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All Reviews for Fern Grotto & Wailua River Cruise in Kauai

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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Nice tour

Reviewed by: Guest

saw a lot and learn a lot on the tour. A beautiful tour!

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Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2014/09/24
Activity Date: 2014/09/14

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Waimea Canyon & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto Tour

Reviewed by: KSD2014

Excellent tour. Our guide (Juan) gave us an unforgettable day. Not only was the scenery spectacular but Juan also managed to pass on the story of the Hawaiian people and Kauai as experienced by himself through his life growing up on the island. Juan is to be commended and the tour highly recommended. We also took other tours operated by Polynesian Adventure Tours and they were also of a very high standard.

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/09/22
Activity Date: 2014/08/31

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Eoka

We enjoyed the lush surroundings, however, it cannot compare to our previous trip which was many years ago. At that time we were able to actually walk into the Fern Grotto and listen to the singers in the grotto. We did enjoy the entertainment on our return trip back to the dock.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2014/09/20
Activity Date: 2014/09/17

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

More than expected!

Reviewed by: MarshFamily

This tour is awesome! So much more than expected! The family/crew were all very nice and very entertaining! I would recommend this tour to anyone looking to learn a little bit of island history and relax on the comfortable boat!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/09/20
Activity Date: 2014/09/17

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Delightful!

Reviewed by: Felicia

Was definitely worth the time! I would have liked to be able to approach the grotto, but our guide was magnificent & the boat team made it a very enjoyable trip. Talented dancer & singers! We will cherish this memory!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2014/09/13
Activity Date: 2014/08/18

シダの洞窟観光ツアー ワイメア渓谷&ポイプ潮吹岩&オパエカア滝 <英語ガイド>

A tour to be healed by the great nature of Kauai Island. カウアイ島の大自然に癒されるツアー

Reviewed by: asako

I was looking for optional tours on Kauai Island and decided to go with this one since it was confirmed to operate in English only. We visited key spots in one day. The driver, who was also a guide (female), provided comfortable explanations, and the services on the bus made me feel secure participating alone. The restaurant we stopped at for lunch had a great view, and the food was delicious. The highlights were the Wailua River cruise and the fern grotto, where the hula show on the boat and in front of the grotto allowed me to experience Hawaii the most during this trip.

カウアイ島でのオプショナルツアーを探していたところ、英語のみですが催行が確約されているとのことで決めました。要所を1日で巡ります。
ドライバー兼ドライバー(女性)の説明や、バス内のサービスは快適で、一人でも安心して参加できました。
昼食で立ち寄ったお店は見晴らしがよく、料理も美味しかったです。
ハイライトはワイルア川クルーズとシダの洞窟で、船内と洞窟前でのフラショーは今回の旅行で最もハワイを体感できました。

  • Joe's on the Greenでの昼食 Tuna melt

  • バス

  • カウアイコーヒーのお店

  • ワイルア川巡り

  • ワイメア峡谷

  • ワイルア川巡り

  • 潮吹き岩

  • シダの洞窟

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Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2014/08/31
Activity Date: 2014/08/26

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Shirin Khosravinejat

It was fun. Polite, professional staff,
Enjoyable performance; however the stop was somewhat short at fern Grotto.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/08/23
Activity Date: 2014/07/31

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Not so exciting

Reviewed by: Jim

River was calm. Performance was nice, but overall not so exciting. Won't do it again.

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/08/10

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Jackie

I was disappointed. I had been there about 4 years ago and the Fern Grotto was beautiful with lots of beautiful flowers to look at. It was so over grown you could hardly see the water fall. I also felt rushed, no time to admire the flowers that were there. I would not recommend this.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/08/04
Activity Date: 2014/07/28

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

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Reviewed by: Gladys Perry

I was disappointed that we could no longer go up to the fern area due to damage beyond the River Cruise control.

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Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2014/08/03
Activity Date: 2014/04/30

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Nice Tour

Reviewed by: Mark

If you don't have a car or don't want to drive this is a great way to see the sights. Comfortible transportation and the bus driver was very nice and informative. Long day for us, 11 hours, because we were picked up in Princeville, better if picked up from Lihue or Poipu. No lunch is provided however they stop at a golf course in Poipu to eat in their restaurant, so prepare for that additional expense. Was a little disappointed with Fern Grotto, we've seen much nicer areas in the botanical gardens. Boat ride was fun! Might be too long a day for young children and teenagers, for us it would have been better to drive ourselves.

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Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2014/07/21
Activity Date: 2014/06/23

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

More than Worth the Money

Reviewed by: Kelly Crain

I really enjoyed this. The staff were friendly, but not pushy. Nobody tried to sell me something else or tried to get me to upgrade to something else. The boat ride was pleasant, scenic, and informative. The grotto is pretty, but I think the benefit is the boat ride, music, and hula demonstrations. I would definitely do this again.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2014/07/19
Activity Date: 2014/07/12

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern Grotto Tour

Reviewed by: Love Kauai

Our tour had no enthusiasm and excitement in his voice. The crew seemed like this was a task. The Hawaiian dancers were good, the singer was good.
Had been on the Fern Grotto tour a few years ago and was much better.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2014/07/07
Activity Date: 2014/06/10

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: deborah cothran

Great! For $18 each, picked up at resort, trip down river to the Fern Grotto. We knew that previous rains had altered the view, so there was no disappointment. Live entertainment on the way out and a great island history lesson on the way back. A good, short tour of this part of Kaua'i

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/06/15
Activity Date: 2014/06/10

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Wailua River Cruise

Reviewed by: Dan and Holly

Awesome time! We were very pleased with our experience!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/05/31
Activity Date: 2014/05/05

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Wailua River cruise to Fern Gratto

Reviewed by: marlene

We would recommend to everyone. Really enjoyed the view. If you for to Kauaii you have to see.

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/05/31
Activity Date: 2014/05/05

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Wailua River Cruise

Reviewed by: JSchwarcz

Beautiful trip down the Wailua River with great entertainment! Fern Grotto was spectacular!!! A must see when in Kauai!!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2014/05/18
Activity Date: 2014/04/26

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Absolutely loved the cruise!

Reviewed by: Deb L

The cruise up the river on the barge was well narrated and very enjoyable. A great deal of history and general information about the area was shared with us, and various landmarks were pointed out.

Once we reached the Fern Grotto, we were entertained by the Smith family as they played the traditional wedding song, and we were given additional information about the Fern Grotto itself - including it's history and how it was made famous.

The return ride on the barge included the entertainers joining us and continuing the music and dancing. Visitors were encouraged to learn to hula and taught various moves.

As someone who tends to get very seasick, I had no issues at all on the cruise. Not even in the slightest.

  • The Fern Grotto

  • Kayakers on the river

  • onboard entertainment

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/05/01
Activity Date: 2014/04/15

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Hawaii is awesome!!

Reviewed by: Laurie Richardson

Our tour guide was incredible!! he knew the history of the island, and we so enjoyed his humor!!! Fern Grotto needs to grow more not much to see there?

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Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2014/04/22
Activity Date: 2014/03/25

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Canyon great, River Cruise so-so

Reviewed by: Ultrasonics21

The tour was great and the guide had a lot of knowledge about Kauai. I was pleased to see how much of the south shore was covered in the tour. I wish they would have gone to the two other lookout points on the canyon before turning back but otherwise the stops were great. The river cruise was a little disappointing and the fern grotto, even though beautiful, wasn't worth the time spent getting there. If I had to do it again, I would just do the tour.

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/04/21
Activity Date: 2014/04/08

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

The best trip ever

Reviewed by: Hardeep

I enjoyed the guide. She was the best. The boat trip was perfect. What a beautiful romantic trip

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/04/20
Activity Date: 2014/04/17

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Delighted Adventurer

Reviewed by: Diane

Mario was an excellent driver and tour guide. We got to see so much of Kauai on this day-long tour. He gave us many hints beyond the tour if what to see, etc. We too the tour the first day we arrived. The information we gained helped orient us on our first trip to the Garden Island. Wonderful sites and LOTS of stops, well spaced and paced. We enjoyed the 24 passenger van and all the participants too.

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/03/28
Activity Date: 2014/03/25

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern grotto

Reviewed by: ZNmez

The cruise was not too long, about two hours in total. The Wailua River is beautiful! The crew did a great version of the island "wedding song" while at the Fern Grotto. It was amazing to learn to hula from such talented dancers! Such a beautiful art!

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/03/08

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Waimea Canyon and Fern Grotto Riverboat

Reviewed by: Bridgett Zelasko

Most beautiful sites on the island of Kauai. Must do tour! I loved all the stops we stopped at I couldn't stop taking pictures! The spouting horn was my favorite!

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Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2014/03/08
Activity Date: 2014/02/23

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Wonderful Tour of Kauai

Reviewed by: Steve & Kathy

We enjoyed a day with Davin our driver through Waimea Canyon, the spouting horn, and the fern grotto. There was so much more than just those stops and our driver not only navigated expertly with the large bus he was driving but also provided an informed narrative of our surroundings. We also enjoyed the lunch at the golf course we stopped and the scenery of such a beautiful area. While our stops were quick, we were able to do some shopping and purchased some wonderful souvenirs. Would suggest Veltra tours to anyone!

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Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/02/24
Activity Date: 2014/02/18

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern Grotto Tour

Reviewed by: Kauai Val

This is an awesome activity. I love the leisurely cruise up the river, the beautiful tropical foliage, the traditional Hawaiian music and the hula entertainment. This is the best bang for your buck in the islands. Definitely a must do!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2014/01/28
Activity Date: 2014/01/25

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Good combination of dance, scenery, & river view

Reviewed by: Ann

I think this trip was reasonably priced and you get a variety of things: river, hula performance, and the fern grotto--not a dull moment for this trip.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2014/01/14
Activity Date: 2014/01/11

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fun Experience

Reviewed by: Chere

We learned about the island, how to hula, and took some amazing pictures. The Smiths were great

  • Fern Grotto

  • On the ride over...

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Packages: Standard
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2013/12/28
Activity Date: 2013/03/08

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Relaxing Afternoon on the River

Reviewed by: JamesD

Truly enjoyed the smooth ride up river with explanation of the local culture and sites. Musicians and dancers obviously enjoyed their craft and were top notch. Very pleasant way to spend the afternoon.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2013/09/28
Activity Date: 2013/09/09

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: David

Tour guide very great and tour was a must do for anyone going to Kauai. Highly recommended.

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Posted on: 2013/09/08
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