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Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Paddle & Hike
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“
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| Packages: | Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/10/31 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/10/06 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Mountain tubing adventure
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Tubing Adventure
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Awesome time!!
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Inner tube Blast
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Amazing tubing adventure
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Great time!
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 |
Kauai Sunset Cruise with Open Bar - Ocean & River Boat Tour from Lihue
Relaxing, Beautiful Boat tour
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Bubu’s Amazing Tour
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
I did a lot of excursions on Kauai, and this is in my top 2
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Tubing Tour
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Mountain Tubing
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Awesome
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 |
Kauai ATV Tour with Waterfall Swim - Kipu Ranch 3-Hour Trail Expedition
Great ATV experience through rainforests
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
SOOOO FUN
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 |
Kauai ATV Tour with Waterfall Swim - Kipu Ranch 3-Hour Trail Expedition
Fun, Fun,Fun!!!!
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Great time!
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 |
Kauai ATV Tour with Waterfall Swim - Kipu Ranch 3-Hour Trail Expedition
Oasis in Princeville
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Unique, fun and exciting adventure
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Everyone can participate
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
I personally think it's a bit overrated
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Super Fun Adventure
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 |
Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Fantastic tour-GREAT tour guide!
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 |
Kauai ATV Tour with Waterfall Swim - Kipu Ranch 3-Hour Trail Expedition
Ryan and Cousin are awesome!
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 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Fun River Day
Reviewed by: Kara
The river tube tour was awesome almost half of it was in caves. Definitely worth the cost and time to add it to your trip
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| Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2023/07/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/05/25 |
Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Amazing Kauai Adventure
Reviewed by: Gregg M
If you are down for a decent workout plus an absolutely exceptional experience go on this excursion.
The kayak trip is breathtaking. You are paddling along more or less the Kauai jungle. Once you complete your paddle up it’s off to a beginner level hike.
The hike consists of a couple of water crossings and then being immersed in open cane like fields and then into dense rain forest. Then you begin to get peaks of the waterfall ahead.
The arrival at the waterfall is phenomenal. For us it was our first time to a Hawaiian waterfall and all the hype and what you expect to experience, well, it’s true! Bask in the beauty of the falls, go enjoy the water and feel it crashing about you, you won’t be disappointed. It was a bit chilly at first but once in it’s comfortable.
This is where you get lunch, the sandwiches were great, the cookies, those were delicious!
Once you get to spend the 45 or so minutes at the falls it’s time for the hike back. Take in the scenery, it’s truly breathtaking.
Once back at the kayaks it’s time for the 2 mile paddle back to the marina. Here’s our advice on the paddle, go easy heading out to save your energy for the paddle back. It seems there is always a head wind for the return trip, we’ve heard this from friends who did it in the Spring and we did it late June. Just expect a harder return paddle then out.
Our guide was Steve, so I can’t speak for the other guides. But he was a top notch guide. Shared great info on what we were seeing, the horticultural significance of the area and some Kauai history, you are traveling through where the Hawaiian Kings/Queens lived.
Couple of tips, if you are a mosquito attraction like my wife, bring some bug spray. Absolutely make sure you have a refillable water container, it’s hot and you are working. And, go do this excursion, hands down the most fun thing we’ve done on the islands.
Wow Gregg…you should become a professional review generator. Let me know if you ever need a job.
Seriously thanks for generating an excellent review that give potential clients a real sense of what is involved.
Having Steve as the guide is just icing on the cake on the journey to the falls and yes he is definitely "top notch".
Thanks taking the time.
Stay well and active.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Packages: | Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2023/06/29 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/06/27 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Amazing time!!
Reviewed by: Arthur Longobardo
The whole Family had a great time! Jacob, Griff and Jess were amazing! So much fun.
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| Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2023/06/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/05/31 |
Kauai Backcountry Adventures Mountain Tubing Tour with Lunch
Tubing adventure
Reviewed by: Linda
We had the greatest time on this adventure! All the guides were great! We had Nick, Noah, and Braydon, but everyone involved with the tour was friendly, funny, and shared lots of information about the island. They made sure we were safe and having fun. They are a great crew and work hard. Wanted to do it all over again!
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| Packages: | 3-Hour Lihue Mountain Tubing Adventure |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/05/24 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/05/22 |
Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
The highlight of my trip!
Reviewed by: Kenisha & Chris
This excursion was amazing. I enjoyed every part of it. The kayaking was a serene adventure, the hiking was fun and the waterfall was a sight to behold. Our tour guide was awesome and engaging. I definitely recommend this tour.
Aloha Kenisha and/or Chris,
Amazing is good enough for me. How can we do better?
Thanks for the kudos.
Hope to see you back again for more water falls and paddles.
A hui hou,
Micco/Head Guide
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| Packages: | Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/05/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/04/27 |
Sacred Falls Adventure - Wailua River Kayak, Hike & Waterfall Swim
Really enjoyable morning.
Reviewed by: LammyP
We did the 7:30am tour and am glad we got out before it got too busy on the trail. I had never kayaked before but our guide, Garrett or "G" was able to answer any questions I had and I was quickly put at ease.
The kayaking up to the trail was good and the river not too busy. The trail was around a mile or so. We knew from the pictures that there's a crossing over water but we weren't aware there were about 4 each way and that one was about hip height. It was fine, we were just taken aback a bit.
Some of the trail was muddy, some was boarded walkways and some was literally clambering over jagged rocks. Wouldn't be suitable for anyone with mobility issues!
We only had around 40 minutes at the sacred falls, which was a shame. A little longer would've been better.
A highlight was meeting a little shama thrush that G had befriended.
The trail back seemed muddier due to the amount of folk on the trail.
The kayak back was a little harder as we were going against the flow of the river, but overall it was an incredible experience.
Aloha Lammy,
You should write a guide book. Great review and gives potential clients an idea of what to expect on the river and trail.
We ...you are lucky to have Garrick sharing his particular brand of aloha. Garrett is great water man with a real handle on the natural and cultural history of the area, while keeping it all safe and fun.
We try to spend an hour by the falls, but that is always dependent on group and weather dynamics.
Your only error is paddling back you are actually paddling with the slow current, but it is paddling into the wind that can at time test your mettle.
Stay well and active and thanks for taking the time to share.
A hui hou,
Micco
Head Guide
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| Packages: | Sacred Falls Paddle & Hike Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2023/05/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2023/05/11 |
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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