Top 7 Best Things to Do in Kauai, Hawaii

Kauai is a popular Hawaiian island, and it’s the fourth largest! It’s known as Garden Island; it got this epithet because of the lush vegetation that wraps the island’s landscape.

The island will wonderment you with steep mountain towers, rough coastal cliffs, and emerald green valleys with a jungle feel to them.

The island’s North Shore is known to be wilder and draws in courageous souls who are prepared to assume the challenge of exploring the unpleasant mountainous terrain – the compensations in spectacular perspectives and secret miracles are bountiful!

1. Kalalau Trail

Along the north shore of Kauai, there is a beautiful and untamed 11-mile-long climb, the Kalalau Trail. You can walk so a lot or as little of the trail as you like, yet put it at the top of your things-to-do in Kauai.

The trail runs along the Napali Coast on the island’s North Shore. The landscape is portrayed by cliffs shrouded in thick, luscious vegetation and a turquoise-blue perspective on the sea. Follow the red soil way wild the precarious hills, passing red hibiscus flowers and stopping in amazement at the fascinating perspectives!

2. Princeville Botanical Gardens

This special botanical garden is stowed away somewhere down in the valleys of Princeville on Kauai’s North Shore. It’s not like anything you will have encountered back home. The usual, beautiful flower beds you see at botanical gardens are replaced with jungle-like foliage and there’s a wild feel to the place.

Come explore the island’s local flora and see a portion of the medicinal and uncommon plant species that are growing in these mystical gardens. Along the way, watch out for animals and insects.

3. Wailua Falls            

The Wailua Falls on the east shore of Kauai is breathtaking. Two stunning waterfalls drop one next to the other of a cliff and into a wide pool below.

The waterfalls are not difficult to get to, you can drive straight dependent upon them and park, yet the landscape gives the impression of being in a secluded and remote spot. The thick vegetation and rough cliffs improve the waterfall’s excellence and make Wailua Falls an incredible place to take holiday pictures!

4. Hanalei Bay

Hanalei Bay is a tropical heaven. The long stretch of white-sand beach is encircled by imposing mountains and situated at the front of one of the island’s coolest towns, Hanalei.

It’s the ideal place to come and surf, chill, taste a cocktail at dusk, and marvel at the perspectives. On the off chance that you tire of relaxing on the beach, head into town and peruse the charming shops or stop for a nibble at one of the delectable food trucks.

5. Kauai Plantation Railway

The Kilohana Plantation is best explored onboard a train! There are 3 train tours available on location, each led by a conductor who will tell you inquisitive and exciting realities about the plantations over a wide period.

Commit to one of the old trains and wind through the sugarcane and taro, and past columns of tropical organic product trees like papaya, mangos, bananas, and pineapples.

6. Kauai’s Hindu Temple

The Hindu Temple in Kauai offers you the novel opportunity to ponder among priests in their daily petition, known as puja, and to get an intimate look at the Hindu beliefs and lifestyle.

The religious community and temple are nestled along the bank of the Wailua River. The temple is a place of reflection, silence, and introspection. The complex and its surrounding land are enriched with Hindu gods, like the sculpture of Lord Shanmuga which sits in the focal point of a colossal banyan tree.

7. Ninini Point Lighthouse

This beautiful lighthouse overlooking Nawiliwili Bay is the ideal spot to take seaside photos and get a grand dusk. The lighthouse was built in 1906, making it over 100 years of age!

The lighthouse was automated back in 1953, so it gradually lost the usual lantern room and Fresnel lenses that portray most lighthouses. It’s not the cutest of lighthouses, yet it’s set on a rough coastline with great perspectives.

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