Rainbow Kayak - Wailua River Kayak & Village ONLY
This Kauai kayaking tour is currently unavailable for booking on our site. Please visit our Kauai kayaking tours page for other available tours. If you are looking for a kayak tour with hiking up the river, there are currently no tours like that available. Due to the flood damage that happened in mid-April further up river where the falls are, the DNLR is not allowing any tour operations further than where this kayak & village tour goes until repairs are completed.
Enjoy a 4 mile roundtrip kayak tour up the Wailua River. Explore the natural beauty of the Garden Isle of Kauai, kayaking up Wailua River, the only navigable river in the state of Hawaii.
Along the way, movie enthusiasts may recognize some areas since the following movies filmed scenes along the river: Blue Hawaii, Donovan's Reef, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Outbreak. Check in with your guide too, they can share stories of the Hawaiians who first paddled the Wailua River more than 1,500 years ago.
Make a stop at the Kamokila Hawaiian Village up the river for a cultural tour!
Tour Inclusions:
- Kayaking equipment & life jackets
- 4 mile roundtrip kayak up Wailua River
- Stop at Kamokila Hawaiian Village
- Bottled water and fresh pineapple
Kayaking in Kauai
Wailua River Kayaking
- Where and When:
- Tour times:
Tour 1: 8:45 am to 12:15 pm
Tour 2: 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Check in at 440 Aleka Place, Kapaa, HI 96746 View Map
DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH:
South on Highway 56 through Kapaa 1/2 mile past McDonalds in Foodland Center to Coconut Marketplace. Turn left just before the Marketplace at Aleka Loop. Go behind the Marketplace, following Aleka Loop to Rainbow Kayak at Islander Shops next to Resort Quest Islander on the Beach.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH
Take Highway 50 past Lihue to Hwy 56 North. Cross Wailua River (double bridge] one mile to Coconut Marketplace and turn right past the Marketplace on Aleka Loop. Turn behind the Marketplace following Aleka Loop to Rainbow Kayak at Islander Shops next to Islander on the Beach.
- Requirements:
- Restrictions:
- Minimum age of 5 years old.
No guests who are pregnant.
This kayaking adventure is suitable for ages 5 to 75.
Participants should be comfortable in the water and be in good physical condition.
Expect about 5 miles of paddling.
- Special Notes:
- Dry storage bags can be available at request.
- Operation Days:
- Monday through Friday
- Duration:
- Approximately 3.5 hours
- Vendor:
- Rainbow Kayaks
- Island:
- Kauai
- Capacity:
- 12 guests per tour usually
- Equipment:
- Ocean Kayaks with comfortable seats, paddles, and life jackets.