Makua Beach (Tunnels Beach) Tours and Tickets
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In the shadow of verdant mountains, and shaded by palm and ironwood trees, Makua Beach has golden sand and baby blue waters. The post-card-perfect setting was featured in the 1958 movie South Pacific, but it’s the labyrinthine underwater reef, snaked with caves, that lends the beach its nickname and draws visitors today: Tunnels Beach is one of Kauai’s best snorkeling spots. Best of all, it’s frequently uncrowded.
Protected within a small cupped North Shore bay, two layers of reef offer different experiences. The smaller inshore reef boasts calmer waters and frequent sea turtle sightings, while the expansive offshore reef is a well-utilized scuba dive site with more varied terrain—some sections drop to 70 feet. The ocean-facing edge of the outer reef is popular with expert surfers. Both reefs are home to colorful wrasse, moray eels, butterfly fish and Hawaii’s state fish, the hard-to-pronounce Humuhumunukunukuapua`a. If you’re lucky, you may even see an endangered Hawaiian monk seal hauled out on the shore.
Highway 560, Kauai
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Kauai Adventure Bundle: 4 Epic Audio Driving Tours
Skip the group walking tours and travel through Kauai with your own personal travel guide. With this bundle of four audio tours, you can hit the Garden Island’s most scenic spots, historic sites, and magnificent beaches when you like, as you like, learning and discovering as you go. Using GPS for turn-by-turn guidance, you’ll be able to travel like there’s a tour guide in your pocket—because there is.
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North Shore Kauai Audio Driving Tour
If you’re set on exploring Kauai on your own and at your own pace but don’t know the area well, this Kauai North Shore Audio 2-Day Driving Tour is the perfect pick. Follow the turn-by-turn directions around the island as you stop at some of the most exciting views, landmarks, and sites. Plus, you’ll hear commentary along the way accompanied by Hawaiian music, too.
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Epic Air Kauai Helicopter Tour
Kauai’s stunning geography is best seen from the air, so explore the island’s incredible beaches, sea cliffs, and canyons on an epic helicopter tour. See hidden waterfalls and coves as you soar above the Na Pali Coast, Waimea Canyon, Tunnels Beach, and Mt. Waialeale—one of the wettest places on Earth. Clocking in at over an hour, this extended flight showcases more of the Garden Isle for an unforgettable adventure.
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Princeville - Snorkeling Shore Excursion
Skip the traffic and let us handle the delivery of all your snorkeling gear. Once you have your snorkeling Sea Scooter you will soon be snorkeling like a pro. Prepare to snorkel next to a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, spotted eagle stingray, glide past a beautiful Butterflyfish, and do not miss the Hawaiian state fish Humuhumu-Nuknuk-Apua’a, a Reef Triggerfish. Using our unique Sea Scooter allows you to see more of the reef than with traditional swimming. Prepare to soar over the majestic reef of Kauai to view the beautiful underworld of the Sea. Participants will be supplied with a Digital Map/s of the best snorkeling location on Kauai's North Shore, a Sensational Sea Scooter, dry top snorkel tube, mask, and adjustable fins. If you are easily intimated by the vast beautiful ocean, then this is the perfect adventure for you and your family. Having a Sea Scooter by your side will provide you with all the confidence you will need for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Kauai.
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