Guidebook for Princeville

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Guidebook for Princeville

Food Scene

Great grilled fish and sushi. They don't take reservations and can get crowded, so go early. The salad is fresh greens from Kauai and is sometimes my favorite part of the meal. SECRET: they also sell fresh fish at their fish market next door, cheaper and easier to buy and grill yourself back at the resort.
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The Dolphin Restaurant
5-5016 Kuhio Highway
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Great grilled fish and sushi. They don't take reservations and can get crowded, so go early. The salad is fresh greens from Kauai and is sometimes my favorite part of the meal. SECRET: they also sell fresh fish at their fish market next door, cheaper and easier to buy and grill yourself back at the resort.
Great scenic location to stop for lunch coming or going to the beaches west of Hanalei. This is the only restaurant past Hanalei. Lunch is better in my opinion because of the view and the lower prices.
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Opakapaka Grill and Bar
5-7132 Kuhio Hwy
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Great scenic location to stop for lunch coming or going to the beaches west of Hanalei. This is the only restaurant past Hanalei. Lunch is better in my opinion because of the view and the lower prices.
YUM!!
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Hanalei Bread Company
5-5161 Kuhio Hwy
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YUM!!
Great pizza and other food, but BEWARE, you cannot order it to go, must eat in the restaurant. (they don't have the right permit for take out).
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Piazza
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Great pizza and other food, but BEWARE, you cannot order it to go, must eat in the restaurant. (they don't have the right permit for take out).

Drinks & Nightlife

Best sunset views on the island right at the resort. For dinner, you will need reservations, but I wouldn't recommend eating dinner here. Just have a couple mai tais or virgin daiquiris, watch the sunset and then make dinner back in your own room.
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Happy Talk Lounge Restaurant & Bar
5380 Honoiki Rd
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Best sunset views on the island right at the resort. For dinner, you will need reservations, but I wouldn't recommend eating dinner here. Just have a couple mai tais or virgin daiquiris, watch the sunset and then make dinner back in your own room.

Parks & Nature

Be sure to visit The Lighthouse and National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/kilauea_point/ Amazing views, bird watching and whale watching. DO NOT stop at the entrance and park (you'll see lots of people do this...you can't walk into the park from here). Pay the entrance fee (the park needs the money to keep this place open) and drive down to the parking lot by the lighthouse. It's worth it. Bring binoculars if you have them, but they also let you borrow them for free at the visitor center. Besides the views, there are lots of birds that use this as a nesting site. Plus you might catch a whale just off the shore if you look carefully.
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Национальный заповедник дикой природы Килауэа-Пойнт
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Be sure to visit The Lighthouse and National Wildlife Refuge. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/kilauea_point/ Amazing views, bird watching and whale watching. DO NOT stop at the entrance and park (you'll see lots of people do this...you can't walk into the park from here). Pay the entrance fee (the park needs the money to keep this place open) and drive down to the parking lot by the lighthouse. It's worth it. Bring binoculars if you have them, but they also let you borrow them for free at the visitor center. Besides the views, there are lots of birds that use this as a nesting site. Plus you might catch a whale just off the shore if you look carefully.
Gorgeous beach, but like most beaches on Kauai, especially on the North Shore in Winter, it's won't be swimmable. Don't climb the rocks anywhere on Kauai and then turn your back to the ocean, it could be deadly....seriously. Take a picnic, make sandcastles and watch the waves roll in.
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Пляж Лумахаи
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Gorgeous beach, but like most beaches on Kauai, especially on the North Shore in Winter, it's won't be swimmable. Don't climb the rocks anywhere on Kauai and then turn your back to the ocean, it could be deadly....seriously. Take a picnic, make sandcastles and watch the waves roll in.
Lots of amazing hikes and views. Not to miss, but will take an entire day from the north shore. Plan to pack food and water. It's worth the drive, but leave early.
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Государственный парк Ваймеа-Каньон
Waimea Canyon Drive
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Lots of amazing hikes and views. Not to miss, but will take an entire day from the north shore. Plan to pack food and water. It's worth the drive, but leave early.

Essentials

Like everything on Kauai, pricey groceries, but the closest one to the resort. Stock up on breakfasts, snacks, drinks and lunches to save yourself eating out every meal.
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Foodland
5-4280 Kuhio Hwy
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Like everything on Kauai, pricey groceries, but the closest one to the resort. Stock up on breakfasts, snacks, drinks and lunches to save yourself eating out every meal.

Shopping

Lots of families stop here before even heading to the north shore. You can even pick up water toys and snorket sets. Worth buying instead of renting for the week, you'll pay the same or less.
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Costco Wholesale
4300 Nuhou St
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Lots of families stop here before even heading to the north shore. You can even pick up water toys and snorket sets. Worth buying instead of renting for the week, you'll pay the same or less.

Entertainment & Activities

Fun Mini Golf place on the north shore for when you have a couple of hours to kill or it's a bit too cloudy/drizzly for the beach. On a hot day, this place can be unbearably hot. Overcast days are best.
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Kauai Mini Golf & Botanical Gardens
5-2723 Kuhio Highway
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Fun Mini Golf place on the north shore for when you have a couple of hours to kill or it's a bit too cloudy/drizzly for the beach. On a hot day, this place can be unbearably hot. Overcast days are best.
We learned to surf with this school and loved every minute of it. Hanalei Bay is the perfect place to learn due to the sandy bottom and easy waves.
Titus Kinimaka School Of Surfing
5-5088 Kuhio Hwy
We learned to surf with this school and loved every minute of it. Hanalei Bay is the perfect place to learn due to the sandy bottom and easy waves.
We rent from here every time we come to Kauai. One double kayak and one SUP (stand up paddle board). From their shop you access the Hanalei River and can either head toward the ocean or paddle up stream. Either direction is fun.
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Kayak Hanalei
Kuhio Highway
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We rent from here every time we come to Kauai. One double kayak and one SUP (stand up paddle board). From their shop you access the Hanalei River and can either head toward the ocean or paddle up stream. Either direction is fun.