The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed

A friend told me about this book when I told her we were headed to Kauai. It is written in an almost conversational and enjoyable way and provides lots of insights that I don't think you would know from any other book or website. Inside, there are many full color and easy to follow maps as well as beautiful photographs to give you a sense of what to expect on your sites. It highlights things not to be missed or things that may not be worth your time. The author calls things like he sees them, and doesn't seem to be paid for any of his opinions which I really appreciate. He also shares a lot about culture along the way. You will see from the photos I posted that I ended up tabbing the book because I found the organization a little bit confusing, he has a section for each shore at the beginning and then later sections for beaches, hikes, etc. So I tabbed the things that I knew I wanted to find quickly within each shore. A combination of reading this in advance of our trip, highlighting and tabbing what was important to us, and then also buying this same book's companion app while we were on Kauai for its drive tour, made our trip so much more enjoyable than I think it would have been without. There are many times that he gives you insights, such as when we went snorkeling at Tunnels Beach, it looks like you are parking in a no parking area but according to both his book and his app, you are allowed to park there. Without having that insight I would have been afraid to park and would have missed out on an incredible snorkeling adventure. The companion drive tour app is also amazing. We bought it the first day we were here and were so pleased to have that while we were driving on the island. There are many times where our cell signal dropped but that app never dropped because it's based on GPS. So he would call out turns that we may have missed without a cell signal, and he gave us insightful narrative along the way. Our son would always look forward to our drives on the island, and he'd say "is that Andrew guy going to be talking to us?" If I'd say yes of course, he'd smile and say oh good! Bravo to Andrews Doughty for penning an amazing guidebook and companion app.

Great book. Very easy to read and tons of information on the island. I could not put it down until I reached the end. I now feel like I know what to expect when we get to Kauai and which things we should prioritize doing. The book does not rate or describe the available hotels ... which was fine because we had already made our choice. I just ordered his guide for the Big Island. I wish he'd use his wonderful approach to other locales besides the Hawaiian Islands.

This guide covers everything. Been using it for years and always get the updated edition to see what’s going on. Live the writing style as well.

Even with frequent restaurant turnover or moves exacerbated by the pandemic, we found the handbook very useful for choosing amongst many dining options, as well as for choosing a few other ventures. No inaccuracies encountered.

As travel books go, this is very good. It does point out the highlights to see on Kauai. As with most travel books, you can get much of this information (and up to date) with internet searches. But it works well as a companion to the internet searches. Glad we bought it.

This is the ONLY tour book I use whenvisiting the islands. There is a book written for each island. Great maps even for local roads. Reliable and informative. You can count on the reviews as they accept no advertising. Been using them for years!!

Very helpful book.

My family and I used this book to help plan our recent visit to Kauai, Hawaii. The book was very detailed and gave great advice about where to go on the island, what to do, how to do it, etc. Having never visited Kauai, I felt more prepared for our trip. I liked how the authors described the different regions of the island and how to navigate. We had a blast on our trip! Kauai is absolutely beautiful!

Went to Kauai for 10 days, this book was used daily, great details, photos throughout, excellent info . A must if you’re wanting to do some adventures when in Kauai

Waren im Mai auf Kauai - leider nur 4 Tage. Der Reiseführer war genial und wurde uns auch von unseren Gastgebern empfohlen. Lt. deren Aussagen wird der Autor auf den Inseln nicht gerade gemocht, weil er die Dinge wirklich enthüllt! Jeder kleine Strand und jeder Zugang zu einer Besonderheit wird gut beschrieben und die Karten sind wirklich brauchbar, detailliert sowie aktuell (UND in Farbe). Wir haben hiermit jeden Ort super gefunden. Die Empfehlungen für die Strände, Aktivitäten und Ausflüge sind toll und auch top aktuell.Sollte man länger auf einer Insel bleiben, lohnt sich auf jeden Fall diese Investition!Schade, dass es diese Bücher nicht auch für andere Reiseziele gibt!

This island needs a lot of exploring and this guide is without doubt the best way of getting around. Excellent guides for places to stay, sights to see, restaurants to eat at and activities to do. The fold out maps are a bonus and really useful when you are travelling around the island.

私は26回ハワイに行っていますが、この本は最高です。とても詳しく説明されていて写真も沢山載っています。英文ですが和文があったら日本人にも喜ばれると思います。

Perfect to prep for our vacation