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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Good time!

Reviewed by: Giggly

The weather was beautiful and our guide on the.boat was fun. The ladies who sang and did the hula were a nice touch. I learned things about the hula that I did not know. They made the excursion memorable. The fern grotto was pretty it it looks like it needs to recover a lot of its growth. Glad we went, though. An interesting adventure.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/10/11
Activity Date:	2023/10/09

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Fun Quick Part of the Day

Reviewed by: Kara

Beautiful tour! Our family was happy we found time to visit the Grotto!

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/10/01
Activity Date:	2023/09/22

Ultimate Kauai Private Island Tour with Expert Guide

A Wonderful Experience and Way to See Kauai

Reviewed by: California tourists

Kevin picked us up at our hotel on time and spent the day showing us the west and south sides of Kauai. He gave us lessons in pronouncing Hawaiian words, the geology of Kauai, and history of Kauai, while driving from viewpoint to viewpoint. He was sensitive to what we were interested in and what types of food we wanted for lunch. We were impressed that he understood the weather patterns, kept a constant watch on the clouds, and was able to get us to the Waimea Canyon and Na Pali coast viewpoints at times when we could see the views.

We had a most enjoyable day and would highly recommend tour guide Kevin and The Ultimate Kauai Private Island Tour - South and West tour.

South Coast
Viewpoint of North Shore
Waimea Canyon

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Packages:	Kauai Private South & West Tour: Waimea Canyon, Koloa Town & Hanapepe Lookout
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2023/09/25
Activity Date:	2023/09/23

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Way too crowded

Reviewed by: TravelerT

I was expecting to "be at one with nature" but there were so many people. We took a short walk up the path, which was beautiful but no time to stop & appreciate it or take photos. Then, when reaching to grotto, it was so crowded, there are other people in all the photos. You don't actually go into the fern grotto, you see it from a short distance. We were told we could take photos on the way down, but the path is narrow and there's the huge line of people behind you so you can't stop. The river ride was nice, but the entertainment took away from the peacefulness of the ride.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/09/13
Activity Date:	2023/09/11

Ultimate Kauai Private Island Tour with Expert Guide

It struggled to be too comprehensive.

Reviewed by: John

My wife and I had taken guided tours before mainly in the Carribean. On those tours, we stopped for various activities: touring a ruin, lunch on the beach, and a hike through a rainforest. Our guide, Kevin, did an excellent job trying to show us everything (and finding restrooms). The fault was not in the guide but in the attempted scope of the tour. It was six hours of driving and stopping for photos and then more driving. For instance, there were two waterfalls on the tour: One (twin falls) in the great distance and the other along the roadside (blink and you would miss it). It would be better if we could be taken to the trailhead and allowed to hike close to the falls. Or maybe with some preplanning, we could have swum at one of the beaches we stopped at. Although my wife and I are in our 60s and 70s, we are both very active. It was an introduction to the Island but we were exhausted at the end of the six hours.

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Packages:	Kauai Private North & East Tour: See Hanalei Bay & Wailua and Opaekaa Falls
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/09/09
Activity Date:	2023/08/19

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

A nice family outing.

Reviewed by: TTD

My husband and I did this trip with our 20 and 14 year olds. We all enjoyed it. The boat scenery is beautiful the grotto is an amazing site and the music and entertainment on the way home was nice. We all even participated in the hula lesson.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/09/09
Activity Date:	2023/08/15

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Fern Grotto boat tour

Reviewed by: Debbie

Beautiful river excursion; would have loved more time and not so rushed at the Grotto. One song seemed lame. Wanted time to take pictures of foliage on way down. Definitely would not recommend for wheelchair guests. It was steep and pavement unfriendly to wheelchair wheels and very steep and slippery incline uphill.
Entertainment on way back was very fun and good.

Gorgeous plants

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/09/05
Activity Date:	2023/09/01

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Wonderful River Cruise

Reviewed by: Pat

We took this River Cruise on our 20th wedding anniversary. it was to remind us of the beauty of the Fern Grotto that we visit many years ago. The boat ride was fun. We loved the narration, the music and hula dancing. I highly recommend this cruise.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/09/02
Activity Date:	2023/08/11

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

A bit of history

Reviewed by: Michelle B

The crew was very interactive with guests. They told the story of the grotto and about Hawaiian history. The fern grotto isn’t what it used to be but still a beautiful spot.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/08/30
Activity Date:	2023/08/28

シダの洞窟観光遊覧船　ハワイ唯一の航行可能な川を行く！＜英語ガイド／半日＞

楽しい船旅でした

Reviewed by: りりん

船は15分ほどで行きは周辺の説明、帰りはフラを皆で踊るなどして楽しかったです。シダの洞窟は圧巻でした。
地図上の待ち合わせ場所が少しずれていて、迷いました。

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Packages:	Test Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/08/30
Activity Date:	2023/08/28

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Beautiful, but boring.

Reviewed by: Traveler

The overall cost was reasonable, the grotto beautiful, but the cruise and experience was pretty dull overall.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/08/23
Activity Date:	2023/08/21

シダの洞窟観光遊覧船　ハワイ唯一の航行可能な川を行く！＜英語ガイド／半日＞

カウアイ島に来たならMust go!

Reviewed by: mitchy

リフェの空港から遠くないところに集合場所の港？があります。
特にチェックイン等もなく、バウチャーを見せてそのまま船へ。
出航したら周辺のいろいろな説明を聞きながら川を遡行。
途中、カヤックに乗った人達と手を振りあいながら十数分での船着き場に到着。そこから徒歩で数分のところに目的の洞窟がバーンと登場。
洞窟の中にこそ入れませんが、壮大かつ神秘的とも言える佇まいに何とも言えない落ち着きと満足感が漂います。洞窟前では、フラも披露され、ハワイ感を存分に堪能できます。
帰りの船内でもハワイアンミュージックの披露や、ツアー参加者全員でのプチフラ教室?!も。皆んなノリノリで一体感もまた良かったです！
今回のツアーでは日本人のまとまった参加があったため、「上を向いて歩こう」のフラバージョンの披露も。別のツアーの団体さんか何かのようでしたが、もしそれらの方がおられなければ日本人は私一人だったので、この曲を聴くこともできなかったかと。なかなかラッキーな体験でした。

船内。意外とたくさん乗れます。
洞窟どーん。
みんなでノリノリフラ！
洞窟までの道中。植物園の中を歩いている感じ。
洞窟前でフラの披露。

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Packages:	Test Package
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2023/08/22
Activity Date:	2023/07/24

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Family friendly fun!

Reviewed by: Jenna H

The whole family had a blast. The river boat ride in total took about 2hrs. I appreciate that this is family owned and ran. Good people and great stories. It is worth going to for the experience.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2023/08/18
Activity Date:	2023/08/16

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Fern Grotto River Cruise

Reviewed by: Lisa G.

Our family of 8 ranging from ages 16-91 really enjoyed this excursion. Relaxing ride on the boat with beautiful live Hawaiian music and dancers was an extra treat. The Fern Grotto was beautiful. I would highly recommend this excursion.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
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Posted on:	2023/07/28
Activity Date:	2023/07/26

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Great tour very informative and funny!

Reviewed by: Annamarie

Great tour very informative. The people were so funny I would definitely do it again and recommend my friends and family.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/07/25
Activity Date:	2023/07/20

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Decent boat ride, Hawaiian music & Hula dance

Reviewed by: Kar

Decent boat ride, Hawaiian music & Hula dance. Walk to Fern grotto the best part of ride

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/07/20
Activity Date:	2023/07/18

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Where was wonderful

Reviewed by: Kathleen Oliva

Show was wonderful people were funny smart and very informative

Enjoy the boat trip in the drawer to that

Would definitely recommend it to others

Nice family run business

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/07/19
Activity Date:	2023/07/17

Ultimate Kauai Private Island Tour with Expert Guide

Wonderful tour

Reviewed by: Family of 4

Susan was fabulous. She was so knowledgeable about the island and great with our kids (ages 5 and 7). She told us history of the island and suggestions on things to do during our stay. When our kids were getting tired and a bit cranky, she went out and got them water and popsicles. This tour was the highlight of our trip!

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Packages:	Kauai Private North & East Tour: See Hanalei Bay & Wailua and Opaekaa Falls
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2023/07/17
Activity Date:	2023/07/15

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Amazing experience!

Reviewed by: Matt Olsen

This is our second time going to the Fern Grotto and it was just as beautiful and amazing as the first time we went 9 years ago. We booked online and it was very easy. We got to the check in site and they handed us a ticket with our name already on it and asked us to turn it in when we boarded. Right on time, they asked us to head down to the dock and board our river boat. Everyone that we encountered had a big smile and a kind word for us. They gave us a brief safety talk and we were off! Our guide going out there was very knowledgeable and talked to us about the history of the island. When we reached the Fern Grotto, they sang for us some beautiful songs and then we hiked a little way up to the grotto. We took lots of pictures and then made our way back! We were treated to some songs and beautiful hula dancing on the way back. The young lady on the microphone was so much fun! She was a jokester, and she had a beautiful singing voice. The ladies doing the hula dancing were just so beautiful to watch and you can tell they love what they do. Overall, it was a lot of fun and I highly recommend. I do recommend booking online as it will save you some time when you get there. Thank you for a wonderful experience!

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/07/13
Activity Date:	2023/07/11

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

River cruise

Reviewed by: Linda

Highly recommended, we really enjoyed the river cruise the view was beautiful and loved the walk to the cave

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/07/11
Activity Date:	2023/07/06

Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim

Fantastic tour-GREAT tour guide!

Reviewed by: Wilson Family

The kayak/hiking/waterfall tour was beautiful. Exactly what we were looking for. Tour guide Harrison was fantastic, very knowledgeable about the local flora/fauna, history. Harrison was cool with letting our 10 year old daughter double kayak with him (she didn’t want to ride with mom and dad!). Lunch sandwiches were very yummy. Tour guide even provided a chilled pineapple after the tour. Harrison made sure we all had transportation after the tour and actually went out of his way to drop us off at the beach across the highway in his own personal vehicle. 100% recommend and would use again!! Also-prepare to get muddy LOL

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Aloha Wilson O'hana,

Harrison does it again, i.e. provides a classic effort, as he does on all his tours.

We are the only tour company on the Wailua that provides pretty good lunches; my favorite is the veggie.

Will share your kind words with Harrison…slowly; don't want it to go to his head.

Thanks for sharing and warning folks about the mud.

A hui hou,

Micco

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Packages:	Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2023/07/10
Activity Date:	2023/06/30

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Awesome Day

Reviewed by: Kara

Great Experience getting to see the gorgeous river

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
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Posted on:	2023/07/01
Activity Date:	2023/05/10

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Great family activity

Reviewed by: cassandra15

Our family was a pretty big group with a mix of some older folks and young children so we chose to do this activity based on all the good reviews and it did not disappoint. We really enjoyed the hula dancing and singing along the ride. The time spent on the boat and walking to was not too long so it was perfect for our group.

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Packages:	Test Package
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2023/07/01

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Fun and Beautiful

Reviewed by: Pam Hurst

We really enjoyed the Fern Grotto your. The boat ride was entertaining then walking into the grotto was breathtaking. It rained before we got there so it was fresh and a little humid all at the same time. Would recommend this tour.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/07/01
Activity Date:	2023/06/08

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Fun river cruise!

Reviewed by: Warren Mitchell

This was a really nice time. The cruise was just long enough to relax, enjoy some Hawaiian culture and see the beautiful Fern Grotto. We never felt rushed and enjoyed everything at our own speed.
We didn’t realize how big the Kauai River is. We had always pictured it as being much, much smaller.
It was also very affordable and definitely worth the time and money.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/06/30
Activity Date:	2023/06/28

Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim

Amazing Kauai Adventure

Reviewed by: Gregg M

If you are down for a decent workout plus an absolutely exceptional experience go on this excursion.

The kayak trip is breathtaking. You are paddling along more or less the Kauai jungle. Once you complete your paddle up it’s off to a beginner level hike.

The hike consists of a couple of water crossings and then being immersed in open cane like fields and then into dense rain forest. Then you begin to get peaks of the waterfall ahead.

The arrival at the waterfall is phenomenal. For us it was our first time to a Hawaiian waterfall and all the hype and what you expect to experience, well, it’s true! Bask in the beauty of the falls, go enjoy the water and feel it crashing about you, you won’t be disappointed. It was a bit chilly at first but once in it’s comfortable.

This is where you get lunch, the sandwiches were great, the cookies, those were delicious!

Once you get to spend the 45 or so minutes at the falls it’s time for the hike back. Take in the scenery, it’s truly breathtaking.

Once back at the kayaks it’s time for the 2 mile paddle back to the marina. Here’s our advice on the paddle, go easy heading out to save your energy for the paddle back. It seems there is always a head wind for the return trip, we’ve heard this from friends who did it in the Spring and we did it late June. Just expect a harder return paddle then out.

Our guide was Steve, so I can’t speak for the other guides. But he was a top notch guide. Shared great info on what we were seeing, the horticultural significance of the area and some Kauai history, you are traveling through where the Hawaiian Kings/Queens lived.

Couple of tips, if you are a mosquito attraction like my wife, bring some bug spray. Absolutely make sure you have a refillable water container, it’s hot and you are working. And, go do this excursion, hands down the most fun thing we’ve done on the islands.

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Wow Gregg…you should become a professional review generator. Let me know if you ever need a job.

Seriously thanks for generating an excellent review that give potential clients a real sense of what is involved.

Having Steve as the guide is just icing on the cake on the journey to the falls and yes he is definitely "top notch".

Thanks taking the time.

Stay well and active.

A hui hou,

Micco/Head Guide

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Packages:	Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/06/29
Activity Date:	2023/06/27

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Wonderful trip

Reviewed by: Sue

After a 44 year absence my husband and I returned to the Wailua River cruise with our oldest granddaughter. Much had changed and much was still the same. The boats are bigger and covered. The music was fun and enjoyable. The cave is less accessible than it was way back then but that was due to natural consequences and the family has worked hard to create a lovely walk and viewing area. We appreciated the wonderful family involved in all aspects of the trip and learned more about the area. It was a wonderful lead into our night at the Smith Family Luau which we also enjoyed and recommend!

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2023/06/25
Activity Date:	2023/06/23

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Karen

We all enjoyed the boat ride and the walk to the grotto. I missed being able to go inside like I did on my first visit years ago.

Karen De Jarnett and Bruce Lachiusa

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/06/04
Activity Date:	2023/06/01

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Step back into a 1960’s adventure.

Reviewed by: Wanda

Unfortunately most of the wonder has been lost. A relaxing ride on a river filled with kayakers.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
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Posted on:	2023/05/28
Activity Date:	2023/05/26

Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment

Pleasant River Ride with Entertainment

Reviewed by: R. Schaffer

The site is well kept and attractive. The boat is clean and roomy. There is entertainment one way and on the way back, information about the area and the River. At the Fern Grotto you have a short walk into the forest area and a view into The Grotto. I was hoping for more historical information and a closer look at the grotto.

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2023/05/27
Activity Date:	2023/05/03

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Good time!

Fun Quick Part of the Day

A Wonderful Experience and Way to See Kauai

Way too crowded

It struggled to be too comprehensive.

A nice family outing.

Fern Grotto boat tour

Wonderful River Cruise

A bit of history

楽しい船旅でした

Beautiful, but boring.

カウアイ島に来たならMust go!

Family friendly fun!

Fern Grotto River Cruise

Great tour very informative and funny!

Decent boat ride, Hawaiian music & Hula dance

Where was wonderful

Wonderful tour

Amazing experience!

River cruise

Fantastic tour-GREAT tour guide!

Awesome Day

Great family activity

Fun and Beautiful

Fun river cruise!

Amazing Kauai Adventure

Wonderful trip

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Step back into a 1960’s adventure.

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