Reviewed by: Ria Starr BC CDN
What a great night
A family run show and grounds
Well done
Really enjoyed the show and wowzers the meal
Outstanding
Gonna have to bump up my exercise program
This month
Mahalo
To many more
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/11/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/15 |
Reviewed by: Kayla
The show was beautiful, the food was incredible, and my only suggestion would be to add more activity or interaciton with the culture. The show at the Polynesian Cultural Center provides a tour through replicas of old villages and different polynesian islands. Very cool.
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| Packages: | Plantation Owner's Evening (Show with 4-course Dinner) |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2017/11/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/14 |
Reviewed by: Jake
I had a great time with the plantation owners package. Dinner at Gaylords was fantastic and the scenery was amazing. The show was breathtaking and entertaining
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| Packages: | Plantation Owner's Evening (Show with 4-course Dinner) |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2017/11/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/14 |
Reviewed by: Oahu Vacationers
We had to U-turn few mins late since GPS couldn’t find the Wailua Marina location - Waze app had “Wailua River State Park” but it took us down a tiny steep road... luckily we arrived on time for the 11am tour. Had great photos along the way! Enjoyed the boat ride; aside from the humidity and brown muddy water due to the rain night before...bring a fan or baby wipes. We saw 2 kayakers and 2 paddle boarders. Nice boat attendees and Hawaiian musicians. A lovely, less than 2 hr tour with lots of time to explore rest of the island! Mahalo!
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/11/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/12 |
Reviewed by: Ashley
Everything was prompt and professional! The best activity we did on our honeymoon!
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/11/12 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/22 |
Reviewed by: Tom H.
It was definitely worth the time to visit the Fern Grotto. It was enjoyable and we even got a bit of Hawaiian history!
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| Packages: | River Cruise Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/11/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/03 |
Reviewed by: Angela C
We enjoyed the experience. The food was delicious! Everyone was so nice. My 3yr old enjoyed watching the show, it's very entertaining. Definitely worth going!!!
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2017/11/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/11/01 |
Reviewed by: J&S F
Beautiful location and great experience! Food was very good. Staff super friendly. The show was very good. Gardens were beautiful.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/28 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/05 |
Reviewed by: Steve M
The Waimea Canyon & Fern Grotto tour is a signature tour when visiting Kauai! Polynesian tours does a good job of connecting you with the core highlights of this most remarkable experience. Truly a memorable experience.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/24 |
Reviewed by: Ev & Dave
Our guide, Michelle, did a wonderful job explaining the sites. While we travelled between sites, the movie clips on the bus were very entertaining!
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| Packages: | Standard Tour: Pick-up from Airport, Lihue & Wailua Hotels |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/17 |
Reviewed by: Alicia
We decided to go on the Hawaii Movie and TV Show tour. We had a blast. There were only 2 couples and we actually made a couple side stops. All the places we saw were great to learn about. And the beauty of it all was wonderful too.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour: Pick-up from Airport, Lihue & Wailua Hotels |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/13 |
Reviewed by: Sandra McCarthy
Beautiful location, great food and fantastic performances of Hawaiian culture! The entire evening was very well organized and the people so gracious and accommodating. We Loved it and recommend it highly!
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/12 |
Reviewed by: Sandra McCarthy
Our pilot Brody was exceptional. His knowledge of the island was amazing and his narrative along with the music made the flight come alive.
We got to see many of the landmarks on the island and amazing views of coast especially Na Pali.
We would do this again in a heartbeat :)
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/15 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/12 |
Reviewed by: Bobbie
Guide and tour was excellent however being dropped at a mall for lunch was extremely disappointing. I would have paid more to get a local experience
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/21 |
Reviewed by: Sue
We had a great day at Luau. It was loud in area while we eat maybe they don't need to
play and sing all the dinner time. Great food and drink.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/04 |
Reviewed by: Colin & Jo
Fern grotto was a lovely trip down the river ending up at fern grotto was like a rain forest the whole experience was great the people were very knowledgeable and the boat cruise ack they sang all the way back and taught us to hula which was interesting
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/15 |
Reviewed by: Cindi
Outstanding food helpful staff and the show was amazing.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/05 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/10/02 |
Reviewed by: Evangelista, N
We were in Awe when we saw Waimea Canyon, most unforgettable sight so far and for the record we have seen Grand Canyon as well. the tour package itself is great, our driver is awesome forgot his name already ( sorry) he makes sure that each and everyone needs are met. Love the fact that we were picked up right in front of our hotel. I just wished tho that the Fern Grotto is as nice as in the pictureExtra treat that we also enjoy is the short hula performance...
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/10/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/09 |
Reviewed by: Colin & Jo
This was our first flight in a small plane my wife and I found it was a fantastic experience there was only the two of us plus Harry our pilot who was brilliant with his knowledge the views over Kauai were brilliant we really came off the flight buzzing. The whole Process was Very well organised from start to finish
We would really recommend this way to see the island
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| Packages: | Private Kauai Air Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/13 |
Reviewed by: ワッキーあき
The Japanese tour was canceled due to a lack of participants. In a hurry, I searched and signed up for this tour. Everyone else was from English-speaking countries, and there were a few solo travelers as well. The comfortable bus that the tour advertised was indeed as described. It was equipped with air conditioning and was very comfortable. However, I think it would be difficult to enjoy this tour without a certain level of English proficiency. Also, since tips are not included in the participation fee, this might be a bit of a concern for Japanese participants. Other than that, the overall time allocation for the trip was well-organized, making it an excellent tour.
日本語でのツアーが参加者人数不足のため欠旅。急遽、探して申し込んだのが、このツアーでした。私以外、英語圏の参加者でした。一人参加の方も数名いました。このツアーの売りにしている、快適なバス⇒そのとおりでした。エアコン完備で、快適そのものでした。ただ、英語力ある程度ないと、このツアーを楽しむことが無理かと思います。あと、参加料にチップ含まれてないので、日本人にはその点がちょっと・・・って思われるかも。それ以外は、全体的な旅行の時間配分がしっかりしており、申し分ないツアーです。
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/30 |
Reviewed by: Bruce Cariker
Very good for what it was billed as. Good food, great dancing, maybe a bit Disneyesque. The fire knife dancer was a bit into himself, milking the audience for extra applause for his displays of skill. Dinner and show were well run, smooth and essentially seamless. Dinner seating was very good. Seats at the show venue, while padded, became a bit hard and narrow after awhile. I suppose it's the tradeoff required to get that many people within a good viewing distance of the show. Worth seeing again.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/15 |
Reviewed by: Bruce Cariker
Great tour as far as it went. The river cruise to Fern Grotto was cancelled due to high river levels. When people asked the driver about reimbursement for the cancelled cruise, he responded with some thing like, "You can phone the company and ask for a partial reimbursement, but don't get your hopes up if it doesn't happen." I think it indicates that the driver just wasn't properly informed about how to deal with the situation, Great driver otherwise, and full of lots of info. It would have been fun to talk with him in an informal setting.
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| Packages: | Standard Tour |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/14 |
Reviewed by: Julia
Great night. The hosts were warm and welcoming. I loved walking around the gardens.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/25 |
Reviewed by: Karen Ramlal
Amazing show thank you food was delicious
Keep up the good work
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/16 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/13 |
Reviewed by: Jose Cano
Hi, The helicopter tour is a must when visiting the island!
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/09/11 |
Reviewed by: Daniel H
Attended with my wife on our honeymoon. My first Luau, and I loved it! Mr. Smith is a super chill dude, the food was great, and the show was awesome too!
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/09/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/24 |
Reviewed by: Rachel
It was very busy. Good food but my gluten free meal was brought 20 minutes after I was full from the salads provided. However I ate the pork , chicken from the buffet style feast and food was well labelled so I had no reaction to the food I ate considering I am allergic to wheat. Very nice staff. Show was good. I wished there was more history and traditional dance wear. The high pitched whale noises the one lady made hurt my ears for every song. I wished the warrior dance was longer as I enjoyed the drums and seeing less women dancers hehe. The fire show was the best part. Thanks so much smith family!!
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/08/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/24 |
Reviewed by: Linda
Excellent! Our pilot, Scotty was very Iinformative and friendly. He interacted with each passenger on the flight. He was very knowledgeable about the area and the folklore.
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| Packages: | Standard Seating Flight [50 mins] |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/08/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/21 |
Reviewed by: Alexander
We attended the Smith Family Garden Luau for our 13th Wedding Anniversary. This experience was outstanding and would do it again and again. The food was amazing, the people were friendly, and the show was educational.
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| Packages: | Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/08/23 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/08 |
Reviewed by: Jonathan
We had a good time, but if there was one thing I would change would be the ending. It felt like the beginning it had a lot of excitement but the end it all went down. Great customer service by the way except from one of the venders selling in graved rocks.
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| Packages: | Hawaiian Package: Standard Seating |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/08/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/08/18 |
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