Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
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4.46A wonderful, memorable trip
Reviewed by: wbeeman, 2022/12/31We enjoyed the Wailua River Cruise immensely. Though it was less than two hours, the trip up the Wailua River was beautiful. The narration on the boat was informative and amusing. The Fern Grove at the end of the trip was stunning. Both at the Fern Grove and on the trip back we were entertained with music and hula dancing by charming performers who clearly love sharing these traditions with visitors. I should mention that I have mobility limitations, and the hosts on the boat were most kind and accommodating.
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Activity Date: | 2022/12/29 |
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Great family experience
Reviewed by: Jason V, 2022/12/18Great tour. Had a wonderful time with my elderly mother and young daughter
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Activity Date: | 2022/12/16 |
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Amazing experience!
Reviewed by: Cyndy Harris , 2022/12/14This boat ride was truly Amazing! I would do again! It is a Must do!
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Activity Date: | 2022/12/12 |
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Great river tour and reasonably priced
Reviewed by: sid, 2022/12/13Great River Tour , excellent entertainment and a good price, highly recommend!
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Activity Date: | 2022/12/08 |
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A river cruise you will always remember!
Reviewed by: Hawaii Ray, 2022/12/12Reasonably priced river tour. There are some great views and the crew sings wonderful Hawaiian music. If your visiting for the first time bring your family and take the grotto tour.
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Activity Date: | 2022/12/10 |
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Activity Date: | 2022/11/14 |
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Janice
Reviewed by: Janice, 2022/11/18This was a great tour. The guide was knowledgeable as well as humorous. I also enjoyed the music and dance. Great tour for the price!!!
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2022/11/16 |
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Smith’s Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: BarbW, 2022/11/05This boat ride was amazing. The entertainment was very good with Hawaiian hula dancing and singing. When we got to the grotto it was a short easy walk and once again we were entertained at the grotto where Elvis sang in the movie Blue Hawaii. On the trip back down river one of our guides gave us lots of history of the area including places where movies had been filmed.
It was a very pleasant morning and would recommend Smith’s Fern Grotto tours to everyone.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/10 |
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Fern Grotto River Cruise
Reviewed by: John, 2022/11/05Very Nice, Relaxing Cruise for anyone too take. Everyone should do it one time, while Visiting Kauai.
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Activity Date: | 2022/10/10 |
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Beautiful scenery, fun staff
Reviewed by: Gayle , 2022/10/22Pleasant boat ride with interesting history and fun staff. Fern Grotto beautiful and unique. I would recommend to my friends.
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Activity Date: | 2022/10/20 |
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A relaxing time
Reviewed by: Greg & Susie , 2022/10/15A relaxing time to check out the river and the grotto. The live entertainment in the boat was too and the history telling.
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/23 |
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Grotto Tour
Reviewed by: Grotto Gang, 2022/10/15It was a beautiful tour, so much fun and I learned a lot.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/22 |
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Highly Recommend
Reviewed by: Joanne, 2022/10/14We had an fun time one the short river cruise. Learned some history, saw beautiful views, heard wonderful live Hawaiian music and watch hula dancing. Very fun.
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Activity Date: | 2022/10/12 |
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Fun and easy adventure
Reviewed by: Tami Lake, 2022/10/08This cruise was so much fun. It started off with the tour guide walking us through so interesting facts. The staff was really funny. They made you feel comfortable. The hula dancer was really good. When the boat landed at the trail, it was really easy. It’s a good tour for elderly or those that are physically challenged. I say this because the hike is more like a short walk on a maintained path. It was great and very inexpensive.
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/12 |
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fun, relaxed, scenic trip
Reviewed by: Ellen, 2022/09/25Easy excursion for anybody! Pleasant entertainment and beautiful walk through manicured path to view Fern Grotto Cave. The help was very friendly to me - especially the guy who kept calling me Mrs. LaRusso since I have a strong NY accent.
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/30 |
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Awesome tour for family!
Reviewed by: Pranee , 2022/09/24Very nice tour and staff. Me and my family enjoyed it.
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/02 |
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Fun and educative few hours on the river - amazing scenery and we learnt the hula too
Reviewed by: Pete and Shelley , 2022/09/17This was an amazing afternoon on a river cruise x the scenery was so beautiful. Smiths team were entertaining and amazing historians they taught us loads about the river and the area round it the Ukelele plying and traditional dance including Hula felt so special. This was worth every dollar spent .
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/26 |
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Great Fun!
Reviewed by: Vmp, 2022/09/11My second river cruise and enjoyed the commentary and musical entertainment. The last time I was here, the barriers hadn't been put up around the Groto, though.
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/05 |
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Fern Grotto River cruise
Reviewed by: North Idahoans, 2022/09/11Very relaxing cruise up the river. Beautiful scenery. Very friendly and helpful staff. Also enjoyed the witty sense of humor on the commentaries. The trail is not the best for the elderly and spots on the trail were difficult to maneuver a walker so highly suggest a wheelchair instead, but the scenery was well-worth the trip.
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/08 |
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Fern Grotto in Kauai, Hawaii
Reviewed by: CDM, 2022/09/10The large deck for viewing was definitely a plus from when I was there back in 2007. Just a little disappointing that the frems were so few. I guess that hurricane did more damage to the environment then I thought.
Music was wonderful as always.
Boat ride also pleasant. Guide giving information about the area along the river was very helpful.
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/15 |
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Beautiful area, but nothing spectacular.
Reviewed by: Matthew , 2022/09/09Overall we enjoyed the Fern Grotto tour but nothing spectacular about it. Entertainment coming back was light and fun. Grotto itself was just OK.
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/07 |
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Beautiful area to see
Reviewed by: Tammy, 2022/09/04Good knowledgeable staff. Friendly. Shorter than what we expected. We read it would be 2 hours and we felt rushed out of there because another group was there waiting.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/02 |
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Beautiful hidden spot
Reviewed by: Laura J, 2022/09/02This is a short tour of the Wailua River to get to the fantastic fern grotto, surrounded by beautiful trees, plants, and flowers. The entertainment was particularly good on our way back, where we learned some hula moves and danced to live music.
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2022/08/30 |
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Lovely tour
Reviewed by: Spiker Family, 2022/08/31Informative cruise given by The Smith family. Bring sturdier shoes than flip flops because the jungle mixed with sporadic rain showers make a slippery path. My daughter loved the live interactive entertainment. Overall good time.
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/29 |
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Relaxing, but go earlier.
Reviewed by: Brenda, 2022/08/29It was a relaxing activity and great for littles, but I could sense the tiredness in the crew because we took the last tour of the day. Best to go earlier in the day. Also, be warned to bring bug spray with you on the jungle walk to the fern grotto! Fern grotto was beautiful, but hard to hear explanations over arguing children. Haha. Maybe it would be easier if thye had a loud speaker or megaphone at the fern grotto?
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/26 |
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Perfect adventure
Reviewed by: Alexandra , 2022/08/28The staff was amazing and I feel so lucky they shared this magic of their island with us.
The performance on the boat was incredible. We learned so much and just loved every minute
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/26 |
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Fern Gritto
Reviewed by: Debbie, 2022/08/14We had a fun time! Good storytelling, singing, and hula dancing! Would recommend!
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/12 |
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Great experience.
Reviewed by: Karen, 2022/08/08It was our second time after 12 years and still is a great experience. Warm welcome to all the staff and very knowledgeable.
Worth the price too.
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/04 |
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Smith’s River Cruise
Reviewed by: Alex Hernandez, 2022/08/03Great excursion to share with family, friends of all ages.
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/01 |
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40 Years Later
Reviewed by: MEB, 2022/07/30While on this trip, we celebrated our 40th anniversary. We took the Wilua river cruise to the Fern Grotto 40 years ago on our honeymoon, and I'm happy to say that the best parts of this experience have not changed.
We were happy with the new decking in the Grotto, I only wish that they had wheel chairs available at the Grotto. My wife was unable to make it all the way to the main platform, so she missed out on the best part. Our main goal was four our three daughters and our grandson to see it, and they did!
Thank you for another great experience!
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Activity Date: | 2022/07/04 |
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