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All Reviews for Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto in Kauai
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Okay not great
Reviewed by: Peggy - Global Traveler
20 years ago this was a really great trip as you were able to go inside the cave and the water fall there was more than a trickle. Since the Iniki Hurricane in the 90's that is no longer possible. The landslide that happened ended the cave tour part and ended the waterfall being as it was.
I would recommend this to any one who has just landed in Kauai, older couples perhaps, who have never seen a fern grotto of any kind. For kids it is boring. Heard that a few times :)
As for a wedding... I would honestly not recommend this particular trip as it is average or just okay. The boat trip up and back in the boat was the best part. For wedding parties I would honestly recommend arranging something with the Smith Family or one of the local Resorts and doing it as part of a Luau. That would be better. Hawaii Activities can help you find many other events that would be better for a wedding. They rock!
This is a nice easy trip and okay to see. But if you have limited
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fern Grotto - June 2012
Reviewed by: ANDRA
Loved the staff, they were great, fun, and informative. However, was not what I expected. I am not sure what would have made it a better experience. The Fern Grotto itself was beautiful, but there were too many people on the deck to enjoy it. Made it crowded and uncomfortable.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
WE HAD A GREAT TIME !!!
Reviewed by: BETH
Six of us just returned from Oahu and Kauai!! Had a WONDERFUL time!!! And the Fern Grotto boat ride was just really nice!! The staff was WONDERFUL, and they made us all feel so welcomed!!! We just really had a GREAT TIME!!! I would recommend this to anyone!!!! The walk to the fern grotto was EASY, and the photo ops were priceless!!! Just alot of fun with my friends!!
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Enjoyed the cruise ... Thank you
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
cruise
Reviewed by: Scott
Thanks.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
River Ride
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Good for families with small children.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
River Tour
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Great for kids.
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| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Perfect for first timers!
Reviewed by: The Anchondo's
Our first time to Kauai and we decided to try the Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto and we absolutely loved it! it was kinda slow but very relaxing, and such beauty surrounding you how could you not like it..
I know its got some bad reviews and I cant understand why, if you appreciate the beauty of Kauai then you will love this short and sweet experience and you can get some really great pictures too.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Slow paced enjoyment
Reviewed by: Mike B
The wailua river cruise is very unique, we saw a lot of Kauai we didnt know was there, and learned a lot from our guide. The pace of the tour is slow and relaxed.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
very enjoyable
Reviewed by: connie
We totally enjoyed the river cruise and the fern grotto. We were a little disappointed we could not actually go into the grotto but totally understand. It will be good to come back and see it again after a few years and some more fern growth.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: Karen S
We loved the pace, entertainment and narration. Our entire family had a good time. Thank you!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Even less than I expected
Reviewed by: Barry
The staff was very nice and the boat ride was relaxing but the Fern Grotto itself was less than I expected, and I wasn't expecting much.
You don't go inside the cave. You just look at it from a distance.
You can see ferns growing from the face of a rock cliff where the cave is located. You view it from a platform where weddings are performed these days. You can't go inside to see the area where 100 people can gather.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
no comment
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
no comment
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
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Reviewed by: Marilyn
This was my second trip and I loved it as much the second time as I did the first. I will highly recommend it to anyone who is coming to Kauai.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Lunch
Fast but Nice
Reviewed by: Donald
The tour is a bit rushed as expected because of all the area covered. However, you get to see a lot, but for a small amount of time. Waimea Canyon is most definitely the highlight of the tour. The river trip and fern grotto weren't too exciting. The tour is a good way to get an overview if you just have one day on the island (like we did).
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
fern grotto
Reviewed by: sara926
The employees were very friendly. The Grotto was not all that I expected it to be in my imagination, but it was still very beautiful and I would recommend to check it out
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great time!
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Our group enjoyed the music as we cruised the river. The scenery was outstanding and the staff provided good service.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Unique Experience
Reviewed by: John Osheka
Great experience. Enabled us to see a unique part of the Island which we would have missed. Staff was great and made the experience very enjoyable.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Good time
Reviewed by: Good Time
We had a good time
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
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Reviewed by: So Cal Beaches
The Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto was enjoyable. I recommend taking the last cruise and then going to the Smith Luau.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Smith's Laua
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Better than expected, best laua I've been to. The gardens are beautiful, go early so you can spend some time walking around the beautiful location.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Lunch
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Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This is a great tour if you want to see the island and learn about the culture. This was our first trip to Kauai, so we took the all day tour (11 hours from the time we were picked up.) Very long day but it was EXCELLENT and well worth it.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Not what I expected, could have skipped it to spend more time at the Smith's laua.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
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Reviewed by: David
A very informative excursion. Truly relaxing and the staff were insightful and fun. Would highly recommend this to anyone.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fern Grotto is beautiful!
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We thought the Fern Grotto was beautiful and the river cruise scenery was spectacular. Entertainment on board was so so.
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| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Splendid!
Reviewed by: Jen
The Smith family embraces you with their Hawaiian charm as soon as you meet them! The river trip to the Fern Grotto was a beautiful experience. We were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary so when the singers sang the Hawaiian Wedding Song it was very special! The Hula dancer on-board was not only beautiful, but very talented as well. Even my husband participated in the learning of the Hula dance - much to my delight! I would do this trip again if ever given the chance. Truly memorable!
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| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
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Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This was a relaxing river ride. Our guides were knowledgable. We enjoyed the singing and dancing on the boat. We rode this tour into the Luau. Overall It was a great 1st day on the island. We would all do it again!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Pretty good stuff
Reviewed by: Daniel & Christine
The boat is kind of boring, but also very scenic. The grotto does make it worthwhile. I suggest doing the Smiths luau right after this, they are right together, so why not!
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| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Lunch
Aunty
Reviewed by: Laurie
Lovely tour with Aunty behind the wheel. The day passed quickly with a reasonable lunch (we bought our own) at Joe's on the golf course.
Aunty's humor and knowledge made the day memorable. Thoroughly enjoyed the stops at the Fern Grotto and Wiamea canyon.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Lunch
Great to get a feel of the Kauai
Reviewed by: Unikiam
If you want to get a feel of the island, this is a great tour, although it made a really long day and would not be recommended for children. The bus driver, Auntie Alicia, is what really made it work. The pickup time was different than on the confirmation and lunch differed from what was posted; but Auntie Alicia's knowledge and cheeriness made up for those discrepancies.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
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