Did not really know what to expect, but we arrived about two hours prior to the luau, and walked to the waterfall and admired the beautiful tropical plants and flowers. We also visited the gift shop prior to the luau. People begin lining up for the luau at 4:45 pm. After admittance, there are a myriad of cultural activities and demonstrations that one can choose to walk amongst and observe. I wasn’t sure that would be for me, but it was really interesting, and I’m glad we participated and/or observed. Otherwise, it would have been about an hour and a half until mealtime. The time passed quickly because everything was interesting. The food was buffet style and absolutely delicious. We were silver category and had our teen children with us. We each received a ticket for a beverage, and we got non alcoholic juice for the teens, and my husband and I both had a mai tai. We were given cups of cold water to drink with our meal.
After dinner, the show began. It is obvious that much time and hard work goes into planning the dances. It was very intriguing. The dancers depicted various stories of Polynesian culture, from the viewpoint of various locations- Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa, etc. We really enjoyed it. It is a fairly intimate venue; they only allow 200 people, which is smaller than many other luaus that I looked into. The hosts and dancers to a great job making their guests feel like family.
Mahalo, Toa Luau family!! Thank you for a wonderful experience that we will never forget!!