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Kauaʻi Travel Guides

Plain, honest guides to planning a Kauaʻi trip: how to spend your days, when to come, where to see whales and turtles without breaking the law, and the practical things nobody tells you. Free, no ads, no signup.

Plan your trip

3 Days on Kauaʻi: A Calm, Realistic Itinerary→5 Days on Kauaʻi: The Unhurried Version→1 Day on Kauaʻi: A Cruise Port Plan for Nawiliwili→First Time on Kauaʻi: What to Know Before You Go→

When to go & weather

Best Time to Visit Kauaʻi→Kauaʻi Weather Month by Month→Kauaʻi Surf Season: When Each Shore Is Calm→

Wildlife & nature

Sea Turtles on Kauaʻi: Where to See Honu and the 10-Foot Rule→Hawaiian monk seals on Kauaʻi (and the legal viewing distance)→Whale watching on Kauaʻi→Kauaʻi birds and the nēnē→

Getting around & practical

Kauaʻi Reef-Safe Sunscreen Law (Act 104): What You Can and Cannot Bring→What to Pack for Kauaʻi: A Local's Honest List→Driving Times Between Kauaʻi Towns (And Why There Is No Loop Road)→Cell Service and Connectivity on Kauaʻi: Where You Will and Will Not Have Signal→
Open the live Ocean Safe map →Today's ocean conditions for every Kauaʻi beach, free