Reviewed by: J Forsythe
Staff always extremely friendly and knowledgible. The entire experience is beautiful and unique. Picnic and swimming site is also terrific. Everytime we visit and will visit Kauai we will do our mountain tubing.
Thank you for pleasant memories once again.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2007/07/27 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This is the second time I have taken this cruise, and I remember it being better before. Granted, part of the reason is not being able to go up to the actual Fern Grotto (one was able to walk through it before). It is a very pretty site, but I'm not sure that it is worth the price.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2007/07/27 |
Reviewed by: Jean Forsythe
I have been to the Smith's Luau many times as a couple and with family and friends over the years. As a child I went to the Fern Grotto with members of the Smith family on their private boat long before it became commercialized. I highly recommend these activities to anyone. The entire family makes everyone feel a personalized welcome and are anxious to make your occasion very special.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2007/07/26 |
Reviewed by: Tim Burgess
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the show.Every part of the show was first class.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2007/07/23 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We would book this adventure again!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2007/07/22 |
Reviewed by: stephanie
The captain and his crew were great. They did everything to ensure that we had a pleasurable time. The Na pali coast is incredible. Trip was good for all ages. The water can be rough, so beware if you are prone to seasickness. Only problem was hawaii activities gave us the wrong checkin time. We sat around for 1/2 hour waiting for the checkin. Also the cruise ended alot later then
we had anticipated. But in the big scheme of things , no big deal.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2007/07/17 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Had a great time. Kayaking looks easier than it is, as it was tough to keep the kayak going straight. Nonetheless, we had a great time and the Secret Falls were absolutely beautiful.
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| Posted on: | 2007/07/11 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This was a great event. We enjoyed the tour, the food and the luau. We had a great time.
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| Posted on: | 2007/07/10 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We had a great time. The Smith family was great! Beautiful place.
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| Posted on: | 2007/07/10 |
Reviewed by: Magnuson Family
Fom the history lesson on the way up to the refreshing ride on the way down and all points inbetween. This was a great trip, would defiantly do again and recommend to all. The whole family enjoyed it.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2007/07/02 |
Reviewed by: Paul and Danita Kennedy
Great experience and value.
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| Posted on: | 2007/06/25 |
Reviewed by: Mary
A very relaxing ride. The entertainment was a lot of fun. The Grotto was very beautiful.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2007/06/06 |
Reviewed by: Mary
This was a great experience. We did the Fern Grooto tour just before the luau and had a totally wonderful experience. I would definately recomend this to anyone.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2007/06/06 |
Reviewed by: jim hyde
Wonderful trip, class act, very good value.
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| Posted on: | 2007/06/06 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The boat ride was very relaxing with the great music, and the grotto itself was gorgeous. cant wait to go back and see it again.
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| Posted on: | 2007/05/24 |
Reviewed by: 匿名希望
From 5 PM, you can either ride the electric tram for an hour or take a walk to explore the garden. If you're short on time, you just need to arrive at the venue by 6 PM. I was really looking forward to the sacred ritual of 'imu' (digging up the pig), but it turned out to be just two men digging in the ground, which felt a bit underwhelming. Most of the participants seemed to be Westerners. There were many tour groups, and after the imu ceremony, we moved to the dining area. As expected, it was quite crowded, making it difficult to find a seat. Seats were reserved for tour guests, so individual customers had to find their own, and with so many foreigners around, I was worried I wouldn't be able to get a seat. Once seated, it was cocktail time, and drinks like Mai Tais were plentiful. Beer and various cocktails could be ordered at the counter for free. After that, we went in line to get buffet food, but I didn't understand the English instructions at all, so I mistakenly took food before it was my turn. During the meal, there was live band music, which was nice, but since we had to move to a different area for the luau, I felt I couldn't relax and ended up moving to the next venue early. This moving around was a hassle and felt unsettling. The luau lasted an hour and featured a stage with elaborate lighting. The concept was to dance from various countries across the Pacific and promote friendship, and there was even a Japanese dance, but for some reason, the song title was "Ka~rasu naze naku no~," which was quite puzzling for Japanese people. The final fire dance was spectacular, and I wished they had shown more of that. It felt more like watching a show rather than experiencing a traditional luau.
17時から1時間は電動トラムにのってもいいし、歩いてもガーデンを散策する時間で、時間がない方は18時までに会場にはいればいいかんじです。神聖な儀式のイム(豚を土から掘り出す)をけっこう楽しみにしてたんですが、ほんとに男の人2人で土を掘るだけで別になんだかなという感じでした。参加者はばっとみたかんじ欧米人が大半でした。ツアーの人が多く、イムセレモニーの後、食事をする場所に移動するのですが、さすがに人気と言うだけあって、人が多く、席をさがすのに大変でした。ツアーのお客さんように席がとってあって、個人客は自分で探さないといけないし、外人ばっかりで、席とれないかとおもいました。席につくと、カクテルタイムで、マイタイなどはもうふんだんに作っておいてあって、ビールと各種お好みのカクテルはカウンターで注文して(無料)飲めました。そのあと、列ごとにバイキングの食事をとりに行くのですが、英語の説明なんかまったくわかんなかったので、知らなくて、まだ自分の順番でないのに食事を取ってきてしまいました。食事中はバンドの生演奏があって、いいかんじだけど、ルアウの場所も食事の場所から移動しないといけないので、うかうか食べてられないと思い、早々に次の会場へ移動しました。この会場移動がめんどくさいし、落ち着きませんでした。ルアウは1時間あって、照明を多用したこったステージです。太平洋をはさんで、各国の踊りを踊って、みんな仲良くしようねと言うコンセプトがあって、日本の踊りもあったけど、なぜか曲名はカ~ラスなぜなくの~で、日本人からするとかなりはぁ?っていう内容でした。最後のファイアーダンスだけはすばらしくって、これをもっとみせてほしいなぁと思いました。ルアウをみるというよりショーを見る感じ。伝統的なルアウの内容ではありませんでした。
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| Posted on: | 2006/09/07 |
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