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I am interested in any experiences people might have about the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. I am looking at the island as a relaxing, but adventurous spot (really would like to do the zipline, helicopter tours, ect.)

 I am looking at tripadvisor.com and other sites, but I would like to know if the weddingbee community had any opinions or reviews on the hotels.

Any help is appreciated!  

That's where we're going on our honeymoon. I won't have any reviews until after Thanksgiving, but I've heard nothing about good things. We're going to a luau and are doing some water related activities -- tubing through some canals and caverns and a rafting/snorkeling thing. 

Here's a link for the rafting/snorkeling stuff: http://www.napali.com/kauai_rafting/

And the tubing adventure:http://www.kauaibackcountry.com/tubing.html 

And this is where we're going for our luau: http://www.smithskauai.com/

I got engaged in Kauai, so I only have wonderful things to say about it!  I highly recommend staying on the north side of the island, in Princeville or Hanalei.  It's much less crowded than Poipu or Lihue, and more beautiful, in my opinion.  In the summer, the north shore is better for swimming and snorkeling while the south shore is better for surfing.  Reverse those for winter.

I definitely recommend renting a car and driving all over the place.  Kauai has some spectacular views, many of which aren't visible via the roads.  So, we hiked along the Na Pali coast (quite difficult hikes through there) and we also took a helicopter tour as our big splurge.  We picked that over the catamaran tours, the kayak tours, or the zipline adventures.  All of those options have their perks.  It's such a beautiful and relaxing place with charming shops, fantastic snorkeling, and really nice locals.  I haven't been to the other islands, but I hear that the others are just so overrun and crowded.  I'd go back to Kauai in a heartbeat.  It really has everything available, and gives you the perfect balance of relaxing and adventure.