Kauai East Shore - Kapa`a & Wailua

Island of Kauai

Adventures on Water - Kayaking

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Kayak Wailua, 808-822-3388, www.kayakwailua.com, offers a 4½- hour guided tour that heads up to Secret Falls. You start out at the Wailua Marina and kayak approximately two miles up the Wailua River. Along the way, your guide will point out the flora and fauna. The paddle takes about 45 minutes. You’ll then go for a short hike to Secret Falls, where you eat the “bring your own” lunch and swim around the falls. This is a fantastic paddle for beginners. Amazingly, this tour only costs $39 per person.

Kaua`i Water Ski and Surf Co, Kinipopo Shopping Center, Wailua, 808-822-3574, offers a the “Deluxe Discovery Tour,” a guided kayak tour on the Wailua River that includes a picnic lunch, bottled water, hike to a waterfall, and swimming. The local guide shares his knowledge of Hawaiian history, culture, legends and local flora. This five- to six-hour tour costs $75 per person. They also rent kayaks.

Paradise Kayaks, Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a (across from Kaua`i Products Fair), 808-822-1112, has five- and six-hour tours that travel up theWailua River, then hike to a waterfall and diving pool. Lunch is provided as well. This is a very child-friendly outfit and has kayaks just for kids. The five hour tour costs $98 in a double kayak, $138 for a single kayak. The six-hour tour is $128 for a double kayak, $188 if you want to ride in a single kayak. They also rent kayaks that start at $30 a day.

Outfitters Kaua`i, Po`ipu Plaza, 2827A Po`ipu Road, Po`ipu, 888-742-9887, 808-742-9667, 808-742-7421, www.outfitterskauai.com. They will take you from their Po`ipu office to Wailua, where you’ll paddle downstream and take a somewhat rugged one-mile hike up the valley to a dramatic 130-foot waterfall with a pool at the bottom. There you’ll have lunch and then hike back down to the kayaks. Along the way back, your guides talk about the unique food and medicinal plants of the area.

Ali`i Kayaks, Harbor Mall, Lihu`e, 808-241-7700, offers a tour of the Wailua River. Your guide will also explain why the river is so revered in Hawaiian culture. You’ll also hike up to Secret Falls, where you have lunch. Plan on four miles of kayaking, and about 1½ miles of hiking. Tour duration is approximately 4½ hours and costs $104 per person.

Wailua Kayak & Canoe, Kuhio Highway, Wailua (across from Kintaro Restaurant), 808-821-1188, offers a four-hour waterfall tour that travels up the Wailua River to a picnic lunch. The guides share Hawaiian history and legends along the way. Tours start at $39 per person. They also rent two-person kayaks and launch from their baseyard right on the river. There’s no need to struggle with car racks.

Wailua River Kayak Adventures, 808-822-5795, has a couple of tours of the Wailua River area. The Jungle River Safari is a four- to five-hour trip up theWailua River. You paddle at your own pace while your trained guide fills you in on the historical and religious significance of the area. You also stop on the edge of the river for drinks and snacks, then take a jump off a rope swing. The Jungle River Safari is $85 per person. The second tour takes you to Secret Falls. It is also four to five hours in duration and costs $85 per person. They rent singles for $25 and doubles for $50 all day.

Kayak Kaua`i, Kapa`a, 800-437-3507, 808-826-9844, will let you strike out on your own, renting you a double and car top for your kayak from their Kapa`a office, located minutes away from the boat launching area. You can paddle to Secret Falls or Fern Grotto. A double kayak rental starts at $75 a day.

Activity Warehouse, 808-821-9071, 788 Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a (across from McDonald’s), rents kayaks starting at $50 a day.

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