Kauai, Hawaii: The Garden Island

Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Blessed with tropical beauty, Kauai, "The Garden Island," is a tranquil haven of lush vegetation and sparkling oceans. Kauai is the oldest of the populated Hawai’ian Islands; the forces of wind and water have had six million years to carve steep cliffs and spectacular yawning chasms, which are now carpeted with rich vegetation and fringed by long, white, sandy beaches.  Today it is a quiet island, with no structure higher than a coconut tree.

Visitors to Kauai can enjoy some of nature’s most spectacular creations, from the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" to the twin cascades of Wailua Falls, the thrilling Na Pali coast and even one of the rainiest places on earth.

Popular sites: Mount Waialeale, Waliua Falls & Waimea Canyon

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