Kauai Full Day Tour with Cruise ships or Kauai Airport Pickup
Description
Experience the best of Kauai in a single day with this convenient highlights tour, designed for travelers arriving by cruise ship (9:10 AM meeting) or Lihue Airport (9:30 AM meeting). Perfect for visitors with limited time, this tour covers Kauai’s must-see destinations including Hanapepe Town, Waimea Canyon, Kalalau Valley, Kauai Coffee Farm, Spouting Horn, and Poipu Beach. Unlike most tours, we include a visit to the stunning Kalalau Valley Lookout, offering one of Hawaii’s most breathtaking views of emerald cliffs plunging into the Pacific Ocean. With comfortable transportation, professional guiding, and seamless pick-up directly from your arrival point, this day tour is the easiest way to experience the Garden Isle’s natural wonders before your return to the ship or flight.
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Itinerary
Begin your journey in Kauai’s charming “art town,” famous for its swinging bridge, boutique shops, and galleries. This historic town is often used as a backdrop for movies and gives a glimpse into old Hawaii.
Known as the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” Waimea Canyon showcases dramatic cliffs, colorful rock layers, and panoramic views that stretch for miles. Enjoy multiple lookout points for the best photo opportunities
Exclusive highlight of this tour! While most tours stop short, you’ll continue on to Kalalau Valley Lookout, where you can admire one of Hawaii’s most breathtaking vistas—lush green cliffs cascading into the Pacific Ocean. This unforgettable view is often considered the crown jewel of Kauai. (2-3 minutes walking necessary from parking to lookout- 450ft)
Lunch will be about 40 minutes and will take place in the town near Waimea. Guests will have time to enjoy a meal, relax, and experience the local atmosphere before continuing the tour
Visit Hawaii’s largest coffee plantation. Stroll through the fields, learn about the coffee-growing process, and enjoy samples of freshly roasted Kauai coffee. A perfect stop for souvenirs to bring back home.
End your adventure at Kauai’s sunny south shore. Relax on the golden sands, watch sea turtles basking on the beach, or simply soak in the tropical scenery before returning to Lihue Airport or Nawiliwili Harbor (cruise port)
Witness one of Kauai’s most famous natural wonders. As waves crash into lava tubes, seawater shoots into the air like a geyser, creating dramatic sights and sounds.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We offer convenient pick-up for our customers from both Lihue Airport and Nawiliwili Harbor, the main cruise port in Kauai. The guide will be waiting at the pick-up location with an MTH sign.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The scheduled order of the itinerary stops may change depending on the weather.
- The scheduled order of the itinerary stops may change depending on the weather.
Reviews(22)
The tour was great and didn't feel rushed. Our guide was knowledgeable and I would definitely recommend this tour to others.
The overall tour showed a number of the main highlights of the island. It would be better if the driver discussed in advance what was happening and the timing at each stop rather than arriving at a stop and then giving an arbitary time thus that we almost didnt make all the stops as too long given at earlier stops. Otherwise an excellent tour.
Aloha! Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed exploring the main highlights of our beautiful island! We also want to sincerely thank you for pointing out such an important area for improvement. We will ensure that all our drivers and guides fully explain the itinerary and time frames to our guests in advance. Your insights are incredibly helpful in leveling up our service. Thank you again, and we hope you stay always happy! Mahalo!
Waimea canyon is beautiful, great waterfalls, cute goats, Kauai Coffee was fun, so many sights. Ron C., our guide, had great stories and mountains of information really made the tour come alive. Even when the fog rolled in it was beautiful.
Thank you so much for this wonderful review. We are so happy to hear that you had a great time exploring the beauty of Waimea Canyon and checking out the cute goats! It's awesome to know that Ron made the tour come alive for you with his great stories. He will be absolutely happy to hear your kind words! Hope to see you in Hawaii again! We wish you and your family happy always!
Got to see tons of sites around the island with multiple stops for photos along the Waimea canyon which is a breathtaking site to behold. However there were so many stops it left little time for other places which was a bummer. Hard to visit a place and really see/learn about it if only given 15 minutes or less. Our guide Roger was ummm interesting we’ll say. At times hard to understand him from his accent and he seems a bit out there but was overall nice and very chill. Sometimes almost too chill and joked in ways that weren’t so funny such as not getting us back in time. Tour started out a bit rocky when over half the guests cancelled even though we drove all the way to pick them up and waited for them. Because the group was smaller we had to switch from the big van to a small van that was odd. Once things got going it got better. Would recommend doing an island tour just wouldn’t personally do this one again.
Aloha! Thank you so much for your honest feedback. We are really glad you enjoyed the breathtaking views of Waimea Canyon. We truly appreciate your notes on the tour pacing and the vehicle change. We will also share your feedback with our team. Your insights help us a lot to level up our service. Thank you again for your understanding throughout the day. We wish you and your family the best!
Our guide was awesome. He was patient and knew the area well. It was a great way to see Kauai when you have limited time.
Aloha! Thank you so much for your great review. As you said, our tour includes many stops in a day, so it is a great way to see the island, especially for first-time visitors or those with limited time. Thank you for enjoying the tour and for leaving us such a kind review. Hope to see you in Hawaii again! Have a wonderful day. Mahalo!
Kauai is a beautiful island and we're so glad we visited it. Roger, our tour guide was an excellent driver, gave us plenty of time at each of the scheduled stops and kept us on schedule. The tour itauaiself would have been a bit nicer if Roger shared more facts and history about each of the sites we were seeing. Everyone should visit kauai, its a beautiful island
Thank you so much for your honest and wonderful review. We are happy to hear that you had a safe and well-scheduled journey around our beautiful island! We truly appreciate your helpful feedback about sharing more history and facts. We will make sure to improve on this. Hope to see you in Hawaii again! Wishing your family a beautiful and blessed journey wherever you go. Mahalo!
Scenery was beautiful a lot of in bus driving but seeing the Grand Canyon of Kauai is amazing here are a few more characters to make the seven.
Thank you so much for your great review. We are happy to hear that you found the "Grand Canyon of Kauai" absolutely amazing! We appreciate your note about the driving time, and we're so glad the breathtaking scenery made the journey well worth it. Hope to see you in Hawaii again! Sending warm aloha to you and your loved ones. Mahalo!
Great tour guide and an excellent overview of island life past and present. Absolutely beautiful views and interesting history about the areas.
Aloha! Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the beautiful views and loved learning about the island's history and lifestyle! Knowing that you had a great time with our guide means a lot to us. Hope to see you in Hawaii again! Wishing you and your family lots of health and happiness. Mahalo!
Ronnie was our guide for this awesome day touring the island of Kauai. He picked us up and dropped us off at our cruise ship which made the experience nice. He made many stops and gave us as much or as little time at each place as we wanted. During the tour he gave great narration about the history and culture of the island.
Aloha! Thank you so much for your wonderful review. Kauai is a truly beautiful place with breathtaking natural scenery, and we are absolutely delighted to hear that you thoroughly enjoyed your tour there. We will be sure to share your kind words with our guide, as it will surely make his day. Wishing you always happiness, and thank you so much! Mahalo!
The sites visited were great and the driving was good, but the guide’s information was fairly canned and his English/knowledge base was not sufficient to answer most of the clients questions.
Thank you for sharing your honest feedback with us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the sites we visited and found the driving to be satisfactory. However, we sincerely apologize that our guide’s information and language proficiency did not meet your expectations. We will improve our services. Thank you.
