We have hiked in the Alps and Appenines, Italy and Switzerland. This Kauai hike was our best guided hiking ever taken. Guide Jen Rizzuti was above exceptional: competent, knowledgeable in Hawaiian history and local lore, personable, sensitive to our particular limits, flexible, and found the perfect experience for us. We wanted a vigorous, but not too technical, hike. She found the perfect one, and then a short botanic one. The fact that she has lived and farmed and hunted the island added immeasurable perspective to our Hawaiian visit and experience. Have us then enough tips and info for us to hike rest of week on our own. Much thanks to Jen!