay. Due to the roof on the boat, it was difficult to see much. You walk a paved path to pretty scenery. Lots of people.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/07/11 |
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Very scenic
Reviewed by: Mr. Pat, 2022/07/12Gorgeous xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/08 |
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Wailua River Cruise
Reviewed by: Lina Aquino, 2022/07/02The river cruise was fantastic! Last time we did this was 2007. This June 2022, took my children and grandchildren and they had a good time. A little suggestion, maybe next time, take the cruise a little further down where at least we can get a glimpse of the water fall, that will be awesome!!!!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/08 |
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Very glad we did this!
Reviewed by: Niveen , 2022/07/02Fun cruise exploring the river and history as told by the cruise captain. The walk through the “jungle” leading to the fern grotto was very enjoyable. The cruise back was fun - included song and dance. Recommend!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/14 |
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Just book it!
Reviewed by: Kristin Wolf, 2022/07/01This was such an enjoyable boat tour! The captain and crew were friendly, funny and talented. The fern grotto was beautiful and the music and hula were so fun! Our kids enjoyed it too!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/29 |
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Pleasantly Surprised
Reviewed by: Jamersham, 2022/06/27I was pleasantly surprised by this tour. The entertainment was really great! The woman who sang the songs has a great voice and fun banter;) Overall, a very fun affordable experience. Probably my favorite part was when they taught us the hula :)
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/24 |
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Boat ride was so relaxing!
Reviewed by: Mary, 2022/06/19The tour was so nice and relaxing! Skipper and the rest of the staff was amazing. The waterfall at the end was breathtaking!The walk in to the fall was 10-15mins and along the path are different plants natives to Hawaii. Would definitely do again! Mahalo.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/17 |
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Loved it!
Reviewed by: Becky, 2022/06/16Very friendly staff. Relaxing boat ride with great entertainment. I would highly recommend it.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/06/14 |
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Nice Relaxing Adventure
Reviewed by: Tim, 2022/06/13The Fern Grotto cruise was nice and relaxing, plus the description of sites along way was interesting. we had a couple in our group that was actually married in the Grotto back in the day. Kewl!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2022/05/20 |
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