Kauai is an island of about 550 square miles in the Pacific Ocean. It's both the farthest north and the oldest of the Hawaiian chain of islands. Kauai features spectacular scenery, including lush tropical rain forests, gushing waterfalls, steep cliffs and deep emerald-green valleys. Visitors to the area can choose from several fun things to do, including seeing Kauai from the skies, aboard a slow-moving kayak or on board a catamaran.
Wings Over Kauai Tours offers visitors a chance to see the island from above, providing passengers with views not possible from the ground. Choose from a two-passenger Cessna Skyhawk 172 or a six-passenger GA-8 Airvan. Your journey begins at the Lihue airport and takes about 70 minutes.
Highlights include incredible views of beaches, waterfalls, canyons, valleys, coastlines and craters. A few of the sights you might recognize from movies including the "Jurassic Park waterfall" and the beach shown in "Six Days Seven Nights." Custom air tours are offered, and all tours are narrated.
Wings Over Kauai Tours
3651 Ahukini Road
Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766
808-635-0815
wingsoverkauai.com
Wailua Kayak Adventures lets guests experience the Wailua River, the only passable river on the island. Select from various guided kayak adventures or rent a boat and follow your own path along the waterway. Professional guides narrate as you travel along the river by boat on tours that include stops at different locations to explore the island by foot as well.
The tours range from three to five hours; custom tours are also available. Special points of the adventures include flourishing landscapes, breathtaking waterfalls, secluded swimming pools, ancient ruins and ceremonial trails.
Wailua Kayak Adventures
6575 Kaamoo Road
Kapaa, Kauai, HI 96746
808-822-5795
kauaiwailuakayak.com
Na Pali Makai takes island visitors on incredible and adventurous tours of the Napali Coast aboard a six-passenger catamaran. The captain is the owner and operator; he grew up on the island and shares interesting facts and amazing stories of the area as you travel.
The main tour consists of a five-hour Napali Coast adventure that includes going through waterfalls into sea caves, stops for snorkeling and potential sightings of marine life, including dolphins, turtles, whales and tropical fish. Other possible tours include private fishing charters, seasonal whale watching tours, surf/kite boarding tours and customized private Napali Coast tours.
Na Pali Makai
Kikiaola Harbor
Kekaha, Kauai, HI 96752
808-639-9352
napalimakai.com
