Oahu to Kauai Day Trip: Waimea Canyon and Wailua River Exploration

Embark on an all-inclusive day trip from Oahu to Kauai, exploring the stunning Waimea Canyon and Wailua River. Indulge in the beauty, legends, and history of the Garden Island.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Wailua River State Park - Embark on a spacious, open-air boat journey along Kauai’s Wailua River, surrounded by miles of lush trees and tropical plants. Enjoy the cool breezes as the captain narrates tales of ancient Hawaii, when the river was lined with numerous Hawaiian heiau (temples).
  • Fern Grotto - Enjoy a relaxing boat ride down the…
What's Included
  • Interisland round-trip airfare (overage charges may apply)
  • Tour narration by a professional driver/guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Airline flight overage charges
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Embark on a day trip to another Hawaiian island with our all-inclusive excursion. Enjoy your holiday to the fullest while we handle all the arrangements! Get roundtrip airfare from Oahu to Kauai, along with roundtrip transfers from Lihue Airport (LIH), a narrated land tour, and a lovely lunch amid Kauai’s tropical scenery.
Experience a day filled with…

Location
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Rodgers Boulevard
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Angelahx4565er
Dec 11, 2024
Kauai island tour! - Kaleo was an amazing tour guide, the Hawaiian Superman himself! Beautiful island tour and learned a lot! Would recommend!
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Ronald_g
Sep 26, 2024
Kuaui is the BEST island for beautiful scenery! - The Waimea Canyon is the best pet of their tour. I will be coming back to take time to truly enjoy its beauty.
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Q8821kochrisc
Jul 22, 2024
Kauai Island tour - The tour wasi incredible, informative and educational. Kaleo did an ex ellent driving the bus and entertsining the group tour. He was awesome.
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Bfandry
Apr 17, 2024
Awesome Canyon and boat tour - Rosario was an awesome tour guide. He was funny and made the tour very enjoyable. He needs a raise so he can buy his 12 million dollar house!!
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Chaunettem2023
Apr 2, 2024
Awesome tour and tour guide! - Sabrina made this trip amazing! She has so much knowledge, history, and fun stories and really brought it all to life! She also knew weather patterns and things well and even though of course rain can’t be controlled, she knew the usual timing and pattern and we were able to see it all beautifully even on a rainy day as she diverted bad weather and showed us different things to wait it out. The only two complaints are coming from Oahu and flying out that morning for a day trip, we did have to sit at the airport in Kauai for about an hour and a half after landing for the van to come to start the tour at 8am so it was a very long day. But it was entertaining and a great way to see a lot of the island and learn a lot! Only other thing is the lunch place was an odd choice. It was at a nice golf course but the options were super basic like cheeseburgers and fried chicken and it would have been fun to go to a local place with local cuisine. Sabrina knew so much about everything and made it so much fun!
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Curiosity12453725553
Mar 14, 2024
Lots of laughs, along with the views. - Our driver ((Kaleo) was fantastic and humorous, made the ride very enjoyable. Educational and the views was worth the tour.
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596stephenp
Feb 9, 2024
Fun bus - Really enjoyed Kaleo and his bus tour. Quite the entertaining guy. Buckle up for some dad jokes. Saw some great sites too .
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Marie_f
Feb 13, 2025
Pickup started a Little Chaotic - Pickup was late and trip started late. Sabrina, our driver/guide, was knowledgeable and very helpful. Would have been nice to have a map of the Island to follow.
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Gregg_w
Mar 16, 2024
Not worth the considerable expense to fly there - Too far to go; if on the island already is OK. Would you like me to be more critical? Don't want to spend any more of my time with this!
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Roshinisarah_a
May 6, 2025
A nightmare with Polynesian Adventures to Kauai - I went on this trip booked through Viator but run by Polynesian Adventures. The pick up at the airport was a disaster. They provided directions. After waiting for 10 minutes beyond the pick up time, I call as instructed and find the phone # provided does not work. Then I hunt and find another number, call to be told the driver is on the way, and I see the coach approaching but the driver does not stop at the designated pick up location but speeds off around a corner. I inform the representative on the line who assures me the coach will come back. I wait for another 15-20 mins and call again and I am told to wait. After a short while the coach comes around again and repeats the same thing - not slowing down but this time I step off the curb and notice the female driver gesticulating ahead. So I chase after the coach and find her parked around the corner and when I get in she tells me she would be fined for stopping there. Then why on earth do they give directions to wait at baggage claim. Why not say go around the corner of the building to meet the coach. I was tempted to chew her out for the general incompetence of the tour group but decided not to make a scene. Anyway, finally I get in and a short while later the coach hands off the customers to another coach. This was driven by a voluble lady named Sabrina. She started talking and did not stop till the tour ended. I indicated I had to catch a flight to Oahu and the boarding time was 6:14pm. She indicated she would drop me off at 6pm and made a point of indicating how small the airport was and how short the TSA check-in was. The tour itself was pleasant and scenic except for endless soliloquy. I have never met anyone who can literally gab for hours on end. Then at the end of the sightseeing I indicate I need to get to the airport. She says she has to drop off a couple of other customers at local hotels and she will get me to the airport. I had no choice. I thought why are airport passengers who have to catch a flight not given priority over customers staying at local hotels. But, she keeps on with the monologue and drops the first and then the 2nd customer by which time it is 6pm. Then I watch as she drives past the turn- off. I thought maybe there is an entrance further down for coaches. It did not occur to me she was so bird-brained that with all of her yammering she forgot she had to drop off the next customer, me, at the airport. But, she blithely keeps on driving and yakking and then I finally had enough and said when was I going to be dropped off. Then she says she forgot and she would turn around. She then executes a clumsy U -turn and goes roaring back. By this time I am certain I will miss my flight. She screeches up to TSA at 6:15 pm after my flight has started boarding. Contrary to her assertions the TSA line is long. I do not bother to say anything to her though I would have liked to give her a piece of my mind. But, there is no time for that. I rush through TSA and I look for my gate. Directions are not clear and I am casting around looking for the gate, asking around all the while getting more desperate as I hear the final boarding call. I try to run but my lungs are wheezing and knees are creaking. Finally, I reach the gate at the last second and rush through. This was a frenetic end to what would have been a wonderful trip to Kauai, thanks to an incompetent tour group with a thoughtless, garrulous driver with no ability to track what she should be doing instead of yapping nineteen to a dozen. So it started and ended with stress, though the sights were marvelous. It is probably best to avoid Polynesian Adventures and go with another tour group as PolyAd believes in needlessly getting your adrenaline flowing. But, Kauai is worth visiting. Just avoid Poly Ad and Sabrina.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).