The river is fed by water pouring down mt.
Wailua river cruise.
Explore the wailua river valley on kauai s coconut coast.
Before you arrive on kauai make sure to explore the wailua heritage trail web site.
The spacious open air boats provide excellent views from either side during the trip upstream.
Wailua river cruise to the fern grotto end your day s adventure with a relaxing cruise down wailua river fare included the only navigable river in hawaii.
On your twenty minute trip up the river you will learn about the history of the wailua river valley while enjoying hawaiian songs and entertainment.
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As the 20 mile 32 kilometer river meanders through a lush valley it passes through jungle landscapes and past two notable waterfalls.
The best way to get to fern grotto is to take one of the wailua river cruises.
If you would like to go to the garden in the morning or early mid day and are attending the luau then you would need to purchase the garden stroll.
For a unique hawaiian wailua river cruise travel upriver to the sacred fern grotto a lava rock grotto covered with tropical ferns.
And once you re here stop by our visitor center at the intersection of hwy.
This 40 minute trip takes you to the lovely fern grotto a popular destination which forms a natural amphitheater along the river.
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Enjoy a fantastic evening by combining your fern grotto boat tour with a beautiful garden setting luau.
It is the only navigable river in hawaii.
The highlight of this tour is fern grotto a fern covered lava cave situated in the middle of a tropical rainforest.
Wailua river cruise fern grotto tour if you are attending the luau you will be able to spend time strolling the garden before the luau and do not need to add the garden stroll to your purchase.
The wailua river is a long slowly meandering river that starts at the wai ale ale crater and is fed by many tributaries on its way to the ocean.
The river s fresh water pours down from mt.
Wailua river attraction kauai usa br br protected by wailua river state park the wailua is the largest navigable river in the hawaiian archipelago a feature found only on the island of kauai.
The entire tour takes about an hour and a half.
A popular combination is smith s luau and the fern grotto cruise.
Wailua river cruise fern grotto tour.
Wailua river cruise to fern grotto tour.
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Smith s famous wailua river cruise boats are powered by an ingenious rear engine system invented by walter smith sr.
Enjoy a tranquil boat cruise on kauai s wailua river the only navigable river in hawaii.
