Tina Davis

Review of Kauai backcountry adventures

I was very hesitant to do this because I tend to h...

I was very hesitant to do this because I tend to have lower back pain after sitting for a while, but my husband really wanted to do it! The morning of, I was feeling horrible, but decided to go anyways. It was really nice that they let us bring everything with us, this made it much less stressful for me. It was also reassuring that they have bathrooms all over the place! Our guide Chelsea & (I think Mike? or John?) - were really great - she had some very interesting bits of information to share in the van ride up. I decided to wear a wetsuit shirt, and I am glad that I did. Because you get a little wet and then you are in the dark cave and not in the sun. My only "complaint" is that the staff splashed you with water when you first got in. The water was not cold, that is not why I am "upset" (Sept 22) but it is fresh water that I do NOT want in my mouth. This is just a little bit of feedback for the tour guides. I hate fresh water and I really did not want it in my mouth, too many potential diseases for someone with health issues like myself. Anyways - other than that the tour was AWESOME. I was very discouraged when they told us that we would be separated from our partner/family - this was not something that I was aware of, and had I of know I probably would not have booked this. BUT, it was fine. I would have enjoyed it much more if I could have conversed with my husband, but it would be nearly impossible to keep everyone together. It was still fun to take a moment to myself and "relax". Some parts do get a little rough, this is definitely not a tour for someone frail or who cant follow directions. My husband is a big guy and he hit his head a few times on the walls, I snagged my feet several times (wear GOOD quality water shoes) - I found the part of the tour where they shut the lights off exciting but also dangerous. My husband got caught up with someone and got stuck and they couldn't see and caused a back up. I could just hear him yelling which made me very nervous. But, he was fine, as soon as I heard him laughing I felt better. The tour guide in the front sand on the ukulele which was so cool, and he did a great job! Overall, I would recommend this tour to family and friends traveling to the island. In fact, we will probably do it again next time we visit. Not many places in the world that you can do something like that!