When someone advertises that you are going on a boat ride up a river to a Fern Grotto you certainly have some vision of lush foliage.......especially in Kauai. After a boat ride for about 20 minutes, not looking at very nice scenery you arrive at the Fern Grotto. When you walk up the ramps to this sight, you get a... more

We just returned from a 10 day trip to Hawaii that included 7 days on Kauai. Our kids read about Fern Grotto and wanted to go. So we ponied up seventy dollars (3 adults @20 and one child@10) and, boy, were we sorry! It wasn't until we were all loaded up on the boat and almost at the grotto that... more

The Fern Grotto is an experience to see and here the legends and listining to the hawaiian songs and the hula dances are just fine and not cheesy as it has been reported. This trip to the Fern Grotto was not and will not be when it was first opened when Walter Smith Sr. first started the business. When Walter... more

Ok - if you are in a motorized wheelchair Fern Grotto if for you.... Otherwise - try kayaking past Fern grotto on the Wailua River to the falls on the right fork, or to the cliff jump on the left fork. Fern Grotto is a very shallow cave (more like an overhang) with a few ferns - frankly I have... more

Just returned from Kauai 10/12/06. When our boat arrived at the Fern Grotto, we were not allowed to hike up to it. The reason being it was totally concealed because of rock slides due to recent heavy rains. The boat guide directed everyone's attention to where the grotto used to be. No one knows when or if the grotto will... more

being from South Dakota originally, I am familar with tourist traps like say the one at WALL DRUG. To my thinking Fern Grotto is a tourist trap worse than WALL DRUG! Even the hula looks fake! Cheesy! I did see some authentic hula dancers last week while on the Pride of Aloha cruise. dont waste your good money on this.... more

The boat ride was nice, but getting off the boat for the singing was a waste. The entertainment on the way back was very cheesy. The boat ride each direction was only about 15 min. If the whole trip would have been more about the boat ride, it would have been better. more

時間があればぜひでしょうか。でもカウアイ島に行ったら他に行くとこもないので行くべきでしょうか。行きの船ではみんなでフラダ... more

　船で上流に向かいますが、カヌー遊びわする方が大変多く見受けられました。 戦場からよく川岸近辺を観察すると、地元の方が... more