Reviewed by: Pat Tompkins
Very knowledgeable guides. Good entertainment. Really enjoyed.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/26 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/01 |
Reviewed by: Papa Rich
What a great adventure. Seth, our activity guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. He was personable as he asked for our names and remembered then throughout. The other guides were just as great, Missy and a name I can’t remember. Everyone at Backcountry Adventures were approachable and answered questions. A definite must do if visiting Kauai.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/23 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/13 |
Reviewed by: Luvs Kauai
There was 2 couples in our party. We all though the tour was beautiful and well worth it.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/23 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/21 |
Reviewed by: Connie
The performance was very entertaining and professional. The only issue I had was not being able to clearly hear the moderator who was on stage and telling the story. I had to read the details on the brochure to know what was going on. But the show was great and we also enjoyed the grounds and the vendors who were outside.
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Packages: | Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/18 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/21 |
Reviewed by: Me Ber
It was a fun time, informative and beautiful. The staff were kind and knowledgeable.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/03/18 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/16 |
Reviewed by: Jrod
Entertaining and informative. Hula dancing and Hawaiian music. Spectacular view of Fern Grotto.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/17 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/15 |
Reviewed by: Joe Hartzell
Too windy to cruise up the Na Pali coast the day we went and that was the only negative of an otherwise wonderful experience. I appreciated the safety 1st approach and professional attitude and experience brought by captain and crew. We cruised down the west and south side and had a great time, seeing beautiful shoreline, spinner dolphins and humpback whales. The crew was excellent, and everyone had a blast. Nice job!
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Packages: | Na Pali Sunset Dinner Cruise |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/16 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/09 |
Reviewed by: Sue A S
Such a great experience!! Skipper Whitney the grandson of the original Smith was a delight! I will go over and over again just for the beauty and history!
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/03/12 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/16 |
Reviewed by: Guest
The tour guides were wonderful and the stories told were beautiful
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/03/10 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/08 |
Reviewed by: Davis Family of 10
The Luau event location where we ate and viewed the show was all under roof - very large roof. There is not a bad seat in the place with excellent viewing. The 3-man band for our show was outstanding! They wove the dancing and other acts into an historical account which added interest to the hula and fire dancing. Great costumes and enthusiasm from the performers. The food was medium grade with the desserts below medium grade. The process to be seated was an issue with us as a server is supposed to take you after checking in to your table. No server did that for us. Hence after everyone had been served their salads we noticed nobody brought us a salad. Their head server said since we were not seated properly we were not known to the servers as to who would be serving our table. That was a really bad answer to blame us for their mistake. Once they brought us our salad, they almost immediately were asking us to go through the buffet line for the main course and servers were asking for our unfinished salad plates. Other than this server issue, the venue and show was very good.
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Packages: | Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/03/09 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/07 |
Reviewed by: kmarquez
The food was probably the best on the island! I 100% recommend this luau! The venue itself is gorgeous and they let you wander around until the event starts so definitely get there a little early, it's worthwhile! The show itself was great as well.
Don't miss out, definitely a must when in Kauai!
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Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/07 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/01 |
Reviewed by: Luciano
My group and I enjoyed exploring the NaPali Coast with the captain and crew. Captain Mike, Elijah, and Leeroy were fantastic!
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/05 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/03 |
Reviewed by: Marcia
My friend and I loved this excursion. It was the highlight of our trip. The Napali Coast was amazing. So beautiful and rugged. Snorkeling was great and whale watching was phenomenal. Would highly recommend this trip and this company to anyone visiting Kauai.
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/03/04 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/08 |
Reviewed by: A visitors dream
My husband and I enjoyed the tubing experience! The guides were fun and engaging. They were very knowledgeable about the history of the area. The water was brisk and refreshing We loved every aspect of the tour! We were certainly ready for the meal when the tour was done!
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/04 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/02 |
Reviewed by: A visitors dream
The tour of the property was phenomenal! Such a warm and engaging family. The food was top notch and the show was beautiful. Highly recommend Smiths Family Luau!! My husband and I truly enjoyed the experience!
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Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/03/04 |
Activity Date: | 2023/03/02 |
Reviewed by: Yuchen
Really fun Luau!
GLOWS:
- Beautiful property. Got to see a peacock open its tail -Lots of great picture spots on the property.
- The food was delicious!! I finally got to try all the traditional Hawaiian food in one place. Things that I didn't get to order in the restaurants, I got here. And it was All You Can Eat which is always amazing. There was no shortage of food for sure. Since they gave you a ton of time (I think an hour?) to eat, you can take your time and go back for 2nd's or 3rd's. (All you can drink drinks but I don't drink alcohol so I enjoyed their juices which were great too!).
- Pig Ceremony!! I got to see them dig out the pig and see the whole thing. It felt special as Mr. Smith explained all that was happening.
- Good singing and hula dancing! Get on the stage and shake your booty!!
- Fire dancer in the show was great!
- This is a family run operation and we were told there were 3 generations on the property!! Keep it up!
- I appreciated the shout outs for all the celebrations that everyone was doing. From Birthdays to Anniversaries and everything in between. One big party!
GROWS:
- Honestly, a Luau is part food and part show and the show was really just lacking. There was no spirit in the performers. I'm not sure if they were bored/tired of doing it night after night or what but I felt almost bad for them(mainly the ladies). The crew was small so they had to do a lot of different dances with the same performers, there was no energy or spirit in any of the dances. Favorite part was definitely the Fire dancer - he was fantastic. The guys also carried a lot more energy than the ladies. I do appreciate the way they tried to incorporate different cultural dances into the show but they all started to look the same after one or two dances. I would've left halfway through the show if it weren't for the fire dancer at the end.
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Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/02/23 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/09 |
Reviewed by: Joan
The staff were welcoming, informative, and entertaining.
The cruise was relaxing and comfortable.
The walk to the Grotto was convenient and beautiful.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/02/20 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/16 |
Reviewed by: Kara
The crew is very friendly and gets to know you as you make your way out to the coast line. Then they provide you with a spectacular tour of the coast while sharing knowledge about the history of the coast line, Hawaiian culture and general ocean sea life. They stopped to show us spinner dolphins as a pod crossed our paths and pointed out other sea life native to Hawaii. Awesome Tour All Around!
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/02/19 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/02 |
Reviewed by: Logan
My family, including four kids, had a wonderful time on the Na Pali coast boat tour. The crew went above and beyond to make it a memorable experience. We saw bottlenose and spinner dolphins and tons of whales up close. The views of the coast were mesmerizing. Although the weather did not cooperate for snorkeling, the crew made up for it by letting us jump off the boat and swim. It was a day to remember and a highlight for the kids!
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/02/15 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/13 |
Reviewed by: CAS
The boat ride over to the fern grotto was easy and short. Heard some history,, took a short walk to the grotto where they sang a song and danced. It was beautiful. Ride back had music and hula dancing. It was a slow day for us and this for perfect in our plans. Relaxing calm ride with great people. Highly recommend………………………………………………………………………………………………………we had a short lesson on how to hula dance on our way back to the dock.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/02/15 |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/13 |
Reviewed by: Good time!
Exciting, fast paced, bumpy, muddy trek! Wouldn't change a thing. The 2 guides we had were both funny and extremely knowledgeable about the history and the landscape that we traversed. An awesome afternoon in Kauai!
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Packages: | Two Riders Package (1 Driver + 1 Passenger) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/02/11 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/19 |
Reviewed by: Catchit2000
Fun, enjoyed the music and narrative. Good history of the area
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/02/11 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/18 |
Reviewed by: Hollie O
People are great, fun, a good afternoon on the water
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/02/04 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/12 |
Reviewed by: Jim
We weren't the most graceful surfers but sure had fun trying.
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Packages: | Group Lesson |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/02/04 |
Activity Date: | 2021/09/27 |
Reviewed by: Jim
We didn't know how hard it would be to learn to surf. But our guide was patient and helpful. We had a blast and we all did catch a wave.
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Packages: | Group Lesson |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/02/04 |
Activity Date: | 2021/12/20 |
Reviewed by: Jessica
So fun and relaxing! The staff was great! I was a little worried because we were the only couple with kids on our tour but everyone was awesome making sure they fit in and were safe. We all had a really good time! Love the history of it too!
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/01/31 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/18 |
Reviewed by: ハワイ好き
まず、ハワイに(しかも小さなカウアイ島に)こんなに大きな川が流れているのが驚きでした。このツアーは76年の歴史があるそうですが、創始者ウォルター・スミスの孫娘にあたる方がツアーガイドをしてくださり感動しました。雰囲気的にはアマゾン川を船旅してるような感じで、結構楽しめました。純粋に川だけのクルーズで(海には出ない)、船も全く揺れずに船酔いもありませんでした。小さな子供から高齢の方まで問題なく楽しめるツアーだとおもいます。
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/01/28 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/26 |
Reviewed by: Good time!
Good time! This was my first Luau, and it was very enjoyable. Very professional establishment and they put the dinner and show on without a glitch.
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Packages: | Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/01/25 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/20 |
Reviewed by: Cheryl
We had a great time with the Smith Family cruising to the beautiful fern grotto. Our captain shared the history of the area with us as we cruised to the grotto and at the grotto, one of the performers shared more history with us. On the outward voyage we had music, dancing and song. On the way back we had the chance to learn a little hula dance. Gracious people and a good time.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/01/22 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/17 |
Reviewed by: Leslie Cody
It was a great little activity. We had done this 26 years ago for our anniversary so doing it again on our anniversary trip was great.
The staff were funny and very enjoyable. It was disappointing we couldn't go in the cave the last time you could. However we understand why.
I would definitely recommend this activity. Hearing about the history was awesome.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/01/22 |
Activity Date: | 2023/01/20 |
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