Hollywood has long had a love affair with the beautiful island of Kauai. The film version of “South Pacific” was even responsible for giving the north shore’s pinnacle the name Bali Hai. Elvis and his hit movie “Blue Hawaii” led to the popular tradition of the Hawaiian Wedding Song and put the Coco Palms Resort (and the entire island) on the map! Some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters have been filmed here … Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park, Six Days and Seven Nights, The Descendants, Just Go With It, and the new TV show The River … the list goes on and on and on … and on!
Kauai’s lush tropical setting features beautiful rainforests, breathtaking ocean-side cliffs, and sparkling sand beaches. In stark contrast to Kauai’s lushness is Waimea Canyon State Park. Thousands of years of volcanic activity, earthquakes, and erosion have created a dramatic variation in the landscape. Waimea Canyon, “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific”, is the showpiece of this tour and offers amazing views of the remote western coast of the island. The 3500 foot deep canyon’s beauty and size is awe-inspiring, including the waterfalls visible in the distance. Blue sky, glowing red rocks, and brilliant green foliage combine for a study in color and contrast. The canyon rim is home to unique native tree ferns and koa forests, with temperatures noticeably cooler than at sea level. The Fern Grotto can also be added to this tour.
The most popular day trip to another island is for visitors to fly to Oahu to visit Pearl Harbor to see the Arizona Memorial, the USS Missouri Battleship, the USS Bowfin Submarine, and the Pacific Aviation Museum.
We offer three different experiences for you to visit Pearl Harbor. You can either do a self-guided, completely on-your-own air-car package and arrange tickets to Pearl Harbor yourself. The two guided options are a day spent mostly at Pearl Harbor with some Honolulu sights in the afternoon, and a day that visits the Arizona Memorial and then does a sightseeing tour around the island of Oahu.
On this unique tour, you will visit the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, explore Mauna Loa, the world’s largest volcano, and Kilauea,the world’s most active volcano. You will also visit the town of Hilo, Rainbow Falls, Queen Lydia Liliuokalani Gardens, and see amazing natural formations, including the Kilauea Iki Steam Vents and the Thurston Lava Tube. Learn about the chronological life of the volcano at the Jaggar Museum, and view the overlook of the Halema’uma’u Crater.
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ruise Ship Passengers
Pride of America passengers can do Kauai Photo Tour, Kauai Movie Tour or Waimea Canyon Tour on Thursdays. These tours may work for other cruise ships. Please call for details.
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