If you visit the Hawaiian island of Kauai, make time to experience Smith's Tropical Paradise. It's a thirty-acre botanical and cultural garden on the east side of the island, known as the "Coconut Coast." It's located within the Wailua Marina State Park, and is home to the island's most popular luau.
Walter Smith, Sr. started the business over sixty years ago, as a way for visitors to experience the natural beauty and cultural heritage of Kauai and the Wailua River Valley. As you wander the mile of meandering pathways, you can see peacocks, Polynesian huts, a beautiful Japanese garden, and an orchard that contains twenty types of fruit, including breadfruit, starfruit, and macadamia nuts.
The luau is what you'd expect from a traditional Hawaiian experience: roasted pig in an earthen imu oven, lots of traditional food, a Hawaiian hula dance, Tahitian drums, and a fire-knife dance.
The gardens are open from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The cost to visit the garden is $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for children. (The luau is extra and starts after 5:00 PM. It's costly, but worth it: $98 for adults, $30 for kids ages 7-13, and $19 for kids 3-6.)
Isn't that funny; I had never come across the word Luau until yesterday as part of an anagram in a crossword! And I like the bridge (as in your previous post).
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That's interesting. Maybe it's a sign that you should go to Hawaii and experience a luau. :)
DeleteFirst I need to get to Hawaii...
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Hawaii is a beautiful place. I hope you get to visit someday.
DeleteHi Sherry - the gardens and the pork interest me!! And that oven ... I'd go for the whole experience - not sure when I'd get to Hawaii though ... cheers - but it does look lovely - Hilary
ReplyDeleteThe luau is definitely something you should experience if you go.
DeleteI need to make a list of these so when I do visit my best friend in Hawaii, we can visit some of them.
ReplyDeleteI you look under the "pages" tab on this blog, you can find the lists of all the gardens I've blogged about. They're arranged by state.
DeleteI've been to Oahu and Maui. Kauai seems to be the place to see. Thanks for the info. Lovely
ReplyDeleteI think Kauai is the most beautiful of the islands.
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Thank you for visiting. You can find the lists of gardens under this blog's "pages" tab.
DeleteThese places sound so exotic. I also need to add this all to my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to visit these places! They're beautiful.
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