Learn about the Hawaiian Archipelago, the Island's Ecosystems and it's Cultural History.

 

This tour leaves Poipu at 9:00 am and returns by 5:00 pm. The 5-mile loop trail gains 400-800 feet of elevation as it goes up and down through cloud forests to the canyon rim. We provide a healthy picnic lunch, bottled water, snacks, and fruit. Day-packs are provided if needed.
A Kauai Hike you will never forget. Behold what the first people to these islands saw in the upland forests of Kokee - tall Ohia trees twisting through mists into the sky, adorned with their scarlet lehua blossoms - scores of koa trees, with their sickle-shaped phyllodes dangling from branch tips. Emerge at Waimea Canyon’s rim to stunning iron-rich, red cliffs that plunge 2,500 feet to where the Waimea River winds its way to the sea along a 12-mile long chasm. Your naturalist guide explains it all to you - the geology of Kauai, the plate tectonic history of the entire Hawaiian archipelago, botanical history, cultural sites, Hawaiian myths and more. Dine al fresco in a secluded spot with a panorama on one hand of the Alakai Swamp - a flat, mountain-top bog - and on the other, a postcard-picture-perfect Waimea Canyon view.