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All Reviews for Fern Grotto & Wailua River Cruise in Kauai

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

Beautiful

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

The Grotto is beautiful. A must see for all visitors.

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Posted on: 2012/10/12

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

Okay not great

Reviewed by: Peggy - Global Traveler

20 years ago this was a really great trip as you were able to go inside the cave and the water fall there was more than a trickle. Since the Iniki Hurricane in the 90's that is no longer possible. The landslide that happened ended the cave tour part and ended the waterfall being as it was.

I would recommend this to any one who has just landed in Kauai, older couples perhaps, who have never seen a fern grotto of any kind. For kids it is boring. Heard that a few times :)

As for a wedding... I would honestly not recommend this particular trip as it is average or just okay. The boat trip up and back in the boat was the best part. For wedding parties I would honestly recommend arranging something with the Smith Family or one of the local Resorts and doing it as part of a Luau. That would be better. Hawaii Activities can help you find many other events that would be better for a wedding. They rock!

This is a nice easy trip and okay to see. But if you have limited

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Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2012/08/06

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

Great fun

Reviewed by: Carl O

We thoroughly enjoyed this informative and beautiful cruise. The Captain shared much information and was very entertaining. On the way back, the entertainment was excellent. Good time!

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Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2012/07/21

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

Fern Grotto - June 2012

Reviewed by: ANDRA

Loved the staff, they were great, fun, and informative. However, was not what I expected. I am not sure what would have made it a better experience. The Fern Grotto itself was beautiful, but there were too many people on the deck to enjoy it. Made it crowded and uncomfortable.

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Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2012/07/01

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>

Cave of the Ferns シダの洞窟

Reviewed by: イキ

I participated in an activity on the afternoon of the day I flew from Japan to Hawaii, and then to Kauai. Since I was dealing with jet lag, a calm activity like this was just right for our first day in Hawaii with the kids.

It might have been nice to combine this with the "Hawaiian Traditional Feast Luau and Sacred Ceremony Imu! Smith Tropical Paradise Luau," which is located on the same grounds. Our family watched the luau on the last day in Kauai, but among those on the same boat, quite a few were planning to have dinner and see the luau show after this boat ride.

The Fern Grotto was beautiful, but everyone in the family got bitten by mosquitoes. I recommend applying insect repellent before participating.

日本からハワイへ、さらにカウアイ島へ飛んできたその日の午後に参加しました。時差ぼけの状態なので子どもも連れてのハワイ初日はこのぐらいの穏やかなアクティビティがちょうどよかったです。

同じ敷地内にある、「ハワイ伝統饗宴ルアウと神聖な儀式イム!スミス・トロピカル・パラダイス・ルアウ」と組み合わせてもよかったかもしれません。私たち家族はカウアイ島最終日にルアウを分けて見ましたが、同じ船に乗っている人の中では、この船の後に夕食とルアウのショーを見る予定である人が結構いました。

シダの洞窟はきれいでしたが、家族みんな蚊に刺されました。虫除けを塗っての参加をお奨めします。

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Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2012/05/02

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

WE HAD A GREAT TIME !!!

Reviewed by: BETH

Six of us just returned from Oahu and Kauai!! Had a WONDERFUL time!!! And the Fern Grotto boat ride was just really nice!! The staff was WONDERFUL, and they made us all feel so welcomed!!! We just really had a GREAT TIME!!! I would recommend this to anyone!!!! The walk to the fern grotto was EASY, and the photo ops were priceless!!! Just alot of fun with my friends!!

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Posted on: 2012/02/27

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

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Enjoyed the cruise ... Thank you

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Posted on: 2011/09/20

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

cruise

Reviewed by: Scott

Thanks.

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Posted on: 2011/05/21

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

River Tour

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Great for kids.

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Posted on: 2011/04/07

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

River Ride

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Good for families with small children.

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Posted on: 2011/04/07

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

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Karen S

We loved the pace, entertainment and narration. Our entire family had a good time. Thank you!

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Posted on: 2011/02/15

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

very enjoyable

Reviewed by: connie

We totally enjoyed the river cruise and the fern grotto. We were a little disappointed we could not actually go into the grotto but totally understand. It will be good to come back and see it again after a few years and some more fern growth.

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Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2011/02/15

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

Slow paced enjoyment

Reviewed by: Mike B

The wailua river cruise is very unique, we saw a lot of Kauai we didnt know was there, and learned a lot from our guide. The pace of the tour is slow and relaxed.

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Posted on: 2011/02/08

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

Even less than I expected

Reviewed by: Barry

The staff was very nice and the boat ride was relaxing but the Fern Grotto itself was less than I expected, and I wasn't expecting much.
You don't go inside the cave. You just look at it from a distance.
You can see ferns growing from the face of a rock cliff where the cave is located. You view it from a platform where weddings are performed these days. You can't go inside to see the area where 100 people can gather.

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Posted on: 2011/01/14

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>

There are plenty of highlights. 見どころたっぷりです

Reviewed by: あらん

You can visit all the highlights of Kauai Island in one day. I joined an English tour with participants from America, Australia, and Japan, and we all got along well and had a great time on the bus. It was nice that the guide played the ukulele and sang along at various points during the tour. For lunch, we went to a restaurant in a golf course. The view was great and the food was delicious.

1日でカウアイ島の見どころを回ってしまいます。
英語ツアーでアメリカ、オーストラリア、日本からの参加者でしたが、みなさんと仲良くなりバスの中でも盛り上がりました。途中途中でガイドさんがウクレレを弾きながら歌ってくくださるのもよかったです。
ランチは、ゴルフ場の中のレストラン。景色もよくおいしかったです。

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Posted on: 2010/12/14

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

Perfect for first timers!

Reviewed by: The Anchondo's

Our first time to Kauai and we decided to try the Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto and we absolutely loved it! it was kinda slow but very relaxing, and such beauty surrounding you how could you not like it..
I know its got some bad reviews and I cant understand why, if you appreciate the beauty of Kauai then you will love this short and sweet experience and you can get some really great pictures too.

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Posted on: 2010/08/23

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Fast but Nice

Reviewed by: Donald

The tour is a bit rushed as expected because of all the area covered. However, you get to see a lot, but for a small amount of time. Waimea Canyon is most definitely the highlight of the tour. The river trip and fern grotto weren't too exciting. The tour is a good way to get an overview if you just have one day on the island (like we did).

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Posted on: 2010/07/27

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

Great time!

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Our group enjoyed the music as we cruised the river. The scenery was outstanding and the staff provided good service.

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Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2010/06/04

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

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Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

no comment

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Posted on: 2010/02/11

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

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Reviewed by: Marilyn

This was my second trip and I loved it as much the second time as I did the first. I will highly recommend it to anyone who is coming to Kauai.

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Posted on: 2010/01/24

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

Fern Grotto is beautiful!

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

We thought the Fern Grotto was beautiful and the river cruise scenery was spectacular. Entertainment on board was so so.

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Posted on: 2009/11/22

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

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Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

This is a great tour if you want to see the island and learn about the culture. This was our first trip to Kauai, so we took the all day tour (11 hours from the time we were picked up.) Very long day but it was EXCELLENT and well worth it.

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Posted on: 2009/07/23

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Reviewed by: David

A very informative excursion. Truly relaxing and the staff were insightful and fun. Would highly recommend this to anyone.

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Posted on: 2009/07/21

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

fern grotto

Reviewed by: sara926

The employees were very friendly. The Grotto was not all that I expected it to be in my imagination, but it was still very beautiful and I would recommend to check it out

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Posted on: 2009/07/11

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

Splendid!

Reviewed by: Jen

The Smith family embraces you with their Hawaiian charm as soon as you meet them! The river trip to the Fern Grotto was a beautiful experience. We were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary so when the singers sang the Hawaiian Wedding Song it was very special! The Hula dancer on-board was not only beautiful, but very talented as well. Even my husband participated in the learning of the Hula dance - much to my delight! I would do this trip again if ever given the chance. Truly memorable!

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Posted on: 2009/06/26

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Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

This was a relaxing river ride. Our guides were knowledgable. We enjoyed the singing and dancing on the boat. We rode this tour into the Luau. Overall It was a great 1st day on the island. We would all do it again!

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Posted on: 2009/06/26

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Reviewed by: So Cal Beaches

The Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto was enjoyable. I recommend taking the last cruise and then going to the Smith Luau.

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Posted on: 2009/06/10

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

Pretty good stuff

Reviewed by: Daniel & Christine

The boat is kind of boring, but also very scenic. The grotto does make it worthwhile. I suggest doing the Smiths luau right after this, they are right together, so why not!

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Posted on: 2009/06/02

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

Smith's Laua

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Better than expected, best laua I've been to. The gardens are beautiful, go early so you can spend some time walking around the beautiful location.

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Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2009/05/28

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

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Not what I expected, could have skipped it to spend more time at the Smith's laua.

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Posted on: 2009/05/28
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