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Originally Posted by valo403
Anybody have any suggestions for Kauai? I'm headed there pretty soon and outside of the more well known highlights haven't really had a chance to look into the sights. We're staying on the south shore, poipu area, but will have a car.
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We stayed in the Poipu area at a condo in Kiahuna Plantation.
Waimea Canyon was a nice area to hike.
I would recommend the
Jack Harter helicopter tour and do the "doors off" one. It was a blast to be able to look down at the water, canyon, etc. They tour you around the island and out to the Na Pali coast which in the winter isn't always accessible by boat. No doors made for good photos, just make sure you take a jacket for the wind. If you have someone with you who is afraid of that there is a middle seat beside the pilot. It was great fun and worth the money.
If you are a diver or thinking of trying it
Scuba Steve will take good care of you. He's acts a bit like your goofy uncle but he knows his stuff and was fun. He offers a PADI Hawaiian Sea Turtle specialty course which was pretty interesting to take. I have a new understanding of turtles thanks to that.
We did a turtle snorkel trip which was good too. We went with
Kauai Snorkelling Tours. We chose them because Tara who runs the show is a marine biologist and had a wealth of information. She runs a great operation, I wouldn't pick anyone else for a snorkel tour.
For beach we pretty much stuck to the beach in front of the Plantation. It had some smaller waves and beginning surfers on it but wasn't too busy. It also has some rocks to snorkel around and see some fish but no turtles. The Poipu beach park looked fine though we never really spent a lot of time there.
For restaurants we didn't find anywhere super memorable but weren't really looking that hard. We ate at Keoki's Paradise and Roy's right by the Plantation. We also had lunch at Brennecke's by Poipu beach. Having a condo we did more self catering. Big Save Markets in Koloa had everything we needed.
Any other questions just ask