Private Waterfalls Hike and Swim in Lihue
Description
This 1.5-2 hour guided tour takes place on the private property that overlooks the Hule’ia watershed and Ha’upu Mountain range and has two private secret waterfalls. A quick quarter mile (one way) hike is a great opportunity to visit two secluded private waterfalls in the Lihue area. The 30’ Bamboo Falls is a great spot for pictures, and the 60’ Papakolea Falls offers the exciting opportunity to swim in, and climb behind a cascading waterfall!
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This 1.5-2 hour guided tour takes place on our private property adjacent to Huleia National Wildlife Refuge and overlooks the Hule’ia watershed and Ha’upu Mountain range and has two hidden secret waterfalls. A quick quarter mile (one way) hike is a great opportunity to visit two secluded private waterfalls in the Lihue area. The 30’ Bamboo Falls is a great spot for pictures, and the 60’ Papakolea Falls offers the exciting opportunity to swim in, and climb behind a cascading waterfall!
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Participants must be able to walk up and down at least eight flights of stairs and be able to handle slippery, muddy, and uneven terrain.
- Minimum of 8 years old
- Participants must be able to walk up and down at least eight flights of stairs and be able to handle slippery, muddy, and uneven terrain.
- Not recommended for those over 250 lb.
- Minimum age 8 years old.
Reviews(80)
What a great excursion! The hike is not too strenuous and the waterfalls are just beautiful. My family and I had a wonderful time and we highly recommend this activity! It was a fun way to celebrate my 60th birthday!! One bit of advice: BRING (and use!) BUG SPRAY!!
It was a great experience. Waterfalls were beautiful. Make sure to wear mosquito repellent. Guide was exceptional.
Great for low to moderate activity level. Not a strenuous activity…Reviews and descriptions of other waterfall hikes scared me off. Had given up on the idea and ran across this one and it was perfect.
Went on this tour with my husband and sons (18 and 21), and everyone loved it. The waterfalls were gorgeous, and my sons really enjoyed swimming in them. It was a bonus that they were able to climb up and walk behind the large waterfall. This was a big highlight from our trip. Our guide, Rashad, was great - very entertaining as he taught us about the vegetation and Kauai history. The hike is short but steep - not too bad on the way down to the falls, but obviously harder going uphill on the way back. There were ropes to hold onto which was especially helpful on the big uphill steps (for those of us with shorter legs). Recommend decent shoes for the hike - our water shoes were okay for the hike and were a must for the falls because it was rocky and slimy walking in the water. Bug spray is also good idea as one of my sons got a lot of bites. The drive between the main road and the meeting location is one way with absolutely no shoulder which is a problem if someone from the previous tour is leaving. We were forced to reverse a very long way back to the main road because multiple cars were leaving when we were arriving 15 min before our start time. And then we had no idea if more cars were going to be coming. My recommendation to the tour operator would be to give more time between the tours to allow for everyone to clear out before the next group starts coming in.
Amazing experience. Highly recommend. Frolicking in waterfalls- can’t get better than this. Great guide.
Loved this - was a bit concerned as it rained but no issues and our guide, Raz was very informative and we enjoyed the stories and history about the area. Waterfalls were beautiful and loved having the area to ourselves. Worth every penny!
My husband and granddaughter were with me, it was challenging for him with two knee replacements! Slick hill, he wore his hiking boots , which was crucial for him! We wore water shoes with treads! Worked well! Loved the entire experience! Guides were great! Don’t let the short distance Hike make you think it was easy! Downhill to the falls, uphill back! Loved it!
Loved this tour! Fun and interesting. Bring bug spray and water safe phone case.
Great hike through the island woods to 2 lovely waterfalls. The 60ft(larger) water fall was very scenic and we got so great pictures of the family swimming in pool and standing behind the waterfall curtain.
Great experience - well worth it! Waterfalls were awesome. Definitely worth swimming in both waterfalls, water wasn’t as cold as I thought it would be. Our guide Kate was amazing, friendly and well informative.
