Waimea Canyon

I will be staying in Princeville for a wedding and would like to visit Waimea Canyon during my stay. Get in late Friday night from the East Coast. Early Saturday morning we planned to do the kayak/hiking trip at Wailua. Sunday we plan to do brunch with friends at Cafe Hanalei and we have to attend a rehearsal dinner that night (in Princeville). Would there be time to squeeze in the trip that day? The wedding is on Monday and I believe it starts at 5 or 5:30 in the Princeville area. Tuesday we had planned on visiting the South shore and poipu area. So for now, Sunday and Monday seem to be the open options. We leave Wed for another island.

I wanted to know whether we could squeeze it in on either Sunday or Monday. How far of a drive is it from Princeville? How much time would we need overall to drive down there, hike/look around, and get back?

As much as we want to do activities and see the sights, our main goal is to get in some good beach/snorkel time, relax, and take it all in, so I want to make sure the trip is feasible.

Thank you!!!

Waimea Canyon

Aloha from Kaua%26#39;i!

If I%26#39;m understanding you right - you want to go to brunch with friends in Hanalei and have to be back in Princeville that night for a rehearsal dinner -- would that be enough time for you to drive to Waimea Canyon and back?

Well, assuming that ';brunch'; is about 9 or 10 and you get out of Princeville by 10:30 -- it will take you about an hour and a half to drive to Waimea -- then another half hour or so to drive all the way up to the Canyon -- figure in some more time to spend at the lookouts, lodge, etc. -- then drive back about 2 hours (from the top of the Canyon) to Princeville for the rehearsal dinner?

In my opinion you will be pushed to the limit and rushing once you get up to the Canyon - since you know you have to be back at Princeville for dinner. I think you%26#39;d maybe have an hour (?) to look around before you turn back.

Personally I think that a whole day on Tuesday spent here on the South Shore is a lot -- you could come over to the beach in the morning and head to the canyon in the early afternoon. Or vice versa, whichever would work for you. You would have much more time to enjoy the sights and wouldn%26#39;t have the ';rush rush rush'; mantra in the back of your head like you would if you went the day of the rehearsal dinner -- and who knows what the traffic will ever be like also?

Just my opinion on things! Hope it works out for you!

Malama Pono,

Janet

Waimea Canyon

That%26#39;s what I%26#39;m thinkin%26#39; ... do the South shore and Waimea on Tuesday.