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Kauai is called the "Garden Isle" for its incredible lushness. This lovely, slow-paced island is a favorite of honeymooners, but as you travel through this vast garden you will discover a wide variety of sights and activities. The Poipu area is known for its expansive beaches, while Princeville is a boaters' and surfers' mecca, and the rugged Na Pali Coast is a photographer's dream.
Westernmost of the major islands in the Hawaiian chain, Kauai is a garden of ferns, palms, sugar cane, elegant plantations, and beautiful beaches on three sides. The landscape is dotted by historic mission houses and tiny farms. This is also a land of the great canyons, rainbow-filled valleys, dense rain forests, jagged cliffs, rivers, and legendary menehunes, the little people of lore who are said to have inhibited Hawaii before the earliest Polynesians. The oldest of the islands, Kauai is a favorite of honeymooners seeking a retreat from the big cities. You will find an unhurried atmosphere and unsurpassed beauty. Old Hawaii is very much in evidence here, even in the luxury resorts. The Island's small towns and roadside general stores only add to the overall peaceful atmosphere. Truly picturesque, Kauai displays Nature at its finest.
Daytime temperatures range from the mid-70s to mid-80s, slightly warmer in the summer. The northeast trade winds provide refreshing breezes, rain usually falls only during the evening and early morning hours.
Kauai Quick Facts:
- Kauai stands out as the vacation destination of choice, blending the enchantment of ancient Hawaii with all modern conveniences.
- Kayak on the same river where Indiana Jones escaped, or windsurf with playful spinner dolphins swimming at your side.
- Enjoy a whalewatching expedition, or explore exquisite waterfalls on a scenic helicopter tour, or from a zodiac craft.
- Sportfishing, scuba diving, and snorkeling are all popular in the pristine waters off the incomparable coasts.
- Horseback riding offers breathtaking vistas from the mountains to the beaches.
Kauai is a magnificent natural setting for golf. Kauai is home to many top-ranked courses as Golf Digest rates four of the championship golf courses among the top seven in the State of Hawaii and Wailua Municipal Golf Course consistently ranks in the top 100 municipal courses in the country.
Accommodations on Kauai:
The main resort areas on the island of Kauai are Poipu, Wailua, Princeville and Hanalei. Lush and romantic, the "Garden Island" offers a choice of accommodations, from deluxe hotels and resorts to spacious condominiums.Click here to browse accommodations available on Kauai.
Activities & Attractions:
BOTANIC GARDENS
Abounding in natural vegatation, Kauai also has four botanic gardens which are open to the public for small fees. The Smith's Tropical Paradise at Wailua, Ola Pua Gardens at Kalaheo, Kiahuna Plantation Gardens in Poipu, the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai, offer an unusual assortment of flowers, shrubs, cacti and other magnificent species of plant life.
CAPTAIN COOK'S LANDING, WAIMEA BAY
The first place in which the intrepid British explorer set foot in Hawaii in January, 1778. This bay was for many years a favorite provisioning port with Pacific traders and whalers.
FERN GROTTO
This hauntingly beautiful cave, luxuriantly festooned with growing ferns, is reached from the Wailua Marina.
GROVE FARM HOMESTEAD
Founded in 1864 by George Wilcox, the homestead is now a museum complex which includes the old family plantation home, wash house, tea house, guest cottage and other amenities. The homestead is typical of the old Hawaiian plantation experience and tradition. It is just south of Lihue.
HANALEI VALLEY
Another name for Hanalei is Hanohano, meaning "glorious." You will want to stop at the vantage point near the marker to gaze at this sweeping scene of majestic tranquility.
HANAPEPE VALLEY
Note the red cliffs and the handsome color accent they give the valley's myriad shades of green and blue.
KALALAU LOOKOUT
Once peacocks preened their plummage in this tropic Eden and families cultivated terraces of taro. No one lives here now... nothing remains but one of the most beautiful views on earth.
KAMOKILA HAWAIIAN VILLAGE
Above the great bend of the Wailua River, where war canoes of the King of Kauai, Kaumualii, once assembled, lie the ruins of an old Hawaiian village.
KAUAI MUSEUM
The museum in Lihue presents a factual history of the Garden Isle, using artifacts and photograph. Other historical and art exhibits are also displayed.
KE'E BEACH PARK
A fine bathing beach at the end of the road where the trail begins to the Na Pali Cliffs.
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