Kauai, most appropriately nicknamed the Garden Isle, is a Hawaiian vacation destination treasured for its lush tropical greenery and sparkling sand beaches. T<\/p>\n
The tropical paradise of Kauai basks amidst the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, about 20 minutes by air from Honolulu.<\/p>\n
Formed some six million years ago, the island encompasses roughly 550 square miles and is the oldest and northernmost of the eight major islands of the Hawaiian chain.<\/p>\n
For vacationers who want to avoid the crowds of Oahu and Maui and see Hawaii in a much more natural setting, Kauai is the perfect alternative.<\/p>\n
Visitors to the island worship not only its postcard-perfect beauty, but Kauai\u2019s diversity of cultures, activities, shopping, and dining.<\/p>\n
If ever an island was made for adventure, it\u2019s the Hawaiian island of Kauai, owing to its extraordinary and diverse natural environment.<\/p>\n
Verdant rainforests, sparkling sand beaches, impressive golf courses, vibrant scenery, friendly faces, blissful breezes, and striking waterfalls are just a few of Kauai\u2019s spectacular offerings to its guests.<\/p>\n
The busy harbour at Port Allen is the launch pad for a fleet of pleasure boats that take to the seas for whale watching, dinner sails, dolphin encounters, charter fishing, snorkelling and picnic trips and cruising beneath the stunning green palisades of the Napali Coast.<\/p>\n
Hiking trails head into Waimea, the \u201cGrand Canyon of the Pacific,\u201d or along the Napali Coast to breathtaking valleys unreachable by road.<\/p>\n
There are coastal hikes across high dunes and rainforest treks among the oldest flora in Hawaii.<\/p>\n
Ferns reach up to eye level and tropical hibiscus and ginger blossoms measure the size of one’s fist.<\/p>\n
Waterfalls and cool plunge pools, hidden shoreline coves and glorious mountain vistas heighten the whole experience.<\/p>\n
The only navigable rivers in Hawaii flow through Kauai. Paddlers can explore placid river reaches by kayak, gliding silently through sanctuaries for the rarest birds on planet Earth.<\/p>\n
Real horseback riding will take one into forests, canyons and mountains for picnics, waterfall swims and glorious ocean vistas.<\/p>\n
Kauai\u2019s award-winning and highly popular Movie Tours offer visitors the opportunity to visit places of breathtaking scenery where some of the most popular motion pictures and television series have been filmed.<\/p>\n
These hits include Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, South Pacific, Blue Hawaii, Gilligan\u2019s Island, Fantasy Island and about 30 others.<\/p>\n
Kauai is known as the Garden Isle because it\u2019s so green and the flora and fauna so profligate. One can wander through botanical gardens chartered by the U.S. Congress and encounter some of the rarest living things on Earth.<\/p>\n
At Limahuli Gardens, native Hawaiian plants are arranged around ancient taro terraces carved into the base of the mountains where the Napali Coast begins.<\/p>\n
The scenery is dramatic, the air tranquil. Ninety per cent of Hawaii\u2019s native plants are unique to the Islands and half are endangered.<\/p>\n
At Na \u2018Aina Kai Botanical Gardens, the Garden Isle\u2019s newest garden, whimsical sculptures and a maze full of surprises are woven into a landscape of ponds, gardens, waterfalls, lagoons and streams.<\/p>\n
Kauai\u2019s glorious weather provides the just right amount of sun and rain to nurture kiawe trees, blackberries, java plum, guava, eucalyptus, bamboo, sandalwood, pineapple, and sugarcane, to name just a few.<\/p>\n
One of Kauai\u2019s specialities is the indigenous mokihana vine and berry, found only on the island.<\/p>\n
Other great finds include orchids, coconut palms, plumeria, hibiscus and other tropical plants throughout the island, with its arid to lush climate enhancing the beauty and fragrance of Kauai\u2019s flowers and vegetation.<\/p>\n
One can anticipate the opportunity to see a variety of unique and distinctive animals and birds on this tropical island, which includes the likes of, dolphins, monk seals, sea turtles, reef fish, coral reefs, whales, and so much more.<\/p>\n
Native birds include the iwi and the State bird, the nene goose; other birds on the island are doves, cardinals, egrets, and roosters.<\/p>\n
Kauai is a great place to learn a new sport or hobby, one that may light up a lifetime. There are schools for surfing, SCUBA diving, tennis and golf.<\/p>\n
Golfers can tee off at one of nine golf courses, many of them championship links set amidst spectacular scenery. There are also several tennis courts.<\/p>\n
Some of the most authentic luau in Hawaii happen on Kauai. No one should go home without enjoying this traditional feast with Hawaiian food, hula and fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kauai, most appropriately nicknamed the Garden Isle, is a Hawaiian vacation destination treasured for its lush tropical greenery and sparkling sand beaches. T The tropical paradise of Kauai basks amidst the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, about 20 minutes by air from Honolulu. Formed some six million years ago, the island encompasses roughly\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[829,847,848,836,849],"class_list":["post-450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-destinations","tag-gardens","tag-hawaii","tag-hawaiian","tag-island","tag-kauai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w1.affwebsites.com\/articledir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}