Kaua'i - Liju'e (PDF Chapter)
Lihuʻe, the island’s commercial center, is strip-mall plain, but there’s an abundance of eco-nomical eateries and shops along with a down-to-earth, workaday atmosphere that’s missing in resort areas. Kalapaki Beach is a charmer.
- chill on Kalapaki Beach, which melds natural beauty with loads of fun for the whole family
- maps
- slice through canyons on a once-in-a-lifetime helicopter tour over the soaring cliffs of the Na Pali Coast, Mt Waiʻaleʻale’s rain-soaked crater and the ‘Grand Canyon of the Pacif-ic’
- transport
- travel back in time at Grove Farm, an authentically restored 19th-century sugar plantation property that’s like a large-scale still life
- restaurants
Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping.

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