Reviewed by: Gladys Perry
It is always awesome to see an island by air up close and personal. My niece had never been on a helicopter and was so impressed with Blue Hawaiian. I have been on many other helicopter rides but the new technology is impressive.
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| Packages: | Eco-Star [50-55 min] |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/04/29 |
Reviewed by: Gladys Perry
I went to this Luau 27 years ago. I enjoyed it then and the updates and changes are incredible.
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| Packages: | Smith's Luau & Fern Grotto River Boat Tour Combo |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/04/30 |
Reviewed by: Chris Brian
We'll worth it,very informative pilot,smooth flight,very professional.
Aloha Chris! Thanks so much for your review! We are so happy you enjoyed your flight. Mahalo, The Blue Crew
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| Packages: | Eco-Star [50-55 min] |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/18 |
Reviewed by: R Flores
Actually seen something different from other luau's we been to in the past.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/19 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/16 |
Reviewed by: Kelly Crain
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.
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/19 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/12 |
Reviewed by: Raslco
We have attended luaus on other islands and the show at this luau was not impressive. The grounds were amazing , beautiful picture opportunities ....and the food was delicious!!! We were not impressed with the show. The seating was stadium seating which was extremely uncomfortable. The show was not interactive with audience......I believe the "host" was pre-recorded?
Again.....we've been to other islands and have been to much better.
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| Packages: | Smith's Luau & Fern Grotto River Boat Tour Combo |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/12 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/09 |
Reviewed by: Love Kauai
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.
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/06/10 |
Reviewed by: jbradem
We had a great time. Food was great and they fed the entire group quickly. Pork was excellent. Show was good as well. Highly recommend.
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| Packages: | Smith's Luau & Fern Grotto River Boat Tour Combo |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/05 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/06/11 |
Reviewed by: Tracey
the Smith family luau was so much fun. The food was delicious and entertainment exceptional. Would definitely recommend for all ages.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/01 |
Reviewed by: The Bowmans
Dinner was great for adults and chicken available for picky children. Luau show was great!
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| Packages: | Plantation Owner's Evening (Show with 4-course Dinner) |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2014/07/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/07/01 |
Reviewed by: Bernie
This was such a nice experience, the family is very friendly. Food was excellent!!!!! The show gave a variety of cultures to the audience.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2014/06/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/06/26 |
Reviewed by: deborah cothran
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
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/06/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/06/10 |
Reviewed by: Jeff
Overall I would say this event was a positive experience. The food was very good. The tour of the property was very enjoyable, this is a magnificent setting for a luau. In my opinion, the after dinner show, however, needs to be updated. I'm sure there are those who appreciate the cultural and artistic emphasis on which the show was based, however, from an entertainment perspective, this show fell considerably short of other luaus I have attended. Most of the music was very slow paced, some of it seemed to drag on forever. I expected a more fast paced performance, one which would ellicit more enthusiasm, more excitement within the audience. The slow paced, historic theme just didn't get it done for myself and the people with which I attended this event.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/06/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/06/10 |
Reviewed by: Karen Berg
We thoroughly enjoyed the food, music and the dances. Friendly service. The fire dancer was awesome! I would recommend this Luau.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/06/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/30 |
Reviewed by: Peter
Great company and staff. Very organized and efficient.
Nice and comfortable helicopters. Pilot (Geoffrey) was awesome and had excellent choices in music selection to fit the scenery.
Must do activity for Kauai! The only way to see all of Kauai.
Thanks so much for your review! We hope to see you again. Mahalo and Aloha from the Blue Crew!
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| Packages: | Eco-Star [50-55 min] |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/06/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/27 |
Reviewed by: Rich P
Took my 80 year old parents with us and was worried about too much walking. No worries with this trip. The tour provide enough in Pearl Harbor without over doing it. Great drive through the city with ample time to shop downtown. Our tour guide Ed was fabulous. Great sense of humor and very knowledgeable. Flights on Hawaiian Air were great and the tour rep who met us at check in was prompt and had all our boarding passes. Over all a great trip!
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| Packages: | via Hawaiian Airlines |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/06/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/29 |
Reviewed by: Dan and Holly
Awesome time! We were very pleased with our experience!
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/31 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/05 |
Reviewed by: marlene
It was everything we thought it would be. Just beautiful. Would do it again.
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| Packages: | Smith's Luau & Fern Grotto River Boat Tour Combo |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/31 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/05 |
Reviewed by: marlene
We would recommend to everyone. Really enjoyed the view. If you for to Kauaii you have to see.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/31 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/05 |
Reviewed by: Nina
The cruise was extremely relaxing and scenic. Seeing Fern Grotto was totally magical, it's unlike anything we'd ever seen before. The botanical gardens at Smith's are breathtaking, and the food at the Luau was to die for! We really enjoyed ourselves, and the show was the perfect ending to our Hawaiian Luau experience!
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| Packages: | Smith's Luau & Fern Grotto River Boat Tour Combo |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/29 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/21 |
Reviewed by: carlie
we had an awesome time at the Smith's Luau, the food and the miti was great. I would defenitely do it again and highly recommend
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/01 |
Reviewed by: KathyS
This luau was beyond our expectations. We went for the gold seating (worth it). We had a table right up front. Upon entering we were able to learn a few hula moves with the poi balls and do some shopping with local vendors. Open bar! All you could drink all through dinner. Hula dancers before and during dinner. Group hula lesson - fun! Buffet food was good - dessert delicious. Show after dinner was spectacular!! We also went to the plantation a couple of hours before the luau started to enjoy a tour of the old plantation house (with shops) and did some run tasting. Definitely worth the money. I would highly recommend this event.
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| Packages: | Gold Package: Premium Seating |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/13 |
Reviewed by: JSchwarcz
Beautiful trip down the Wailua River with great entertainment! Fern Grotto was spectacular!!! A must see when in Kauai!!
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/04/26 |
Reviewed by: Vicki
I've been to a lot of luaus. This one was okay. Food was average but nothing special. Buffet was hot and line went quickly.
Show was very good although not what most people would expect for a Luau. The show was a portrayal of how the first people came to Kauai. Very good but would have liked to seen more traditional dances.
The train ride is a waste of $18 and 45 minutes. would not recommend taking it at all unless you like to see pigs and chickens.
Staff was efficient and friendly.
Probably would not go back to this luau again.
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| Packages: | Gold Package: Premium Seating |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/12 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/05/09 |
Reviewed by: HAWAIIBOUND
JUST AN AWESOME SHOW AND THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD NOT A HUNGRY PERSON TO BE SEEN!
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| Packages: | Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/03/11 |
Reviewed by: Tom
Overall trip itineray was well organized beginning with plane tickets to and from Kauai. Plane ride was ~20 minutes to Oahu. Tour supposed to begin at 9:30am didn't start ontime due to 2 people being late. That alone did not make us late for 30 minute film presenation at 10:30am at Pearl but did cut into free time to observe rest of memorial. The film presentation was excellent! Trip out to Memorial was all good and quite humbling. All was well organized and went fine. Next went to battleship Missouri and all went fine ( except it rained - no one's fault there )
Next we were out to Memorial Cemetary and that was very interesting as well. Last stop after leaving Cemetary was our free time in Waikiki. Traffic was horrendous and lost alot of freetime to walk around due to travel to downtown.
For my wife and I we felt the cost of trip was reasonable and very glad we took the trip. But the one ingrediant that made the whole day memorable and quite enjoyable was our guide - Mr Garfield. He was engaging, he was extremely knowledgeable not only about Pearl but about ......everything. Not taking away anything from other guides available but having Mr Garfield was a huge positive to making the day an absolute success. I recommend that if you are contemplating taking a trip that you request Mr Garfield. You will not be disappointed.
Mahalo
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| Packages: | via Hawaiian Airlines |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/04/28 |
Reviewed by: Deb L
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.
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/05/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/04/15 |
Reviewed by: Rose Baxter
My husband and I had a wonderful time. We will be back,soon!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/03/12 |
Reviewed by: Breebree
Awesome luau! Probably one of he best I've seen on all the islands! Would definitely recommend this luau to anyone!
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/03/10 |
| Activity Date: | 2014/03/07 |
Reviewed by: ZNmez
So much fun! You enter and receive a shell lei and then take a ride on a tour through the beautiful botanical gardens. We watched as they dug up the traditional kalua pig steamed beneath large banana leaves. The buffet was delicious! don't hold back on the fried rice!! All you can drink mai tai's too! The botanical gardens were even more enchanting as dusk set in and you can walk across bridges to small islands on the grounds. Through dinner we were entertained by the Smith Family singing island music and hula dancing. Also sang happy birthday and the wedding song to all those celebrating honey moons and birthdays! Afterwards we all headed to the outdoor theater to watch many different traditional island dances and songs. It was beautiful, including a fire show! Highly recommend the entire experience. Well worth the cost. WE even paid for the $20 picture that they took for us when we entered with some of the crew members. We have it hanging on our wall!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2014/03/08 |
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Aloha Gladys! Thanks so much for this review! We are so happy you enjoyed your flight! Please come see us again! Mahalo, The Blue Crew