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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Very enjoyable river cruise

Reviewed by: Lisa

Great opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy and hour and 20 minutes on the Wailua River and “getting married” at the Fern Grotto. The music and hula dancing on the journey up the river added a wonderful ambiance and the history and information on movies filmed on and around the Wailua on the way back was very informative. All in all a wonderful addition to our trip to Hawaii.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/09/21
Activity Date: 2021/09/16

Luau Kalamaku Kauai – Award-Winning Hawaiian Dinner Show with Fire Knife Dance

Great evening with the family

Reviewed by: RN Randi

Highly recommend this venue. Had an absolutely wonderful time our last evening in Kauai. The whole family enjoyed the electrifying dancers, fabulous storytelling, wonderful costumes, engaging wait staff, and an all-around wonderful experience. It was the perfect evening on our last night with the family.

There’s some thing here for everyone to enjoy and be entertained by.

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Packages: Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/09/19
Activity Date: 2021/08/26

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Lynsan

Reviewed by: Lynn M

We had not been to the fern grotto in 25 years. It is more beautiful and serene then we remember. The staff a Smith's are welcoming and deliver a fun trip. We like the music and the Capitan's narrative explaining the area.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2021/09/06
Activity Date: 2021/08/30

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Aloha ! Remarkable performances by the musicians and Aloha dancers

Reviewed by: Hazel De Leon

Aloha ! Remarkable performances by the musicians and Aloha dancers. A very entertaining group! My family was amazed all througout the river cruise. The walk to the Fern Grotto was a unique experience because the beauty of the lush and large tropical plants was amazing and beautiful. Overall, an exciting experience to see a beautiful garden ( Fern Grotto) . It is very well recommended to have the river cruise and if we come back to Kauai, we will do the Wailua river cruise again.

  • Beautiful Fern Grotto

  • A lush garden

  • At the Fern Grotto

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/09/02
Activity Date: 2021/08/02

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fun and Friendly

Reviewed by: Monica

We went with our 22 month old baby. They are family friendly and fun. Made the boat ride easier to handle with a toddler with the hula dance and jokes. They seemed authentic. The cave was beautiful as well. Good to take kissing pics.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/09/01
Activity Date: 2021/08/23

Luau Kalamaku Kauai – Award-Winning Hawaiian Dinner Show with Fire Knife Dance

Train ride and luau

Reviewed by: Griselda Lara

Did the train ride and the luau tour. This was an amazing show. I definitely recommend it.

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Packages: Gold Package: Premium Seating
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/08/28
Activity Date: 2021/08/26

Luau Kalamaku Kauai – Award-Winning Hawaiian Dinner Show with Fire Knife Dance

A must do on Kauai

Reviewed by: Deborah

it was a great experience from the moment the bus picked us up till bus dropped us off. Top notch.
The dances were amazing, food and drinks were great *****
We had our 13y old with us and she loved it too. We know how hard it is to impress teens.
Must do

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Packages: Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/07/10
Activity Date: 2021/06/18

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Great River Boat Tour

Reviewed by: Cmm

The Wailua river cruise to the fern grotto was fun. I really enjoyed the music/entertainment on the boat to the grotto. My whole family was memorized looking at the fern grotto. Definitely a good tour for family.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/07/09
Activity Date: 2021/07/07

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

An Inexpensive and Fun Time

Reviewed by: Cookie

This was a quick sightseeing adventure that was worth the cost. The boat trip was relaxing with authentic music one way and informative talk the other way to and from the Fern Grotto. The Fern Grotto is not as impressive as it once was due to storms that have torn away some of the older, longer ferns, but it was still worth the trip.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2021/06/17
Activity Date: 2021/06/09

Luau Kalamaku Kauai – Award-Winning Hawaiian Dinner Show with Fire Knife Dance

Amazing!

Reviewed by: GirlsTrip

Loved it! The staff was wonderful! The dancers were amazing

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Packages: Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2021/06/17
Activity Date: 2021/06/15

Luau Kalamaku Kauai – Award-Winning Hawaiian Dinner Show with Fire Knife Dance

Beautiful Show

Reviewed by: Jackdaniels44

Beautiful show and great people. Had a wonderful time!

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Packages: Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/06/10
Activity Date: 2021/06/08

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Very interesting and beautiful

Reviewed by: Mamacreamz

This is a wonderful tour. The boat is comfortable and a mild ride for all ages. The waterfall and fern grotto are beautiful. You receive history of the area and enjoy Hawaiian song and dance. There is time to walk around and enjoy the beauty

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2020/03/28
Activity Date: 2020/03/08

Luau Kalamaku Kauai – Award-Winning Hawaiian Dinner Show with Fire Knife Dance

Best show ever!

Reviewed by: Sam

Excellent show, talented dancers and entertainers.
Food and drink was great.
Vendors for souvenirs were good quality also

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Packages: Gold Package: Premium Seating
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2020/03/07
Activity Date: 2020/03/03

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>

Beautiful nature 素敵な自然

Reviewed by: makobook

There are hardly any Japanese people here.
But there is Hawaiian music and hula, so I never got bored. It became a wonderful memory.

殆ど日本人はいません。
でもハワイアンミュージックやフラがあり飽きません。素敵な思い出になりました。

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Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2020/03/07
Activity Date: 2020/03/03

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

fern grotto river cruise

Reviewed by: lorna brewer

the folks involved were friendly, informative and fun.
the scenery was lovely and the grotto very unique
the music on the way back and the dancing was great and even got to practice ourselves
the weather could have been better but no control over that

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2020/02/15
Activity Date: 2020/01/20

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Leisure Cruise

Reviewed by: Terrible Trío

Had an awesome time. Crew was friendly and the singers were great!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2020/02/01
Activity Date: 2020/01/07

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Family ‘20

Reviewed by: SAGER

Amazing views and relaxing. Truly enjoyable! Great for everyone

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2020/02/01
Activity Date: 2020/01/07

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Excellent

Reviewed by: Shaza

Gorgeous views in that island
Drive is easy and welcoming staff there

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2020/01/18
Activity Date: 2019/12/27

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: June

We had a wonderful time. Very enjoyable smooth ride in the river. The foliage was very pretty. Easy walk to the grotto. It was fun before when you could go up in the grotto. Enjoyed the singers and hula dancer. Would definitely recommend it.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2020/01/18
Activity Date: 2020/01/15

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern Grotto

Reviewed by: Lois Bloom

We enjoyed the beautiful scenery and narrative. Disappointed that we couldn’t go to cave,just on platform for a look.
Did this tour years ago and got to sit up in caves and was more impressive..

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2020/01/15
Activity Date: 2020/01/12

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Smith family does amazing job with style

Reviewed by: Lisa Fleishman

Smith family knows how to do everything with style class and professionalism.. always a great family time. Everyone knows how to make you feel apart of everything

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2020/01/06
Activity Date: 2020/01/03

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

It was a nice tour.

Reviewed by: MoniqueS

The boat was interesting. The hula dance experience on the way back improved the overall tour. It was hard to enjoy the Fern Grove because you are crowded with many people.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2020/01/02
Activity Date: 2019/12/30

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

A warm and welcoming crew

Reviewed by: Lesli Takasugi

This was our first time visiting the lovely Fern Grotto, and we had a wonderful time. The crew were so sweet, especially with our daughter who got into one of the local plants that made her cry and tongue swell. They performed hula and sang beautifully, playing to the children on board. We highly recommend this short river boat ride for families with young kids.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2019/12/22
Activity Date: 2019/12/19

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Wailua Cruise

Reviewed by: Debbie

A very nice peaceful river ride. Enjoyed the history discussion on cruise.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2019/11/08
Activity Date: 2019/11/05

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Nice

Reviewed by: Grandmas antiques

We had a great time and what was the show in a European movie theater in the morning here in london on the way out hades was a bit like a ride to get the little one..made of

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2019/08/25
Activity Date: 2019/07/29

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fernandez Grotto River Cruise

Reviewed by: Yvette

It was a nice cruise throught the river to see the Grotto.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2019/08/17
Activity Date: 2019/08/14

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Nice and relaxing!

Reviewed by: Debbie

It was a nice family outing. It was relaxing boat tour. One way we had musicians, singer and dancer. In the other direction there was an interesting commentary. Got off the boat to see Fern Grotto. Good price vs quality!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2019/08/01
Activity Date: 2019/07/29

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Entertaining and silly

Reviewed by: Dee

The Smith's family is awesome and entertaining. Wear mosquito repellent when going, just a taught. They sing and entertain as you travel up the fern grotto and had us all doing the hoki pokie. We will be doing their luau too so we'll let you know how it goes!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2019/07/26
Activity Date: 2019/07/23

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Fern Grotto cruise experience

Reviewed by: Richard from Oahu

We appreciated the ride up to view the grotto, which everyone visiting Kaua’i should see. The best part was the music! Made me thirsty!

I highly recommend the Smith boat ride without reservation.

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2019/07/20
Activity Date: 2019/07/17

Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula

Great entertainment, informative guide very fun!!!

Reviewed by: Laura Ryman

This was a great trip. Informative Guide, beautiful walk up to the fern canyon. Great entertainment all around fun. The hula lesson was fun too!!!

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Packages: River Cruise Package
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2019/07/09
Activity Date: 2019/07/03
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