Reviewed by: Kara
Really phenomenal day, the falls were like no other, how I wish to be back in Kauai!
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Packages: | Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/01/28 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/30 |
Reviewed by: Russell & Maddison
The adventure starts with kayaking out of the marina and up the river. The current is very slow, so you have plenty of photo opportunities and chances to enjoy the views. Wear a hat and sunscreen, you don't have shade for much of this portion.
Next is a hike through the rainforest. 95% of the hike is easy. There are a few river crossings, muddy inclines, and slippery/uneven footings. The hike is definitely not grueling, and I never felt tired. But if someone had mobility or balance issues, they would struggle at a few spots. I'd take my kids, but not my grandma.
Third is lunch at the waterfall. It's an uneven/rocky area, but our lunch was good. The views here are amazing. The pool of water is VERY cold. It's shallow enough to walk all the way under the waterfall.
You get about an hour at the waterfall. Then you hike and kayak back to where you started.
Our guide was Justice. He was very knowledgeable about the plants, wildlife, and history of the area. He had lots of interesting stories. The trip was enjoyable & he definitely added to the fun. Justice will tell you that "Hawaii is magic" and after this vacation we might agree.
When we eventually make it back to Kauai, visiting the waterfall will surely be on the list of activities.
Wow Russell and/or Maddison,
One of you should write a guide book. Do you want to start writing copy for us? (Smiling face)
A very,,,,very good description of what is involved and might say the the excellence of our guides such as Justice.
Thanks for taking the time…it’s a beautiful world out there.
Stay well and active.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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Packages: | Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2024/01/21 |
Activity Date: | 2024/01/17 |
Reviewed by: Chrystina
Very well organized! Our guides were very informative of the area. It's the perfect blend of riding with brief stops to take amazing pictures and breathe in Kauai's beauty and gorgeous scenery. It rained throughout our tour which made it muddier and that much more fun! We saw the waterfall, but for safety reasons, weren't able to swim in it. Be sure to take clothes and SHOES you won't mind getting muddy. The facility had an area to rinse off after the tour. It's an adventure must do!
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Packages: | TERYX ATV Group Package: Driver + Adult Passenger |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/12/24 |
Activity Date: | 2023/11/30 |
Reviewed by: The Tooleys
Our entire family had an absolute blast, especially our (5) year old daughter. Pat our tour guide and everyone else that assisted along the way were exceptional, fun and made our experience so fun. Would highly recommend and hope to be back soon again.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/12/17 |
Activity Date: | 2023/12/15 |
Reviewed by: Thaddeus Friedman
A little disappointed that we could not see the sunset go in the ocean. We have been on other sunset cruises and always could see the sun go in the ocean but we had land block our view. The staff was great and very informative. Snack could be upgraded a little as well. Overall it was fun but not what we thought we signed up for.
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Packages: | Sunset Cruise |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/11/20 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/26 |
Reviewed by: Earl Stroud
We had an amazing time with back country adventures. Would do it again and recommend it anyone. More fun than we expected, great guides
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/11/18 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/23 |
Reviewed by: Conny
We had a very good time paddling and hiking although the place was very crowdy. Our tourguide had everything under control.
And now I know what people mean when they say the tour is a muddy mess after heavy rain. But this is part of the game and as our tourguide said: „you are going to be wet and muddy anyway“
Aloha Conny,
Thanks for giving us 4 stars even though there was mud.
That said, more mud, means the waterfall will be flowing stronger and impressive.
Glad you enjoyed.
Stay active and well.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guides
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Packages: | Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/10/31 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/06 |
Reviewed by: D&J
Mason was an awesome tour guide and the whole experience was great!
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/10/22 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/20 |
Reviewed by: Kristy Burns
Everyone in my family had a great time. Fun staff and well organized business.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/10/21 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/19 |
Reviewed by: Lisa L
Tour guides, Nala and Marissa were awesome!! Nice, relaxing fun time.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/10/13 |
Activity Date: | 2023/10/10 |
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: 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: Sean L.
We were looking for a shorter boat tour on Kauai because we can’t deal with being on a boat for too long, and I’m glad we found this one. It was a smooth and relaxing ride, lead by some friendly guys. They narrated the tour with information and trivia about the island. We enjoyed a beautiful sunset over the river and views of the mountains. I recommend this tour if you want a sunset boat tour that doesn’t take up all your time and avoids any risk of seasickness. Drinks included!
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Packages: | Sunset Cruise |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/09/25 |
Activity Date: | 2023/09/12 |
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
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: 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: 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: Marita S
Great hosts we had, very informative about route, scenery, and hazards to watch for. The waterfall was really shorter than I expected and that day showed too much dirt in the bottom of the waterfall lagoon area. Yet Overall,it was a great experience and I would definitely recommend this tour to friends/family.
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Packages: | TERYX ATV Group Package: Driver + Adult Passenger |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/08/28 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/24 |
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: K.A.
This was such a great experience. They were all so kind and fun on our tour. I loved the history that was told about the land and all the movies that were filmed there. The ATV was soooo fun too. Very off road. Loved it.
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Packages: | TERYX ATV Group Package: Driver + Child Passenger |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/08/25 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/24 |
Reviewed by: Debra Cooper
This is a great experience. They have improved it a lot. It was better than when we did it in 2013. Our guide Jordan was very personable and knowledgeable.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/08/18 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/10 |
Reviewed by: Whitney Family
Family of four- two adult sons, enjoyed this spacious home. The bedrooms and bathrooms were comfy and each with their own amazing views. Kitchen had more than enough to cook meals and enjoy local food. Favorite spot was the patio off the living room. So lush. Private. Beautiful chickens roaming and kittens. Quiet neighborhood. Took beautiful walks. Enjoyed the nearby resort for sunset and dinner. Saturdays go to the Farmers Market. Responsive replies. Plenty of beach stuff as well. Great washer and dryer set up. Books, puzzles, and games galore. Just a lovely experience!
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Packages: | TERYX ATV Group Package: Driver + Adult Passenger |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/08/05 |
Activity Date: | 2023/07/13 |
Reviewed by: Jeanne-Marie
Had a great time on this tubing trip with my 5 year old. Thought it would be more of a kids thing but it was really fun for the adults too. Beautiful scenery on the drive up and lots of interesting history. Tubing was exciting and tunnels were fun.
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/08/03 |
Activity Date: | 2023/08/01 |
Reviewed by: Gladys
It was fun and everyone in the family can participate. Staff were so nice and informative especially our tour guide Mason. Ben and Natalie was great! Very knowledgeable of the passageways. Thank you
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2023/08/01 |
Activity Date: | 2023/07/30 |
Reviewed by: Chuang
The tour guide (a Hawaiian teenage girl, very energetic) is super awesome and nice, the safety tour guides also works super hard. It's the tour itself that I gave this rating. The tube would keep spinning and spinning which made me dizzy and created minor headache. I really hope that there is a way to force the tube to alway look forward. Some sort of a "1-person" short floaty canoe or kayak would have made this tour much more enjoyable. Thanks!
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2023/07/31 |
Activity Date: | 2023/07/08 |
Reviewed by: Pam
The first time I went on this tour a friend booked and I wasn't sure about it. I had so much fun I took my daughter the next time we were here. This time I have recommended it to multiple friends who will be tubing with me for the third time! Great family fun!
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Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2023/07/21 |
Activity Date: | 2021/10/29 |
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
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: | 2023/07/09 |
Activity Date: | 2023/06/30 |
Reviewed by: Bam Bam
Ryan and his cousin were amazing! They were extremely kind, energetic, and you can tell they love their job and the company they work for! It was our first excursion in Kauai and it definitely was a memorable experience. Will definitely recommend this company for anyone interested in ATV tours.
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Packages: | TERYX ATV Group Package: Driver + Adult Passenger |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2023/07/08 |
Activity Date: | 2023/07/05 |
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Aloha Kara,
Phenomenal is good enough for us all at Kayak Kaua’i.
We truly try to help folks have a safe and memorable time.
We are getting a kayak ready for your return.
Thanks for caring to share.
Stay well and active.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide