“Fields of color and beauty surrounded us as we gently glided down this old tropical waterway. We arrived at a sparkling, tropical lake for lunch and a quick, refreshing swim. It was hard to leave this quiet, lovely spot.”
– Ann Nelson. “Explore Kauai” Awareness Magazine, July 2007.
“It looks as calm as a swimming pool, but I’m wearing protective gloves, a helmet and a headlamp, so I feel a bit like I’m heading off to explore a lost world.”
– David Fleetham. “Waiting on Nihau.” Sport Diver/ PADI March 2006.
“Kids will never look at candy the same way after experiencing this outing on a former sugar cane plantation.”
– Los Angeles Times, November 2006
“Above me towered Mount Waialeale, central Kauai’s 5,148-foot pinnacle and one of the wettest places in the world. Below were irrigation tunnels built by hand in 1864, and the streams of the Waiahi Valley. I heard nothing but the wind in my ears. I felt free as a bird.”
– Marty Wentzel. “Destination Kauai: Hanging Out.” TravelAge West, March 2005.
“ Nothing bridges a generational gap like grandparents tubing down a sugar cane irrigation ditch alongside their grandchildren.”
– Karla Aronson. “Hawaii, Bridging the Gap.” TravelAge West, March 7, 2005
“With a lot of splashing and smiling, everyone clambered into a tube…The current picked us up and pushed everyone down the jungle canal….The lights from the headlamps spun around the cave walls lighting its craggy nooks. Suddenly everyone was giggling, bumping, spinning and floating.”
– Robynne Boyd. “Tubing Down a Kauai Flume.”
The Garden Island, October 10, 2004.
“We hit a bump and a miniature swell splashed onto our laps. Julianna giggled. As we reached the second tunnel, I shined my light on the glittering mineral deposits on the ceiling and she helped me find the next deposits with her light.”
– Bob Tedeschi. “A Sunny Trip for a Dad and Daughter.”
New York Times, September 2004.
“The tube ride takes about an hour, during which you’ll drift through rain forests and tunnels, over little waterfalls and along sunny channels bordered by ferns, mosses and towering albizzia trees. Kauai Backcountry holds the exclusive license to operate on 17,000 acres of Lihue Plantation, so you won’t see another tour group the entire time you’re there.”
– Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi. “Kauai’s Tubing Adventure Goes With the Flow.”
Honolulu Star Bulletin, March 30, 2003
“Irrigation ditches in Kauai’s old sugar fields offer a leisurely activity for families who want to kick back and enjoy the two miles of scenic views….A new Hawaiian tour company has found a sweet way to recycle former sugar fields: Send tourists tubing down the irrigation ditches.”
–Jane Engle. “Hawaii’s Totally Tubular Tours.” Los Angeles Times, June 1, 2003
“Go with the flow aptly describes the island’s newest activity. Led by Kauai Backcountry Adventures, you’ll drift in a brightly colored rubber tube along two scenic miles of ditches, tunnels and flumes once used to irrigate Lihue Plantation’s fields (sugar production here ended in 2000).”
– Travel and Leisure Magazine
