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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Beautiful and Informative
Reviewed by: Me Ber, 2023/03/18It was a fun time, informative and beautiful. The staff were kind and knowledgeable.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/16 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fantastic!
Reviewed by: Jrod, 2023/03/17Entertaining and informative. Hula dancing and Hawaiian music. Spectacular view of Fern Grotto.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/15 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Once in a lifetime opportunity
Reviewed by: Joe Hartzell, 2023/03/16This experience is well worth the time and effort. Sacred falls is beautiful and swimming under the falls is a once in a lifetime opportunity that should not be missed. Bring along some good wet shoes and be prepared for a fun kayak trip down the river, a beautiful hike to the falls and then the big payoff at the end. Steve did a great job, and this comes highly recommended.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/13 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
So beautiful and the history is a plus
Reviewed by: Sue A S, 2023/03/12Such 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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| Activity Date: | 2023/02/16 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great tour!
Reviewed by: Guest, 2023/03/10The tour guides were wonderful and the stories told were beautiful
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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/08 |
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Luau Kalamaku at Kilohana Plantation - Polynesian Dinner Show & Fire Knife Dance
Server issues - good show
Reviewed by: Davis Family of 10, 2023/03/09The 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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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2023/03/07 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Great food, great show!
Reviewed by: kmarquez, 2023/03/07The 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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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/01 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Low impact and safe for all ages
Reviewed by: A visitors dream, 2023/03/04My 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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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/02 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
True family atmosphere
Reviewed by: A visitors dream, 2023/03/04The 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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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/02 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Sacred falls adventure
Reviewed by: Tenille , 2023/03/01We had a great tour, and knowledgeable tour guide, Steve. The kayak and hike were beautiful and the water fall was sooo worth it! We did end up going ahead of our group when we were on our way back as we did have some slower paced people. But we found our way back easy. Would definitely go again!
Aloha Tenille,
Will let Steve know that you enjoyed the tour.
What is nice about our Wailua Rive tour to the falls is that by the time you might get tired paddling, there is the trail to the falls. Nice combination of paddling and hiking.
With the recent rains.the waterfall has been really gushing. Great picture.
Thank you for taking the time to share.
Until then....keep chasing waterfalls.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Activity Date: | 2023/02/27 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Beautiful property, Excellent Food. Show Is Lacking.
Reviewed by: Yuchen, 2023/02/23Really 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/02/09 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Fun way to spend some time
Reviewed by: Joan, 2023/02/20The 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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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2023/02/16 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great family run business.
Reviewed by: CAS, 2023/02/15The 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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| Activity Date: | 2023/02/13 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Outstanding!
Reviewed by: Catchit2000, 2023/02/11Fun, enjoyed the music and narrative. Good history of the area
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/18 |
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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters Kauai Eco Adventure Flight from Lihue
Kauai tour
Reviewed by: Jodi, 2023/02/07Saw all parts of the island. Tons of waterfalls. Even whales in the ocean. Saw one breech. Mark did an excellent job of explaining the island past and present. I had to reschedule due to rain but the next day was fabulous weather. Building staff very helpful and pleasant to work with.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2023/02/05 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Short but fun
Reviewed by: Hollie O, 2023/02/04People are great, fun, a good afternoon on the water
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/12 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Ahhh-mazing!
Reviewed by: Jessica, 2023/01/31So 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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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/18 |
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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＞
とてもリラックスできました
Reviewed by: ハワイ好き, 2023/01/28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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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/26 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Loved this adventure.
Reviewed by: Chris, 2023/01/27This was a great tour that I am really happy that I went on. Harrison was our guide and was informative and a super nice guy. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to combine kayaking and hiking. The trail to get to the falls was a bit muddy but not too bad. The falls are very impressive. Lots of fun!
Aloha Chris,
Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with Harrison. Harrison continues be outstanding and we are all lucky
to have him share his “aloha”.
Stay well and active.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/23 |
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Luau Kalamaku at Kilohana Plantation - Polynesian Dinner Show & Fire Knife Dance
Fun
Reviewed by: Good time!, 2023/01/25Good 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/20 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Excellent short cruise with entertainment
Reviewed by: Cheryl, 2023/01/22We 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/17 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great little adventure!
Reviewed by: Leslie Cody, 2023/01/22It 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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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/20 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Awesome experience
Reviewed by: Andrew, 2023/01/14So glad we were able to do this! Would highly recommend! Harrison, our tour guide was awesome and made the tour that much better. He had a bunch of fun and interesting information that taught us about the island.
Aloha Andrew,
Thanks for the 5 stars. We are so lucky to have Harrison on board and is one of our top guides.
Glad you enjoyed his “aloha” and hope to see you back on our island.
Meanwhile….try to remember all you learned from Harrison.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/12 |
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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Harrison was awesome!
Reviewed by: Donnie and Susan, 2023/01/14Extremely enjoyable trip! Harrison was very knowledgeable, outgoing, and extra attentive to everyone's needs. He gave off a vibe that he loves what he's doing and is "living the life"! Would definitely do this trip again.
Aloha Donnie and Susan,
Thanks for taking the time to let us know that Harrison continues to excel and give 100%. Harrison is a keeper and he allows us all to “live the life”; hope you both continue as well.
Thanks and a hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Activity Date: | 2023/01/12 |
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Smith's Family Garden Luau - Polynesian & Fire Show, Dinner and Open Bar
Wonderful evening!
Reviewed by: Joanne P, 2023/01/14Everything about this experience was perfect! The grounds are so beautiful. The food was very good and plentiful, as were the drinks! The show was great and I like that it was presented separately from dinner in their amphitheater. Everyone was very welcoming in the true spirit of Aloha!
Over the years, I have attended several luaus in Hawaii, at different venues on 3 of the islands and the Smith Family Luau on Kauai was by far the best!! I’m so glad that when I was researching which luau to choose that I chose them! My husband, our son, our daughter and her fiancé, and I want to extend a huge mahalo to the Smith Family for a wonderful evening!
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| Activity Date: | 2022/12/19 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Family-run business, run smoothly, good value; hosts and hostesses professional with keen sense of humor.
Reviewed by: Cary, 2023/01/11My wife and I went on the Fern Grotto tour on our honeymoon in 1990. We didn't think they'd still be around, after Iniki ravaged Kauai and COVID shut down hundreds of businesses. The hotel where we stayed was gone so we feared there would be nothing left from our initial trip. But when we returned, there were the Smiths, still in business! We loved the informative cruise and especially the lovely traditional Hawaiian music - not the usual pandering with "Aloha Oe" and "Tiny Bubbles," but the real stuff. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this revisit to a highlight of our honeymoon.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/01/09 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great trip to the grotto
Reviewed by: Tom, 2023/01/05The boat ride was very nice and theSmith family crew were very pleasant and informative. Seeing the grotto was awesome.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/01/03 |
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Luau Kalamaku at Kilohana Plantation - Polynesian Dinner Show & Fire Knife Dance
Go for the show not the food!
Reviewed by: MSC, 2023/01/05Pro: sensational show!
Con: rushed diner and so-so food
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2023/01/03 |
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Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Definitely A Must Do!!
Reviewed by: Camp McFeely, 2023/01/02We had a blast!!! Jacob our tour guide was AMAZING and EXTREMELY informative. Braiden was a BLAST in the water!!! We recommend the tubing adventure for everyone. We were treated extraordinary. We would do it all over again and looking forward to our next adventure!!!
Thank you so much!!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2022/12/30 |
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Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
Great activity for toddlers
Reviewed by: Whitney family , 2023/01/01Easy and fun activity to do with littles. The boat cruise is lovely and the fern grotto is beautiful. Stroller accessible throughout. Guided commentary on the way to the grotto and live entertainment on the way back. The staff is very kind.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/12/30 |
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Aloha Joe,
I am usually on top of our reviews, but yours fell through the cracks.
Anyway, better late than never to thank you for taking the time to share and give us a five star. 39 years later and we strive to keep improving and guides like Steve make the difference.
Thanks again…stay active and well.
Micco/Head Guide
…and yes bring good aqua shoes that you can afford to get muddy.