The 10 Best Outdoor Activities in Poipu, Hawaii (HI)

October 7, 2021 Leida Jutras

Kauai’s South Shore is home to some of the country’s best beaches—for swimming, diving and all sorts of water sports. If sunbathing on a gorgeous beach isn’t relaxing enough, try a spa (where many treatments incorporate local ingredients). And if you’re in Poipu for a romantic escape, splurge on an oceanview room—the sunsets are spectacular.
Restaurants in Poipu

1. Kauai Surf School

Excellent
91%
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5%
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2%
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5.0 based on 284 reviews

Kauai Surf School

The Kauai Surf School offers Group, Private surf lessons, and Surf Clinics daily at the Kiahuna Beach in Poipu.

2. Kauai Sea Rider Snorkel & Whale Watching Tours

Excellent
88%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
2%
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5.0 based on 721 reviews

Kauai Sea Rider Snorkel & Whale Watching Tours

At team Sea Riders we pride ourselves in what makes us different from other companies. Kauai Sea Riders has been providing specialized small group Zodiac Eco Tours on Kauai since 2005. As a Marine Biologist, I have always focused on providing Eco Tours to our guests – focusing on education while at the same time having a great time. All of our staff are professionally trained and share the same passion and reverence for this amazing ocean environment we get to play in everyday! We choose snorkel locations that aren’t over crowded or common, and you will have a Divemaster guiding your snorkel adventure ensuring you have an exceptional snorkeling experience. At the end of the day, our goal is to have our customers feel that they have been expertly cared for, had an experience of a lifetime, and have learned something new about the ocean and its incredible inhabitants.

3. Skyline Hawaii - Poipu Zipline Tours

Excellent
85%
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10%
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4%
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5.0 based on 903 reviews

Skyline Hawaii - Poipu Zipline Tours

Located just minutes from the Poipu resort area and Historic Koloa town, guests can see the best of the Garden Isle on our 8-line Poipu Zipline eco-adventure. Zip over three unique valleys and dramatic backdrops of mountains and Kauai’s south shore and find out why this tour was voted a Kauai Best Extreme Tour in 2018 by Hawaii Magazine’s Best of the Best Readers Choice Awards. Guests can also choose our 5-line “Family Fun” tour, including Hawaiʻs only plank-launch zipline for an extra dose of thrills. Skyline is known for their engaging, safety-minded and well-informed staff, who regale visitors with their deep knowledge of Hawaiʻi’s rich history, culture and landscape.

4. Pedego Electric Bikes Poipu

Excellent
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Pedego Electric Bikes Poipu

Enjoy the beauty of Kauai On a Pedego Electric bike. Stop and go at your own speed. Kauai has many off the beaten path wonders to explore. Nothing like riding your Pedego Electric bike with your family and discovering things you would have never found from a moving vehicle. Kauai No Ka Oi!

5. Poipu Beach Park

Hoona Rd, Poipu, Kauai, HI 96756 +1 808-742-7444 http://www.poipubeach.org/individual-map/7#pagecontent
Excellent
62%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 4,745 reviews

Poipu Beach Park

Reviewed By elsalita

We love this beach, we swim and snorkel here every couple of days when we visit Kauai. It is safe, there are 2 life guard stations. We typically swim and snorkel in front of the Marriott. We see beached monk seals almost every time we are there. There's plenty of fish to see and variety of fish is really good, humu's, wrasse's, moorish idol's, puffer fish, trigger fish, tang's trumpet fish and more, we have occasionally seen turtles and eels. The waves are sometimes a little large but it's usually pretty easy to get in the water. There's also covered table area's if your spending the day and bathrooms and showers as well. There's lots of free parking.

6. Makawehi Lithified Cliffs

near Shipwreck Beach, Poipu, Kauai, HI
Excellent
75%
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4.5 based on 253 reviews

Makawehi Lithified Cliffs

Reviewed By rhondaa15 - Bristol, United States

This was a beautiful area , Great hike and watch many people jump off the clifts into the ocean . Which no way did we do that . Down along the beach were a mama and baby seal . Just a great place

7. Shipwreck Beach

End of Ainakoa St, Poipu, Kauai, HI 96756
Excellent
55%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
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4.5 based on 1,177 reviews

Shipwreck Beach

Reviewed By Cartoon25 - Kalispell, United States

An awesome beach with soft sands, a cool cliff rock walk, and big jagged rocks in the ocean that create exciting surf. This beach is a public beach close to the Grand Hyatt Hotel location. Easy to walk to, and you chill on the beach or explore the cliffs. Beach goers can watch the brave people jump into the ocean from the large cliff rocks above the beach. For a super great view, walk up the foot trail up to the tops of the cliff rocks. Once up top, walk along the cliff edge for dramatic views of the pounding surf, feel the warm sunshine on your face while the salty sea breeze keeps you invigorated and comfortable. The scenery is stunning morning, noon, or sunset. A must see spot while visiting Poipu!

8. Poipu Beach Surf School

Excellent
82%
Good
10%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.5 based on 396 reviews

Poipu Beach Surf School

Poipu Beach Surf School Kauai is owned and operated by professional waterman and former pro bodyboarder Doug Muraoka. Poipu Beach Surf School is committed to providing each of its guests with a safe, fun, friendly surfing experience. Experience and Credentials Doug and his expert staff are all lifeguard trained, CPR certified, local watermen who have been surfing and teaching for years. For your added ocean safety, an official county of Kauai lifeguard station is located right at Poipu Beach in Kauai. Connected to the Ocean Douglas Muraoka was born and raised on the island of Kauai. Doug was raised by his grandparents got introduced to the ocean at an early age because his grandparents were avid fisherman who went fishing five days a week Monday through Friday Doug having no other choice than to go fishing every day at 6 AM spent half of the day at the ocean five days a week. Doug Muraoka Professional Bodyboarder Doug seeing surfers and bodyboarders at the beach he started bodyboarding at 10 years old. Doug picked up on body boarding quick and got his first sponsor which was Poipu Surf and Sport. Doug did local bodyboard contests for years and always made the final's. Doug also qualified for the Hawaii state surfing tournament every year. In 1989 when Doug graduated high school he became a pro bodyboarder and travel mostly to California and Hawaii doing the PSAA bud professional surfing tour. In 1998 Doug won his first pro contest in the drop knee division. As years went on Doug decided to start surfing. Doug loves surfing so much that he surfs 99% of the time now. With his passion for surfing he decided he wants to teach the world to surf so everyone can see how fun the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing really is. Doug founded Poipu Beach surf school in 2005!

9. Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail

Ainako Street, Poipu, Kauai, HI http://www.hikemahaulepu.org/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 951 reviews

Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail

Reviewed By 3johnb - Valparaiso, United States

Great hike, sandy and many off trails that let you gaze at the ocean and cliffs. We wanted to go to the end but as you approach the golf course you will see signs of "sacred place". Next time I would stop here ( BIG stone wall to your left). From here on you walk over little rocks, then through a gold course to a path that seems to go don to the beach. Wonderful walk

10. Baby Beach

Poipu, Kauai, HI
Excellent
62%
Good
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Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.5 based on 242 reviews

Baby Beach

Reviewed By DaisysRents

This is a nice place to chill, watch the sunset, we saw turtles. The lava rocks are beautiful. Parking is limited.

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