Roberts Hawaii Shore Excursions - Journey to Waimea Canyon
This tour is only available for cruise ship passengers. The dates provided line up with the schedule of the cruise ships Pride of America, Holland America, Seabourn Encore and Disney Wonder.
Visit the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific," one of Kauai's top natural attractions. At 10 miles wide and 3,000 feet deep, Waimea Canyon offers plenty of spectacular photo opportunities. Over thousands of years earthquakes and erosion have created dramatic variation in the landscape, such as multi-colored rock walls. The view from the Waimea Canyon Lookout is amazing. This tour also takes you to Spouting Horn, a natural blowhole on Kauai’s south shore. You'll also pass by historical and cultural locations, such as the remains of the early 19th-century Russian Fort, Fort Elizabeth, and Old Koloa Town, a historic plantation town now known for its shopping and dining.
Tour Highlights:
- Koloa town – from some of the oldest buildings in Hawaii to the rich history of Hawaii’s first successful sugar plantation, discover how this main port of entry was a favorite among the whaling fleet
- Spouting Horn*– one of the most photographed spots on Kauai, with ocean water spraying like a geyser up to 50 feet in the air
- Queen Victoria’s profile – Haupu Mountain range offers a profile of the British Queen Victoria
- Hanepepe Valley Lookout* – a picturesque view of the lush tropical valley, a former Hawaiian taro farming community with some of the taro patches still being farmed today
- Waimea Canyon* – known as “the Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” this natural wonder was carved out by the Waimea River and the collapse of a volcano
- Waimea town – this old seaport was the first landing site of European explorers
- Fort Elizabeth – the last Russian Fort in the Hawaiian Islands
*denotes stop made