North Kauai, Highway 56 - Towns & To Do's
Anahola - Anahola Beach. Papaa, Moloaa Bay. Anahola Mountain, Points: Anapalau, Pohakuloa, Opana, Kahala, Kuaehu, Kepuhi.
Kilauea - Kalihiwau Beach. *Be sure to visit Kilauea Lighthouse - built in 1913.
Princeville - Anni Beach, Princeville Airport and scenic lookout. *Be sure to visit Lappert's Hawaii Ice Cream. Only in Hawaii!
Hanalei - Lumahai Beach, Hanalei Bay. Hanalei Valley Lookout, Hanalei Scenic Movie Tour
Haena - Kee Beach, Haena Beach Park.
West Kauai, Kaumualii Highway - Towns & To Do's
Na Pali Coast - Whale watching in season, golf. Honapu Beach, Milolii State Park, Makaha Pt, Kalalau Lookout, Kokee Lodge and Museum. *Be sure to visit, astoundingly beautiful.
Mana - Mana Pt, Kekaha Beach State Park, Waimea Canyon Lookout, Puuka Pele Forest Reserve.
Kekaha - Kokole Pt, Kekaha Beach Park.
Waimea - Waimea Bay, Waimea Canyon, Royal Coconut Grove, Menehune Ditch, Captian Cook Monument.
Olokele - Pakala Pt.
Kaumakani - Kaumakani Pt.
Hanapepe - Hanapepe Bay, Puolo Pt, Salt Pond, *Be sure to visit Kauai Coffee Company.
Eleele - Port Allen.
South Kauai, Highway 50 - Towns & To Do's
Kalaheo / Lawai - Scenic Lookout,
Koloa - Koloa Landing, Makaokahai Pt, Brennecke's Beach, Tree Tunnel.
Poipu - Poipu Beach Park, Shipwreck Beach, Pao'o Pt, Nohiu Bay, National Tropical Botanical Gardens - Allerton Garden.
East Kauai, Highway 56 - Towns & To Do's
Puhi - Alakoko Menehune Fish Pond, Kilohana Plantation, Kauai Plantation Railway.
Lihue - Lihue Airport, Kalapaki Beach, Puakea Golf Course.
Hanamaulu - Hanamaulu Beach Park, Nukolii Beach, Fern Grotto, *Be sure to visit Tubbing/Zipline.
Wailua - Wailua Falls, Wailua River, Royal Coconut Grove, Waipouli Beach, Opaeka Falls.
Kapaa - Kealia Beach, Scenic Lookout, Paluku Pt.
Don't miss:
Na Pali Coast - Spectacular! www.kauaiseatours.com
Waimea Canyon - Gorgeous! Waimea Canyon State Park
Snorkel, Scuba - Rent or buy snorkel gear for the week and take it with you. You will use it more than once. http://www.snorkelbob.com/
Kayak - www.kayakwailua.com
Tubing/Flummin Da Ditch - Hanamaulu Ditch system. Tube expedition of tunnels and ditches hand dug in 1870 for irrigation of the sugar cane and pineapple fields. Hawaiian kids started riding down the irrigation ditches on tubes and that caught on. http://www.kauaibackcountry.com/tubing.html
Kauai Zip Line - Kauai’s interior. http://www.kauaibackcountry.com/zipline.html
Some places located on private property are not open to the public other than a tour like Tubing or Zip Line. Kauai was the only island to offer tubing when we visited. You will probably have to take a private off road tour of some of the inland places. They are expensive and fill up fast.
Wailua River & Fern Grotto - Through Lihue town north to the Wailua River. Opaeka Falls, Pacific Paradise Gardens. http://www.smithskauai.com/fern_grotto.html
Helicopter - Waimea Canyon, Wailua Falls, Na Pali coastline. www.safarihelicopters.com
Kauai Back Roads - Kilohana Crater. Old Koloa town mill, Mahaulepu Beach. www.kauaiatv.com
Mountain Adventures - Kalalau Valley, Kokee Forest Reserve. www.barefoottours.com/dg
Jungle Trek - Zip line Kipu Ranch, The Huleia National Wildlife Refuge, Jungle Falls, Kayak rentals, Movie sets. http://www.kiputours.com/
Horseback Rides - Mahaulepu, Princeville area. http://www.princevilleranch.com/
Luau - Kalamaku & Plantation Train – Kilohana Camp. www.smithskauai.com
Kilohana Manor House - Kauai Plantation Railway. Kilohana Estate, Gaylord’s - restored manor house at Kilohana - most expensive home built on Kauai, c.1930. http://www.kauaiplantationrailway.com/
Kauai Coffee Company - www.kauaicoffee.com
Lapperts Hawaiian Ice Cream - Only in Hawaii! Walter Lappert made his first batch of ice cream on the island of Kauai on December 21, 1983. Lapperts makes their ice cream in Hanapepe Kauai. www.lappertshawaii.com
Huleia National Wild Refuge - Nature walks through the rain forest, Menehune Fishpond. http://www.fws.gov/huleia/
Airfares from Southern California:
SAN - San Diego - Not all flights are non-stop. Hawaiian Airlines was the only non-stop to Honolulu from San Diego when we booked our flight. Other carriers offered connecting flights with stop-over service. Other non-stop flights are going too start so shop around.
LAX - Los Angeles - non-stop to Maui, Kauai, or the Big Island.
OC - Orange County - Continental is suppose to start non-stop flights from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport March/2010
Car Rentals:
Shop around before you go. Rent before you get there. Pick up a Kauai Drive Guide/Road map when you rent your car. There are discount coupons inside so shop around for things you want to do. The best we found: http://www.discounthawaiicarrental.com/index.shtml
Tips:
Hawaii is 3 hours behind us in time zone. When it’s 12:00pm here it is 9:00am there.
Best time to go to beat the crowds: May, periods between spring break & summer and Labor Day until mid November.
Find a hotel with washer & dryer facilities. There are hefty weight and extra baggage fees so pack light, wash and dry your clothes before your return trip to avoid extra weight fees.
The flight over is 5 hours non-stop, longer if you pick a flight with stop-overs. Take your Kindle and head phones. You can watch movies for free if you have your own head phones or rent them on the plane for a fee. Pack small snacks as they are expensive on the plane.
Mail home your souvenirs. If you visit Oahu the Alamoana Swap Meet is the best! The post office is right by the airport.
Make reservations for things you really want to do as soon as possible.
Take binoculars and a flash light if you are going on a long cruise.
Take along your Kindle to keep yourself occupied on long trips.
Freeways, streets, and traffic jams are frustrating. Take a good GPS system with you and visit off season.
Aloha!
Anahola - Anahola Beach. Papaa, Moloaa Bay. Anahola Mountain, Points: Anapalau, Pohakuloa, Opana, Kahala, Kuaehu, Kepuhi.
Kilauea - Kalihiwau Beach. *Be sure to visit Kilauea Lighthouse - built in 1913.
Princeville - Anni Beach, Princeville Airport and scenic lookout. *Be sure to visit Lappert's Hawaii Ice Cream. Only in Hawaii!
Hanalei - Lumahai Beach, Hanalei Bay. Hanalei Valley Lookout, Hanalei Scenic Movie Tour
Haena - Kee Beach, Haena Beach Park.
West Kauai, Kaumualii Highway - Towns & To Do's
Na Pali Coast - Whale watching in season, golf. Honapu Beach, Milolii State Park, Makaha Pt, Kalalau Lookout, Kokee Lodge and Museum. *Be sure to visit, astoundingly beautiful.
Mana - Mana Pt, Kekaha Beach State Park, Waimea Canyon Lookout, Puuka Pele Forest Reserve.
Kekaha - Kokole Pt, Kekaha Beach Park.
Waimea - Waimea Bay, Waimea Canyon, Royal Coconut Grove, Menehune Ditch, Captian Cook Monument.
Olokele - Pakala Pt.
Kaumakani - Kaumakani Pt.
Hanapepe - Hanapepe Bay, Puolo Pt, Salt Pond, *Be sure to visit Kauai Coffee Company.
Eleele - Port Allen.
South Kauai, Highway 50 - Towns & To Do's
Kalaheo / Lawai - Scenic Lookout,
Koloa - Koloa Landing, Makaokahai Pt, Brennecke's Beach, Tree Tunnel.
Poipu - Poipu Beach Park, Shipwreck Beach, Pao'o Pt, Nohiu Bay, National Tropical Botanical Gardens - Allerton Garden.
East Kauai, Highway 56 - Towns & To Do's
Puhi - Alakoko Menehune Fish Pond, Kilohana Plantation, Kauai Plantation Railway.
Lihue - Lihue Airport, Kalapaki Beach, Puakea Golf Course.
Hanamaulu - Hanamaulu Beach Park, Nukolii Beach, Fern Grotto, *Be sure to visit Tubbing/Zipline.
Wailua - Wailua Falls, Wailua River, Royal Coconut Grove, Waipouli Beach, Opaeka Falls.
Kapaa - Kealia Beach, Scenic Lookout, Paluku Pt.
Don't miss:
Na Pali Coast - Spectacular! www.kauaiseatours.com
Waimea Canyon - Gorgeous! Waimea Canyon State Park
Snorkel, Scuba - Rent or buy snorkel gear for the week and take it with you. You will use it more than once. http://www.snorkelbob.com/
Kayak - www.kayakwailua.com
Tubing/Flummin Da Ditch - Hanamaulu Ditch system. Tube expedition of tunnels and ditches hand dug in 1870 for irrigation of the sugar cane and pineapple fields. Hawaiian kids started riding down the irrigation ditches on tubes and that caught on. http://www.kauaibackcountry.com/tubing.html
Kauai Zip Line - Kauai’s interior. http://www.kauaibackcountry.com/zipline.html
Some places located on private property are not open to the public other than a tour like Tubing or Zip Line. Kauai was the only island to offer tubing when we visited. You will probably have to take a private off road tour of some of the inland places. They are expensive and fill up fast.
Wailua River & Fern Grotto - Through Lihue town north to the Wailua River. Opaeka Falls, Pacific Paradise Gardens. http://www.smithskauai.com/fern_grotto.html
Helicopter - Waimea Canyon, Wailua Falls, Na Pali coastline. www.safarihelicopters.com
Kauai Back Roads - Kilohana Crater. Old Koloa town mill, Mahaulepu Beach. www.kauaiatv.com
Mountain Adventures - Kalalau Valley, Kokee Forest Reserve. www.barefoottours.com/dg
Jungle Trek - Zip line Kipu Ranch, The Huleia National Wildlife Refuge, Jungle Falls, Kayak rentals, Movie sets. http://www.kiputours.com/
Horseback Rides - Mahaulepu, Princeville area. http://www.princevilleranch.com/
Luau - Kalamaku & Plantation Train – Kilohana Camp. www.smithskauai.com
Kilohana Manor House - Kauai Plantation Railway. Kilohana Estate, Gaylord’s - restored manor house at Kilohana - most expensive home built on Kauai, c.1930. http://www.kauaiplantationrailway.com/
Kauai Coffee Company - www.kauaicoffee.com
Lapperts Hawaiian Ice Cream - Only in Hawaii! Walter Lappert made his first batch of ice cream on the island of Kauai on December 21, 1983. Lapperts makes their ice cream in Hanapepe Kauai. www.lappertshawaii.com
Huleia National Wild Refuge - Nature walks through the rain forest, Menehune Fishpond. http://www.fws.gov/huleia/
Airfares from Southern California:
SAN - San Diego - Not all flights are non-stop. Hawaiian Airlines was the only non-stop to Honolulu from San Diego when we booked our flight. Other carriers offered connecting flights with stop-over service. Other non-stop flights are going too start so shop around.
LAX - Los Angeles - non-stop to Maui, Kauai, or the Big Island.
OC - Orange County - Continental is suppose to start non-stop flights from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport March/2010
Car Rentals:
Shop around before you go. Rent before you get there. Pick up a Kauai Drive Guide/Road map when you rent your car. There are discount coupons inside so shop around for things you want to do. The best we found: http://www.discounthawaiicarrental.com/index.shtml
Tips:
Hawaii is 3 hours behind us in time zone. When it’s 12:00pm here it is 9:00am there.
Best time to go to beat the crowds: May, periods between spring break & summer and Labor Day until mid November.
Find a hotel with washer & dryer facilities. There are hefty weight and extra baggage fees so pack light, wash and dry your clothes before your return trip to avoid extra weight fees.
The flight over is 5 hours non-stop, longer if you pick a flight with stop-overs. Take your Kindle and head phones. You can watch movies for free if you have your own head phones or rent them on the plane for a fee. Pack small snacks as they are expensive on the plane.
Mail home your souvenirs. If you visit Oahu the Alamoana Swap Meet is the best! The post office is right by the airport.
Make reservations for things you really want to do as soon as possible.
Take binoculars and a flash light if you are going on a long cruise.
Take along your Kindle to keep yourself occupied on long trips.
Freeways, streets, and traffic jams are frustrating. Take a good GPS system with you and visit off season.
Aloha!
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