Oahu and Kauai, a festive and nature stay.
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Honolulu ?
The map of your stay "Oahu and Kauai, a festive and nature stay."
Detail of the stay : Oahu and Kauai, a festive and nature stay.
How to get there - Honolulu
Waikiki
Steps: Honolulu
Arrival at the airport in Honolulu the day before or early in the morning. Spend the day on the many beaches and take a surf course. At 6.30 pm, visit Kuhio Beach to watch the hula free show and lean this dance. Then go to one of the lively bars of the corner and enjoy your first pupus (salted snacks) accompanied by a Mai Tai.
Chinatown and the historic center of Honolulu
Morning in Chinatown. Stroll in Chinatown and shopping. Lunch in one of the Asian restaurants on site. Afternoon in the historic center. Discovery of the monuments and museums of the historic center.
Hanauma Bay
Steps: Koko Head Regional Park
Spend the day on the crystal bay of Koko Crater's hiking. In the evening: go to a luau. You should attend a luau (traditional Hawaiian dinner dinner) at least once during your stay, as it gives you a cultural and culinary overview of the archipelago. The Paradise Cove Luau is recommended.
Places of interest : RANDONNÉE DE KOKO CRATER
Pearl Harbor Memorial and Bishop Museum
Steps: Pearl Harbor
Spending the morning at Pearl Harbor. Arrival early in the morning between 7 am and 8 pm to avoid long queues. Visit of USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park and Honolulu at the end of the morning and lunch in the historic centre. Spending the afternoon at the Bishop Museum.
Places of interest : BISHOP MUSEUM USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL USS BOWFIN SUBMARINE MUSEUM & PARK BATTLESHIP MISSOURI MEMORIAL
The north coast
Steps: Haleiwa
In the morning: discovery of the city of Haleiwa. Doing shopping in the surf shops and art galleries, visit the Waimea beaches at Sunset Beach. A stop at Sunset Beach and : Three world-class surf spots where the Triple Crown of Surfing surf championship occurs every winter.
Places of interest : WAIMEA BAY BEACH PARK EHUKAI BEACH PARK LILIUOKALANI CHURCH
The east coast
Steps: Kahuku
Spending the morning on the beautiful beaches of Waimanalo, Byodo In (closed at 5.30 pm) and tasting of roasted shrimp in one of the "shrimp trucks" around Kahuku.
Places of interest : KAILUA BEACH PARK BYODO IN
Diamond Head and heights of Honolulu
Steps: Honolulu
In the morning at Honolulu. Visit of the Lyon Arboretum Park and hike to Oahu.
Places of interest : DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART LYON ARBORETUM MANOA FALLS
Lihue
Steps: Lihue
Arrival at Lihue airport in the morning. It is advisable to take a hotel in Lihue itself, to spend a day on the surrounding beaches. In the morning, visit the Grove Farm Homestead Museum. At noon, go to the port of Lihue, the Nawiliwili Harbor, and bathe in Kalapaki Beach. Choose one of the port's restaurants for lunch and enjoy a magnificent sea view. In the afternoon, visit the Wailua Falls (waterfalls). In the evening, dine and enjoy a drink at the port of Lihue because nightlife is lively there.
Places of interest : GROVE FARM HOMESTEAD MUSEUM KAUAI MUSEUM KILOHANA MANSION
Waimea Canyon
Steps: Waimea Canyon State Park
Leave early in the morning to travel to the Waimea Canyon (1h). The Waimea Canyon is a must of Kauai! With its rocky mountains in the unreal landforms, it was nicknamed the Grand canyon of the Pacific. Stop at the two most beautiful point of views on the canyon: the Puu Hina Hina Lookout. Complete this approach with a hike in the canyon (from 1 hour and half to 3 hours according to its form). Plan a picnic.
Napali Coast
Steps: Na Pali Coast
The green and sharp mountains of the sublime are not accessible by road. The three ways to get there are: on foot, by sea or by air. If you choose to hike, you have to spend the day (don't go there if it rained the day before or if it rains at the risk of fatal fall due to the slippery terrain). This is the same case on a kayak or a boat. Only the helicopter overflight takes only one hour, but it would be a pity to be satisfied with.
Poipu and Wailua State Park
Steps: Poipu
Spend the day on the divine fine sandy beaches of the luxurious seaside resort to rest the muscles. Walk on Kapaa and stop at Opaekaa Falls and .
Places of interest : MAHA'ULEPU HERITAGE TRAIL
The north coast, from Hanalei to Haena
Steps: Haena
In the morning, swimming on the different beaches of Hanalei, with, why not, an initiation to surfing or windsurfing. In the afternoon, take Highway 56 towards the west to reach Haena where the road ends. Swimming and sunbathing on the beautiful Haena. In the early evening, return to Hanalei.
Kokee Forest
Steps: Kokee State Park
Hiking in the forest. Discovery of endemic fauna and flora on one of the many trails. Preferably go hiking with a guide because the forest is bushy and a guide will explain all the specificities of this forest at best.
