Hawaii Movie Tours was somewhat interesting, but a far cry from similar tours offered in other locales such as San Francisco. Hawaii Movie Tours is fairly expensive for what you get, and WAY too much of the tour is devoted the the abandoned and decrepit Coco Palms hotel....if you are a big Elvis fan, you might find this interesting, but they spend too much time there.

Our tour guide talked a lot about the destruction wrought on the island by Hurrican Iniki back in 1992. But beware of stories passed as fact - our tour guide decribed to us that Iniki was spawned by the remnants of Hurrican Andrew that wreaked havon on South Florida, but in fact, Iniki and Andrew were not related at all. See the National Hurricane Center web site for details. Because our tour guide was wrong about Iniki, it made us wonder what other tales she may have spun.

Also, the tour focuses so much on Elvis films, that other films made on Kauai are ignored or only touched upon briefly. You are provided with a simple list of movies filmed there, with very little discussion about this lengthy list, and very few stops at actual filming locations.

Yes, they will take you to the beach where brief segments of the pilot for Gilligan's Island was filmed, but the SS Minnow is long gone and with development in the area, it is difficult to visualize how it must have looked in the early 1960s.

Lunch is provided, but it's just a home-made sandwich, a bag of chips, and a canned drink.

Knowing what I know now, I would not have taken this pricey tour. Elvis fans may find it entertaining and enlightening, but everyone else should be warned that it is weak in it's coverage of all other films, and probably not worth the money and your limited time on this beautiful island. You'd be better off exploring on your own.

This movie location tour was the highlight of my trip by far! It was SO INFORMATIVE and FUN! My husband and I both enjoyed it immensely! I read the bad reviews on this web site AFTER I had paid for my tour, so I was already committed to going, but I had a little bit of concern about following through with it. I am happy to report that NONE of the bad things mentioned in the previous reviews were a reality on my tour! Yippee! We had an EXTREMELY knowledgeable guide named Melanie. She was enthusiastic, entertaining, energetic, informative, professional, open to questions, and very funny! Not only did she never repeat herself, she gave us so much interesting information that I couldn't possibly remember it all! That girl has really done her research! Specifically, she knew so much about the Coco Palms resort (the history, as well as the reasons why it hasn't been renovated), that even though the place is a shambles, I very much enjoyed seeing it! Her talk motivated me to want to do more research on my own! The ride was pleasant, too. The longest we ever went without getting out of the van was about 30 minutes, and we never backtracked at all. I will agree with the previous reviewer that some of the movie clips are old ones, but there were plenty of recent ones, too. The clips are simply an overview of films that have been made on Kauai, old and new alike. One clip that I really enjoyed, and can't imagine seeing anywhere else, is a clip that the company received from Bob Denver himself. It's from the pilot show for Gilligan's Island. Very interesting! It is true that we could have driven to most of the locations on our own, however, we learned a lot of new information from Melanie that we would never have learned if we hadn't taken the tour. Plus it was fun to be with other movie enthusiasts. We made some new friends. It was a delightful day for me, but I will say that my husband did feel a little bit queasy from the motion of the van. I felt fine, but he has a VERY high susceptibility to motion sickness. This tour was well worth the money we paid for it! We will definitely recommend it to our friends!: )

If you are a big fan of movies and scenery, then the tour is a lot of fun. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The guide and the others on the tour had fun with the trip. The Coco Palms was definitely the highlight.
The other reviews that ranked this tour low are accurate about the content of the tour; however, whether or not you wil find the tour worthwhile and fun depends upon individual tastes. The traffic can be bad and it takes awhile to get to some locations, so there is a lot of time on the bus. Neverthless, you can relax and have fun while someone else does the driving. I was very happy that I paid for the tour.

My wife and I just returned from Kauai and we agree with the previous reviewer. This tour is not worth the $125 per person. Most of the sites visited are easily accessable on your own. Also the tour shows movie clips from films older than dirt on VCR players inside the van and trys to show the locations where those films were made. However, with the props provided by the film makers and the agreements they have to sign to return the land to its original condition you really cannot relate to the location very well. Also the film clips were mostly boring along with the guide repeating himself incessantly to stretch out the time. This tour left at 8:15am and returned at 2:30 pm. Way to long. They also advertise to show you where Elvis filmed Blue Hawaii at the Coco Palms Hotel. What they fail to tell you is that the Coco Palms Hotel has been abandoned and in disrepair for the last fifteeen years!! They guide you through the ruins!
Save your money for more enjoyable activities.
If you are prone to motion sickness this tour will put you under! Trying to watch the movie clips while rocking back and forth on the roads will definitely make you ill.