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All Reviews for Waimea Canyon Tours in Kauai
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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Happy
Reviewed by: Colin & Jo
Fern grotto was a lovely trip down the river ending up at fern grotto was like a rain forest the whole experience was great the people were very knowledgeable and the boat cruise ack they sang all the way back and taught us to hula which was interesting
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/15 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea, Fern Grotto tour
Reviewed by: Evangelista, N
We were in Awe when we saw Waimea Canyon, most unforgettable sight so far and for the record we have seen Grand Canyon as well. the tour package itself is great, our driver is awesome forgot his name already ( sorry) he makes sure that each and everyone needs are met. Love the fact that we were picked up right in front of our hotel. I just wished tho that the Fern Grotto is as nice as in the pictureExtra treat that we also enjoy is the short hula performance...
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/09 |
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＞
全体的に、まとまった内容でよかったです
Reviewed by: ワッキーあき
日本語でのツアーが参加者人数不足のため欠旅。急遽、探して申し込んだのが、このツアーでした。私以外、英語圏の参加者でした。一人参加の方も数名いました。このツアーの売りにしている、快適なバス⇒そのとおりでした。エアコン完備で、快適そのものでした。ただ、英語力ある程度ないと、このツアーを楽しむことが無理かと思います。あと、参加料にチップ含まれてないので、日本人にはその点がちょっと・・・って思われるかも。それ以外は、全体的な旅行の時間配分がしっかりしており、申し分ないツアーです。
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/30 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon Tour & ABORTED Cruise to Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: Bruce Cariker
Great tour as far as it went. The river cruise to Fern Grotto was cancelled due to high river levels. When people asked the driver about reimbursement for the cancelled cruise, he responded with some thing like, "You can phone the company and ask for a partial reimbursement, but don't get your hopes up if it doesn't happen." I think it indicates that the driver just wasn't properly informed about how to deal with the situation, Great driver otherwise, and full of lots of info. It would have been fun to talk with him in an informal setting.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/14 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Terrible trip
Reviewed by: Unhappy customer
This trip was terrible, expensive, and boring. With false advertisement. We were on time waiting for the bus, but it came an hour and thirty minutes later. It was ridiculous they called 3 times saying to be on time, but they were late themselves! Our guide was very bad. All he told us was the name of the attraction not the history. The bus was huge but his mic didn't work. All he had to do was change the batteries but even at a stop he didn't take the time to change them. He just was talking with other people. We could have done this with our own car and taken our time! PLEASE don't waste your money and time on this trip!!! Explore your self and take your time!!!!!!!!!
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2017/07/11 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/07/08 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Beautiful scenery and boat ride!
Reviewed by: Mark
We enjoyed the tour, however it was distracting to have the driver singing over the music video and playlist. No one in our group enjoyed that at all and would have rather heard local commentary, island history, or just the recorded artist's voice.
The canyon scenery, boat ride, and fern grotto were beautiful and amazing.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2017/05/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/05/11 |
Waimea Canyon Waipoo Waterfall Hike (Moderate)
Breathtaking views
Reviewed by: Jennifer
The hike was a little challenging but it was worth it to see the amazing views of the canyon. Sitting atop the waterfall for lunch was icing on the cake! Our guide was great as well.
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| Packages: | Koke‘e State Park - Waipo‘o Falls Hiking Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/10/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/10/17 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Worth the time and money
Reviewed by: SKSamy
The bus went with broke down when we were at Waimea canyon that gave us more time to spend at the beautiful Waimea canyon at the expense of missing the lunch. In spite of this we enjoyed every bit of it. The guide/driver did a nice job of keeping us engaged all the time.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/10/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/10/19 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Average Trip
Reviewed by: DebW
The Fern Grotto was a guided tour, which I did not realize when we signed up. The boat ride up the river was nice. The guide pointed out various places along the river. Your time is very limited at the Grotto. The guides there rush you along to the site, explain the grotto, sing, and then you are rushed out. I wanted to explore the trail a bit and take photos so that was disappointing.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/08/12 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/07/31 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Great tour!
Reviewed by: Vikki M.
Our tour guide was Jonna. She was friendly,,knowledgeable of Hawaiian history and folklore. She drove safely while she shared about the sights we visited. Her sense of humor and kindness was evident as she inquired about how each of us was doing. My husband and I finished our tour having learned about Kaua'i and the sights. We loved our tour and will recommend to friends to make time for this tour!
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/08/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/08/06 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon and Wailua River Cruise
Reviewed by: Teacher82
Jack was a great tour guide and the day passed very quickly with jokes, historical information, and a beautiful cruise to the Fern Grotto. The singers were beautiful in sentiment and voice, showing us the beauty of the Hawaiian culture . I recommend this as it is a great way to be engulfed in culture and see most of the island , including great picture spots.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/07/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/07/03 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon lookout
Reviewed by: Michelle
The Waimea Canyon was beautiful! However, I feel I could have done this activity on my own. We spent most of our day picking up people from hotels and I felt I could have used that time exploring more of the canyon.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/06/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/06/03 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Fantastic Tour of Kauai!
Reviewed by: Cheryl M
We had a great time! Juan, our tour guide, was fabulous! What a wonderful time. Everyone on the bus was entertained as well as having a good time. We were exhausted by the end of the day and it was worth it!
Highly recommended. Everyone in your party will get to be a sightseer and have a driver to do the work!
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/04/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/04/19 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Canyon & River Cruise
Reviewed by: Rita & Alan
Our guide - Rosario - was well informed and jovial. As there were only 7 of us on the trip Rosario was able to spend more time showing us interesting points on the island. The Canyon itself was beautiful although the River Cruise was a bit naff
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/04/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/04/03 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waited Canyon and Fern Grotto tour 30 Mar, 2016.
Reviewed by: Cynthia Leas
Our guide , Jacque Cousteau, (Jack Custer) was great! He was so knowledgeable and seemed to enjoy sharing with us. My grandson and I learned a lot and had fun. My only complaint was having to drive from Waimea Plantation Cottages to the Sheraton to meet the tour, while Princeville guests WERE picked up. When I signed up for the tour online, it said we would be picked up. The day before, I got a call saying we would have to get ourselves to the Sheraton.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2016/04/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/03/30 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
WAIMEA CANYON & WAILUA RIVER CRUISE TO FERN GROTTO TOUR....
Reviewed by: JIMJUDYMARGIBOB
WE ALL GIVE THIS TOUR ON KAUAI, A 10 PLUS. WE WERE PICKED UP AT OUR CONDO, DRIVEN UP THE WESTERN COAST. STOPS ALONG THE WAY...WAIMEA CANYON IS BREATH TAKING! OUR TOUR GUIDE, ROSERIO (misp?) WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND HAD A GREAT SENCE OF HUMOR. WE STOPPED FOR A WONDERFUL LUNCH,( RIGHT ACROSS FROM OUR CONO)..THEN HEADED EAST TO THE COAST AND OUR TOUR TO THE GROTTO. ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A WONDERFUL TOUR....WE WERE DROPPED OFF AT OUR CONDO IN THE EARLY EVENING...JUST IN TIME FOR A DRINK, SNACKS AND BED! MAHALO WE HAVE ALREADY RECOMMENDED THIS COMPANY ON FACEBOOK
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2016/02/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/01/23 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Oops
Reviewed by: John
Not bad until the driver left us at the last stop. Think one could tell that 2 of a group of 8 were not in the van. At least it was only mile or so walk to hotel.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/01/10 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/12/16 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Kauai Adventure
Reviewed by: Lawrence Phillips
Tour guide was great. Could have used more time at the canyon and blow hole.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/01/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/12/16 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Incredible Experience
Reviewed by: A & S Kidd
We took the Waimea Canyon and Wailua River Cruise tour and what an experience. Our driver and tour guide, Juan, was amazing. His knowledge of the history of the island of Kauai together with his own experiences growing up on the Garden Isle really made the day beyond interesting. From the time we boarded the tour bus until the end of the day, Juan's personality, knowledge and wit made every minute enjoyable. We highly recommend this tour AND Juan to all who may consider it.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/12/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/12/07 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Fantastic guide!
Reviewed by: Marco S
Our guide, Jack, having been raised in Hawaii was extremely knowledgeable about the history and local factoids. He even had a few good jokes. He kept us engaged and interested for the entire day. Everyone else we came into contact with regarding this tour was also very professional and nice
Overall I would recommend this as a great way to get introduced to Kauai
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/12/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/11/28 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon & Wailua River Cruise
Reviewed by: Betty Latiolais
The Canyon was beautiful. The river cruise was very relaxing and enjoyable. All in all it was very nice. The road up to the Canyon reminded me of going to Kings Canyon in California. Very interesting!
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2015/10/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/09/20 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon tour
Reviewed by: Susan
My friend and I had a great time. Jack was a great tour guide and was very informative and very entertaining .
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2015/09/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/09/27 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Nice tour guide
Reviewed by: Richard Kwang
The operator and all the crew was super nice , really enjoy the show , but I am kind of feel bad because most of people doesn't know how to tips ...hopefully in the future most tourist need to know how to take care the performance and the tour guide
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2015/09/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/09/06 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon and Wailua River Cruise
Reviewed by: Thomas Hamilton
Outstanding day made all the better by our tour guide "Jack". He was a long-time resident of Kauai and knew all the details of where we were going plus sites along the way. He's a "keeper" for sure.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/05/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/04/14 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Too short time at the scenic spots
Reviewed by: Jesper
The Waimea Canyon was the highlight of this tour. The Wailua River and Fern Grotto were decent too (more time there luckily).
On the whole, I thought the tour felt too much like sitting in the bus, and too short time at the scenic spots. We had short stops of a few minutes at some scenic spots. Whereas we got a 20 minute stop at a shopping place, which honestly felt a bit like a waste of time to me when we could have spent that time at other scenic spots. Lunch was 1 hour long, but if a different place would have been chosen, lunch would have been served quicker, and we could have done with less time for lunch too.
On the whole, I feel I didn't see much during this tour, which is a pity. For a tour that has Waimea Canyon in its title, it felt decidingly light on Waimea Canyon.
I can't blame the driver/guide, as he was full of humour and well-spirited. But the tour schedule he had to drive could do with definite improvement I think. (Why not, after the Waimea Canyon lookout, drive further up to the Kalalau Valley lookout while we are in that area?)
One other thing: I got a pickup time of 7.00, but had to wait until 7.40 'til the bus arrived. The driver seemed to be on schedule, so presumably 7.40 was the pickup time communicated to him, but it wasn't communicated to me by the organisation sadly.
I did many great tours during my holiday. This wasn't one of them sadly, although I'm happy I got to see the magnificent Waimea Canyon.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2015/02/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/01/31 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: DAV
The Guide for the Waimea Canyon tour was excellent. Very informative and enjoyable! The Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto was a total waste of time. The "entertainment" was very, very poor. Back in Florida, a local restaurant has entertainment far superior. Would definitely recommend the Waimea Canyon tour. Would Never have Anything to do with the Wailua river cruise to Fern Grotto with the laughable entertainment. Not interesting or professional enough to keep even the attention of children.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/01/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/12/27 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
CIRCLE ISLAND TOUR AND FERN GROTTO
Reviewed by: Joan
It was okay. The driver liked to talk about himself too much.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/01/10 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/12/21 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Good Tour
Reviewed by: llbower
An enjoyable lazy trip down the river to a beautiful waterfall. Great Hawaiian entertainment too. Need to give the dancers more room to dance.
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| Packages: | Test Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/12/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/12/06 |
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＞
カウアイ島 初心者にぜひ☆
Reviewed by: yoko
女性1人で参加しました。
元々日本語ツアー希望で申し込んでいたのですが、人数が揃わず不催行となり直前で急遽このツアーに変更しました。(カウアイ島はアメリカ本土やカナダ等からの観光客が多く、滞在中ほとんど日本人に会いませんでした)
当日の参加者は私以外全員英語圏の方で年配のご夫婦や友達同士が多かったです。車内は当然オール英語で、女性ガイド(兼ドライバー)さんが車窓に見える景色や植物、カウアイ島の歴史について、時にジョークを交えながら楽しくお話しして下さいます。ガイドブックや地図を持参するとより理解が深まって楽しめると思います。車の乗り心地も快適で、ウトウトしてしまうほどでした。
全参加者のピックアップを終えると、古き良き風情の残るオールドタウンを抜け、日系人経営のお土産屋さんでトイレ休憩(15分)を取っていざ出発！ 途中右手にさとうきび列車(?)が見えたり町並みを楽しんでいると、車は次第に山合いへ。。
ワイメアキャニオンに到着！ 目の前に広がる緑と赤土の山々は壮観です‼︎ 空気も澄んでいて清々しい気持ちになります。(…しかしここで30分の自由時間は持て余してしまったので20分あれば十分ですね)
次に訪れたのはカウアイコーヒーショップ。コーヒーの芳ばしい香り漂う店内にはお土産コーナー・カフェ・試飲コーナーがあり、ここは15分では足りずもっとゆっくりしたかったです。
続いてゴルフ場内にあるレストランでランチタイム(40分)。開放的な造りになっているので、青い空と太陽・爽やかな風を感じながらのランチはとても気持ちが良かったです。
メニューはハンバーガーやサンドウィッチ等が中心で、ガイドさんいわく「ココナッツクリームパイ」が美味しいんだとか。ただ、大人数での利用なので早くオーダーしないとなかなか料理が来ません。私はわずか10分しか食べる時間がなく、半分残す羽目になりました…(泣)
続いてポイプの潮吹き岩に立ち寄り(15分)、車はワイルア方面へ。オパエカア滝を見学した後、ワイルア川クルーズ&シダの洞窟へ。カヤックを漕ぐ人々とすれ違いながら遊覧船で川を上って行きます。そして船着場で船を降り、ジャングルの中を少し歩くと森の奥から歌声が。。ハワイアンミュージックの生演奏に迎えられ、シダの洞窟に到着です！ 森の中のプライベート空間といった感じで、神秘的な雰囲気に包まれながらミュージシャンとダンサーによるパフォーマンスとちょっとしたセレモニーを楽しみます。帰りの船の中でもパフォーマンスは続き、盛り上がりのうちにフィナーレを迎えます。
このように見所満載のツアーですので、初めてカウアイ島を訪れる方・レンタカーを借りていない方には特におすすめしたいです。
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2014/11/28 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/11/13 |
Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon &Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto Tour
Reviewed by: Sue and Ted.........
Was an excellent day well spent. Juan was an exceptional guide providing interesting insight. Timing was superb and food was exceptional. Well worth the money.Juan made it so,
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/11/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/11/10 |
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