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Kauai Poipu and Koloa Town Self-Guided Audio Tour
(4) Reviews
Hawaii
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Get Started Easily: • Book Your Tour: Receive a confirmation and easy instructions via email. • Download the App: Follow the simple steps in your email. • Redeem the Tour: Use the redeem code in your email to redeem the tour in the app. • Prepare Ahead: Download the tour using strong Wi-Fi.
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Begin Your Journey: • Select Your Tour: Go to the My Stuff tab in the Shaka Guide app to launch the tour. • Start the Tour: Select the tour starting point and follow the GPS instructions. • Follow Shaka Guide: Stick to the suggested route and speed for the best experience.
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Why Choose Our Audio Tour: • Cost-Efficient: One tour for the entire vehicle—no per-person fees! • Ultimate Flexibility: Start, pause, and resume on your schedule. • Convenience: Use the tour any day, over multiple days if needed.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The Poipu and Koloa Town Tour takes you on a trip back in time from when ancient Hawaiian villages dotted the area all the way to the sugarcane plantation era.
Skip the tour bus and explore Kauai at your own pace for a fraction of the cost. Our app uses GPS to give you turn-by-turn directions to historic sites and popular spots while telling you interesting stories along the way.
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✅ Tours never expire. ✅ Tour work offline. No data needed. ✅ Reliable GPS directions. ✅ A guided tour for a fraction of the price. ✅ Save time planning! We’ve done the work for you. ✅ Your ...
Highlights
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Take the tour when you want
Tours NEVER expire
Freedom to explore at your own pace
Tour Start is Customizable
Offline map (no wifi or data needed)
Tour highlights with activity and restaurant recommendations
Turn-by-turn directions using GPS
Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music
Audio narration that plays automatically as you drive
Parking fees
Attraction entrance fees
Meals
Car rentals and crowded tour buses
Makauwahi Cave guided tour
Meeting Points
Departure
Lihue
Start the tour in Poipu or Koloa. Your choice!
Return
Poipu
Kauai Poipu and Koloa Town Self-Guided Audio Tour
(4) Reviews
Hawaii
About
The Poipu and Koloa Town Tour takes you on a trip back in time from when ancient Hawaiian villages dotted the area all the way to the sugarcane plantation era.
Skip the tour bus and explore Kauai at your own pace for a fraction of the cost. Our app uses GPS to give you turn-by-turn directions to historic sites and popular spots while telling you interesting stories along the way.
Shaka Guide is the #1-rated app for Kauai with over 2K reviews on the App Store and Google Play Store!
WHY SHAKA GUIDE:
✅ Tours never expire. ✅ Tour work offline. No data needed. ✅ Reliable GPS directions. ✅ A guided tour for a fraction of the price. ✅ Save time planning! We’ve done the work for you. ✅ Your ...
Highlights
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Take the tour when you want
Tours NEVER expire
Freedom to explore at your own pace
Tour Start is Customizable
Offline map (no wifi or data needed)
Tour highlights with activity and restaurant recommendations
Turn-by-turn directions using GPS
Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music
Audio narration that plays automatically as you drive
Parking fees
Attraction entrance fees
Meals
Car rentals and crowded tour buses
Makauwahi Cave guided tour
Meeting Points
Departure
Lihue
Start the tour in Poipu or Koloa. Your choice!
Return
Poipu
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Poipu & Koloa Town GPS Driving Tour
14 Stops
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Poipu
Take a quick adventure through a few ancient Hawaiian Heiau, a blowhole, a tropical garden, beautiful snorkeling beaches, some mini hikes, and a scenic drive to an ancient fishpond.
30 minutes
2
Prince Kuhio Park
Learn about Prince Kuhio and how he became a real life hero!
15 minutes
3
Lawa'i Beach
Take a dip in the most picturesque beaches in South Kauai. If you’re lucky, you may even spot a turtle here!
30 minutes
4
Spouting Horn
Watch as this blowhole with an interesting legend shoot water up to 50 feet in the air!
15 minutes
5
The Spa at Koloa Landing
Find out why this place was previously known as the perfect stopping point for trading routes between the Americas and Asia
15 minutes
6
Kāneiʻolouma Heiau
At Kaneiolouma Cultural Complex, you’ll visit an ancient fishing village that dates back to the 1400s and spans 13 acres. Here you can find:
remains of houses
fishponds
religious shrines, and
altars with carved idols that have lain undisturbed for centuries
10 minutes
7
Poipu Beach
Poipu Beach is the perfect place for snorkeling or just relaxing and enjoying the scenery.
Water here can get a little choppy in the spring and summer. The fall and winter are usually more calm.
1 hour
8
Shipwreck Beach
Start your visit to Shipwrecks with a hike on the Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail for stunning panoramic views of the bay.
The path from the beach leads to the top of a large rock cliff. The vantage point from there is absolutely breathtaking.
45 minutes
9
Makauwahi Cave Trail
Just a few miles from Shipwreck Beach is Makauwahi Cave, a fascinating sinkhole inside a large limestone cave.
Geologists believe that the cave began its formation up to 400,000 years ago as a sand dune. Today, it's one of the richest fossil sites in Hawai'i!
30 minutes
10
Puu Wanawana
Here we will pull over to see the Pu'uwanawana cinder cone, which you can think of as a mini-volcano.
This cinder cone, along with lava rocks on the beach and other volcanic features that dot these islands, tells the story of how Hawai'i came to be.
5 minutes
11
Koloa Jodo Mission
There’s loads of history on this tour, and the Koloa Jodo Mission Buddhist Temple is no exception.
It’s a little temple that was built back in 1910 by Japanese immigrants who came to work in the sugar cane fields.
20 minutes
12
Koloa
End your day by visiting the unique shops and boutiques in Old Koloa Town.
Take your time to walk around the town here and absorb its unique heritage. There are also some great spots to grab dinner.
We recommend Koloa Fish Market which has phenomenal poke bowls and other great local food plates.
45 minutes
13
Menehune Fish Pond
After visiting Koloa Town, you can take a bonus drive a couple miles out of town to see a beautiful valley with a historically significant fishpond.
This ancient fishpond was said to have been created by the legendary Menehune who are believed to be the first people to inhabit Hawai'i.
This fishpond is a masterpiece of engineering invented in ancient Hawai'i, and the scenery that surrounds it is beautiful.
40 minutes
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Poipu
After you’ve explored Koloa Town or taken the bonus trip to the fishpond, we’ll point you towards Lihue or guide you back towards Poipu where you can end your day at the beach, grab some dinner if you haven’t yet, or do some shopping.