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Fern Grotto
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a
thumbnail to see a larger version of the
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OVERVIEW |
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The Fern
Grotto, accessible only by a short boat trip
up the Wailua River, is one of Kauai's
signature attractions. Here you will enter a
cave cloaked with ferns and cooled by the
mists of a waterfall. There was a time when
the Grotto was off-limits to all but
Hawaiian royalty. But for more than 50
years, riverboats have provided tours of the
site. The Grotto and nearby Paradise Gardens
are a popular place for wedding ceremonies.
Arrangements can be made with Smith's
Tropical Paradise Weddings. Another way to
see Fern Grotto is to rent a kayak and
paddle up the river on your own.
The trip up this historic and sacred Kauai
river takes about 40 minutes via a long flat
bottom riverboat. Boats depart from the
south side of the river every 30 minutes.
Kauai’s Wailua River is the only navigable
river in Hawaii and, along with the cruise
boats, kayakers, motor boats and water
skiers "go with the flow". On the way to the
Fern Grotto, you will encounter numerous
photo opportunities of Kauai’s tropical
grasslands lining the river and cloud-capped
Mt. Waialeale looming in the background. |
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DIRECTIONS |
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Take
Highway 56 north toward Wailua. Cruise boats
and kayak rentals are located on the south
side of the Wailua River (before crossing
the bridge). |
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