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Scenic Kauai Airplane Tour to Na Pali Coast, Waimea Canyon, and Jurassic Falls

Outstanding

Reviewed by: Winifred

The airplane tour was the highlight of our trip. The scenery was beyond our expectations. It was just beautiful. Josh, the pilot, explained everything to us as we passed by the different areas. Josh is a very professional person and very engaging. I would recommend this trip to everyone.

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Packages:	Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/06/30
Activity Date:	2014/06/05

Scenic Kauai Airplane Tour to Na Pali Coast, Waimea Canyon, and Jurassic Falls

SUPER AMAZING Airplane Tour

Reviewed by: Alyssa & Bryan Davis

This was one of our favorite things that we did while we were in Kauai(and we did a lot!). The flight was beautiful! I can't even put into words how amazing this was. I was a little apprehensive about being in a plane versus the helicopter but I was happy with the decision we made. I saw helicopters along the tour and they do get a little closer to the waterfalls and mountains but there is something truly amazing about getting a zoomed out view of Kauai, I feel like I got to see more of the island this way. In addition to the scenery, the pilot was extremely nice and knowledgeable and made sure we were comfortable throughout the whole flight. Furthermore, the other staff at Wings over Kauai were AMAZING! They have a few surprises for their guests that I won't ruin here, but I will say that they are very generous! I HIGHLY recommend this activity to everyone!!!

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Packages:	Kauai Air Van Airplane Sightseeing Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/06/26
Activity Date:	2014/06/17

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

Fern Grotto

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

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

Great food

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

Small-Group Circle Island Airplane Tour with Window Seat - Air Ventures Kauai

It all depends on..........

Reviewed by: Jeff

Really enjoyed the flight, the pilot was excellent, but, the entire experience hinges on which side of the plane you happen to be seated on. As you depart, the coastline is on the right side of the plane, which allows you to see the attractions the pilot is making reference to. If you are on the left, you mostly view the open sea. He does circle around occasionally, however your view is a brief one, usually right on top, making it very difficult to get a good angle for a picture. I enjoyed the pilot, his commentary was very insightful, however, I would only recommend this excursion for anyone assured of seat on the right side of the plane.

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Packages:	Private Kauai Air Tour
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2014/06/13
Activity Date:	2014/06/10

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

Smith's Tropical Paradise Garden Luau

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

Kauai Helicopter Tour & Eco Adventure Flight from Lihue - Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

Flight over Kauai

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.

Reply from activity provider

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

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

Wailua River Cruise

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

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

smith tropical paradise

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

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

Wailua River cruise to Fern Gratto

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

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

This is a MUST on the island!

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

Kauai Movie Sightseeing Tour - Roberts Hawaii

Great tour for getting familiar with the island!

Reviewed by: Nina

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!

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Packages:	Standard Tour: Pick-up from Poipu Hotels
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/05/29
Activity Date:	2014/05/22

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

awesome

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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Posted on:	2014/05/27
Activity Date:	2014/05/01

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

Best Luau Ever

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

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

Wailua River Cruise

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

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

Luau Okay Train Ride a Waste of time.

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

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

TOO GOOD TO PASS UP

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

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

Absolutely loved the cruise!

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.

The Fern Grotto
Kayakers on the river
onboard entertainment

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/05/01
Activity Date:	2014/04/15

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Hawaii is awesome!!

Reviewed by: Laurie Richardson

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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Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/04/22
Activity Date:	2014/03/25

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Canyon great, River Cruise so-so

Reviewed by: Ultrasonics21

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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Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/04/21
Activity Date:	2014/04/08

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

The best trip ever

Reviewed by: Hardeep

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

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Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/04/20
Activity Date:	2014/04/17

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Delighted Adventurer

Reviewed by: Diane

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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Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/03/28
Activity Date:	2014/03/25

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

Smith luau

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

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

Smith Family Luao!

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

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

Fern grotto

Reviewed by: ZNmez

The cruise was not too long, about two hours in total. The Wailua River is beautiful! The crew did a great version of the island "wedding song" while at the Fern Grotto. It was amazing to learn to hula from such talented dancers! Such a beautiful art!

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Posted on:	2014/03/08

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Waimea Canyon and Fern Grotto Riverboat

Reviewed by: Bridgett Zelasko

Most beautiful sites on the island of Kauai. Must do tour! I loved all the stops we stopped at I couldn't stop taking pictures! The spouting horn was my favorite!

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Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2014/03/08
Activity Date:	2014/02/23

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

A very satisfied customer

Reviewed by: Becky Skvarek

We got married here 5/6/88. It was so beautiful then, and is now also. Everyone there was so nice, smiling, and so helpful. Our son wanted to propose to his girlfriend as a surprise during the Luau. We came ahead early to help prepare for this to happen. Everyone was so helpful in setting this up, and it went so perfectly and beautiful!! Other visitors there said it made them cry also. They made it very special. Thank you to them all for all their help and TLC. Thanks to Dee, Nancy, and the MC during the Luau. I can't remember his name......last name Smith. They were all wonderful. Becky and Dana

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Packages:	Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/03/01
Activity Date:	2014/02/26

Waimea Canyon Sightseeing Tour & Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

Wonderful Tour of Kauai

Reviewed by: Steve & Kathy

We enjoyed a day with Davin our driver through Waimea Canyon, the spouting horn, and the fern grotto. There was so much more than just those stops and our driver not only navigated expertly with the large bus he was driving but also provided an informed narrative of our surroundings. We also enjoyed the lunch at the golf course we stopped and the scenery of such a beautiful area. While our stops were quick, we were able to do some shopping and purchased some wonderful souvenirs. Would suggest Veltra tours to anyone!

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Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/02/24
Activity Date:	2014/02/18

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

Fern Grotto Tour

Reviewed by: Kauai Val

This is an awesome activity. I love the leisurely cruise up the river, the beautiful tropical foliage, the traditional Hawaiian music and the hula entertainment. This is the best bang for your buck in the islands. Definitely a must do!

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Packages:	River Cruise Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/01/28
Activity Date:	2014/01/25

Smiths Family Garden Luau in Kauai - Authentic Hawaiian Dinner & Show

Luau

Reviewed by: kim

Never having been to a luau before, I didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by the grounds. It's really pretty and picturesque. The host is always smiling and makes you feel welcomed. With the food being delicious and great entertainment, it was an awesome evening. Worth spending the money.

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Packages:	Tropical Paradise Garden Luau Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/01/27
Activity Date:	2014/01/01

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Outstanding

SUPER AMAZING Airplane Tour

Fern Grotto

Great food

It all depends on..........

Smith's Tropical Paradise Garden Luau

Flight over Kauai

Wailua River Cruise

smith tropical paradise

Wailua River cruise to Fern Gratto

This is a MUST on the island!

Great tour for getting familiar with the island!

awesome

Best Luau Ever

Wailua River Cruise

Luau Okay Train Ride a Waste of time.

TOO GOOD TO PASS UP

Absolutely loved the cruise!

Hawaii is awesome!!

Canyon great, River Cruise so-so

The best trip ever

Delighted Adventurer

Smith luau

Smith Family Luao!

Fern grotto

Waimea Canyon and Fern Grotto Riverboat

A very satisfied customer

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