Hiking in Kauai is spectacular

If Kauai activities are spectacular, then Kauai hiking tours or hiking on Kauai in general is at the highest level of spectacular. If the phrases nature tours, hiking trips, hiking trails, eco-tours, bird watching, walking tours, rainforests hikes or adventure hiking are enough to send a tingle up your spine, then these activities on Kauai are certain to generate joy throughout your entire system.

Kauai was the first of the major Hawaiian Islands to rise from the ocean floor and it was the first to become extinct some 5 million years ago. Nature has also had the most time to carve her spectacular features providing the unbelievable landscape for Kauai's sensational hiking tours.

Kauai boasts the wettest spot on the planet at Mount EleEle averaging over 400 inches a year. The tremendous rainfall has produced the most remarkable sheer valleys, razor sharp ridges descending to the sea and most amazing array of waterfalls to be assembled anywhere in the world. The extreme sea and wave action has also had a tremendous effect upon Kauai's spectacular coastline producing the famous Na Pali coast with pristine cliffs and caves stretching 11 miles on Kauai's northern shore.

Here are some examples of some of the most exciting hikes available to you on Kauai:

• Mahaulepu Coast Nature Hike
  Walk the islands intriguing, wild southern coast. Encounter the most extensive record of Hawaii's natural history and cultural past. - Easy 2.5 mile, 4 hour walk.
• Sleeping Giant Mountain Excursion Hike
  Hike the summit of mythical Sleeping Giant Mountain. View the entire eastern half of Kauai. Visit Wailua River Valley's archaeological remains of Hawaiian ceremonial structures.
• Waimea Canyon Hike
  Enter the grand Canyon of the Pacific. Hike through a native forest into the island's volcanic interior to encounter Kauai's ecological wonder and geologic past. Na Pali Hiking Adventure Kauai's most spectacular coast beyond Princeville and the Hanalei Valley.

Helpful Tips from Tom Barefoot - Hiking in Kauai:

• Hike the rugged, historic Kalalau Trail into interior Hanakapiai Valley with its majestic 300-foot waterfall.
• Na Pali Hiking Uplands Volcano-Mountain Forest Trek - experience the oldest portion of Kauai's original shield volcano. Journey through a mature native forest and view the spectacular Na Pali Coast.

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