Best One-Week Kauai Hawaii Itinerary
Best One-Week Kauai Hawaii Itinerary
Day 1: Waimea Canyon
Morning: Visit Kauai Coffee Company, then drive up Waimea Canyon Drive through Koke’e State Park
Lunch: Shrimp Station or Waimea Brewing Company with dessert at Jo Jo’s Shave Ice
Afternoon: In winter — shopping in Waimea town, then Hanapepe for Farmer’s Market (Thursday) or Art Galleries (Friday). In summer – Polihale State Park and Barking Sands Beach.
Sunset: Cocktails at the Beach House
Evening: Dinner back near your home base
Day 2: Day at the Beach
Morning: Grab picnic supplies from Brennecke’s Deli, the Deli and Bread Connection, Foodland Deli in Princeville, or the Big Save in Koloa and head to one of Kauai’s beautiful beaches
Lunch: Picnic
Afternoon: Rent a surfboard, or snorkel and fins and enjoy the water from another point of view
Evening: Luau At Smith’s Tropical Paradise
Day 3: Na Pali Coast Cruise
Morning: Drive to Port Allen, Waimea, or Hanalei to board your boat
Lunch: Aboard your cruise
Afternoon: Shopping in Hanalei or Koloa town, depending on which marina you left from
Afternoon Snack: Puka Dog in Poipu Shopping Village or Wishing Well Shave Ice in Hanalei
Evening: Cocktails at Tahiti Nui or Keoki’s Paradise, then dinner
Day 4: Poipu Beach and South Shore
Early Morning: Walk the Malahaulepu Trail from Shipwreck’s Beach adjacent to the Grand Hyatt Kauai
Breakfast: Joe’s on the Green at the Kiahuna Golf Club
Morning: Visit the National Tropical Botanical Gardens
Lunch: Savage Shrimp truck on Lawai Road
Afternoon: Spouting Horn, then surfing, swimming, or snorkeling at Poipu Beach or Brennecke’s
Afternoon Snack: Papalani Gelato in Poipu Shopping Village
Sunset: Cocktails at The Point at Sheraton Kauai
Dinner: Plantation Gardens
Day 5: Kapa’a and the East Shore
Early Morning: Tour Kauai by helicopter
Breakfast: Tip Top Café and Bakery
Morning: Visit Kilohana Plantation or Kauai Museum, then drive to Wailua Falls and Opaeka’a Falls
Lunch: Hamura’s Saimin Stand with dessert from Halo Halo Shave Ice
Afternoon: Wailua River Secret Falls Kayak Trip
Evening: Cocktails and dinner at Hukilau Lanai or Duke’s Canoe Club
Day 6: Spa, Golf, or Beach
Morning: After breakfast at your hotel, spend some time getting pampered at the Anara Spa at the Grand Hyatt Kauai, Hanalei Day Spa in the Hanalei Colony Resort, or the Halele’a Spa in the St. Regis Princeville. Tee off at Princeville, Kiahuna, Poipu Bay, Kauai Lagoons, Wailua, or Kukuiolono. Or surf, swim, or snorkel at a beach near your hotel.
Lunch: Have lunch pool-side at your hotel or resort
Afternoon: Pool or beach time
Evening: Kauai sunset cruise
Day 7: Princeville and the North Shore
Morning: Kilauea Lighthouse and Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, then shopping at Kong Lung
Lunch: Kilauea Bakery & Pau Hana Pizza or Neide’s Salsa and Samba in Hanelei
Afternoon: Hanalei shopping, then beach time at Anini, Hanalei, Lumahai, Tunnels, Haena, or Ke’e Beach.
Evening: Cocktails and dinner at Bar Acuda
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