{"id":41477,"date":"2016-01-06T09:02:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T15:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=41477"},"modified":"2018-06-07T13:38:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T18:38:31","slug":"hawaii-vacation-9-reasons-to-visit-kauai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/hawaii-vacation-9-reasons-to-visit-kauai\/","title":{"rendered":"Your next Hawaii vacation: 9 reasons to visit Kauai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If less is more, expect to get both on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/psi?force=hotels\/United_States--HI\/Kauai.hd35983\/&amp;GCID=78142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kauai<\/a>. You&#8217;ll find fewer crowds and less costly hotels here than in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/psi?force=hotels\/United_States--HI\/Oahu.hd35980\/&amp;GCID=78142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oahu<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/psi?force=hotels\/United_States--HI\/Maui.hd35979\/&amp;GCID=78142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui<\/a>, which means more time to enjoy the spectacular scenery, including someof the world\u2019s finest beaches. Besides the expected ziplining, deep sea fishing, golf, kayaking and picture postcard sunsets, we&#8217;ve got nine other great reasons to plan your next Hawaii vacation around the Garden Island:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">1. Waimea Canyon<\/h3>\n<p>The best way to appreciate the jaw-dropping beauty of this rugged terrain on the western Napali Coast is by a \u201cflightseeing\u201d small plane or helicopter tour.\u00a0 Steep, narrow canyons switch between barren, rocky orange and sienna slits to lush green ones dotted with pencil-thin waterfalls ending in turquoise pools. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helicopters-kauai.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Harter Helicopters<\/a> offers 60-minute trips, a perfect length, since 30 minute tours offered by other operators is not enough to use up all the space on your camera\u2019s memory card.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41546\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Kilohana-Plantation.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41546\" class=\"wp-image-41546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Kilohana-Plantation-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Kilohana Plantation\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Kilohana-Plantation-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Kilohana-Plantation-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Kilohana-Plantation-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Kilohana-Plantation.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of the Kilohana Plantation<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">2. Kilohana Plantation<\/h3>\n<p>At its peak, this was a 26,000 acre sugar plantation, with its own railroad. These days, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kilohanakauai.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kilohana<\/a>&#8216;s the antique narrow-gauge tracks and open wooden cars take visitors on a guided tour through fields growing 30 different fruits and nuts, including pineapple, papaya and banana, and sugar cane for local Koloa Rum.\u00a0 There\u2019s a free tasting every 30 minutes in the antique-filled Victorian English Tudormanor house, and a well regarded restaurant, Gaylord\u2019s. Much of the menu is grown on the plantation.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">3. Uncle\u2019s Shave Ice<\/h3>\n<p>This beachfront shack in Poipu, on the South Shore, will make you feel like a kid in a candy store. Routinely voted the best shave ice on the island, <a href=\"http:\/\/uncleskauai.com\/shave-ice-menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uncle<\/a>\u2019s also has the largest choice of flavors.\u00a0 Skip Bubblegum or Red Velvet Cake in favor of tropical syrups, especially such local ones as Lilikol (passion fruit) and pineapple. Mix them up, like the kids do, for a multi-colored treat, and slurp away.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">4. Limahuli Garden<\/h3>\n<p>One of three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbg.org\/tours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Tropical Botanical Garden<\/a> sites on Kauai, this is an oasis of ancient plants and flowers brought here eons ago by voyaging Polynesians. Some grow on hillside terraces built 700 years ago, still irrigated by the original gravity system. Take the somewhat steep Whale Trail to the ocean overlook.\u00a0 Between November and May, the payoff is watching Humpback whale moms teach their calves to swim and feed. It\u2019s quite a show.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">5. Kalalau Trail<\/h3>\n<p>Start no later than mid-morning day to walk about two miles along this cliff-hugging narrow trail on the Napali Coast to Hanakapi\u2019ai Beach.\u00a0 This pristine\u00a0 cove with fine white sand often has a strong riptide, and since there are no lifeguards, swimming is not recommended. The exception is the visiting monk seals, who snooze in the mid-day sun, big brown blobs snoring gently. Bring water and a picnic lunch, since there are no services. The full trail length is 22 miles, and only for the super-fit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/hawaii-moped-5-perfect-itineraries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0Experience\u00a0the Hawaii trails by moped. Yes, moped.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41509\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-sea-lion.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41509\" class=\"wp-image-41509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-sea-lion-600x398.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz-Kauai-sea lion\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-sea-lion-600x398.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-sea-lion-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-sea-lion-400x266.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-sea-lion.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy Evelyn Kanter<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">6. Underwater Wonders<\/h3>\n<p>The Napali Coast has a resident pod of more than 100 Spinner Dolphins, and watching them jump or surf the wake of a sightseeing boat is a year-round treat. Ditto whale watching.\u00a0 Kauai also is prime territory for snorkeling and scubadiving.\u00a0 The island\u2019s signature dive (and a popular snorkel spot) is Sheraton Caverns on the South Shore, a blown-out lava formation with overhangs and archways, with black coral, sea turtles and the occasional manta ray and shark. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seaposrtdivers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SeaSport Divers<\/a> offers free introductory morning lessons in the Poipu Shop pool, and a so-called \u201cresort dive\u201d in shallow water (no more than 40 feet) in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41508\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41508\" class=\"wp-image-41508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Smith-Fern-Grotto-performers.jpeg\" alt=\"Smith Fern Grotto\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Smith-Fern-Grotto-performers.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Smith-Fern-Grotto-performers-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Orbitz-Kauai-Smith-Fern-Grotto-performers-400x600.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Smith&#8217;s Tropical Paradise<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">7. Smith Family Garden Luau<\/h3>\n<p>No visit to Hawaii is complete without a luau. Family-owned for four generations, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithskauai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith Family<\/a> version is less hokey than most. Colorful peacocks roam the lush garden grounds and the pit-roasted pig is the star of an endless buffet. It\u2019s a toss-up whether the traditional bare-chested male fire dancers in the after-dinner show are more memorable than the lei-covered female hula dancers whose hips jiggle at warp speed. Or, skip the luau for an air-boat ride on the winding Wailua River and a brief hike to the Fern Grotto, where a garden of ferns and other plants is suspended from the roof of the cave, or grotto.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">8. Secret Beach<\/h3>\n<p>The most famous beach on Kauai is the crescent-shaped Hanalei Bay, but locals generally head a few miles away to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kauaibeachscoop.com\/north-shore\/secret-kauapea-beach#scoop!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kauapea Beach<\/a>, better known as Secret Beach.\u00a0 Access is via a short unmarked trail, which hotel concierges will share with a bit of prodding.\u00a0 Families tend to prefer the west end, with shallow tidal pools that double as kiddie pools, and also because the east end is known for fans of clothing optional sunbathing and swimming.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">9. Kilauea Point Lighthouse<\/h3>\n<p>Built in 1907, its past life includes action as a secret radar installation in WWII. Now, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousefriends.com\/light.asp?ID=139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kilauea Point Lighthouse<\/a> is a National Wildlife Refuge. A gaggle of Nene (Hawaii goose) roam the grounds and huge frigate birds and albatross, some with seven-foot wingpans, soar overhead. Borrow binoculars to see red-footed booby birds polka dotting the nearby cliffs, and watch dolphin and monk seals in the waters below. Equally entertaining are the streamer birds, named for their long streamer-like tails, whofly in an unusual circular pattern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/app?referrer=mat_click_id%3D8421735122d57676cad9065cf20121fa-20160914-189060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" 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