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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Review of kayak and hike
Reviewed by: John, 2019/07/26Overall I had fun. The trip is basically kayak for 2 miles, hike for 1 mile, visit a 100' water fall, and then hike back for 1 mile and then kayak for 2 miles. Since I like physical activity, this trip worked well for me.
Kayaking requires some physical work, and since there are 2 people per kayak, at last one should be in good physical shape.
Hiking was through lots of mud. You will cross streams, ankle deep mud, and will get dirty. Best to wear sandals since sneakers will be ruined. My youngest son loved this part (getting dirty is always fun).
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/16 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Best Luau ever!
Reviewed by: Karen, 2019/07/21The grounds are amazing at the Smith Family luau! The food are delicious and the after dinner show is awesome, the best luau ever!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/02 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Fun Family Activity - great guides
Reviewed by: kAT, 2019/07/20We had a great time on this tour! For our group of 18ish people we had three guides that were constantly working hard to make sure we were having a good time, and being safe. This is not white water rafting- this is a float tube trip. So if you are expecting rapids and fast action, this is not it. We read several negative reviews regarding cancellations due to rain. Yep. I get it. It sucks. But there are points where you are traveling in tunnels, and if it rained too much - you won’t fit in the tunnel. Rain = higher water. We read other reviews about being separated from your party- yep- it happens, but if you ask any of the guides, they will help you join your friends. Our family had a really nice time.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/12 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fern Grotto cruise experience
Reviewed by: Richard from Oahu, 2019/07/20We appreciated the ride up to view the grotto, which everyone visiting Kaua’i should see. The best part was the music! Made me thirsty!
I highly recommend the Smith boat ride without reservation.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/17 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Amazing show
Reviewed by: Ted/Ginger Williams, 2019/07/19Love the food and show. Was disappointed with the garden areas..
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/16 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Smith's Luau
Reviewed by: Tom & Sharron, 2019/07/13This was a return trip and we were not disappointed. The Smith family does a great job on their property, the food is AWESOME, and the entertainment is first class. I would highly recommend you try them out!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/08 |
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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters Kauai Eco Adventure Flight from Lihue
GET TO THE CHOPPA!!!
Reviewed by: Danny B. , 2019/07/13Completely changed my perception of the island. Couldn’t imagine anyone coming to Kauai and not doing this. I’m getting goosebumps just thinking about it.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/10 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great entertainment, informative guide very fun!!!
Reviewed by: Laura Ryman , 2019/07/09This was a great trip. Informative Guide, beautiful walk up to the fern canyon. Great entertainment all around fun. The hula lesson was fun too!!!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/03 |
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Kipu Ranch Kauai ATV Tour with Waterfall Swim - Triple Trail Expedition
Tons of fun
Reviewed by: Sherry, 2019/07/08Very safe, fun day for the family. You will get dirty and muddy tho so wear dark clothes or ones that you don’t care about. Lunch was yummy and the guides were top notch. I would definitely do this again.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2018/09/28 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Another great day
Reviewed by: Sherry, 2019/07/08What a fun day. Everyone was so informative and made us feel welcome. Great for families. Great way to spend a day in Hawaii.
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| Activity Date: | 2018/10/01 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Overall very good experience
Reviewed by: Keawalani , 2019/07/06Nicely organized and fun filled event. Just performance isn’t that high level. Dancers were ok but not really professional level of dancers. Food was good. And overall experience was very good.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/07/03 |
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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters Kauai Eco Adventure Flight from Lihue
Great experience
Reviewed by: Jlt, 2019/06/28Great way to see the island. Marty was an excellent pilot and tour guide. First time on a helicopter and the ride was smoother than expected. Highly recommend especially early in vacation to get a feel for the island.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/25 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
a lot of fun with views of nature’s beauty
Reviewed by: R&R family , 2019/06/27The crew members were great entertainment and informative. Highly recommended
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/24 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
BEST DAY EVER!
Reviewed by: Renee, 2019/06/22A beautiful, unique, and memorable experience. The guide was friendly and helpful, everyone was able to paddle up the river at their own pace, the river is lined with greenery, but the real treats were the hike along a gorgeous trail with amazing foliage and, of course, the waterfall. Swimming in the pool at the base of the waterfall and looking up at the water pouring over the cliff is an experience like no other. I went with my teenage daughter on a beautiful sunny day. There were no significant recent rains, so the trail was not muddy or slippery and the hike wasn't strenuous at all. I highly recommend this tour!
Aloha Renee,
Glad you enjoyed our Wailua River paddle and hike to the Sacred Falls with your daughter.
Yes it’s pretty classic and you gave a really nice review. Thanks for taking the time and until our trails cross.
Stay paddling and hiking.
Aloha,
Micco
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/19 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fun ride
Reviewed by: Dave , 2019/06/11Beautiful views. It is a lot of fun. Great entertainment. Nice people. Would recommend it.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/08 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great Last Trip
Reviewed by: Joe Mays, 2019/06/10The trip was great, the entertainment was great.Enjoyed all there was to see and would be great for all ages.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/06/07 |
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Best of Kauai - Local Expert Guided Kauai Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise
Really enjoyed the tour
Reviewed by: The Barnetts, 2019/06/02We wanted to give this tour 4.5 stars but couldn't. We really enjoyed the sights and the information that our guide Steve provided. He was attentive, informative, and entertaining. One suggestion would be to have a bottle of water available for each tour guest.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/27 |
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Kipu Ranch Kauai ATV Tour with Waterfall Swim - Triple Trail Expedition
Awesome ride & breathtaking waterfall!
Reviewed by: Missy W, 2019/05/31My husband and I had an awesome time with our guides Joshua and Lumbo. They took us on a fun, wild-ride ATV adventure and told us some cool history about the Kipu Ranch, including details about Hollywood movies filmed there. One stop along the route included an opportunity to swing from a rope swing from the same tree (same tree, new rope) Harrison Ford used as Indiana Jones in the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark!
Another stop included a delicious lunch of sandwiches, fruit, chips, cookies, and water. I was impressed with the tablecloths and individually wrapped moist towels (actual towels) handed out to clean off all the dirt on our hands and face from our ride. It was also really interesting to chat with the guides about their lives on the island and pick their brains about Kipu Ranch trivia. Joshua just had his third child last week, and Lumbo has 6 kids!
Our final stop was at a picturesque waterfall where we were all able to swim to the waterfall!
Tips: Wear closed toed shoes you don’t mind swimming in because you must wear shoes in the water. Wear a swimsuit under your clothes if you want to swim at the waterfall or swing on the rope swing into the water. Bring a towel unless you don’t mind air drying. Also, your clothes will definitely get dirty! Keep a change of clothes in the car unless you don’t mind the dirt in your car. In case you’re wondering, the water is definitely cold.
A nice bonus is that the company gives you complementary bandannas to wear over your nose and mouth to keep the dirt out. The bandanna serves as a cool souvenir afterwards! Also, one of our guides, Joshua, was especially gifted at taking cell phone pictures. If you luck out with him as your guide, let him take your pictures!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/28 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
An awesome relaxing time...
Reviewed by: rongoetz, 2019/05/28It was a very relaxing time....the guides we had were very knowledgeable with the history of the water canel and fun to float with...the after float lunch with had hit the spot...
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/25 |
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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters Kauai Eco Adventure Flight from Lihue
25th Anniversary Trip
Reviewed by: Melanie, 2019/05/28This was an amazing tour!!! A first for us both and would do it again in a heartbeat!!! We had Guy as our pilot and he was amazing!! He knew so much about the island we had a hard time finding questions to ask. This is a must when you come to Kauai. This company is great as well. The only thing that happened was our video didn't get us landing but the staff did discount our video and I had videotaped our landing so we did get a bit of it though. We went with another couple ad they enjoyed it as well.
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Amazing Time
Reviewed by: Krystal, 2019/05/22Our tour guides did an amazing job. Great sense of humor and made our adventure so much fun. Great with our youngest 2 and did a great job dealing with our 2 teen girls. Thank you
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/19 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great tour of the river
Reviewed by: Nikki, 2019/05/22Friendly people and nice tour with lots of information
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/19 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
fun beautiful and quick
Reviewed by: CRL, 2019/05/11Great and fun trip and just takes a couple of hours
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/08 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Smith Family Garden Luau with a Toddler
Reviewed by: Patty, 2019/05/09This was a good experience all the way around! Ordering tickets was easy through Veltra. Check in was seamless.
The 10 min tram ride around the beautiful grounds was just long enough to give an overview of the area but not so long that a 3 year old would get bored. They allowed time before dinner to walk around and get the wiggles out. The food was good and they even marked the gluten free dishes. There was another break before the show to run around and use the restrooms (even had a golf cart to transport there & back). The acts were exciting enough, and short enough to keep the toddler entertained and the fire dancer was great! Only drawbacks: cell service almost non-existent (hard to connect with late arrivers), lots of waiting to get in because of the photo line-maybe do it after tram ride).
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/05/06 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Awesome experience!
Reviewed by: Betty, 2019/05/07This adventure was all that we read on-line....and more!! We came into Lihue on a cruise and chose to do the tubing adventure. Our guides, BJ and Poncho, made this experience even better....comical, informative, safe and most of all, fun!! Service while checking in was fast and friendly. During the ride up to the start of the tubing on the irrigation ditch, BJ provided insite into the history of the sugar plantation and creation of the ditch, pointed out areas of interest. We stopped for photo opp and then into the water on our tubes. This was a great experience, fun traveling through the tunnels and never felt unsafe. Our group loved this!!
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2019/04/29 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Had a great time
Reviewed by: Nicole, 2019/05/02Even with the rain it was a blast... wear proper shoes they will get muddy!!
Aloha Nicole,
Without rain you could not have rainbows.
Thanks for warning people about shoes.
Until our trails meet again.
Thanks for taking the time.
Micco
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/04/29 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Ok.
Reviewed by: Deb D, 2019/05/02Relatively inexpensive way to see some of the river greenery. Appreciated the history/culture narration. Lead entertainer on the way back was funny! Hula ladies don’t really seem into it, you feel like they are just doing a job and don’t necessarily enjoy it, and they seemed tired. Fern grotto a beautiful site.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2019/04/29 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Sacred Falls Kayak and Hike
Reviewed by: Tena, 2019/04/19We very much enjoyed the kayak and hike to Sacred Falls! Our guide Dustin was outstanding! He shared his knowledge of the area and kept us entertained with his jokes throughout the tour. The hike is muddy so wear shoes you don’t mind getting wet and dirty.
We would definitely do this activity again!
Aloha Tena,
Dustin is on a roll. One out of every 3 honorable mentions this month, has Dustin's name affixed.
That said all our guides I can humbly say, "Do an outstanding job!".
Thanks for warning others about the property shoes to wear.
Stay paddling and hiking.
Thanks again for sharing.
Micco
Head Guide
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/04/16 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Fun experience!
Reviewed by: Tourists from Oregon, 2019/04/12We enjoyed the adventure a lot! Tour members were excellent (personable, enthusiastic, informative and accommodating toward everyone of all ages having a fun time). Floating the tunnels is exciting and hearing history of canals is interesting glimpse of past island sugar cane industry elements.Nice lunch to re-energize afterwards.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2019/04/08 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
A romantic river rendezvous
Reviewed by: MsTravelGal, 2019/04/10Wedding ceremonies have been held at the fern grotto for decades. It's a historic and beautiful spot to get married or renew your vows. We didn't know this before arriving but it was a special surprise since my fiance proposed the day before. The cruise to the fern grotto was the perfect way to end our vacation in Kauai. Even if you're not going for a wedding, you'll get to hear and watch Hawaiian singers and musicians perform a traditional Hawaiian wedding song. So whether you're celebrating an engagement, a honeymoon, or 50 years of marriage, this beautiful destination will fill your heart with love. I'm so glad we did this tour!
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Aloha John,
Thanks for taking the time and for your nice and constructive review on what to expect and what to bring.
If you don't like to paddle and hike this could be wrong tour for some.
Keep active...and thanks again.
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide.