Ha'ena Beach Park on the Na Pali Coast

If you could take just one photo: Na Pali coastline in Kauai island, HI

Waimea Canyon Park is truly the Grand Canyon of Hawaii. Breathtaking views from every corner and if you’re lucky you’ll catch the locals in the parking lot selling some of their yummy dried coconut. Next, head south to Poipu where you will find several boats waiting to take you on a tour of the Na Pali Coast; a must see for every Kauai newbee. You may recognize the jagged hills and rolling greenery as you mindlessly hum the theme from “Jurassic Park.” Captain Andy’s is an excellent sunset cruise that not only serves you an authenic island meal but the drinks are a-flowing free of charge for the length of this four hour cruise.

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It seems easy at first, launching your kayak into the small waves from Ha'ena Beach Park, on the Island of Kauai's northern coast. But as you start paddling counter-clockwise to the Na Pali coastline's 17-mile long cliffs, the ocean breezes, swells, and currents all come alive. Waves bounce off the razor-sharp, rock-garden walls like rings in a bathtub, causing your watercraft to pitch and turn every which way but straight on course. Your fleet of other kayakers get lost between the increasing swells, and you suppress the urge to panic. Muscles and fingers start to cramp up, and it's hard to stop and take photos of the green, fin-shaped canyon walls. All this, and you're having the time of your life.

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