Kauai Activities & Attractions

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KAUAI ACTIVITIES BY AIR

• Kauai Airplane Tours

Entire Kauai Island Air Trip – you can enjoy a spectacular view of the complete island of Kauai by taking a 1-hour, fully-narrated ride on Kauai’s airvan aircraft.

• Kauai Helicopter Tours

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KAUAI ACTIVITIES BY LAND

• Airport Flower Lei Greetings

• ATV Tours and Excursions

• Beaches: – Free

  • Poipu Beach

  • …and 59 more beaches

• Biking on Kauai

• Camping on Kauai

  • Anahola Beach Park

  • Anini Beach Park

  • Haena Beach Park

  • Hanalei Beach Park

  • Hanamaulu Beach Park

  • Lucy Wright Park

  • Lydgate Beach Park

  • Salt Pond Park

• Caves:

  • Maniniholo Dry Cave

  • Waikanaloa Wet Cave

• Dining

You will undoubtedly want to enjoy some divine cuisine while vacationing in Kauai, Hawaii, and there are certainly many magnificent restaurants to eat at on this family-friendly island. Vegetarian choices – Whether you’re on a meatless diet or you simply enjoy eating vegetarian dishes from time to time, you will want to try the yummy dishes at Makana Terrace in the St. Regis Hotel, and also Postcards Café, both located on the north shore. Despite having no meat ingredients in their vegetarian entrées, or any additives, both restaurants serve awesome food.

Barbeque – on the eastern shore of Kauai, there is the Barbecue Inn, which serves generous portions of delicious chicken, beef and other barbecue at reasonable prices. Scotty’s Beachside Barbecue is another option for great-tasting Hawaiian barbecue dinners. Located in Kapaa, most diners absolutely love the view just as much as like the food.

Steak & seafood dinners – if you’d like a good old-fashioned steak dinner while in Kauai, Kalaheo Steak & Ribs serves delectable prime rib, ribs and fish. Bull Shed is another well-known and quite popular Kauai Restaurant offering steak, fish, prime rib and a large salad. The later you go, the more likely the Bull Shed will be crowded, so the earlier you go, the better your chances are of finding an available table.

• Eco-Tours

• Golfing

  • Kiahuna Golf Club

  • Kauai Lagoons Golf Courses

  • Kukuiolono Golf Course – Public

  • Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course

  • Princeville Golf: Prince Course

  • Princeville Golf: Makai Courses

  • Puakea Golf Course – Public

  • Wailua Golf Course – Public

• Heiau’s: – Free

  • Holo Holo Ku Heiau

  • Poliahu Heiau

• Hiking Tours

• Horseback Riding

• Hula Shows: (Free)

  • Lihue Airport – Mon, Wed, Fri

  • Coconut Marketplace – 5:00 PM, Mon through Fri

  • Poipu Shopping Village – 5:00 PM Mon through Thu

• Kauai Coffee Company

• Kīlauea Point Lighthouse & National Wildlife Refuge – Free

• Limousines

• Luaus

Kauai Luau Sunset Dinner – You will enjoy freshly roasted pig which is cooked in an underground oven, in addition to various other traditional Hawaiian dishes. This tasty and entertaining dinner is sure to engage you and your partner, because while you are consuming your meal and delicious exotic drinks, you can enjoy the gorgeous sunset that is sure to thrill you. However, following your meal is when the real fun begins, and you are sure to enjoy the various styles of exciting ethnic dancing that will be performed.

• Menehune Fishpond – Free

• Moir Gardens

• Movie Location Tours

• Museums:

  • Waioli Mission House Museum, Hanalei

  • Kauai Museum, Lihue 

• Off-Road Tours

• Parks

  • Salt Pond

  • Kokee State Park

  • Waimea Canyon

• Sightseeing Tours

• Spouting Horn – Free

• Sunsets – Free

• Trails: – Free

  • Alakai Swamp Trail

  • Awaawapuhi Trail 

  • Hanakapiai Falls Trail

  • Kalalau Trail

  • Kokee and Waimea State Park Hiking Trails

  • Kuilau Ridge Trail 

  • Kukui Trail

  • Nualolo Cliff Trail

  • Nualolo Trail 

  • Pihea Trail

  • Sleeping Giant

  • Waialeale Blue Hole Hike

  • Tubing Adventures

• Waterfalls: – Free

  • Wailua Falls

  • NaMolokama Waterfalls

  • Opaeka’a Falls

• Ziplining Zipline Adventures

Kipi Zipline Safari – if you’re looking to experience some real zippy and exhilarating fun, then you will love this 8-hour Zipline excursion. This day-trip will enable you to experience enjoyment on a motorized canoe hayride, go kayaking, watch gorgeous waterfalls, and swim in a hole, in addition to the awesome zip lining adventure.

• Zodiac Rafting Tours

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KAUAI ACTIVITIES BY WATER

• Catamaran

Kauai Sunset Catamaran Cruise – you will enjoy a luxurious 2-hour cruise at sunset, as you sip complimentary beverages like beer, wine, Sneaky Tikis (a tropical cocktail), and soft drinks. You can also snack on scrumptious appetizers while listening to relaxing Hawaiian music.

• Day Cruises

• Day Sailing

• Dolphin

• Fern Grotto Boat

• Kayaking

• Mountain Tubing

• Napali Coast Boat

• Ocean Rafting

• Off-Road

• Scuba and Snuba Diving & Lessons

• Sightseeing

• Snorkling

Na Pali Coast Kauai Snorkel and Sail – a vacation in Kauai isn’t complete without snorkeling and sailing at least once, and there is no better place to do either than on the Na Pali Coast. You will be mesmerized by the beautiful secluded beaches, the magnificent cliff sides and the wonderful waterfalls as you kayak and enjoy a delicious buffet style lunch. 

• Sunset Cocktail Cruise

• Sunset Dinner Cruise

• Surfing Lessons

• Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto

• Whale Watching

• Zodiac Rafting