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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Smith's Luau
Activity Date: 2015/11/13 | Posted on: 2015/12/06

AWESOME!!! Must do this! The dinner was great, and the show afterwards was even better!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua Cruise
Activity Date: 2015/11/13 | Posted on: 2015/12/06

We are newlyweds, so the cruise to the Fern Grotto was very cool since weddings used to be held there!

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Kauai Island Tour - Hanalei, Kilauea Lighthouse, Chocolate Tasting & Movie Sites
Kauai Movie Excursion and Hanalei Bay Tour Review
Activity Date: 2015/11/25 | Posted on: 2015/12/03

We loved, loved, and loved it! The movie tour on Kauai is the perfect treat for not only movie fans such as me and my husband but for those who love seeing the beauty of Kauai. As it combines clips of scenes from famous, and some not so famous, movies filmed on the Island. It’s an easy six hours of entertainment as the tour guide fills you with fun facts of the movies with the reality of what actually had to occur (or not occur in some cases) for the film to be made. Bleeps of scenes and inaccuracies are pointed out with amusement such as scenes that go from one far corner of the Island into the mountains with the flash of the camera such as in the Elvis movie “Blue Hawaii.”

For a modest cost, my husband and I enjoyed touring Hawaii and meeting other tourists and having lunch (choice of Burgers; Pulled Pork and Chicken Sandwiches and Salads for the vegetarians) at the wonderful restaurant, Tahiti Nui, used in the film “The Descendants.” We even got to meet Julia, the real bartender in the movie.

The tour guide was professional, courteous and funny and went out of his way to point out great restaurants and frequent stops for pictures.

We highly recommend this for anyone as a wonderful way to tour Kauai and enjoy movie making at its most magical.

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Fern Grotto River Cruise
Activity Date: 2015/11/06 | Posted on: 2015/11/14

This was a great adventure, perfect for everyone! The guides were wonderful and the entertainment on the way back was fun. For $20 this is a great deal. I will definitely do it again!

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Kauai Island Tour - Hanalei, Kilauea Lighthouse, Chocolate Tasting & Movie Sites
Alii Movie Tour in Kauai
Activity Date: 2015/10/26 | Posted on: 2015/10/30

The Movie Tour with Johna, our Tour Guide was very informative and enjoyable because she was actually a native from Kauai. She brought in alot of details concerning the movie areas that we saw. I have been a movie buff for over 60 years and to see and hear about how the movie director used these areas was very exciting. The movie DVDs were very important for the touring people to identify the movies and with Johna explaining the how and wheres of each movie site , it made everything fit so perfectly. Each of the movies I have seen at least twice, even Lilo and Stitch and seeing the filming sites of "Jurassic Park", "Raiders of the Lost Arc" and "Dragonfly "were my favorites. Of course, "Elvis Presly", in my day, was the King and to see some of the filming sites of his movies and where he stayed was exciting. The Movie "Descendents" really showed the beauty and vastness of Kauai and the were got to eat at the same place the actors in the movie ate, Tahiti Nui. How fun was that!!!!!! The Hanalei Peir was very unique and I remember seeing it in several movies. The bridge that was in "Soul Surfer" was amazing and I really never thoght about it being only a one car at a time bridge. I hadn't seen one of those in forever.
The weather was awesome, at times it was sunny and then in the after noon we got some afternoon showers which made it even more fun and interesting.
This was the best tour ever. I could go on for days, but I won't. I have and will recommend this to to any and everyone I meet. Thank You for Your Tour Service and for our wonderful Tour Guide, "Johna".

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Beautiful family business
Activity Date: 2015/10/22 | Posted on: 2015/10/25

So glad I went beyond the ship to find this gem of a luau:)
Super friendly people, beautiful grounds, great food! Good value so glad I found them!

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Smith's Luau
Activity Date: 2015/09/28 | Posted on: 2015/10/25

The food is great and the Mai Tais flow. What better way to end the day than food, drink, and a show!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Fern Grotto
Activity Date: 2015/09/28 | Posted on: 2015/10/25

A great way to spend an afternoon. A slow relaxing ride up the river with a leisurely stroll through the tropical plants to the grotto. Once at the grotto the songs of Kauai serenade you while the beautiful and awe inspiring sites fill your senses.

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
YUMMY!!!!!!!!!
Activity Date: 2015/09/18 | Posted on: 2015/10/08

It goes without saying, the food was INCREDIBLE! An all you can eat buffet of delicious Hawaiian delicacies? Yes please, sign me up! The dances at the end was really great too. So awesome to get to know a little more about the island, its history and to see all those amazing performers move about the stage. My only suggestion would be to not eat all day and save yourself for this experience. There are so many varieties of food to partake, you're gonna need a completely empty stomach to have it all. Enjoy!

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Smiths Tropical Luau
Activity Date: 2015/09/10 | Posted on: 2015/10/04

I attended this luau as a child and was even better than I remembered. Everyone we so nice the food we great. The show incredible, we loved every minute of the Luau!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Wailua River Cruise
Activity Date: 2015/09/10 | Posted on: 2015/10/04

Just as I remembered as a kid. Thank you for a great experience.

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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>
Cave of the Ferns
シダの洞窟
Activity Date: 2015/06/20 | Posted on: 2015/09/28

I didn't have high expectations, but it turned out to be surprisingly good. I was able to relax in a laid-back atmosphere. Since it wasn't a hotel that offered shuttle service, I had to make my own way to the boarding area, but it was actually more convenient to move around by rental car afterward. If you're going to the boarding area on your own, you might as well buy the tickets there, but having the tickets purchased in advance gives you peace of mind.

あまり期待していなかったけど意外とよかったです。のんびりとした雰囲気の中でくつろげました。送迎対象のホテルではなかったから乗船場までは自力で行かないとですが、その後もレンタカーで移動するならそのほうが都合がよかったです。乗船場まで自分で行くならその場で普通にチケットを買ってもいいのかもしれませんが、事前にチケット購入しておけるのは安心感はあります。

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Average boat tour
Activity Date: 2015/08/24 | Posted on: 2015/09/22

This was 2 hour boat tour to Fern Grotto and back with live music. The tour was average, nothing special.

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Great traditional Luau
Activity Date: 2015/08/28 | Posted on: 2015/09/19

Grounds are beautiful, food was great and the show is very impressive

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Enjoyable but not as impressive as a trip 10 years ago
Activity Date: 2015/08/28 | Posted on: 2015/09/19

Everything on Kauai has a beautiful plant variety. It is awesome

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セスナ遊覧飛行 ワイメア渓谷&ナ・パリ・コースト&ハナペペ渓谷 <英語ガイド/リフエ空港発>
Reasonable!
リーズナブルで!
Activity Date: 2015/08/22 | Posted on: 2015/09/12

It was fun to see the Napali Coast for less than a helicopter tour! The staff from the tour company were very friendly. However, if your goal is to get close to the waterfalls like you would in a helicopter, I wouldn't recommend this. It gives you more of an overview from above.

ヘリより安く、ナパリコーストを見渡す事ができ、楽しかったです!
ツアーの会社の人たちもとても親切でした。
ヘリのように滝まで近づく事はなかったので、それを目的ならオススメしません。
真上からぐるっと見渡す感じです。

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Great Time
Activity Date: 2015/09/04 | Posted on: 2015/09/10
Kim

This was a great time! Enjoyed the show, the garden, the food & the river tour. Learning more about the authenic cultures of the area sure was fun. THanks for everything!! One thing to note is that there were terrible mosquitos. Wear some bug spray!! :)

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
wonderful
Activity Date: 2015/08/16 | Posted on: 2015/08/24

Great excursion at a very reasonable price. The crew were exceptional and talented. I would definitely do this again.

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Luau
Activity Date: 2015/08/14 | Posted on: 2015/08/20

They took pictures as you came into the grounds, I wish they had taken a few minutes to be sure everyone was in the picture and could be seen. The grounds are very pretty and well maintained, it was fun to ride thru the gardens and get info about the trees and flowers. The sitting was good, lots of people, lines at food tables went fast and plenty of food. Drinks were plentiful, service was good, very friendly family. Then when the bar/drink area closed, we were all sent to the luau dance area. It was very warm, with the smell of the gasoline/fuel for the fire dance. The dancers were ok, the whole luau was too long, I felt that several of the dances were very slow and long. The whole dance part could have been cut in half. The fire dancer was really good, as were the stick dancers.

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Smith's Tropical Paradise Garden Luau
Posted on: 2015/08/15

We had a great day and night. The gardens, grotto, and luau were all just amazing. Good food, great entertainment and very friendly and nice people. Would do it again in a heart beat. :)

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Kauai Island Tour - Hanalei, Kilauea Lighthouse, Chocolate Tasting & Movie Sites
If You're A Movie Buff, Sam's THE MAN!
Activity Date: 2015/07/18 | Posted on: 2015/08/10
gsr

We took the tour on June 18, 2015. My husband and I were the first to be picked up, last to be dropped off, so this tour was much longer for us than it was for those picked up last/dropped off first. We were tired by the end, but happy to have been able to see the extra filming sites and watch more of the associated film clips in that time. it was nice that the very knowledgeable tour guide, Sam, did that. He also edited the clips, so he really knows his stuff. (I was a film major in college, so I had high expectations for this tour, and Sam not only met but exceeded them.)
Sam is a professional musician, and he also serenaded our group by singing and playing his ukelele several times at stops long the way, which was absolutely charming. I don't want to give away everything - you really will enjoy it more if you allow yourself to be pleasantly surprised. But this tour is jam-packed with film trivia and celebrity trivia and so many stops along the way, all accompanied by corresponding film clips.
Our lunch destination was AWESOME! The food was OK, not amazing or anything, but the ambience was TRULY OUTSTANDING, for film buffs!!!!!
My husband and I meant to take the drive back up to the North Shore of Kuaui again sometime during our 1-week stay, but we never did make it back up there. We weren't too upset, though, because we felt like we got to see so much of it on this movie tour.
This was our favorite tour of the vacation, by far. (We also flew to Oahu for a one-day tour which was basically a "Stop and Shop" tour), and on Kuaui we toured Allerton Gardens and went on a helicopter.) This movie tour is long, but well worth the time spent.

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Had a great time at Smiths
Posted on: 2015/07/22

I would do this again. Dinner and drinks where great. Show was very good. We had a great time, most memorable was all the peacocks running around. The staff was very friendly

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Had fun
Posted on: 2015/07/22

the river trip was fun, they had entertainment on our return from the fern grotto. The grotto was very nice to see, with ferns growing upside down. I recommend doing this at least once

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Best Laua Ever!
Activity Date: 2015/07/13 | Posted on: 2015/07/16

The Smith Family Laua will not disappoint! I've seen five Lauas and this was far superior to all others! Food and the show was amazing! The grounds of the facility were very beautiful and the tram ride showed all the land had to offer! Many photo opportunities! The Fern Gratto was beautiful and the musicians were great! Very pretty!

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Smith’s Fern Grotto River Cruise with Live Hawaiian Music & Hula
Must do
Activity Date: 2014/08/15 | Posted on: 2015/07/13

Driver picked us up so we didn't have to worry about drinking and driving, fun and informative boat ride to Fern Grotto with music, singing and dancing then delivered right on time to the Luau and brought back to our condo afterwards......Al fun, no worry

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
What you came to Hawaii for
Activity Date: 2014/08/15 | Posted on: 2015/07/13

Truly magical experience. Loved the Family feel, mixed with great props and settings. Loved Auntie too!

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
LUAU
Activity Date: 2015/06/12 | Posted on: 2015/07/04

I was not there but my frends was there.Jerry &Brenda .Jearel& Gail was there and they loved it very much.And though it wss the best one. And would give it top raiting. Thank You. Jay

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Kauai Island Tour - Hanalei, Kilauea Lighthouse, Chocolate Tasting & Movie Sites
Jill and John Adventure
Activity Date: 2015/06/01 | Posted on: 2015/06/11

Fascinating, Informative, Fun, and all the other superlatives to achieve my fifty words!

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Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show
Luau
Activity Date: 2015/04/23 | Posted on: 2015/05/22
Jim

Fantastic! You could tell the employees love what they do and loved sharing their traditions with us. It was organized and the food was fabulous! The grounds were beautiful and the show was spectacular.

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River Cruise
Activity Date: 2015/04/23 | Posted on: 2015/05/22
Jim

The river cruise was relaxing and informative. We loved the traditional Hawaiian music that was sung.

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