| Kauai is called the "Garden Isle" because of its | | | | last 2.5 hours including a 15-minute tram ride and |
| vast tropical treasures and plant life. You get to | | | | an easy walk for 1 mile. The Kauai garden is open |
| see some very rare flora in different spots of | | | | for tours from Monday to Saturday. It is |
| the island as well as the most important ones in | | | | recommended to bring walking shoes, mosquito |
| famous parks and tended gardens. 3 of the 5 | | | | repellent and hats. The McBryde Garden has |
| national botanical gardens are actually located in | | | | some research and conservation collections as |
| the island containing indigenous and ancient | | | | well as a laboratory where experts continue to |
| vegetation dating back since its earliest days. Here | | | | study the various benefits of different native |
| are the best Kauai gardens. The National Tropical | | | | Hawaiian plants. The garden is located at Lawai |
| Botanical Gardens The 3 national tropical botanical | | | | Valley offering self-guided tours lasting 1.5 hours |
| gardens are namely Limahuli Garden & Preserve, | | | | including a 15-minute tram ride plus a moderate |
| Allerton Garden and McBryde Garden. Limahuli | | | | walk for 1 mile. The garden is open from Monday |
| Garden & Preserve features about 1,000 acres of | | | | to Saturday and visitors are advised to bring |
| gardens in the Limahuli Valley on the north shore | | | | walking shoes, mosquito repellent, hats and bottled |
| of the island. Allerton Garden features over 100 | | | | water. Other Great Gardens of Kauai Smith’s |
| acres of oceanfront gardens in the Lawai Valley | | | | Tropical Paradise features 30 acres of fruits, |
| on the south shore of the island. McBryde Garden | | | | flowers and other native Hawaiian vegetation in |
| several endangered Hawaiian plant and animal | | | | the Wailua River Valley plus a captivating |
| species. Limahuli Garden & Preserve is open all | | | | backdrop of fish-filled lagoons. Kukuiolono Park is |
| week from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except on | | | | found on Papalina Road, Kalaheo on the grounds |
| Monday and Saturday. You get to see the high | | | | of the Kukuiolono Public Golf Course. The park is |
| peaks created by thousands of years of rain and | | | | just adjacent to the golf course featuring |
| wind. A guided tour for 2 to 2.5 hours or a | | | | Hawaiian legend stones, panoramic views of |
| self-guided tour for 1 to 1.5 hours will take you | | | | valleys, peaks, rainforests and the coast and a |
| through 17 acres of garden and rainforest | | | | mini Japanese Garden. The place is open daily |
| showing the natural beauty and riches of Kauai. | | | | from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with no entrance fee. |
| Taro continues to thrive on very old lava rock | | | | Na ’Aina Kai Botanical Gardens is located at |
| terraces. Some native plants in the Kauai garden | | | | Wailapa Road, Kilauea which is a 240-acre Kauai |
| were actually brought by Polynesian explorers | | | | garden containing unique garden scenes, water |
| thousands of years ago. It is ideal to bring walking | | | | features, hardwood plantation, beach and over 90 |
| shoes, mosquito repellent and hat or umbrella. | | | | bronze statues. You also get to see the beautiful |
| Allerton Garden is a landscaped estate location | | | | orchid collection and miniature ahupua’a. Tours |
| presenting special collections of Polynesian herbal | | | | are available from Tuesday through Friday |
| plants, coffee varieties, breadfruit cultivars, native | | | | all-year-round. |
| Hawaiian plants, palms and erythrinas. Guided tours | | | | |