16 reviews of Kauai Day Trip: Waimea Canyon, Wailua River from Oahu
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Reviewed by Dale, September 2012
everything about the trip was wonderful including our tour buus driver.
Reviewed by JennyC, USA, January 2011
Reviewed by Frederick J, Australia, August 2010
Reviewed by Gerald S, USA, May 2010
Reviewed by Raymond B, March 2013
It was worth the early (5.00am) start the tour was well organzied from Pick-up to the meeting of our tour/bus driver who was well informed and intersting
On the island the waterfall,canyon and the fern grotto was great to see, would recommend this day trip to all sue Bellamy.
Reviewed by Rosalba Z, July 2012
The organisation of the tour was excellent. We were taken to see some of the beautiful sights on Kauai and the tour guide was very informative. The only thing that I was a little disappointed with is that at times we just drove past some of the sights and didn't get to stop. One in particular was the green sand beach. I would like to have stopped and taken some photos on the actual beach.
Reviewed by Allen S, Australia, August 2011
Great day. Lots of great views. Excellent guide. Lots of history and stories.
Reviewed by jgil501, January 2013
Positive-visited some beautiful sites.Negative-tour guide did not greet us at the airport/didn't leave his bus - we had to find him. He did not provide an itinerary or map-we never knew where we were going next.
Reviewed by Ruben B, December 2012
Juan our guide was good,but the river boat ride at the end was a waste of time. To be brought up to where they used to allow us to see the cave and then tell us that as of 2006 that it was no longer open to the public. We could have done without the 30-45 min of this portion .
Reviewed by Thurman, August 2012
Kauai is an ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL island that deserves more than just a day; however, if you're like me and have limited time, a day trip can be just enough to wet the appetite.
Although I'm glad I took this tour, in retrospect, I feel that I could have gotten FAR MORE out of the trip had I done it on my own. A SIGNIFICANT part of the tour was spent picking people up and dropping them off at various hotels. Then, there was the time spent waiting at the airport for the flight to and from the island. While this tour affords people the opportunity to SEE a lot of the island, I'm convinced that Kauai needs to be EXPERIENCED and not just seen. I found myself frustrated at times with the amount of time spent on the bus. I just wanted to get out or put the window down...SOMETHING!
If you only have one day to visit this island, and you're comfortable with driving, then I would recommend doing this trip on your own. You can book your own roundtrip tickets, then rent a car in Kauai. In this way, you will have the freedom to see and do SO MUCH MORE!
Reviewed by Christeen A, May 2012
there is a lot of wasted time on this trip.
The places visited were lovely, but it was an unnecessarily long day - lots of backtracking picking people up from hotels on Kauai and dropping them off . This could have been done before getting us from the airport and after dropping us back at the airport - making the day at least 2 hours shorter
(picked up at 5am and back in Oahu around 8pm)
Lots of "comfort breaks"
The lunch stop was good
Reviewed by Pearly M, Malaysia, January 2011
this guide is more interested in the the Joe's green golf club than tour.. past by russian fort twice but didnt stop all saying nothing to see... quickly drove past...some place also not taken us according to our itinenary.
Reviewed by Anonymous, December 2009
