Kauai

Waimea Canyon & Na Pali Driving Tour app

Badge of ExcellenceKauai, USA
Waimea Canyon and Na Pali Driving Tour
  • 4 to 6 hours
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Combine the convenience of a guided tour with the flexibility of independent travel. Simply download the tour of Kauai's famed Waimea Canyon and Na Pali overlook and follow along. The tour includes turn-by-turn directions, information on what to look for and where to explore, as well as interesting stories that bring the landscapes to life.
  • Self-guided tour of Kauai's Waimea Canyon and Na Pali Overlook
  • Skip the tour bus and explore Kauai at your own pace for a fraction of the cost
  • You don't need service: Download the tours and use them offline
  • Flexibility to stop where and when you please

What's Included

  • Freedom to explore on your own
  • GPS tour guide
  • 6-8 hours of audio content that triggers based on location
  • Turn-by-turn navigation and an offline map of the island
  • Dozens of interesting stories and the perfect itinerary for your entire vacation
  • Meals & Refreshments
  • Entrance Fees

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA

    Departure Point: Start the tour in Kapa'a or Princeville Dates: See Availability

Start time

Opening hours

  • 12/31/2018 - 6/21/2025

    Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Kauai Coffee Company

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Waimea Canyon State Park

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Waipo’o Falls

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Koke'e State Park

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pu’u O Kila Lookout

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pihea Trail

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Waimea Town Market

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kiki a Ola (Menehune Ditch)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Hanapepe Salt Ponds

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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Reviews

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Excellent addition to our trip!
Alicia_L, May 2024
The app was super easy to use and we will definitely be using it again for another tour during our stay! Highly recommended!
Response from Host, May 2024
Mahalo for your review and recommendation. Hope to see you and your family again on more Shaka Guide adventures on the Islands! 🤙😍🤙
Perfect solution without prior knowledge of destination!
April_R, Apr 2024
I found this tour to be extremely accurate and enjoyable! Will totally use some of their other products!
Response from Host, Apr 2024
So happy to hear you had an amazing time on your Shaka Guide tour. Hope to see you all again on more Shaka Guide adventures. 🤙😍🤙
These tours sound great, but are terrible to try to follow them. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!!!
Jann_M, Mar 2024
I purchased two driving tours, one on Friday, March 8th, and one for Sunday, March 10th. The friday one was just terrible. Thought Sundays would be better, but not. I have been to Kauai before, so knew my way around some, and that was good, or I would not have found ANYTHING from the directions the tours were giving. I am officially requesting my money back.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Mahalo for providing your valuable feedback. We're sorry to hear you seem to have not enjoyed your Shaka Guide tour. Please reach out to us at aloha@shakaguide.com to provide us a more detailed briefing of your experience and email us a copy of your receipt so we can help you get a refund on your purchase
Waste of money!!
JeffandAllysonToomer, Mar 2024
Terrible app!!!!First off it had us driving around the same block several times to get to the starting point which was in the middle of a random back road. It finally began directing us then after making two of the suggested stops it wasn’t clear where to go from there so we kept driving for about 10 miles with no direction so we turned around and it began directing again and led us back toward the starting point and it said “we have completed the tour, we hope you enjoyed this adventure”. Wait, what??? We just turned it off and googled where we wanted to go for the rest of the day. Don’t waste your money!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Mahalo for providing your valuable feedback. We're sorry to hear you seem to have not enjoyed your Shaka Guide tour. Please reach out to us at aloha@shakaguide.com to provide us a more detailed briefing of your experience and email us a copy of your receipt so we can help you get a refund on your purchase
Kauai canyons
Farah_H, Mar 2024
Learn how to operate the app before starting the route If you are going on a wrong path or direction it does not correct you
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Aloha! Thank you for your kind feedback. We are reviewing this and several other suggestions for future updates.
Fogged in
Dan_J, Jan 2024
Unfortunately the foggy weather didn't work in our favor, however, we learned a lot of historical details about the area and surrounding communities from the app. We only had the one chance to visit the canyon and were unable to listen another time.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
We're sorry to hear about the weather condition during your tour. Thank you for your positive review! We're glad that you're finding our app useful and easy to navigate, and we appreciate your support.
Nice
Jami_C, Jan 2024
Good tour for the cost. Easy to follow and lots of great information. Maybe include a beach as a stop
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you for your positive review! We're glad that you're finding our app useful and easy to navigate, and we appreciate your support.
Worth the investment
Darlene_M, Nov 2023
We thought the app made our trip really fun! We saw things I don’t think would’ve been on our radar otherwise. Loved the music as we are driving as well. Really well done.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to have you as a satisfied user of our app, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the future.
Great guide
Lindsey_E, Oct 2023
Great guide to see a whole side of the island! Very informative. The only downside would be the Menehune Ditch and bridge was questionable. A sign saying “beware of dogs” was just across the bridge, so we didn’t make the whole trek. Lots of abandoned cars.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Thank you for your positive review! We're glad that you're finding our app useful and easy to navigate, and we appreciate your support.
Best Self-Guided tour
Anna_G, Sep 2023
This self guided tour was the BEST!!! We even gave our tour guide a name, we called him Howard!! Haha! He was funny, informative and all around a great guide!! Will definitely use this again for another tour while here in Kauai!!
Response from Host, Oct 2023
So happy to hear you had an amazing time on your Shaka Guide tour. Hope to see you all again on more Shaka Guide adventures. 🤙😍🤙
Highly recommend
Donna_D, Aug 2023
I've bought a few of these self drive tours while in the Hawaiian islands. They are fantastic!! They take all the thinking and effort out of touring on your own. You don't need to look up directions either, the narrator guides you via offline GPS the whole way! We were a larger group so we couldn't complete all the stops which was fine by us. But plenty to do and see.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Mahalo for your review and recommendation. Hope to see you and your family again on more Shaka Guide adventures on the Islands! 🤙😍🤙
Narrated Waimea tour
Ellen_T, Jul 2023
Beautifully narrated tour. Great directions and it makes sure to include all the sights to see. We enjoyed it!
Response from Host, Aug 2023
We're very happy to hear we've helped you enjoy your Hawaii vacation. Mahalo for your 5 star review! 🤙😍🤙
I would use it again for our next vacation
Tina_R, Jul 2023
Perfect for people who like to avoid group tours and move at their own pace. We really enjoyed all of the folklore and facts that were given (and I have a 15 yo and a 18 yo who also really liked it). It was cool to go off the beaten path a little to locations suggested on the tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Thank you for your positive review! We're glad that you're finding our app useful and easy to navigate, and we appreciate your support.
Breathtaking views!!!
Laura_T, Jul 2023
The best part was Waimea Canyon with its spectacular views. The NaPali Coast did not disappoint either. So many breathtaking views and amazing scenery. The guide on the audio kept things fun and exciting! I would totally recommend to anyone because it was so easy to follow and you could go at your own pace! Mahalo!!!
Response from Host, Aug 2023
We're glad to hear that you find our app useful and easy to use. Our team is constantly working to improve the app, and we appreciate your support.
Worthy
Rosie_R, Jun 2023
Great app!!! Worth the price! Would use it again on another route, totally recommend.. we learned so much on our drive.. even enjoyed the jokes.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Mahalo for your review and recommendation. Hope to see you and your family again on more Shaka Guide adventures on the Islands! 🤙😍🤙
Best $20 we spent!
Troy_E, Jun 2023
The best $20 we spent on the entire trip! We are looking at other excursions we can use the service on.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Mahalo for the awesome review. Don't forget to tell all your friends about Shaka guide and let them know they are missing out on the best Aloha experience 🤙😍🤙
Fantastic app
Patti_B, May 2023
Narrator had great information, made us laugh, and guided us along the way. Was fantastic. Would highly recommend
Response from Host, May 2023
Mahalo for your review and recommendation. Hope to see you and your family again on more Shaka Guide adventures on the Islands! 🤙😍🤙
Informative tour app
Kathryn_W, May 2023
The App provided an interesting and informative commentary giving insight to the various stops along the way to the Waimea Canyon.
Response from Host, May 2023
Mahalo for your review! Don't forget to tell all your friends about it and follow us on social media @shakaguide to share your Shaka Guide experience 🤙😍🤙
Waimea Canyon was amazing...
KerryM, Apr 2023
Waimea Canyon was amazing but the app quite working half-way through the trip. It would have been nice to have the narration for the duration of the drive.
Response from Host, May 2023
We're sorry to hear you were not able to fully enjoy your Shaka Guide tour. Our app recently experienced some technical difficulties but we've managed to fix it right away. Wish you would have contacted us at that time so we could have made sure the app and tour would work for you. K Email us at aloha@shakaguide.com if you'd like to get a refund on your purchase. Mahalo!
Didn't have one because we didn't get a link to the driving app.
Laurie_V, Apr 2023
We never received the directions after we downloaded the app. I couldn't reach anyone at shaka either. I want my money back. Never got a link originally either from shaka only viator and viator didn't give us any direction either. Horrible experience.
Response from Host, May 2023
We're sorry to hear there's been some confusion or inconvenience. For tours purchased through Viator or TripAdvisor, users must follow the steps listed in the voucher/ticket to correctly download the app and tours to their device. Some users reported that they needed to download the ticket first and then were able to see the instructions and the redeem code for their Shaka Guide tours. Wish you would have contacted us at that time so we could have assisted you in properly setting up the Shaka Guide app and tour onto your phone after booking with Viator/TripAdvisor. Email us at aloha@shakaguide.com if you have other questions or if you'd like to get a refund.

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