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All Reviews for Waimea Valley Falls, Hike & Swim in Oahu
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!
Reviewed by: Alesia C, 2021/12/02I had the best time!!! The staff was so friendly and nice and we even got a little special guitar performance on the way back to the island. The lunch was spectacular and if there are any leftovers, they will be given! But it is very filling! I can’t imagine what I’d do if I came to Hawaii and missed this tour! I wholeheartedly recommend this!!!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/11/28 |
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Full Day Tour of North Shore & Waimea Valley Waterfall Swim - Go Tours Hawaii
Amazing 30/70 tour.....Kurt is the best..!
Reviewed by: Wendy Johnston, 2021/11/22Next time I'll bring a friend....best tour in Oahu
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| Activity Date: | 2021/11/20 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Best Luau on the Island. Not just a show, a real family experience.
Reviewed by: Michael B, 2021/11/22Easily the best Luau on the island. Real hands on experience for the whole family.
This was certainly the highlight of our week in Hawaii. We stayed at the Hilton Lagoon Resort in Waikiki. Our condo overlooked their Luau which we watched twice from our balcony. I can only describe their Luau as trip to McDonald's. It was big and all but was certainly nothing special and nothing personal. They seat about 400 people with most tables seated far away from the stage. Compare that to our experience at Toa Luau and it was like fine dining as compared to a trip to McDonalds. Toa opens up with hands on experiences for everyone. While the guests do not get to climb a coconut tree they do show how it has been for hundreds of years. Guests are given the opportunity to peel off the husks, crack a coconut, and shred the meat. The above ground cooking oven was quite interesting. From there we started with the stage show and took a tour of the Pacific Islands. This is the Luau you want to attend, you will not be disappointed.
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Majestic Guided Island Tour & Waimea Falls with Lunch - From Waikiki & Ko Olina
Circle tour with Waimea Falls
Reviewed by: Dianne Cotts, 2021/11/14Our driver, Chelsie, was fabulous! I am giving this tour 4 stars because she deserves the stars! Very interesting and informative tour of the Island. As for the transportation…you definitely need to invest & updated the buses with better air conditioning. It was fully packed, not one spare seat on the bus…and the air conditioning was inadequate to keep the bus at a comfortable temperature.
Aloha Dianne,
Thank you for your honest review and for bringing the air-conditioning to our attention. We will be sure to have our maintenance crew check it out. We appreciate the time you have taken and are grateful that you joined us. We hope your visit to Oahu, the Gathering Place, was an enjoyable one.
Mahalo and stay well!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/11/11 |
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Majestic Guided Island Tour & Waimea Falls with Lunch - From Waikiki & Ko Olina
Majestic it was
Reviewed by: Stan bird, 2021/11/09I booked for the temple and the falls
Our drivers knowledge and love of the island was what I appreciated the most
Aloha Stan,
We are very happy to hear of your enjoyment. Thank you for spending your day with us, we are most grateful.
Mahalo!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/11/07 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Awesome Experience
Reviewed by: Kara, 2021/11/07This luau was super great and family oriented. The whole staff puts so much effort into a great show! As well it is so awesome to get a free pass to Waimea falls, great purchase for your buck!!
Aloha and mahalo Kara for the great review and 5-star rating. We are glad to know that you enjoyed the luau and had a great experience at Waimea falls. We would love to see you guys again soon!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/11/05 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Tao Luau
Reviewed by: Lee, 2021/10/06Tao Luau is the best outstanding food. Staff are friendly and welcoming
Aloha Lee and mahalo for giving us a great review! Glad to know you enjoyed the food we prepared for you and also enjoyed our company. We certainly hope to see you again soon!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/10/04 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
Loved this!!
Reviewed by: Awesome day!, 2021/10/02Cousin G was awesome! We had a great day. The morning activity we chose snorkeling. Unfortunately for others, the falls were closing on Monday’s starting THAT day due to covid restrictions, so everyone had to do snorkeling. Had some food from shrimp truck, it was okay. We stopped at a macadamia nut and coffee tasting place, that was really cool. We did kayaking for our afternoon activity- not a lot of shade so definitely bring sunscreen or wear a long sleeve top, we roasted on the river. Then we stopped in town. Was a great day on the north shore, thanks again cousin g!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/13 |
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Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch
Waimea waterfalls with shrimp
Reviewed by: Billy and Janet Lo, 2021/09/25A lot of side scenes to visit. A perfect tour guide with excellent knowledge and experienced.
Shrimp lunch is very tasteable. Timing control is perfect. It is a very enjoyable day.
Bus is comfortable and clean. Driver is very nice and safety driving with paitent to wait for the people. It was a hot day and suggest to supply a bottle of water to each person in the future.
Thank you so much for your kind comments, we will be sure to forward them to your guide... : )))
Mahalo Nui Loa
Cecilia
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/09/01 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
So welcoming
Reviewed by: Mr & Mrs Niles, 2021/09/10Amazing hospitality!!! What a wonderful family that just wants to serve. Loved every minute of the dancing and music. Food was delicious and authentic. Thank you for having us.
Aloha and mahalo Mr. and Mrs. Niles for giving us a great review! We are happy to hear that you had a great experience with us and enjoyed every bit of the luau. Good to know you enjoyed the food we prepared for you, hope we'd see you guys soon and enjoy the dancing, music, and performances again!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/08 |
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Majestic Guided Island Tour & Waimea Falls with Lunch - From Waikiki & Ko Olina
Full day majestic Oahu circle island tour & Waimea falls
Reviewed by: David , 2021/09/02Our tour guy big Anthony was very funny. He also helped us to understand more about Hawaii culture. We really enjoyed the tour. The Waimea falls was our favorite. First time we saw some beautiful flowers that only can be seen in Hawaii. We will recommend the tour to our friends in future.
Aloha David,
This is so heartwarming to read. We are thankful that you enjoyed yourselves. Thank you for sharing your review and Mahalo for your recommendation.
We are very grateful,
Team E Noa
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| Activity Date: | 2021/08/31 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Highlight of our trip!
Reviewed by: Joni, 2021/08/27What a great intimate Polynesian experience! The luau was the highlight of our trip. Our host, Bill, was awesome, as well as Chris, who shared how they cook and serve their traditional meals. Beautiful and exciting dancing. The food was delicious. We really felt the Ohana spirit! Highly recommend!
Aloha Joni and mahalo for giving us a great review. We are happy to know that our luau was the highlight of your trip. Bill, Chris, and everyone at Toa Luau would love to see you guys again soon and enjoy the food and performances the second time around. God Bless!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/25 |
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Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch
Very informational
Reviewed by: Ruby, 2021/08/14Jessica and V were great! V was our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the island and was an excellent storyteller. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone that wants to see the whole island.
Thank you so much for your kind comments, we will be sure to forward them to your guide... : )))
Mahalo Nui Loa
Cecilia
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/12 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
North Shore Tour
Reviewed by: Hannah McKinney, 2021/08/04This was an amazing experience for our girls trip. If you are looking for fun activities that are self guided this is the tour for you. We did the snorkeling and paddle boarding both were extremely fun and we had plenty of time to do both. The price was great and included everything we needed. We got to see 2/3 of Oahu, which was beautiful. Our tour guide was Sam he was helpful and funny. Would recommend this tour/activity day to anyone!!
We are very happy to hear that you had an amazing trip! And that Sam was helpful and funny! We hope to see you again on the surf bus, the original north shore tour!
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/02 |
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Majestic Guided Island Tour & Waimea Falls with Lunch - From Waikiki & Ko Olina
Celebrations!
Reviewed by: Regina, 2021/08/04We enjoy this tour each time we take it. We brought our mom and wanted her to experience the sites of the island. Chelsie was very knowledgeable with details about the different stops, as well as along the route. I would recommend this tour to anyone with plans on visiting Oahu.
Aloha Regina,
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos! And Mahalo for including your mom, we loved sharing our island with her too! We are very grateful for your continued support and consider you 'ohana (family). We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to your return. Until then, please stay well!
Mahalo!
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/02 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
Surf bus on North Shore
Reviewed by: Civitastours.com, 2021/07/29Cousin G was a wonderful driver and guide. He provided great local information and the activities were so fun that everyone was exhausted! This is a great addition to any first timer and well worth it!
Mahalo,
Civitas Tours
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/27 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Toa Luau
Reviewed by: Jeannette , 2021/07/17The Luau was amazing. The surroundings were beautiful. Highly recommend.
Aloha and Mahalo Jeannette for giving us a great review and rating. We are glad you had a great time with us at the luau and enjoyed Waimea Valley. Hope to see you guys again soon!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/06/23 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
Could be better
Reviewed by: Remy, 2021/07/01First time taking the Surf Bus. Driver was on time. He was knowledgeable. Didn't like his attitude at first because he had a way of making you feel foolish but at the end, he turned out to be a nice guide. My family and I did the waterfall hike and kayaking. The waterfall hike was timed for three hours. It was a beautiful hike through Waimea Valley seeing tropical plants and birds. To my surprise, the waterfall was smaller than I thought. There were too many people swimming already and it was only 10am. My kids did not want to swim because of the amount of people in the water. Even after the hike, and the waterfall and even ate lunch at the cafe, three hours was too much. It could've been spent doing other activities. We went kayaking in the afternoon. My family enjoyed that even though we didn't see any turtles. We were disappointed that we couldn't walk to town and get shaved ice because the line was too long. All in all, my family had a decent time.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
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Majestic Guided Island Tour & Waimea Falls with Lunch - From Waikiki & Ko Olina
Don’t spend your money on this excursion!
Reviewed by: Holly Westog, 2021/06/24It started out with the driver arriving more than an hour late. He had to use the bathroom upon arrival which delayed us by another 15 mins. We had to rush through everything g. There was no swimming at the waterfall. We walked up to it turned around and walked back. Got to Dole in time for whip to jump back in the van to air in traffic for 1.5+ hours. There was no air conditioning and the speakers didn’t work. We were HOT with no tour/history lesson. HORRIBLE!!
Dear Holly,
Your complaint is very concerning to us. We understand your disappointment and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. It’s important to us that our guests are more than satisfied and we wanted to let you know that although this reply is late, we did go ahead and resolve the air conditioning and speaker issue immediately.
We spoke to the driver and he was provided with the necessary corrective steps to ensure this will not happen again.
Thank you for your honest feedback as we were very grateful that you joined us. We hope we have a future opportunity to show you our improvements. Until then, please stay well.
Mahalo!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/06/21 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
Had so much fun!
Reviewed by: Christy, 2021/06/12This was so much fun! We got to see part of the island. I got to SUP for the first time. Learned a lot while on the bus. The driver was telling us about the scenery and where certain movies were filmed.
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| Activity Date: | 2021/05/23 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Absolutely amazing!! A MUST DO!!!
Reviewed by: Monique , 2021/06/08I can not recommend this enough!! If you are on Oahu it is worth the trip to Waimea Valley. This was my family & I's absolute favorite thing we did in Hawaii! It was incredibly personable, authentic, and overall an amazing luau. They were all very nice and made a point to come to every table and talk with all of the guests. They even went above and beyond by helping the table next to us and walking their baby around in the stroller so that they could eat their dinner. Everyone was in awe at how amazing the crew made this experience for everyone. They were truly enjoying teaching everyone about the Polynesian culture from the Polynesian Islands, and it made the experience that much better. Can not recommend enough! GO GO GO!
Aloha and mahalo Monique for this review! We are so thankful and glad to hear that you had a great time with us and enjoyed the luau, we want to make you feel welcomed and well accommodated and get the chance to enjoy every bit of the luau. We appreciate you guys for coming and hoping we'd see you guys again soon if you ever get to visit the island again!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/05/03 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Absolutely loved it!
Reviewed by: Lisa P, 2021/05/01Beautiful hike to a Waimea Falls. The botanical gardens were beautiful and.full of history too. Easy hike for my kids Got to swim in the lagoon under the falls at the top. I love that they provided life jackets. Once we came down and changed it was off to the luau. We had a great time participating in some of the cultural activities and learning the Polynesian history and culture. Dancing was amazing and food phenomenal. My family really enjoyed it -especially my 11 year old and 15 year old. Highly recommend!!
Aloha, and mahalo for your review! We are especially delighted to know your children had fun at the luau, and we really hope to see you again when you're back in Oahu. God bless you and yours!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/04/07 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
FUN
Reviewed by: eniigotcha@yahoo.com, 2021/05/01fun interactive luau experience. cousin Billy was the funniest ever, we enjoyed our first luau with very friendly staff and night full of culture experiences.
Aloha and mahalo for your review! We'll be sure to tell Cousin Billy you left him a review - we find him to be engaging and hilarious too! ^_^
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/03/12 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
The north shore surf bus.
Reviewed by: Roy Barnes, 2021/04/18Kevin made the entire trip outstanding. He was funny, on time, very knowledgeable, even though I've been to north shore before, this was the first time I felt like it was not only fun but informative. He was very accommodating. I am telling my friends and family to put this on their list . Thanks Uncle Kevin!!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/04/16 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
A wonderful adventure
Reviewed by: Kellie, 2021/04/13Sam was our tour guide and did a great job. It was the perfect balance between plenty to do and downtime. We did the falls and then paddle boarding up the river, where we saw sea turtles. The entire day was perfect. I would highly recommend it.
Aloha Kellie, we're super stoked that you had a great time with Sam! He is truly a cool and informative tour guide! Mahalo and a Hui ho!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/04/11 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Going back!
Reviewed by: Heidi, 2021/04/03We were initially skeptical of going to any Luau after a previous experience we had on Maui. We were concerned it would feel like a crowded dinner show instead of an authentic experience. We live on Oahu and had guests who really wanted to go. Tao Luau appealed to us because Waimea Falls is a beautiful setting away from resorts, and it has way less occupancy for the event then the others (200 compared to up to 800!). We were pleasantly surprised at the warm welcome, hands on experience, delicious dinner, and stunning show. We have visitors coming in a week, and more in the summer, and have already booked for two more times!
Aloha Heidi, and mahalo for your review! We are pleased to know you had a great experience at the luau, which was initially not what you thought it was. We are glad we have changed your mind about activities like ours. We have planned everything about the luau having one goal - make it a great experience for everybody. Come see us again when you can :-) Mahalo!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/03/10 |
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Waimea Valley Toa Luau & Free Admission Entry Ticket to Waimea Falls
Amazing, authentic experience!
Reviewed by: erkerk10, 2021/01/05I lived on Oahu, and have attended many of the popular, industrial, Luaus on the island. Due to Covid, most were closed, so we went with Waimea Valley Toa Luau. I can say it was by far the most intermate, and authentic luau I've ever been to. The "cheaper" tickets still have a great, elevated view. The members/staff/performers are all family and the demonstrations they have are authentic to their history. With the admission to Waimea valley included, you can easily make an entire day of exploring the valley and concluding with the Luau. It truly felt like a family cookout (which is the true spirit of a luau) and not an assembly line of people and mediocre food (as most other industrial luaus are). Homemade coco drink, and no less than 5 fire throwers at once, put Waimea Valley Toa Luau over the top for me. Also, not a coconut bra in sight...
Aloha and mahalo for your review! We are very glad to know you had a marvelous time at the luau! We hope to see you again ^_^
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| Activity Date: | 2020/12/26 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
Fina and amazing time!
Reviewed by: Denisse, 2020/12/17Had a wonderful time w uncle Kevin!! He showed us a lot of places and haves the background story! Very knowledgeable and happy to share his experience and love for his Hawaiian culture.
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| Activity Date: | 2020/12/15 |
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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waterfall
Uncle kevin was the best!!!
Reviewed by: Kate , 2020/02/25Uncle Kevin was truely an amazing bus driver/tour guide! Made the day feel as though you were a local :). Amazing commentary and local facts. A whole range of activities to choose from and by far was the best taking a surf lesson on the north shore!
Aloha Kate, yes we are truly blessed to have uncle Kevin as part of our ohana! Hope to see you again on the Original North shore tour!
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| Activity Date: | 2020/02/22 |
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Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch
Circle Island Tour
Reviewed by: Rick, 2020/01/29It was great. Very informative and professional tour guide. They were filming the movie Jumanji while we were at the falls.
Thank you so much for your kind comments, we will be sure to forward them to your guide... : )))
Mahalo Nui Loa
Cecilia
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| Activity Date: | 2019/04/03 |
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Aloha and mahalo for the good review Michael! We are glad to hear that you had a great experience with us and enjoyed the food we prepared for you guys. We would love to see you again soon!