Kauai - Our flight to Lihue, car rental & our hotel (USA)

Today we made our way from the island of Oahu to Lihue at Kauai, our 2nd Hawaiian island.

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Our flight from Honolulu to Lihue

Our Hawaiian Airlines flight departed for Lihue shortly after 5 p.m. It was a really short flight, because after only 20 minutes we landed again and then it was said: Welcome to Kauai.

Welcome, Kauai, Hawaii, USA, Travelreport, On Your Own

Welcome to Kauai

The island of Kauai

Kauai is the fourth largest island in Hawaii and is known as Garden Island. The name is no coincidence: the oldest and northernmost island of the Hawaiian chain is surrounded by emerald valleys, mountains and rugged cliffs. In between you will find tropical rainforests, many rivers and beautiful waterfalls. Whether on land, on water or from the air – Kauai is a feast for the eyes from every perspective.

On the island, there is one of the rainiest points on earth, with the 1,569-metre-high Waialeale. The Napali Coast coastal mountain range and Waimea Canyon are the island’s most famous landmarks. To this day, by the way, no building can be built higher than a palm tree. There are no ferry connections to the neighbouring islands.

Our car rental for Kauai

At the airport we picked up our rental car for the coming days. As always, we have booked this with all insurance sans via billiger-mietwagen.de.

Car Rental, Kauai, Hawaii, USA, Travelreport, On Your Own

Our car rental for Kauai

Our hotel in Lihue

Our Hotel Kauai Inn was located just 4 miles from the airport and right next to Nawiliwili port. We chose the hotel because of the good location (not far from the airport). We landed in the evening, so we had to “search” the hotel in the dark. According to Google Maps, it would have taken us 8 minutes, then it was half an hour. The hotel is located directly in the harbour area, i.e. you have to drive past containers, warehouses until you reach the hotel at some point. A sign on the main road would have been helpful. The hotel itself is great. There is a swimming pool, free wi-fi in the room, free breakfast (bagels, toast, jam). The room was clean and nicely decorated. Refrigerator and microwave are provided. We can recommend it without reservation.

Hotel Kauai Inn, Kauai, Hawaii, USA, Travelreport, On Your Own

Our room at Hotel Kauai Inn

What immediately stands out here on the island: there are plenty of free-range chickens here. You can see them everywhere: on the street, in parking lots, on the beach, on meadows… really everywhere! In 1992, Hurricane Inika is believed to have destroyed a large chicken farm, causing many chickens to escape and multiply ever since. Their popularity is limited, especially when they start at dawn at 4 am (!) right next to the hotel.

Chickens, Kauai, Hawaii, USA, Travelreport, On Your Own

Everywhere Hüher on Kauai

Unsere Reiseberichte von Hawaii (2015)

Unsere Weltreise führte uns nach fast 2 Monaten vom amerikanischen Festland nach Hawaii. Inmitten des Pazifischen Ozeans gelegen, 3.600 Kilometer vom US-amerikanischen Festland entfernt, liegt der 50. Bundesstaat der USA. Für viele der Inbegriff der Südsee. Während unseres zweiwöchigen Aufenthalts auf Hawaii haben wir vier der sechs Hauptinseln besucht: Kauai, O‘ahu, Maui und Big Island. Jede dieser Inseln hat ihre eigene Persönlichkeit, Natur und Sehenswürdigkeiten und bietet allen Geschmäckern unterschiedliche Aktivitäten: Von der Großstadt Honolulu mit dem berühmten Waikiki Beach, dem faszinierenden Waimea Canyon und der atemberaubenden Napali Coast auf Kauai, der bekannten Road to Hana auf Maui bis hin zum aktivsten Vulkan der Welt auf Big Island. Die Inseln versprühen ein einzigartiges Flair und haben uns sehr schnell mit dem berühmten Aloha-Charme verzaubert.