The Movie Tour was excellent and well worth the price and vacation time spent (about 6 ½ hours all told). Andrew grew up in Kauai and is an excellent narrator about island history and the movies that were filmed in Kauai. The tour starts with clips from the many movies filmed or developed here, including animated movies. The one where everybody jumped or gasped was “Dino Croc”. There are stops at some of the most notable natural sites on Kauai including waterfalls and views of the inland mountains with specific references to associated movie scenes such as Raiders of the Lost Ark. Andrew’s background knowledge is great here. For example, we learn that Harrison Ford was not actually used in some scenes, but local talent (a friend of Andrew’s) was substituted at lower cost. We also want to complement Claude, our driver of the minibus, who navigated us safely through the narrow upland roads (we were glad that we left our Hertz rental at the hotel and let Claude do the driving). For lunch, there is one hour, and the restaurants are crowded. You might want to think about packing lunch, although there are a number of small places, BUT leave time for Jojo’s Shave Ice, particularly the coconut, macadamia nut ice over their ice cream (line 4 on their menu). After lunch, there are no more stops until Lihue, but there is a GREAT video (a joint venture between the Weather Channel and the cast of Jurassic Park) of the 1992 hurricane Iniki. It is a PREMIER highlight of the tour. The good thing about a movie tour is that it takes you back in time and you see the context of the past. This tour really gives that perspective.
John & Debbie
Response from Host
May 2023
Aloha John B.
Words cannot express our appreciation for your excellent review. Andrew and Claude make a great team. Both enjoy what they do and sharing their love for Kauai.
Mahalo, until we meet again,