Carol Clark

Review of Kauai backcountry adventures

I wasn't sure what to expect, but once we were out...

I wasn't sure what to expect, but once we were outfitted with helmets and gloves we were loaded up into Vans and taken up the mountain for about 30 minutes. All the while the guides were helping everyone to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Once at the top, we were briefed on safety and procedures then each one of us was provided a solid inter-tube. There are 5 tunnels which were longer than I expected and I was concerned that one of my group was claustrophobic. However, the guides made it relaxing with ukelele playing and the tunnels were wide (6-8ft min) and well ventilated. My friend had no problems at all. Plus we were moving fairly fast so the whole experience went by with nothing but joy and lots of laughs. There were folks from 10-70 in our group of about 20 and everyone had a great time. This is something I will do EVERY time I visit the island. The guides were great, funny, informative, and vigilant.