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The feelings of happiness and merriment are associated with Valentines Day and therefore people all over the world make the best of their efforts to celebrate this day in the best possible manner. To make the Valentines Day a memorable day of your life, you can spend the Valentines Day in Kauai, the fourth largest island of Hawaii.
Kauai, better known as the Garden Isle, is the best place that you can opt for, to celebrate the Valentines Day. The tropical rain forests, the crystal clear ocean waters, the glinting sand beaches provide one with the perfect setting to celebrate the Valentines Day in a unique way. Kauai is the home to some of the most breathtaking beaches and each of the beaches has something to offer to the tourists. Apart from the beaches, the other sites that are bound to take your breath away are the shimmering waterfalls, the cliffs and the lush tropical greenery.
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The hotels and resorts of Kauai are bound to make your stay in Kauai comfortable. Almost all the hotels and resorts offer its guests spa services, private Jacuzzis and rooms that are adorned with the modern amenities. You can also choose to stay at the rental homes that include facilities, which are, full kitchen, TV/VCR/DVD, Internet and others. The types of rental homes that you can avail are the mountain cabins, oceanfront homes cottages and guest houses. The cost of stay at these rentals are within one’s budget
Listed below are the names of the few of the beaches that you can explore during your stay in Kauai
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Kauai Beaches East Shore -
Lydgate State Park - Swimming and snorkeling are the two most important activities that are associated with this beach. The other facilities offered by this beach are, two lagoons, a picnic area and the Kamlani playground that is situated across the beach.
Kalapaki Beach - If you love water sports and if your are a novice regarding surfing, then this is the place for you to be. Here, you can learn two kinds of surfing, which are body surfing and windsurfing. You can also make a trip to the beach to just catch a glimpse of the cruise ships of the Nawiliwili Harbor or the canoes.
Kauai North Shore Beaches
Tunnels Beach (Makua) – Is the apt place for scuba divers and is the perfect place for snorkeling. It is better, if you could walk to this beach as it has a parking problem.
Anini Beach Park – It is noted for its safety. It is excellent spot for snorkeling swimming and windsurfing. This beach provides the tourists with all the required facilities and camping at this beach would require permission from court.
Kauai Beaches South Shore
Shipwreck Beach (Keoneloa Beach) - If you are associated with watersports, such as body surfing, windsurfing and boogie boarding, then you should head for this beach. The only precaution that you need to take, if you have opted for this beach, is that, swim only during calm ocean conditions.
Polihale/Kekaha Beach - This sandy beach stretches unto fifteen miles. Swimming at this beach should be avoided, unless the ocean gets quiet.
You can also explore the ocean waters by opting for a cruise tour or can go for sailing. If you want to try something different then you can go for a guided tour on a horseback, the duration of which ranges from 90 minutes to five hours or go for a helicopter ride.
After spending some exciting moments in Kauai, it is time to taste the local cuisine. The local cuisine comprises of the seafoods, such as haupia, lomi salmon, and tako poki and others. The chief diet of Kauai, are sashimi with wasabi and soy sauce teri-burgers saimin, to name a few. If you prefer Asian food, then try the mouth-watering dishes at the Asian restaurants. For a change try out the Japanese/Chinese/Thai food, which are simply delicious. Local fish is a must try out for the tourists. Pacific Rim or Hawaiian Islands Cuisine, a blend of Western, Island and Asian delicacies is a success among the locals as well as the visitors.
This place is dotted with shops and malls that display a wide range of gift items to attract the attention of the tourists. You can select and pick a souvenir of your choice that you would prefer to treasure for the rest of your life. The various kinds of gift items are antiques, jewelry, oriental rugs and others.
For local sightseeing, you can rent a car. On Valentines Day , with your lover explore the night life of Kauai. My Dear Valentine gives information on Kauai.
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