I love Kauai so much. So wonderful to hear of the different places recommended. Cannot wait to go back.

Hi J! I fell in love with Kauai the first time I vacationed there in 1984. The last time I was on Kauai was in 2003, but we're currently planning another trip there next summer (2023). I couldn't agree more with your favorite snorkling spot. I LOVE snorkling at Tunnels Beach and watching the sunset over Bali Hai Peak from the beach. And the Kalalau Trail hike, while a little strenuous, is absolutely a definite must-do! As you've indicated, bring PLENTY of water! There is one thing you hadn't mentioned, and will most likely be necessary for those of us taking the 20+ hour trip (including layovers) from the east coast on the mainland, with a 6-hour time difference - a jet-lag adjustment day. We're planning to just take it easy the day after we arrive, and then start into the hikes, kayaking, and other more physical activities the day after. As for Hanakapi'ai Beach (at the end of the 2-mile portion of the Kalalau Trail), I've seen all of the "recently-posted" (since around the 1990s) signs for dangerous surf and those who've drowned there, and I agree that people should be VERY careful there. But when I was there in '84, before there were ANY signs indicating these dangers, I found the waves there to be absolutely PERFECT for body surfing! I've never body surfed as well or as far as I could in the waves there on Kahakapi'ai beach, which I could frequently ride up onto nearly dry sand on the beach each time. Yes, to have such great waves, the undertow IS very strong, and I would only do this in the summer time, of course, and with great caution and respect for the conditions. I don't recommend that in the wintertime.

Wow! This itinerary is awesome! Definitely coming back to this video, thank you so much for all the details👍😃

😍 I’m travelling to Kauai in a couple weeks - thank you for this awesome itinerary!!!

this is amazing!! thank you for providing the resources you rock!

This sounds like an amazing itinerary thank you for this video. I will forever love Kauai

The most helpful video I’ve come across (in regards to Kauai)! Thank you!❤️

you are crazy awesome

What an amazingly detailed tour guide - Thank you!!

I found this very informative for our future trip to Kauai. You have a wonderful presence on KZfaq. Thanks for taking the time and effort to give us a 7-day Interary to help us along the way.

Great video. We just came back from this amazing place and watched this video several times while we were planning our trip. Thanks for for your insight

Absolutely loved your video! I don’t think I’d necessarily replace any of your suggestions, but Limahuli gardens were so gorgeous to visit! Also I’d time Hanapepe for a Friday night to enjoy the market 🥰

Your map is the highlight and nice work!

Thanks so much for this. I've never been to Kuaui and am so excited for this.

Thank you!!! This is very helpful and well planned

North vs. South should be determined by the time of year. NorthShore swimming and snorkeling is dangerous if not impossible during “winter” months. In that case I would recommend swimming/snorkeling from south shore around Poipu/Koloa/Salt Pond. I would also STRONGLY recommend that you NEVER go to Queen’s Bath. You can enjoy this view from above at the golf course without putting your life at risk of being washed off the rocks. The ocean can be a wild and unpredictable force. Respect it or regret it. Aloha to ALL 🌺

Extremely helpful - thank you!!

Fantastic summary. We’ve been twice and will be back in a year. Koloa is such a beautiful little town in the south. We prefer staying in the Princeville area and doing day trips when we feel the need. In my opinion, we could easily spend two weeks and barely ever leave Hanalei/Tunnels. Only exception would be the hike at Waimea Canyon. Absolutely beautiful. Again, great job!

Awesome

This video is great. I've been to Kauai twice and I would love to go there again. When I was there, I enjoyed the luau at the Kilohana Plantation, a boat tour of the Napali Coast, and sightseeing at the Waimea Canyon. The beaches are terrific. I saw Niihau from Kauai.

I live here and I would say this is a very ambitious itinerary. It would require almost no traffic. But it’s a fantastic list. And if you can accomplish all this , you will leave this stunning paradise exhausted but oh so happy!! Aloha 🌺

Hoping to go this year in the summer. Thanks for the tips. One thing I would do for future vlogs is showing your photos of places for longer than 2 seconds. It's like a flash!

WOW My wife and I are planning a vacation in June (50th annv)This was the most helpful video that I have seen on Kauai. Thanks

Moving to the North Shore in a few months. Thank you for all your helpful videos. Keep up the great work.

Did almost everything you mentioned but added whale watching & helli. trip I sure do miss Kauai ( did the coffee twice) thanks for great video.

Thanks for the video. Tempted to do the 4 nights in the north and 3 in the south. It will save me time driving total of around 4-6 hours of driving time over all. Just trying to justify the cost difference of renting in the south vs north. Found a great place right on the ocean in princeville, at a great price. South shore rentals were nearly 2x.

Thank you for mentioning the need for state park reservation!!

Great video! I'd also recommend Alaka'i Swamp Trail and for eats, Hamura and Tip Top Cafe.

Nice video💚💚💚

In Kauai right now if planning to go to Princeville..its may right now ..there is lots of construction going on so lots of backed up traffic actually had to just turn around and go back to kauai otherwise the weather is great so far

I followed this almost to a t. We didn’t go to queens bath, do the sleeping giant hike or see the waterfalls though. One of our days was our honeymoon so we went to tide pools at the grand Hyatt. Overall, amazing itinerary but very busy! My hubby and I love being active so it was great for us.

Holy Smokes!

This video is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would definitely add McBryde Gardens as 1/2 day, 2 hour self guided tour for only $20. Also the Beach House and snorkeling at that spot or Baby Beach. The Sunset is spectacular and get there early for a free grass spot. Lots of happy hour spots on the South Shore too.

We used Kauai Sea Tours for our catamaran. Kai, Haui and Capt Greg were excellent hosts

Great video! I’ve been watching a lot of your videos because I want to plan a trip in May of this year. I had quite a few questions if you’d be okay with answering(: (or if anyone wants to answer, I’d love all the advice)! 1. I am looking at renting a car, but I am 19. I heard that you can rent at 18 on Turo, but I wasn’t sure if this was true. If it is, there a cars that allow unlimited miles to be driven and cars that allow a certain amount before they start charging per mile. I found a car with 7 days (that’s how long our trip will be) for a great price but the miles are limited to 2,100. Do you think we would go over that mileage amount during 7 days? We want to be outside and definitely explore, but I’m guessing we’d do a lot of hiking, and I’m not sure how many miles everything will add up to when driving to certain areas. Do you think I should just play it safe and pay extra for the cars with unlimited miles? 2. I’m trying to figure out how much this trip will cost for two adults. Do you happen to have an estimate on how much in total we would spend on food for 7 days (between the both of us together)? Also, is gas super expensive there? 3. Do a lot of the hiking places/sight seeing/waterfalls cost money, admission wise? 4. We want to go snorkeling, and I’ve seen places that you can reserve and it’s about $100 per person- $200 total. Are these the only options for snorkeling? You mentioned renting snorkeling gear, but I wasn’t sure if that meant that we should rent it for the reservation, or rent it to snorkel any time, any where? 5. What are your thoughts on the resorts? Do you think they’re worth it? 7 days in a resort is around $2.5-$3.5k depending on where you go (from what I’ve seen). We kind of want the “resort experience” but we also want to spend most of our time exploring the island. I just don’t know if we should cut costs and find a cheaper place, or just go for the “resort experience” because the resorts really are beautiful- but I don’t think we’d spend much time there aside from sleeping. 6. Would the Hilton Garden Bay be a good place to stay to avoid the gate closing? I know absolutely nothing about where things are yet. Sorry for all the questions lol. Thank you, and great video!!

Thanks for the video! Any recommendations for short hikes for kids (6&9)? Also, any suggestions on how to make a reservation for ke'e state park? When I checked, there is no availability at all for the month.

Amazing video, I watched this to try to relive my recent vacation to Kauai. The only thing I would add is polihale beach! We were in Kauai for 8 days and did just about everything you recommended! You had so many good tips!

Would you recommend the tubing adventure into the dark tunnels?

One of the first things I did when I moved to Kauai was take a surf lesson in Hanalei. Definitely recommend 😊

J love your videos you are so easy on the eyes.

Hey- do you have any family friendly restaurant recommendations for poipu? Ideally we would like to have something with veggie options too

Great post! I have a house in Wainiha and spend a lot of time on the island. Tunnels Beach is the best! Three other things I would add. While in Koke'e State Park there are a couple great out and back trails that go about 2-3 miles down the mountain with fantastic views of the Napali coast, the Awa'awapuhi and Nu'alolo trails. There is a cliff trail that connects the two if you want to do a 10 mile or so loop. The trails are moderate to difficult so you need to be in pretty good shape. In Lihue, Kalapaki Beach is a nice place to swim or paddle board with Duke's restaurant right there for lunch or dinner with live music. If you're on the west end the Friday Hanapepe Arts night is a fun place to browse the galleries housed by local artists and get some good street food. Love your information, keep up the good work!

Thanks for all the great tips and suggestions! We'll be visiting in January and this was super helpful. For the Na'Pali Coast boat tours, how rough is the water? I get seasick but really don't want to miss out on the epic views.

You are the most gorgeous and pleasant human doing these videos. Me and my honey are heading to Kauai next month and staying in Princeville the entire time (hadn't thought of splitting it up back when I booked the trip). I'm compiling my own list but keep coming back to this video for reference as it is a treasure trove of information so thank you for that! I just followed you on The 'Gram as well (pizza guy), have a great day Queen, and keep up the awesome work! ❤

the bokeh is appreciated however you should try to make sure you are in the focal plain when you are leaning back as you go in an out of focus often.

How about Kauai Backcountry Adventures (tubing)? Is it a good one to add to the list? Also does the Kayak trip worth it? Also so said that the Hanalei Cafe seems to have been closed permanently (due to COVID?) Also where is the "Princeville Path?" Thanks!

Thanks for such a comprehensive itinerary! What are your thoughts on the locals' attitude toward tourists - is it generally pretty friendly or mixed especially during covid? Do you have any tips/insight that could be helpful when visiting? Thanks!

Great informative video. My husband and I plan to go for a month Feb. 2022. Thinking of staying on south shore but need advice on a good condo. Can you suggest something. There are so many VRBO’s. Should I book thru that or go thru a travel agent??

Louise at Tahiti Nui taught my sister the Hula back in the 70's

We’ll be there for 4 days😬 What are your must see’s and would you recommend staying on the East side (my heart is set on staying on the North side)- not sure if North side would make it too difficult to travel within 4 full days?

I’m going to Kauai for a month in July/august. Do you recommend a rental car for the entire month? I’m staying on the north shore

Wow that's awesome and really good advice I've been thinking about Kauai Hawaii, I've been to Oahu, about 9 times, first with my parents as a child and 3 times with my wife, daughter and my mother-in-law. Like you I plan every single move I make, from the excursions as far as going to ATV riding trip to the beach Sea Life Park luau going shopping downtown the restaurants I eat at Roy's Rocky's near the Hilton Hawaiian village dukes and a few others that I might stumble upon tropics is located in the Hilton Hawaiian village is normally where I stay it fits like a love everything I want is close by but I've been very interested in visiting Kauai Hawaii it's so beautiful and it seems like it's not as crowded it seems that time seems to move a little slower but still the great benefits of being in Hawaii thanks for all your advice especially the thing about staying in Princeton as opposed to the other town you mentioned, I normally fly out of San Antonio Texas with the connecting fine in Phoenix or LAX so I'm looking at about an 8-hour travel my flights are more expensive because of this so I don't get to visit Hawaii as much as I would like to I don't be mean to be disrespectful but I think you're very pretty and just wanted to compliment you on your appearance, thanks again for your help I think I'm going to fly into Kauai and spend 4 to 5 days there and finish my trip in Oahu just has a force of habit spend another 4 days in Honolulu I just love the rat race the downtown on a beach and actually enjoy the crowds just people having fun

Hi and thank you for making this great video! I will be arriving Jan 1 for a week and staying in Kapa. What is the Uber/LYFT situation there? Will I really need a rental car if the only thing I want to do in the North is the Andy's Cruise?

Hi, Thank you so much for the helpful itinerary recommendations. We are going in September. Would you recommend Sleeping Giant East or West trail? Trying to decide between those two.

How can we find one of your short term rentals on condos on VRBO? We go to Maui for a month every year but have spent 3 weeks in Maui and a week in Kauai. Our next trip we are thinking of doing that next trip. We have stayed up in Princeville couple of times and once at Kauai Beach Resort

Thank you for such an informative video! We are going on August and my husband will be impressed but all the food options 😋 I can’t seem to get ANY car for rent tho… is something going on? Do you have any further tips on that? Thanks a bunch ☺️

Very informative video. I have a question? We’re planning to visit Kauai next year in March. I’m looking for a hotel / resort that’s quite and romantic that has a nice front beach , that’s also not too expensive, which one would you recommend? Thank you in advance

This video so great! I am going in February. I hear the inner tube canals is pretty fun. Have you done it, and what's your take?

Your ideas were awesome and we have followed most of your ideas. One question, is tunnel Beach safe right now in winter months? Thanks for your video.

I have yet to see a video on Kaui recommending to see the Hindu Monastery. I am figuring only certain individuals might be interested in seeing that.

What do you do that allows you to travel to Hawaii? I’m a bilingual plumber and I’m ready for a change!!

If the napili park permit is not available, is there another way to get the permit? Thanks!

I had a trip planned last year that I had to cancel and am hoping to rebook in March. I had a similar itinerary mapped out (was planning 8 days - 4 in the North Shore and 4 in the South) Is it worth it to go out to Polihale while in the South - or should I use that time for more hiking in Waimea?

Update on rental cars: supposedly 300 rental cars were sent to Kauai. I’m assuming this is true because I leave May 30 and for the last month I have been panicking about the no availability of any rentals. I did one last search on May 28 and I was able to find a car along with 2 others in my group.

Great video this was really helpful, added a lot to my list that we would have missed otherwise! I was wondering if you could advise on car hire in Kauai? We’re wanting a car for the second week of our 2 week stay - do you know if we could collect a car from the airport in this instance or do we have to be arrivals at the airport in order to collect a car? Or alternatively if you know of any businesses that have off-airport sites that we can rent from. We’re from the UK so can only really look online and i’m really struggling to find anywhere!

How do I find that $149 boat tour? Im only finding stuff for over $200.

Thank you so much for this video! We are going to K in a couple of months and I’ve been searching for an itinerary that includes some local eateries and activities things for the teens to do and relaxing things for me, too! Any recs for surfing lessons anywhere? We will be staying in the north most likely but will have a rental car. Thank u!! You’ve got a new subscriber!

I’d just move up the na Pali coast boat tour earlier in the visit in case it gets canceled and you’d like to reschedule.

very informative video thank you! do you have any suggestions on how much money to save/take for daily costs for food??? and do you have a rough estimate of how much it costs per day for car rental?? i plan to travel to kauai next month or in august and plan to stay only for 5 days. thank you!

Rental cars have been super expensive. I rented through Turo. There’s also rent a wreck.

Hi J! Thank you for this video- it actually convinced me to book our honeymoon in Kauai! I have a little question: is there any specific company you would recommend for heli ride?

Regards from Saudi Arabia, you are unbelievable. Could you plz do two videos abt Maui & Honolulu.

Best most informative itinerary video I've ever seen. Thank you. Pls advise best hotels/airbnbs to stay in south. For your 7 day itinerary would you suggest in Poipu area? You say you are a superhost but I don't see a link to your places. Also, do you have a suggestion for best helicopter trip? Thanks so much.

Mahalo.

I wish I could stay for 1 month. I'm so tired of working, havn't travelled since 2019.

the "opal room" but that should be kept secret

The roosters crowing in the background of this video is classic 😂. Also your thumbnails say Maui not Kauai.

Since 2021 To crowded now.

What? YOU DIDN'T SHOW WAIMEA CANYON, ETC., YOU ONLY SHOWED RESTAURANTS!

snoozer lol