Where to Snorkel on Kauai, Hawaii | 5 Best Snorkel Beaches on Kauai

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Completing our best snorkeling in the Hawaiian Islands series, here are the top 5 Kauai snorkeling beaches (in our humble opinion). This is where to snorkel on Kauai, Hawaii!
Enjoy the vibrant Kauai marine life at these 5 beaches, but respect the ocean conditions as Kauai’s surf can get rough.
Kauai has amazing beaches and excellent reefs for you to explore. We share our favorite snorkeling spots on Kauai and tips on how to snorkel safely and protect marine life for future generations. See below for more Kauai travel information!
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5 Best Snorkeling Spots on Kauai, Hawaii
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00:16 Map of Kauai
00:41 Kauai Snorkel Safety
01:48 #5 Great for kids
03:10 #4 Next to a great restaurant
04:01 #3 World famous beach
05:07 #2 Beware of the rip current
05:53 #1 The Best
06:34 Bonus snorkeling beach
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@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Mahalo for watching and welcome to our Hawaii vacation planning channel! Check out our Kauai playlist for more Kauai videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PLAtd_s8w8KUUiRfpuhGFGe-oE7yACUhhc

@bethearl8686 2 жыл бұрын

We are divers. It is SO SAD to see the marine life is gone. Back in the 80's you could walk out 10 feet and be surrounded by fish.

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't popping with marine life during our visits. It has changed a lot.

@patriotsouthern8123 4 ай бұрын

That’s what happens. The earth changes

@HotelSnob 5 күн бұрын

All of SE Asian beaches are filled with trash…they just dump because they are “developing nations.” Really awful. Hawaii still better than there by a landslide

@chrisaddison4691 2 жыл бұрын

Well done guy’s, nice way to keep us up to date on the best snorkeling spots on Kauai 👍😎🇨🇦❤️

@reacorp401k2 Жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome. 100% right of all your recommendations. Thank you!

@alejarelloque8598 2 жыл бұрын

SO HELPFUL, thank you for this content, I love it.

@ahhitskatie9094 2 жыл бұрын

So fun!!

@adventureescape1929 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@donrio35 2 жыл бұрын

The shark at Lydgate beach is a black tip shark. The lifeguard told us it is very docile. And he was right..... It swam right past my wife and she was recording on her GoPro!!!! We have video of it and it blew out mind. Thanks for these videos of Kauai. We love it there. Can't wait to move their in the near future.

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

For sure! The man-of-war was far more dangerous than the shark! So cool that you got a shot on your GoPro!

@missmel6166 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This has been so helpful. Heading to Kauai in 3 weeks & JUST booked our reservations for Ha'ena State Park!

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

nice job on getting the reservation! have a great trip!

@muahlakaparak 2 жыл бұрын

Hii..nice to see you. Enjoy watching

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dckyle 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips as always! We went to Kaua'i during the winter and stayed right on top of Hideaways Beach (beautiful view) but didn't get to experience snorkeling there or Ke'e or Makua because of said swells! Hiking Kalalau made up for it though. Poipu snorkeling was amazing though, and we saw the largest sea turtle we have ever seen there. Looking forward to getting back there again soon.

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Kauai is tough for snorkeling due to those winter waves. We did our best to stress it so we keep visitors and rescue crews out of the water! I'm glad you got to the south shore. We love that area of Princeville. I was looking forward to Hideaways Beach but they closed it (for good reason) so I respected the sign. I'm glad I got to see it in 2020.

@stephenchen856 Ай бұрын

awesome video! very insightful!

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment!

@NutmegThumper 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video - starting to plan our next trip to HI already!

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

awesome! enjoy the planning for your next trip. Thanks for subscribing!

@jessicasantellanes8287 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@joelhuesby 2 жыл бұрын

I've snorkeled at all the the beaches you mentioned and pretty much agree with your rating. We also enjoy Salt Pond near Eleele on the south side but perhaps this is more just swimming than snorkeling!

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Salt Pond Beach made our top 10 Kauai beaches list. It is a nice cove and I love Hanapepe Town.

@fro7183 2 жыл бұрын

first !!!! we will be there in 3 weeks

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Have a great trip!!

@MikeCanuck 2 жыл бұрын

50.7K subscribers!!! Congrats guys! I subscribe to many Hawaii related channels, and you have gained the most subscribers by far. Have you picked a spot to display your 100k play button, because i expect you will be there soon! 😁🤙

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks so much Mike! It is nice to hit that milestone. We love our subscribers and the support we get. We will keep working hard to get that 100k play button! We hope the other Hawaii channels keep growing too!

@ambers52 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you. Where is the best and safest place at the end of March? Is there anywhere to rent or buy inflatable snorkel vests?

@rohitkurup6191 2 жыл бұрын

Lydgate beach is undoubtedly the best snorkeling beach IMO. I have seen huge schools of these big blue 🐟 fishes (along with the typical smaller fish) and it's 100% safe for kids of any age because of the man made reef.

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Glad we slipped it in there at the end.

@m.v.v.n886 2 жыл бұрын

yall deserve so much more attention

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! North Shore Kauai will be pretty rough in February. I'd stick to the southern beaches.

@HotelSnob 5 күн бұрын

February can be chilly in the water there

@kaylarouse5109 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I love following your content and am thinking about getting your Kauai itinerary. Do you guys offer an itinerary directed towards a more adventurous couple looking for more advanced hikes and snorkeling? I noticed a lot of the suggestions on your videos are more beginner level spots but we are searching for a little more.

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

The Kauai itinerary is activebut made for all ages. For more advanced hikes, you can find them in waimea canyon or outside hanalei on AllTrails. We have an adventure itinerary for Maui only at this time.

@kaylarouse5109 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHawaiiVacationGuide thanks so much! I purchased the Kauai itinerary and it is awesome! I had no idea how much work and information you guys really put into it and I am so excited for our trip now!!

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We put a lot of love into the itineraries. have a great trip.

@FintasticFilms Жыл бұрын

I know that the surf can get pretty rough at times during the winter on the North Shore. I'm planning on being in Kauai at the end of September and the very beginning of October. How do you think the snorkeling at Tunnels and Anini beach will be? Will the conditions be good? Thanks!

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide Жыл бұрын

we talk about ocean safety a lot in our newsletter. Check this website before you head out: hawaiibeachsafety.com/ Conditions change so can't say how those places will be when you're there

@blacklagoon7545 Жыл бұрын

just went to this beach in December it was un swimmable which was kind of expected but still a really beautiful beach

@summerliu3394 2 жыл бұрын

Where we should store our car keys or valuables when we go out to snorkeling? Is there lockers near every beach? Love your videos and will head to Maui beginning of Feb. look forward to this real question 🙋‍♀️

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Great question and we get asked a lot, see this article as we have a section about storing valuables at the beaches: thehawaiivacationguide.com/what-to-pack-for-hawaii-vacation/

@summerliu3394 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHawaiiVacationGuide thank you very much I will buy a waist water proof bag great info!

@NutmegThumper 2 жыл бұрын

@@summerliu3394 my wife has one that she uses for open water swims and we used in Hawaii for snorkeling. We also used a phone bag inside of that as double protection from water intrusion.

@mariomario.. Жыл бұрын

I just went recently and the water at Ke'e beach was a bit rougher than Tunnels. Both were amazing though.

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing! Ke'e gets rough as we get closer to the winter. We are more cautious about recommending North Shore beaches due to the weather.

@GK-bh1tp 2 жыл бұрын

Aloha! I know this is off topic, but can you guys recommend a good place to watch superbowl on Maui with teenage kids?

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Waikiki Brew Co in Lahaina would be a good place to go. Get the onion rings.

@GK-bh1tp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! You guys are the best! Mahalo!

@btrflyjohnson3452 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have to test, vaxx, or quarantine to vacation on the Big Island?

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you have to do one of those things.

@sheelowhite7133 2 жыл бұрын

Is 10 days too long on Kauai? Will we run out of things to do?

@chgcghdchvhjbj 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for not introducing to Hideaway.

@TheHawaiiVacationGuide 3 ай бұрын

it was closed for so long and not right for everyone.

@1GODISNOWHERE1 4 ай бұрын

Agree that their top 5 are low risk, family friendly snorkel beaches. I could add 5 sdvanced snorkel spots but we enjoy the solitude and non sunscreen tainted waters to explore🌴