Best of Kauai Tour by Land and River

Name: Best of Kauai Tour by Land and River
Brand: Kauai Luxury Transportation & Tours
SKU: 5421P5
Price: 194.40 USD
Rating: 4.5 (153 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceKauai, USA

6 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Spend a whole day exploring the best of Kauai’s beauty and culture on a tour combining land, water, and aerial sightseeing. Skip the car rental and let a local driver and guide show you the Garden Isle’s top sights, from the Kilauea Lighthouse to a bird sanctuary and lush waterfalls. Catch a boat up the Wailua River to the Fern Grotto for a traditional hula show.

Explore the island's top sights by land on a driving tour
Learn about Kauai's history and culture from a local driver and guide
Ride an open-air boat up the Wailua River to the famous Fern Grotto
Watch a traditional Hawaiian show featuring musicians and hula dancers

What's Included

Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (select locations on the north and east sides only)
Sightseeing tour
Waliua River boat tour

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:00 AM

Pickup details

We pickup from hotels on the north and east side of Kauai at varying pickup times. For guests in Lihue or on the south side--please join the tour at the Wailua Marina. Please call 24-hrs before your tour to confirm pickup time and location. Pickups are 8:00am in Princeville, 8:45am in Kapaa, 9:00am in Wailua and meet time at 9:15am at Smith's Boats. Tour is about 6-7 hours depending on traffic and pickup location.

What To Expect

Fern Grotto

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Opaekaa Falls

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sleeping Giant Trail (Pass By)

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Anini Beach

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Operated by Kauai Luxury Transportation & Tours

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Kevin_S

Our beautiful day exploring the Northern and Eastern sections of Kauai was made more special by Dome who educated everyone about so many aspects of Kauai. This is a great way to spend part of your day while on the Garden Island.

Reviews

4.5

153 reviews

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Very interesting tour. Wish it would’ve lasted much longer.

Thomas_D, Mar 2024

Scott’s encyclopedic knowledge of the island and its history. Delivered in a very interesting way. Pick up was right on time. Communication from main office was good. Lunch was at a awesome local spot.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

I just want to thanks you for the great report on Scott. He loves his job and is providing guests with a great Kauai experience.

Kuaia by land and water

Patti_O, Feb 2024

It was a very nice tour just have a couple of concerns. We liked the smith boats the most and the fern grotto. 1st the excursion description say tour is from 8am to 2pm 6 hours. What we found out was the actual tour doesnt start till 930 then goes 6 hours. Because they pick people up 1st. Which is fine but would have been nice to know since we were on a cruise ship leaving at 5pm and we had to catch an uber back to the ship. Then at the end they dropped everyone off b4 we were brought back to johnsons which we also didnt know. Again would have been helpful knowing our schedule. Needless to say it was stressful being concerned if we were gonna make it or not. It was close. The other thing is it said lunch not provided which I understand the wording, however, if it would have said there will be a lunch stop at barrell chicken would have been nice. Last thing is we got in that traffic mess were they are doing road work just to drive thru the middle of town and turn around and get back in that traffic mess. We didnt get out or anything. Scott was a very nice guy and helpful.

Kauai River & Land

Darlene_T, Feb 2024

Enjoyed the places we stopped at but too long of riding time in tour bus for us. Tour guide was very knowledgeable & personable.

Rain, rain, go away!

Mansfield_C, Dec 2023

The driver was great. He made the best of a crappy day. It rained the whole tour. The operator of the tour should have canceled and given or money back, or at least given the option. But no, we all had to endure the whole day getting rained on and I would like to get a return of my money.

Tour the island

Kathy_W, Oct 2023

Our tour guide was entertaining and shared some great stories and history about Kauai. The river tour was a lot of fun and we were entertained with singing and hula dancing. It was an awesome way to start our trip!

Do this drive on your own

Kenneth_B, Oct 2023

The drive was long and windy.. The coach needed new shocks and the driver kept the coach extremely cold. The driver gave very little narration and very little historical information.

We loved Domi. . .

Kenneth_B, Sep 2023

Our guide, Domi was exceptional. He was very knowledgeable and was willing to share that with us. We learned much about the history of this area. He sang songs to us and was always willing to take photos for us. He found a great little out of the way lunch place. It was excellent. Would highly recommend him to anyone interested.

Great tour for the cruise guests

Admelinda_R, Jul 2023

This tour is great if you are traveling by cruise ship and you're short on your time and no wheels. If you're staying on island with car rental, you mimick this tour.

Outstanding tour!

Ron_G, Jul 2023

Our tour driver Orlando knows the island and offered lots of history which provided context to the whole experience. He also shared a lot of great local information such as best places to eat, healthy grocery shopping, hidden island gems, etc. it was a very informative trip. Highly recommended! I would do it again.

Excellent guide and driver who showed us true hawian spirit and pride his country with amazing history and heritage

Jennifer_P, Jun 2023

Beautiful scenery and commentary given with passion and pride - guided by a very competent driver in a very comfortable vehicle

Picturesce tour

Mary_C, Jun 2023

A good tour but a bit overpriced. Weather was great so pictures turned out well. Missed out on lighthouse tour as it was closed for holiday. Cruise and grotto was lovely. Guide commentary was good also

Lovin’ Kauai!

Daryl_T, May 2023

Fantastic experience. Our tour guide, Do Me was the best! The boat ride with the Grotto, the musicians and the dancer was a nice and relaxing time.

Great tour!

Joann_S, Apr 2023

we had an unbelievable time! Our tour guide was Scott. He was so knowledgable and kind. He gave us a birds-eye view of the beautiful island of Kauai. He took great care of our group and was patient and nice. Scott took extra care to ensure we had a great experience. I highly recommend Scott and the company for a wonderful experience.

Great half day trip!

Thomas_T, Mar 2023

Great trip with the family! Our tour guide (Scott) was very friendly and informative. I enjoyed the fern grotto tour and setting but you could tell the guides have done that trip a million times, felt very robotic. The waterfalls were beautiful and the lighthouse was a great place to visit as we saw a few whales off the point. A couple suggestions, it would be great to have some water in a cooler to offer along the tour, it was very hot and humid on our trip and that would've been nice to have on the bus. For short stops maybe leave bus running for ac. I sat in the back and it was very stuffy most of the day. Overall a great trip and I'm glad I got to see parts of the island I wouldn't have normally got to see.

Excellent tour

Lynn_T, Feb 2023

The boat tour up the Waimea River and seeing the Fern Grotto was excellent. Our Tour guide Scott did a great job touring us all around the island and filling us with lots of interesting information. He was excellent! We are so glad we chose this adventure through Viator!

Great day tour of Northern and Eastern Kauai

Kevin_S, Nov 2022

Best way to see the whole island

Suki_K, Nov 2022

Got a tour of the whole island. Our guide, Steve was very knowledgeable and friendly. Had local food on the way. Things I wish I knew ahead of time: -Flip flops are ok! -Wear whatever you want! -Lunch is not provided but they will make a stop on the way. -Tour can run late depending on traffic, weather conditions etc so if you are pressed for time, re-evaluate. -Double check the pick up and drop off hotels, they don’t cover all areas. -starts on time. -carry cash for tips. I am just embarrassed for now being to tip. Our guide, Steve was wonderful. 5 star experience because of him.

Kraig was both a total...

Kathryn_D, Oct 2022

Kraig was both a total gentleman & comedian sharing his knowledge with all those aboard!! Highly recommend this tour for a variety of views & experiences!

Exceptional Enjoyable Experience

Colleen_B, Oct 2022

Dome and Gray were the best guides ever! Very knowledgeable and loved sharing about the island and made learning about the culture very much fun! Lots of details to be able to learn the language and retain the information in a fun way, laughing, singing and repeating the words the proper way. It was amazing to see the mountains, the stories behind them and learn respect for your TuTu and the island. BEAUTIFUL SITES! Great day! So glad we did it!

Great tour

Kathy_S, Sep 2022

Steve picked us up on time which was great. He kept us entertained and informed, and showed us some absolutely stunning Kauai locations.

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