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All Reviews for Wailua River Adventures

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4.57

610 Reviews
Wailua River Kayak & Secret Falls Hike - Guided Kauai Adventure
Fun
Activity Date: 2017/09/05 | Posted on: 2017/09/09
Fun

It was very fun and i had fun cuz it was fun. It seems kind of funny cuz it was so fun. Our kayak weighed a ton but it was still fun. And we went hiking. the end

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
A must do in Kaua'i!
Activity Date: 2017/08/05 | Posted on: 2017/08/10

''This is the second time we have been on the Fern Grotto adventure. Beautiful place and you learn something too! Thank you for sharing your family history Smith Family.

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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>
You can enjoy it in a compact way.
コンパクトに楽しめます
Activity Date: 2017/07/08 | Posted on: 2017/07/31

Cave of the Cedars sightseeing boat tour <half-day / English guide>
During the 20-minute boat ride, there are hula dances and interactive dance activities, which are enjoyable. You will stay at the site for about 30-40 minutes. The spiritual atmosphere was nice.
I participated in the 9:30 AM tour, and the timing was just right for lunch afterward.

シダの洞窟観光遊覧船<半日/英語ガイド>
片道20分の船中で、フラダンスや参加型のダンスがあり、楽しめます。現地も滞在30-40分でしょうか。スピリチュアルな雰囲気で良かったです。
午前9:30のツアーに参加し、終わったらランチでちょうどいい時間配分でした。

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Wailua River Kayak & Secret Falls Hike - Guided Kauai Adventure
Sacred Falls Adventure
Activity Date: 2017/06/29 | Posted on: 2017/07/03

The Sacred Falls Adventure was just perfect for my husband and me. The sites were beautiful! Our tour guide was informative about plants and birds on the way to the waterfall and made our adventure more special!

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Wailua River Kayak & Secret Falls Hike - Guided Kauai Adventure
Awesome tour!
Activity Date: 2017/06/13 | Posted on: 2017/06/22

Our tour guide was wonderful. He was very knowledgeable and helpful!

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Wailua River Kayak & Secret Falls Hike - Guided Kauai Adventure
Would not recommend for families with children
Activity Date: 2017/05/31 | Posted on: 2017/06/03

I took this tour with my 8 year old and I wouldn't call this the highlight of our trip. I consider both of us in fairly good shape, and kayaking up Wailua was still quite challenging, especially with the wind. The tour guide seemed to be in a hurry so it added to the stress. The hiking part was quite difficult with rocks, roots, steep climbs and descents. Here again, our tour guide rushed through the forest, not even waiting for some of the slower group members. The "scrumptious" advertised lunch was awful - a stale deli sandwich and a pre-packaged cookie. The waterfall was the only redeeming moment of this tour. All in all, unless you're an adventurous young couple in good shape, I would not recommend this tour.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua Smith Boat Tour
Activity Date: 2017/05/21 | Posted on: 2017/05/24

This was a very throw back to the past type of experience. Simple fun, nice people, old fashioned hospitality. The river is in full sun, would not recommend kayak option..not enough interesting flora along the way. Hula and Hawaiian music on the boat ride fun. Fern Grotto was devastated in 1992 and a shadow of it's former glory. Guide gave good local information in an entertaining sort of presentation. I'd take grandma and grandpa or very young kids on this tour.

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Wailua River Kayak & Secret Falls Hike - Guided Kauai Adventure
Kauai 1st Trip
Activity Date: 2017/05/18 | Posted on: 2017/05/21
Brb

Thank you so much! Had a great time! The guide Philip was great!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Lovely ride
Activity Date: 2017/05/17 | Posted on: 2017/05/20

Smooth, interesting and all round pleasant ride to a beautiful place.

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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>
It was fun.
楽しかったです。
Activity Date: 2017/04/30 | Posted on: 2017/05/16

It was great to do hula dancing together on the return boat; everyone was friendly. The cost performance is outstanding.

帰りの船の中で、みんなでフラダンスなど、フレンドリーでよかったです。コストパフォーマンス抜群ですね。

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Early Bird Gets the Best Tour!
Activity Date: 2017/02/25 | Posted on: 2017/05/09

Who could pass up a tradition of Hawaiian tourism that has been in operation since 1947?! The Smith family was awesome. They were very friendly and kind. We were fortunate to be on the first boat of the day and in a small group. The morning was cool yet very comfortable. While we waited for our tour to start, the on-board talented trio of musicians were taking requests, joking and visiting with the passengers. Once on the river, the captain gave us an overview of the points of interests along the way as we passed stand-up-paddle boarders and kayakers enjoying the quiet river too. We were treated to a beautiful hula demonstration, native music and an improv hula lesson! After a short walk to the grotto, our "guide" explained some of the history and folk lore about the grotto, afterwards, they sang the Hawaiian Wedding song to us. It would be fun to go back again!

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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>
It's irresistible for hula dance lovers.
フラダンス好きにはたまらない
Activity Date: 2017/04/18 | Posted on: 2017/05/02

In front of the cave of the ferns, I was able to see a Hawaiian wedding song and a solemn hula dance. On the return boat, there were five Japanese people, so they provided a service of Japanese songs and performed hula dances. At the end, everyone had a hula lesson, and we all danced together in the small boat. I was really into the song we learned! It was a satisfying tour!

シダの洞窟前で、ハワイアンウェディングの歌と、厳かなフラダンスを
見る事が出来ました。そして、帰りの舟の中では ウクレレや日本人が5名いたので日本の歌のサービス、フラダンスを踊ってくれたのです、最後は全員にフラのレッスン、みんなで狭い舟中で踊りました。習った曲だった私はノリノリ!満足!のツアーでした。

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Wailua River Kayak & Secret Falls Hike - Guided Kauai Adventure
Secret Waterfall Kayak, Hike, Swim
Activity Date: 2017/04/19 | Posted on: 2017/04/22

My boyfriend and I had a blast. It was so much fun!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Beautiful and Informative
Activity Date: 2017/04/14 | Posted on: 2017/04/21
Amy

It was lots of fun and informative. The staff was really nice and it was a very kid friendly adventure

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Wailua River Kayak & Secret Falls Hike - Guided Kauai Adventure
Great time!
Activity Date: 2017/04/13 | Posted on: 2017/04/17

The kayaking part was nice, not too difficult. The hike was a nice hike, not quite a casual walk down a straight path but also not too difficult. I enjoyed having our guide Jesse there to explain things to us as we hiked, he was a good guide. He got stuck talking to just one individual of our group a few times and it was hard to hear what he was saying sometimes. The waterfall was nice, there were a lot of boulders in the water so be careful! Lots of other people from other tours on the same path made it a bit crowded.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
I just don't enjoy large group tours
Activity Date: 2017/03/23 | Posted on: 2017/03/26

This is a great tour for those that want an easy, non-strenuous ride up and back on the river. I just did not enjoy being packed in with that many people to see the attraction after hiking and adventuring all week and then going on a garden tour directly before this one. I thought it was the only way to get to the grotto, and didn't like being herded in a huge group to see the ferns and hurry and take a photo. We really wished we knew that renting kayaks from the same company was an option because that looked way more our style. Aside from that, the staff was nice and gave an informative tour and musical entertainment for the ride. Best suited for older or more conservative tourists.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Nice boat tour
Activity Date: 2017/02/27 | Posted on: 2017/03/25

Enjoyed the river cruise very much
It was nice to see some traditional dancers and music and the grotto was definitely worth seeing

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
January Hawaii trip
Activity Date: 2017/01/30 | Posted on: 2017/02/27

Beautiful boat trip up the Wailua River, scenery and stories of the area spectacular.
Fern Grotto an incredible natural creation. Well worth the money.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Nice side trip
Activity Date: 2017/01/25 | Posted on: 2017/02/18

Nice river cruise. Did it before going to our Luau next door

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
River Cruise
Activity Date: 2017/02/04 | Posted on: 2017/02/17

The location was very hard to find. Price was fair. The man entertaining was kinda corny. I was expecting more.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Must do!
Activity Date: 2017/01/16 | Posted on: 2017/02/16

Four of us thoroughly enjoyed the river cruise to fern grotto and Smith Family Luau experience afterwards. We had researched luaus on the Hawaiian Islands, and I am convinced we found the ideal one. Loved the gardens and cultural dance show!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Beautiful!!
Activity Date: 2017/01/17 | Posted on: 2017/02/11

He most beatiful views I have ever seen!!....will definitely return!!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Worth Every Penny
Activity Date: 2017/01/09 | Posted on: 2017/01/13

Such a great experience- travel up the Wailua River, learn about history (Hawaiian and movie), visit the beautiful fern grotto, and learn the hula on your boat ride back to the dock. Easygoing and enchanting, photographic and peaceful.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Majestic
Activity Date: 2017/01/05 | Posted on: 2017/01/09

Wow, what a wonderful experience! The fern grotto was breathtaking and I loved how they taught us how to hula!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Great activity
Activity Date: 2017/01/03 | Posted on: 2017/01/07

Nice crew, entertainment (Hula and hawaiian music)

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Lovely cruise in Nature
Activity Date: 2016/12/23 | Posted on: 2016/12/27

On a lovely sunny morning the cruise up the Wailua river to the Fern Grotto was a lovely experience. The entertainment was delightful and all staff friendly and helpful. Explanations about the history and nature were good.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Enjoyed this!
Activity Date: 2016/12/22 | Posted on: 2016/12/26

Beautiful, interesting, very enjoyable. Crew were wonderful!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Fern Grotto
Activity Date: 2016/12/16 | Posted on: 2016/12/19

The Smiths river boat trip to the Fern Grotto was wonderful. We loved the live entertainment, they were great.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Best Luau ever
Activity Date: 2016/12/16 | Posted on: 2016/12/19

We have been to Luau's on all the islands but none of them can compare to the Smiths. The place is gorgeous. We felt like we were walking around in Disneyland. The food, service and show was excellent!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
My 50th birthday luau
Activity Date: 2016/12/02 | Posted on: 2016/12/06

What a fabulous time! Loved this luaua show. It was best I've seen! Ate way too much but thoroughly enjoyed my evening!

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Things to Do in Kauai in 2026 – Tours & Activities | HawaiiActivities.com
Kauai’s Wailua River flows from Mt. Waialeale past lush jungle landscapes and hidden waterfalls, creating the perfect setting for outdoor adventure. Paddle a kayak through calm, scenic waters to explore secret falls and ancient sites, or take a relaxing boat cruise to the famous Fern Grotto. Whether you're chasing waterfalls or enjoying the ride, the Wailua River offers one of Kauai’s most rewarding nature experiences.