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LAND ADVENTURES & TOURS
(See also Sports & Recreation)

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ALOHA VACATIONS
3615 Harding Avenue, Suite 506
Honolulu, HI 96816
(Islands of Oahu, Maui, Big Island & Kauai)
Tel. (808) 735-9009 or 1-888-874-9300 (toll free)
Fax (808) 735-8687
Email: sales@alohavacationshawaii.com
Providing Hawaii travel services for over 25 years. They know Hawaii. They live here! Offering One Day Neighbor Island Adventures and Hawaii Vacation Packages (air/hotel) - including golf packages, sport packages and more! Photo

ESPRIT DE CORPS RIDING ACADEMY
P. O. Box 269
Kapaa, HI 96746
(East Side)
Tel. (808) 822-4688
Email: Riding@KauaiHorses.com
Small group trail rides for the experienced rider allow trotting and cantering in a lush forest reserve. Private trail rides with personalized instruction and arena lessons for age 2 through adult (English and Western) incorporate the Centered Riding technique. Pony parties and Weddings on Horseback, too! Photo

ROBINSON FAMILY ADVENTURES
2 Kaumakani Ave.
P.O. Box 440
Kaumakani, HI 96747
(West Side)
Tel. (808) 335-2824
Fax (808) 335-6852
Email: info@robinsonadventures.com
Experience the world of an authentic, classic sugar plantation from planting to harvesting to factory operations. Local guides treat you to a world seldom seen by visitors or residents. Choose from a 2-hour bus tour on private roads made up of the reddest soil in Hawaii (covered shoes required to enter factory); a 3.5-hour morning truck tour to the spectacular Olokele Canyon Overlook - one of the most rocky and precipitous canyons in the Islands; or glimpse one of Kauai's oldest cattle ranches by ATV along the Olokele ditch system to overlook Hanapepe Valley - 3-hour intermediate trail. Photo

JUST LIVE, INC.
P. O. Box 993
Kapaa, HI 96746
(East Side)
Tel. (808) 821-9423
Fax (808) 821-9423
Email: info@justlive.org
A training and adventure company specializing in teambuilding services and eco-adventure programs for corporations, the visitor industry, youth, and community groups. Eco-Challenge Tours (go beyond your limits), Kauai Adventure Camp (helping youth build self-confidence). Photo

KAUAI BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURES
P. O. Box 183
Hanamaulu, HI 96715
(Lihue-Kalapaki)
Tel. (808) 245-2506 or 1-888-270-0555
Fax (808) 245-2520
Email: adventure@kauaibackcountry.com
Exciting Tubing and Zipline tours let you venture into the heart of Kauai on private former plantation lands with spectacular views. Tube a 100-year-old plantation ditch system, complete with tunnels and flumes. Fly through the air and descend a tropical mountainside via seven thrilling ziplines. All tours stop for a refreshing swim and delicious picnic lunch. Photo

KAUAI ECO TOURS
P. O. Box 1254
Kilauea, HI 96754
(Island of Kauai)
Tel. (808) 652-3390
Fax (808) 828-0262
Email: info@kauaieco-tours.com
Experience true Hawaii on hiking tours conducted by knowledgeable and friendly guides. The tours are nature oriented - emphasizing island sustainability. Photo

PRINCEVILLE RANCH ADVENTURES
P. O. Box 224
Hanalei, HI 96714
(North Shore)
Tel. (808) 826-7669
Fax (808) 826-7668
Email: info@adventureskauai.com
Ziplining, Kayaking and Hiking are offered on the private lands of the 2500-acre historic Princeville Ranch on Kauai's scenic North Shore. Soar across an 8 zipline course, which includes a swim and picnic at a hidden waterfall. Kayak up a jungle stream to visit yet another waterfall for a swim and picnic. Or, hike to scenic overlooks and down into jungle valleys for a multi-waterfall experience, also including swimming and a delicious lunch. Photo

PRINCEVILLE RANCH STABLES
P. O. Box 888
Hanalei, HI 96714
(North Shore)
Tel. (808) 826-6777
Fax (808) 826-7210
Email: pstable@aloha.net
Historic Princeville Ranch dates back to 1831, when the first 100 longhorns were imported to Kauai. One early owner was A. S. Wilcox, son of the founding missionary of Hanalei. Today the 2500-acre Ranch is owned and operated by a 5th generation Kauai family, directly descended from Wilcox. Four unique rides are offered, all of which provide spectacular and varied scenery: Waterfall Swim Picnic, Ocean Bluff Vistas, Paniolo Cattle Drive and Private Guide. Photo

TRUE BLUE / ISLAND ADVENTURES
P. O. Box 3370
Lihue, HI 96766
(Lihue-Kalapaki)
Tel. (808) 246-6333 or 1-888-245-1707
Email: info@kauaifun.com
Kauai's 'original' kayak company offering guided tours since 1977. Specializing in providing informative, unique river and hiking adventures. Paddle through the Huleia National Wildlife Refuge, learn fascinating legends, witness famous movie sites, hike to and swim beneath private Jungle Falls! Photo


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EXPLORATION ASSOCIATES LTD / HAWAII LEGENDS LLC
5532 Tapa Street
Koloa, HI 96756
(Island of Kauai)
Tel. (808) 742-7033 or (808) 639-6695 (cell)
Prepare for a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience and explore the wild side of Kauai in a four-wheel drive Hummer with archaeologist Nancy McMahon. We can customize the tour to fit your vacation plans. Turn the clock back a thousand years as we Hum along, traveling into Kauai’s ancient past - viewing historic sites, unforgettable rain forests, spectacular waterfalls and secluded pools. You will see some of Kauai’s most spectacular hidden beauty and learn about Kauai’s history!

GUAVA KAI PLANTATION
4900 Kuawa Road
Kilauea, HI 96754
(North Shore)
Tel. (808) 828-6121
The largest guava plantation in the United States with 480 acres under cultivation harvesting about 10 million pounds annually. Visitors can take a self-guided tour and pick a handful of guavas for a takeaway treat.

HAWAII MOVIE TOURS
P. O. Box 659
Kapaa, HI 96746
(Island of Kauai)
Tel. (808) 822-1192
See Kauai Thru Hollywood's Eyes! Visit the film sites of Hawaii's legendary masterpieces on the most visually stunning piece of land on earth - Kauai. From Jurassic Park to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Donovan's Reef to Outbreak, Gilligan's Island to Fantasy Island to Blue Hawaii to South Pacific - some of the most successful movies ever made. Offering 4x4 adventures plus land tours in their luxurious mini-buses and combination land and air tours.

HAWAIIAN WILDLIFE TOURS
P. O. Box 681
Kilauea, HI 96754
(North Shore)
Tel. (808) 639-2968
Walking / driving wildlife tours of Kauai's vanishing species. Customized tours for special interests led by a professional biologist (Ph.D., University of Hawaii).

KAMOKILA HAWAIIAN VILLAGE
P. O. Box 969
Kapaa, HI 96746
(East Side)
Tel. (808) 823-0559 or 1-877-823-0559 (toll free)
Experience a traditional Hawaiian village of the past and you will come to understand how close to nature and how totally self-sufficient were the ways of the Hawaiian people. Narrated cultural tour and canoeing on the Wailua River to discover the beauty of a secret waterfall and pool, and the Fern Grotto. Picnic lunch or afternoon luau. (Village entrance is located on Kuamoo Road across from the magnificent Opaekaa Falls.)

PLANTATION CARRIAGES
3-2243 Kaumualii Highway
Lihue, HI 96766
(Lihue-Kalapaki Area)
Tel. (808) 246-9529
Their motto "Living in paradise, and just horsing around" sums up the fun of their historical tours of Kilohana Plantation and Sugar Cane Fields in antique carriages pulled by Clydesdales.

WAIMEA SUGAR MUSEUM
(Located adjacent to Waimea Plantation Cottages)
9400 Kaumualii Highway
Waimea, HI 96796
(West Side)
Tel. (808) 337-1005 for information and reservations (required).
Authentic historic sugar mill camp and ruins of the Waimea Sugar Mill. Discover how people from many countries came to live in Hawaii and how the plantations provided for them. The camp dates from about 1900. Access is through the Plantation Lifestyles Tour that is offered several times each week. Please call the museum for current information on dates and times of tours. Tour starts in the lobby of Waimea Plantation Cottages. Reservations are required.

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