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Kauai Waterfalls

Express Travel,Inc.

711 Medford Center

Suite 377

Medford,Oregon 97504

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Visit Kauai on a Shoestring Budget

LIHUE, KAUAI -- Like most things in life, the best things on Kaua'i are free. Begin with the beaches. There are 43 white sand beaches. Toss down the towel in front of the grandest hotel on your Kauai vacation package at Poipu Beach or find a secluded cove at 'Anini. All island beaches are public. The only thing alive that has more rights to the sand than you are the Hawaiian monk seals that come ashore to doze in the sun or the giant Hawaiian sea turtles that haul themselves onto the reef for a nap. Let the travel counselors at Kauai Packages help you plan you dream vacation to Kauai,Hawaii.

To get acquainted with Hawaii's wonderful underwater world with its coral formation and colorful reef fish, you can buy a snorkel tour that includes lunch. Or, you can save a lot of money by renting a mask and fins at activity wholesalers in Hanalei, pick up a sandwich or plate lunch and head for Ke'e or 'Anini Beach Park. The same for whale watching on your Kauai Vacation Package-- go for the tour or just perch along the south shore and look out to sea for the gentle giants of the deep as they spout and jump clear out of the water. Locals call these southern waters "Whale Alley." The season is November through March.

Brennecke's Beach on Kauai's South Shore
For more action, try some of the spectacular hiking trails that lace Kauai's green wilderness. They range from easy nature walks among some of the rarest flora on the planet, to challenging treks into hidden valleys streaming with waterfalls. Hike into Waimea, the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific," or walk the famous 11-mile Kalalau Trail. Contact the State Division of Parks for maps and information. For only a $3 donation, guided hikes are offered through the Koke'e Natural History Museum during the summer months. Other community or environmental groups may also sponsor hikes. On your Kauai Vacation Package check the local Garden Island newspaper for listings. Of course, a variety of outfitters offer guided hiking tours throughout the year at commercial rates.

On Kauai, you don't have to be wealthy to golf. The nine holes of the public Kukuiolono Golf Course can be played for $7 and you can go around as many times as you want. Kauai Packages has the best prices around.

The most cherished cultural aspects of Hawaii can be encountered with little effort or money on your Kauai Vacation Package. Many hotels offer free hula performances, torch lighting ceremonies and lei making classes. Coconut Marketplace in Kapaa stages hour-long free hula shows every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening. Go early to get good seats at this popular event.

Surprisingly inexpensive accommodations can be had on this island for your Kauai Vacation Package, considered by many to be among the most beautiful in the world. Drive inland and units can be found for $50 double -- and they're clean and nicely decorated. Sometimes the owners will even let you use their water sports equipment and golf clubs.

The Napali Coast

Along the Royal Coconut Coast, some quaint hotels offer rooms from $60 double and complimentary access to swimming pools and exercise rooms.

One of the best buys for your Kauai Vacation Package on the North Shore are bed and breakfasts with Hawaiiana and Polynesian decor. They offer kitchen access, use of water toys and are steps from white sandy beaches. Rates begin at $65, double and can include continental breakfast.

There are also numerous moderately priced hotels and holiday condominiums, many catering to families. Inquire about room and car deals, and special packages such as honeymoon or sports packages.

To eat inexpensively, you needn't dine in the big national burger and burrito chains, although you can, because several of them are on the island. Kauai, however, abounds in really good food, sometimes in industrial-strength portions, at refreshingly modest prices. Many of the free visitor publications available at the airport and at outlets around the island offer restaurant discount coupons, early bird specials and two-for-one deals.

The best buy on you kauai vacation package is Hawaii's famous "plate lunch." It's not only a mountain of food, it's a cultural experience. Routinely, a plate lunch consists of potato or macaroni salad, "two scoops rice," and a meat entree. The entree might be teriyaki beef, Korean-style ribs, kalua pig and cabbage, pork katsu, fresh caught mahimahi or opakapaka, beef stew or a curry dish. The combinations are endless. If you can't afford a lu'au, look for a Hawaiian plate lunch -- it will have most of the lu'au "musts" crammed onto one big, sectioned paper plate.

The other ubiquitous local dish is saimin, a savory broth heaped with noodles and adorned with such things as pinwheel fish cake, won bok, won tons, strips of Spam, scallions, sliced boiled egg or whatever creative toppings the cook comes up with. Saimin "stands" are usually humble in appearance but proud of the size of their bowls. Hamura's Saimin Stand in Lihue has an international following and a loyal local base who rub elbows at the Formica counter and slurp contentedly of the delicious soup. During your Kauai Vacation Packaged trip Japanese restaurants usually offer "bento," a take-out tray of ethnic specialties while Chinese and Korean restaurants have their own delicious versions.

Cafes with outdoor seating waft their enticing aromas out to the road. You can usually get modestly priced sandwiches and salads. Most restaurants post their menus outside for you on your Kauai Vacation Package so you can get a look at prices before committing. Kauai Package is affordable and free to request a quote.

Getting around the island is easy by rental car and most of the major car companies are stationed on Kauai. Great weekly rates can be found on the Internet, as well as discount coupons in the free visitor publications.

One of the least expensive ways to fly to Kauai for your Kauai Vacation package is aboard charter flights that often include hotel and car packages. Check with your travel agent or local newspaper.Kauai Packages is affordable. 

Beyond all the bargains, you will see, absolutely for free, some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets of a lifetime and scenery so magnificent Hollywood keeps coming back with their cameras. Give us a call and let us put together a Kauai Vacation Package for you.

xHow to Tie the Knot on KauaiLIHUE, KAUAI-- One of the most famous weddings on Kauai was the celluloid ceremony for the King of Rock and Roll in the torchy melodrama "Blue Hawaii. Let Kauai Packages help you tie the knot on Kauai,Give us a call at 541-857-9251." Now anyone can step right into Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes and say "I do." In fact, they can get married in the exact spot to the exact music under the same coconut palms. This is only one of the many ways, ordinary or odd, to wed on Hawaii's Garden Isle. Couples have married high in a helicopter over Waimea, the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific." They've gurgled their vows underwater weighed down by SCUBA gear, wed on horseback beside a whispering waterfall, and they've promised "forever" in a little Hawaiian church in Hanalei. where the island itself has the soaring glory of a great cathedral

They've worn tux and the big pouffe of organza; malo (the Polynesian masculine skirt) and fetching sarong; and even thong bikinis. They've had flowers in their hair, mist in their eyes and love on their lips. They can't help it -- Kauai is romantic in the extreme. Hollywood loves the island and has brought swooning lovers to its shores since 1933 when they shot "White Heat." Sometimes fantasy crosses the boundaries into reality.

During the last remake of "King Kong," the big love-sick gorilla went crashing through the jungle and startled an actual honeymoon couple who had been camping in HonopuValley.Kauai Packages sends many couples to Kauai for their honeymoon. Contacting one of the many professional wedding planners on Kauai will make life easy for the soon-to-be-married couple. Professionals can plan a wedding down to the smallest detail, leaving the bride and groom free to enjoy a dream instead of a drama.

Many planners have private estates available for ceremonies. The wedding can be a simple promise on the beach or a big "destination wedding," where families and friends jet in and make the marriage the centerpiece of a grand vacation. A couple hotels have wedding planners on staff, or they work with trusted local planners. Kauai Packages is available by phone or email.They can arrange a Hawaiian minister, musicians, hula dancers, appropriate leis, flower petal carpet, even an archway of orchids.

The bride can arrive by outrigger canoe with conch shells blowing. The wedding supper can be a simple candle-lit dinner for two under the stars beside the sea, or it can be an elaborate reception with all the frills and the big cake. Some couples plan their wedding two to three years in advance. Others come on holiday and are so swept away by the seductive natural beauty around them that they get married on the spot. Some of the most romantic sites for weddings are in the many private botanical areas on the island.

Hanalei ResortThe 5-acre Kilauea Lakeside Estate features fairytale swans gliding about the lakes and streams. The Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens is where couples can wed on the beach, on an isle in the middle of a lily-strewn lake, in a Japanese teahouse or beside a waterfall.The stall at Kauai Packages has personally visited Kauai and can't recommend resorts and hotels for you to stay at. Then there's the famous Fern Grotto beside the Wailua River, where hundreds of couples come every week to exchange or renew nuptial vows. Destination weddings are increasingly popular and usually involve a number of relatives who come for a week or week-end of wedding-related events that may include sightseeing, spa treatments, a private lu'au or a sail along the spectacular Napali Coast. For those who prefer a traditional church wedding, there isn't a lovelier site than the gracious old Waioli Huiia Church in Hanalei. Built in 1912, the green church blends right into the landscape and the stained glass windows shine like the waterfalls tumbling from the mountains around it.

The grounds are manicured green, the old pews are of richly gleaming wood, and the acoustics are wonderful for organ, piano, classical guitar, or violin. It's simply a classic. At the opposite end of the nuptial spectrum, Kauai ATV does down and dirty weddings -- in the mud. The bride and groom show up in their wedding clothes and cover up in grubby overalls then, with their minister, roar off into the mountains to a waterfall.

They pick flowers along the way for the ceremony. When they get to the waterfall they shed the coveralls -- and there they are --the bride and groom in white or nice aloha attire, pristine for the wedding videos.Kauai Packages will help you plan a honeymoon that will be with you for a lifetime. Above the fray and the mud, Safari Helicopters does weddings in the air. They have a two-way intercom system to facilitate the vow exchange as they hover at special sites such as the Napali Coast. They'll venture near Waialeale Crater, streaming with waterfalls or hang above the famous waterfall in the opening footage of "Jurassic Park." And then there's that Elvis wedding.

Ceremonies take place on the same lagoon-laced grounds surrounded by coconut palms, where Elvis was wed in 1961. Surprisingly, the more unusual weddings are often favored by second-time brides and grooms who have done the traditional wedding and want something different. Whatever a couple wants, they are likely to find expression for their personal style on Kauai

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