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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
River CRUISE/ Tropical Luau
Activity Date: 2014/05/01 | Posted on: 2014/10/07

This is a must entertainment was awsome and the cruise up the river was great very relaxing weather couldnt have been better and the Luau is a must execellent food and drinks

Packages: River Cruise & Tropical Luau Combo
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua River Cruise
Activity Date: 2014/09/11 | Posted on: 2014/10/05

It was a nice way to start the afternoon before the Smith's Tropical Paradise Garden Luau

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Padricipant
Activity Date: 2014/10/01 | Posted on: 2014/10/05

Very lovely experience and I would recommend everyone participate in this adventure.

Packages: River Cruise & Tropical Luau Combo
Attended as: Couples
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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Nice tour
Activity Date: 2014/09/14 | Posted on: 2014/09/24

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

Attended as: Solo Travelers
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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Waimea Canyon & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto Tour
Activity Date: 2014/08/31 | Posted on: 2014/09/22

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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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Fern Grotto
Activity Date: 2014/09/17 | Posted on: 2014/09/20

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.

Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
More than expected!
Activity Date: 2014/09/17 | Posted on: 2014/09/20

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!

Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Delightful!
Activity Date: 2014/08/18 | Posted on: 2014/09/13

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!

Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
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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
Activity Date: 2014/08/26 | Posted on: 2014/08/31

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。

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Activity Date: 2014/07/31 | Posted on: 2014/08/23

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

Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
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Kauai ATV Waterfall Tour at Kipu Ranch - Off-Road 3-Hour Expedition
ATV tour
Activity Date: 2014/08/18 | Posted on: 2014/08/21

Had an amazing time on the tour! Our guides, Marlin and Justin were great! Very funny and super nice! My nephew has autism and Justin was wonderful with him!
Loved swimming in the waterfall and the kids loved the rope swing!
Highly recommend this tour!

Packages: 5 to 6 Passenger UTV - (Until Dec 31st, 2017)
Attended as: Families
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We are glad to hear that you folks enjoyed your time out on the Ranch with us. We hope to see you guys out again in the future!

Mahalo,

The Kipu Ranch Team

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Not so exciting
Posted on: 2014/08/10
Jim

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

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Activity Date: 2014/07/28 | Posted on: 2014/08/04

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.

Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
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Activity Date: 2014/04/30 | Posted on: 2014/08/03

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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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Nice Tour
Activity Date: 2014/06/23 | Posted on: 2014/07/21

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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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
More than Worth the Money
Activity Date: 2014/07/12 | Posted on: 2014/07/19

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.

Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Solo Travelers
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Kauai ATV Waterfall Tour at Kipu Ranch - Off-Road 3-Hour Expedition
Great experience
Activity Date: 2014/07/02 | Posted on: 2014/07/09

This excursion was originally booked for my daughters 17th birthday celebration, as your description states that you only have to be 16 to drive with a valid drivers license ,however apon check in it was discovered that this policy changed over 2 years ago.
Rules are rules, and she was not allowed to drive.....HOWEVER......everyone bend over backwards to correct the situation and make my daughters day still special. It was hard
to stay upset as everyone did what they could do and did so quickly. While still on the ride, I got a voicemail from VELTRA apologizing for their error and that it was taken care of before we even returned .
The staff and guides were the nicest people and made the whole experience a wonderful one. Thank you to VELTRA for correcting your error so quickly....she can't wait till next time to be old enough to drive, and thank you to the staff for being so awesome!

Packages: 5 to 6 Passenger UTV - (Until Dec 31st, 2017)
Attended as: Families
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Kauai ATV Waterfall Tour at Kipu Ranch - Off-Road 3-Hour Expedition
Only single rider on the trip!
Activity Date: 2014/07/02 | Posted on: 2014/07/09

Family review is posted separately, my single rider experience was AWESOME!!!!
It was an amazing experience and the guides were very good at giving direction on how to handle sticky situations. The only thing that would have made the experience better would have been MORE MUD!
The lunch was fresh and delicious, and we even got to share it with some wild pig.
The guides were very informative and couldn't have cared more about you if you were their own family.
I ended up being the only single rider on this trip, and I loved every moment of it!

Packages: Teryx 4x4 UTV
Attended as: Families
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Aloha Lora,

We are pleased to read that you had an awesome time! We would like to thank you for coming out with us & for including us on your vacation to Kaua'i.

Mahalo,
Management

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Fern Grotto Tour
Activity Date: 2014/06/10 | Posted on: 2014/07/07

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.

Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
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Kauai ATV Waterfall Tour at Kipu Ranch - Off-Road 3-Hour Expedition
Excellent adventure
Activity Date: 2014/06/26 | Posted on: 2014/07/07

What a blast! We rode in the Teryx 4 seaters and everyone had a fantastic time. The staff was great (James and Marlon). They were very knowledgeable about the ranch and history of the island. It had rained heavy the night before and still a little rainy when we started out which made the adventure even more fun in the mud. We enjoyed it so much we went back the next week and did their 'Teryx and BBQ tour' with James, which was completely different from the waterfall tour. We saw other parts of the ranch plus the food was great. This tour is only on Wednesdays for no more than 6 Teryx and not advertised. On our second tour the roads were dry and DUSTY. It was still fun but you will get dirty. If You only had time for one tour, I recommend the waterfall tour. It's a 4 hour tour (the BBQ tour is only 3 hours) because you will see more parts of the ranch and will get to swim under a waterfall towards the end of your adventure.

Packages: 5 to 6 Passenger UTV - (Until Dec 31st, 2017)
Attended as: Friends
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We are pleased to hear you had a great time out on tour! When you come back next time we hope you have a chance to come back. Thank you for including Kipu Ranch Adventures in your vacation to Kaua'i.

Mahalo,

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Fern Grotto
Activity Date: 2014/06/10 | Posted on: 2014/06/15

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

Packages: River Cruise Package
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua River Cruise
Activity Date: 2014/05/05 | Posted on: 2014/05/31

Awesome time! We were very pleased with our experience!

Packages: River Cruise Package
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua River cruise to Fern Gratto
Activity Date: 2014/05/05 | Posted on: 2014/05/31

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

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Kauai Movie Sightseeing Tour - Roberts Hawaii
Great tour for getting familiar with the island!
Activity Date: 2014/05/22 | Posted on: 2014/05/29

We had a great time on this tour - It was also nice that they picked us up from/dropped us off at our hotel. We saw a ton of sights, got some AMAZING scenery shots, learned a lot, and it familiarized us with the island. The tour guide was funny, knowledgeable and really nice. Would do it again in a heartbeat!

Packages: Standard Tour: Pick-up from Poipu Hotels
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua River Cruise
Activity Date: 2014/04/26 | Posted on: 2014/05/18

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

Packages: River Cruise Package
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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Absolutely loved the cruise!
Activity Date: 2014/04/15 | Posted on: 2014/05/01

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.

Packages: River Cruise Package
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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Hawaii is awesome!!
Activity Date: 2014/03/25 | Posted on: 2014/04/22

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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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Canyon great, River Cruise so-so
Activity Date: 2014/04/08 | Posted on: 2014/04/21

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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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
The best trip ever
Activity Date: 2014/04/17 | Posted on: 2014/04/20

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

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Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto
Delighted Adventurer
Activity Date: 2014/03/25 | Posted on: 2014/03/28

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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