Reviewed by: Mike and Barb
Seth and his crew were awesome. Very knowledgeable about the history of the island, It’s vegetation and wildlife.
A most return outing with Kauai Backcountry Adventures.
He expressed Safety was first. And his crew were very helpful in keeping us together. Lunch was great and plentiful. Great location and a ton of fun. Thanks Mike and Barb ♂️
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/10/09 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/12 |
Reviewed by: Marty
This tour was was a great experience for us as non boaters. Captain Glenn is outstanding and was very knowledgeable and set the expectations very well for the overall conditions. The crew were also amazing, if you get chance go with Aren and Hans they will take great care of you- thanks again guys much mahalo!
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Packages: | Na Pali Sunset Dinner Cruise |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/10/08 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/05 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Catamaran although large fits into the gorgeous sea caves!
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/10/01 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/24 |
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 |
Reviewed by: Kara
Great sights from above! Lower cost than helicopter but still amazing sights!
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Packages: | Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/10/01 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/20 |
Reviewed by: Sean Alferink
First and foremost very welcoming, definitely worth the price. My main tour guide Mason was the best ever as well as our safteys Megan and Ben. I was entertaining as can be. And the other people in my group were so nice. Great time would definitely recommend.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2023/10/01 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/06 |
Reviewed by: Coloradogirl
It was fun and interesting! The employees are great and really added to the experience with their information and humor! We will definitely go back and will recommend to family, friends and anybody visiting Kauai!
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/10/01 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/29 |
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.
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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 |
Reviewed by: Cameron Immesoete
I've been fortunate to attend somewhere between 10 and 12 different Lu'aus, mostly in O'ahu, Kaua'i, Maui, and Hawai'i. Our experience at Smith's was superior for the following reasons:
1. Atmosphere and ambience: the Garden is absolutely beautiful, and few lu'aus have an ambience like this. Another good one for this to be fair is the Polynesian Cultural Center Lu'au.
2. Authenticity: the Polynesian & Fire Show, and other traditions (like pulling the pig from the earth) encompassed in the lu'au, were top-notch and very well-executed.
3. The Food & Drinks: a greater variety, quantity, and quality of food & drinks were offered here versus any other lu'au I've attended. There were two times as many food choices, and thanks to the buffet style, you can feast on them all.
4. The Staff: the staff here is so genuinely kind. My fiancee and I biked a few miles over to this lu'au and we had to bike back in the dark. Our hostess ran to her car and gave us some headlamps! It was so kind of her. We're really grateful for the Smith Family team.
Thank you all very much. I highly, highly, highly recommend.
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Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/23 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/01 |
Reviewed by: Sabra
This luau is informing and very exciting! They talk a lot about the past of Kauai and ancestral history. Price point at only $25 (without dinner) is absolutely great, especially for families with little ones. Handicap seating is available. Main seating area is at a slant so if you want to sit towards the bottom (closer) come early. My 1 year old even loved it and was clapping. Attire is Hawaiian style and it’s wonderful to see all the cool outfits. Bathrooms are close by and water is provided. I felt it ran a bit short this time compared to last year but it was still super amazing and would 100% go again.
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Packages: | Show Only Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/09/21 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/20 |
Reviewed by: Alexis
We booked the Tubing Tour as a part of our honeymoon, and had an amazing time. Our tour guide was Bubu, and she was knowledgeable and helpful about the history of Kaua’i as well as giving us helpful suggestions on where to go while we were here. The tour itself started with a bus ride through the Kaua’i scenery while Bubu entertained us with interesting facts and stories.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/17 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/16 |
Reviewed by: bkst
Counted on this boat tour for good snorkeling and did not get it at all even though waters were calm at the time of day we snorkeled. Co-captain agreed that captain could have picked a better spot for snorkeling. Decently long boat ride to get to Na Pali Coast. Boat tour was cut short by almost an hour (not sure why, but honestly it would have dragged on if it wasn't cut short). Other than those things, it was nice seeing the scenic coast and we saw turtles and dancing dolphins.
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/17 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/14 |
Reviewed by: BKST
I probably experienced this excursion in the one of the worst ways possible: it was overcast and rainy, it had torrential downpoured right when we arrived at the canal, I was just wearing a one-piece bathing suit (no shorts or sleeves), I'm a freeze baby, the tour guide wasn't too friendly (probably because he was called into work last minute), but despite all those things, I TRULY LOVE AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ACTIVITY! I was really nervous I would be cold, but I was comfortable the whole time. Just my butt touched the water unless my husband splashed me lol. The downpour didn't last long either and the majority of the ride was under tunnels. The ride was so much fun. Our tubes sort of acted like bumper cars as the water pushed us this a way and that a way. Not only was it a fun ride, the number 1 reason why I love this activity is because it isn't just a lazy river or crazy river manmade for the purpose of tourism. The canal and tunnels were made in the late 1800s for the sugar cane plantations (now defunct). (Tunnels are checked every year ensuring safe operation!) I think it is a great way to optimize a resource that no longer has its original purpose. Of the paid excursions I did in Kauai (boat tour, helicopter tour, hula show, spiderman/superman ziplining), this mountain tubing excursion is in my TOP 2 MUST DOs.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/17 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/16 |
Reviewed by: Colorado
Entertainment was great! Everyone was very nice. Pictures were awesome. It was not all you could eat and drink. The food was cafeteria style and put away before we could get seconds. Desert was basic. Not at all what we expected at a luau.
Where is the pig on a spit?? Fresh fruits and vegetables from the island?
Definitely should’ve done more research before attending a Luau. If you want a Beach Luau, this is not the one for you. If you wanna plantation in Luau, where the people are friendly, and the food is average, this is your place!
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Packages: | Standard Hawaiian Package (with Hanalei & Princeville Transportation) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/16 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/12 |
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 |
Reviewed by: Colorado
Crew was wonderful! Trip was amazing! Would love to come back and do it again
Need to know…wearing a spf shirt would have been a good idea! Having salty crackers for upset stomach would have helped.
The captain surprised us by taking the boat into a small area so that we could see the entirety of amazing cave. Very cool!
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/12 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/10 |
Reviewed by: Deirdra
This is something that is different and fun! Very relaxing. Jules was a great guide.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/09 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/06 |
Reviewed by: Jim
Our guide Mason was fantastic! Great ukulele! Interesting history of the Hawaiian Islands and how they became port or the US. Scenery was great. Tunnels were fun!
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/09 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/21 |
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 |
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 |
Reviewed by: Jason Delight
The perfect activity to do on one of your getaway days, was so great to learn the history, and the challenges of the locals with survival on just daily living, on Kauai.
Was so good to be out on a very nice boat, but even better to be out with a captain and crew with great positive energy!! Took my 16 yo,14yo,7yo with and we all had a great time with great memories!, even had dolphins ride the wake of the boat for a bit!
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/09/09 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/14 |
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.
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Packages: | River Cruise Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/09/05 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/01 |
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 |
Reviewed by: Brock
One of the highlights of our trip. Would highly recommend.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/02 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/13 |
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 |
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 |
Reviewed by: K.A.
Tubing was our favorite adventure. the drive out there was beautiful and our guide shared a lot of history and info about the island. Then the tubing was so fun. I thought i would be afraid of the caves but it was fun. Lots of spinning around and bumping into each other. The pictures turned out great.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/08/25 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/22 |
Reviewed by: Sharon Blackwood
Perfect night. Seating was good, the variety of food was plentiful and delicious. The show was great. Very beautifully done. Loved the story of the love a father has for his daughter and interesting history of the island. Marvelous performances, great fire dances, wonderful cast. Recommend to everyone.
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Packages: | Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/08/24 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/21 |
Reviewed by: Sharon Blackwood
This was a perfect tour ever. The crew was so knowledgeable, pleasant and helpful. Would recommend this tour for everyone. Amazing scenery, great island history, interesting island stories and a fun boat ride. If I ever get the chance to visit again I will absolutely take this tour again.
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Packages: | Morning Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/08/24 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/22 |
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 |
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