I stood up three times on my first surfing lesson on Kauai. Give it a try!
 Watersports on Kauai |
 Ali'i Kayaks - Kayak Wailua River  |
| Aloha Surf Lessons - Surfing Lessons |
| Dukes Kayak Adventure - Kayaking Tours on the Wailua River |
| Hawaiian Surfing Adventures - Surfing Lessons |
| Island Adventures - Kayak Tours |
| Kauai Backcountry Tubing - Tube Kauai's Cane Plantation |
| Kauai Surf School - Surfing Lessons |
| Kayak Hanalei - Double Kayak Tour |
| Kayak Kauai Outbound - Kayak Tours |
| Outfitters Kauai - Kayak Tours |
| Wailua River Kayaks - Hiking and Kayaking |
Kauai Water Sports
I guess you'd expect Water Sports to be a big deal on Kauai, considering it is an island that's completely surrounded by water!
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Hawaii Watersports |
Kauai actually has more Water Sports than any of the other islands because not only does it have ocean surrounding it but it is the only Hawaiian Island that actually has navigable rivers upon which to play in the water.
- When we're thinking Kauai "water sports" on a river we're primarily thinking kayak tours.
- But kayak tours also extend out into the ocean so water sports would include the ocean kayak adventures as well.
- But actually we're not done with rivers yet, if you want to include "water flumes" in that category, because we also have the Kauai "tubing adventures which is one very cool Kauai water sport.
- Back on the ocean we also have of course "surfing"
- and the latest craze in water sports is stand-up paddle-boarding.
You'll be able to find more detailed information about the water sports mentioned above in the specific category pages for each of them but we have also included here on this page in the yellow box on the right certain very neat water sports companies you could link directly to.
Tom's Tips - Kauai Water Sports
- On the top of everyone's list of totally fun Kauai water sports is the Kauai Backcountry Tubing. This is "beyond fun" and guaranteed to make you remember what being a child was like.
- Paddling up one of Kauai's beautiful rivers provides the quintessential jungle experience and since this water sport cannot be done on any other island, you should do it on your trip here in Kauai.
- Surfing is "the" water sport of Hawaii. The Hawaiians have been doing it here for centuries so I guess their responsible for the whole "surf safari" craze and the "Beach Blanket Bingo" movies. Everyone that grows up in Hawaii learns to surf, or at least tries to learn. You should give it a try too. Surfing is fun.
Water Sports and Surfing & Kayaking in Kauai - Options Below:
Ali'i Kayaks Kauai is the only island in the Hawaiian chain that has any rivers that can be kayaked on. If you’re a water sports enthusiast then this freshwater twist of kayaking is something you might want to consider taking advantage of while you’re on Kauai. Ali’i Kayaks offers kayak trips up the Wailua Valley to a place that was once home to the Hawaiian Ali’i (royalty). The Wailua River Valley is a very special and sacred area to the Hawaiian people. Throughout the trip your kayak guide will share myths…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $37.90 - To: $37.90) |
Aloha Surf Lessons The Aloha Surf School is an excellent choice to choose for your surf lesson because the majority of their instructors are currently or have been in the past, on the professional surf circuit. My experience has been that not only are they excellent surfers in their own right but that they are able to translate the "how to" part of the skills to their clients. These lessons are generally taught in the Poipu area in a spot just perfect for beginners where there seems to always be enough of a gentle swell to propel the novice surfer to the shoreline.…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $71.90 - To: $143.90) |
Dukes Kayak Adventure Water sports come in varied forms on the island of Kauai and one of the most popular is kayaking. Dukes Kayak Adventures is one of the select group of adventure kayaking companies that traverses the beautiful expanses of the Wailua River and follows its tributaries deep into the Kauai rainforest. Dukes Kayak Adventures begins its journey at the restored ancient Hawaiian village of Kamokila. Here you will be able to capture a glimpse of old Hawaii and the way the Hawaiians lived. You will paddle…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $84.90 - To: $84.90) |
Hawaiian Surfing Adventures Hawaiian Surfing Adventures is a surf school on Kauai that generally operates near the pier off Hanalei Bay. This is truly one of the better spots to learn to surf and Hawaiian Surfing Adventures does a great job getting people up during their first lesson. The company is owned by Lynn and Mitchell Alapa. Mitchell was born and raised of Hawaiian ancestry and he has been surfing his whole life.…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $51.90 - To: $143.90) |
Island Adventures Island Adventures is a kayak company that offer a wonderful kayak and water sports excursion down Kauai's beautiful Hulei'a River. This river is a part of the two-hundred-and-forty-one acre Hulei'a National Wildlife Refuge and is one of the most beautiful areas on the island. It is so beautiful in fact that a number of Hollywood "blockbuster" movies have been filmed there. Your water sport fun with Island Adventures doesn't end with kayaking though as you take a brief hike up to a spectacular…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $84.90 - To: $84.90) |
Kauai Backcountry Tubing When people think of water sports the idea of tubing down an irrigation flume seldom comes to mind, but on Kauai one of the premier water sports events is the Kauai Backcountry Tubing. This unusual tour is essentially a ride down a flume system that was built in the early nineteen-hundreds to carry water from the wet regions of Kauai's central district to the sugar cane plantations on the southern shores. The cane fields have long since been gone but the flume system still exists and is now…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $91.99 - To: $91.99) |
Kauai Surf School If you are staying on the south side of the island of Kauai and are interested in taking a surfing lesson you might want to check out the Kauai Surf School. The Kauai Surf School offers surfing lessons for all levels, beginner to advanced. Classes are small and personalized and have students surfing in no time. Each two hour class includes one-half hour dry-land lesson, one-half hour water lesson and 1 hour catching waves with an instructor.…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $71.90 - To: $229.90) |
Kayak Hanalei On Kauai, water sports can mean either rivers or ocean sports, and Kayak Hanalei provides them both for you in the very same trip. The Hanalei Valley is one of the most beautiful in all of Kauai and the same can be said of the Hanalei River which flows from its mountain peaks. The gentle and meandering river serpentines its way to the coast with a very slow flowing current making it an ideal location upon which to paddle up-river. The river-paddle section of this water sport company is…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $94.90 - To: $94.90) |
Kayak Kauai Outbound If water sports are you interest, Kayak Kauai Outbound is certainly one of the Kauai companies you should become familiar with. Water sports on Kauai would include both river kayaking and ocean rafting and Kayak Kauai Outbound offers it's share of each along with a good dose of hiking as well. Kauai is such a beautiful island with so much to see and the folks at Kayak Kauai Outbound specialize in taking you out into the great outdoors to participate and exercise. Their tour options are…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $29.00 - To: $196.90) |
Outfitters Kauai Water sports on Kauai are wherever you look, and the company that has been famous for its water sports for many years and is everywhere you look as well is, Outfitters Kauai. This is an adventure company like very few others. They have pioneered their way over the years to create some of the most exciting and interesting water sport adventures that can be found on Kauai. Outfitters Kauai's original endeavor was in kayaking and today they offer fantastic river and ocean kayaking experiences…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $94.90 - To: $212.99) |
Wailua River Kayaks One of the wonderful rivers for water sports on the island of Kauai is the Wailua River and a great company to enjoy the water sport of kayaking with on this beautiful river is "Wailua River Guides". Wailua River Guides is a locally owned and operated water sports company that takes you kayaking deep into the tributaries of the wide, gentle and serene Wailua River and then off-loads and takes you hiking deep into Kauai's wild and beautiful jungles to a special one-hundred and twenty foot waterfall…(more info) | Price Range: (From: $90.90 - To: $90.90) |
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Kauai Surfing Lessons - Surfing, known as the sport of Kings, actually was born over 3000 years ago in Western Polynesia by fisherman who discovered the art of catching waves on driftwood allowing them to travel with there “catch” on the fast track to the beach. At some point the Polynesians began simply riding the waves for the pleasure of it and surfing, in its rudimentary form, came into being.
It is estimated that the Hawaiians practiced the art of surfing for a few hundred years after their arrival from the south seas and somewhere in or before the 1700’s expanded the skill level of the sport to include standing on the board. By this time the art of wave riding had totally permeated the Hawaiian culture and the Hawaiian royalty or Alii made it a sport of their own. Many of the best surf spots were reserved exclusively for this social class and regular Hawaiians were excluded from participating. Surfboard making took on a sacred or spiritual evolution and only special trees were picked to make the boards. From these Polynesian roots the sport of surfing has evolved to be the quintessential Hawaiian activity.
