Description
- Air-conditioned and licensed round trip transportation from your Kauai cruise pier!
- English speaking, local and trained Kauai shore excursion guides!
- Welcome Mai Tai, beer, wine or other drink from the open bar including non-alcoholic!
- Luau Feast!
- Rhythm of Aloha Polynesian show!
- Escape the cruise ship shore excursion crowds and enjoy unique sights of Kauai and surrounding area!
No trip to Hawaii would be complete without attending a Luau! Experience the most popular Luau on Kauai, complete with traditions, Polynesian dance and music and of course, the Feast!
For more than 50 years, the Smith Family has offered the spirit of Aloha at their famous luau, located near the Wailua River. Today, under the eyes of the fourth generation of Smiths, it is the most popular luau on Kauai. After departing the cruise pier in Nawiliwili, it is a short 20-minute drive to your Luau tropical paradise location.
Upon arrival, you will be met with a traditional Hawaiian greeting and have time to explore the 30 acres, (12 hectares) tropical park either on foot or by tram. This is followed by the Imu ceremony, where the evening's main course is removed from the underground oven where it has been slowly cooking all day.
Enjoy a welcome drink from the open bar as your taste buds water with anticipation. Local traditional music adds just the right touch to let you know you are truly somewhere special.
And then it is time for The Feast! After sensing the alluring smells, it is finally time to taste the tropical flavors of Hawaii. The buffet includes slow-cooked kalua pork, beef teriyaki, chicken adobo, and sweet and sour mahi-mahi as the main courses. It would not be a feast if there were not seemingly endless other dishes and there are including Hawaiian sweet potato, Poi, Lomi salmon, namasu salad and others. Make sure to save room for the tropical desserts. There is also an open bar included with your dinner feast that includes Mai Tai cocktails, beer, white or red wine, standard well drinks, (rum and coke, gin and tonic, vodka), as well as juices and sodas.
After dinner, stroll torch-lit paths to reach the open-air theater where you will let go and let the rhythm of Aloha take you on a musical voyage of the South Seas. Enjoy a colorful performance including music and dance from Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, and other South Pacific locals. There is certain to be drums of many sizes, Polynesian-style ukulele and mouth flutes, flaming torches, knives and perhaps even a volcano during the performance.
All too soon, it is time to rejoin your transportation for the quick ride back to your Nawiliwili Kauai cruise pier.
Please note that from November thru January, the luau will be held at the Courtyard Marriott.
Where we meet
For the Kauai Traditional Luau and Show Excursion, you will meet on your Nawiliwili Kauai cruise pier. All necessary details will be printed on your Electronic Shore Excursion Ticket.
Cancellation
Cancellations up to 24 hours prior to excursion are subject to a 15% cancellation fee. Cancellations within 24 hours prior to excursion are not refundable.
For the Kauai Traditional Luau and Polynesian Show Excursion, we issue full refund for your deposit or full payment to us if: Canceled by client prior to excursion date with a minimum of 24 hours prior notice by email to reservations@shoreexcursioneer.com.
For cancellation reasons below, you must contact us via email within 14 days after your excursion:
- Your ship arrives into port late and you cannot make it in time to the meeting location (we will verify with the tour operator).
- Your ship skips/misses the port.
- Weather conditions or equipment failure prevents the operator from running the excursion.
- A medical problem prevents you from safely participating in the excursion (we will verify with the excursion operator and the guest may send doctor's note). This applies to individuals only and not the remainder of the group.
- Cancellations/deposit refund requests that do not comply with the above may not be subject to refund.
- Refunds may be subject to a service charge fee as determined by the payment processor, please refer to Terms and Conditions for more information.
ImportantThis excursion is not available for AIDA Cruises - Kreuzfahrten, Fred Olsen, MSC Cruises, P&O Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, Saga Cruises, Star Clippers, Viking Ocean Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Sea Dream Yacht Club, Swan Hellenic, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia, Hapag Lloyd, Crystal Cruises, Costa Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Croisieres de France, Cunard Cruise Line, Holland America Cruise Line, Phoenix Reisen, ResidenSea, Seabourn Cruise Line, Marella / Thomson Cruises, Voyages of Antiquity, Voyages of Discovery, TUI, Silversea Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Celestyal Cruises.