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Review "...a must for any serious visitor." --New York Times "Best guide to Kauai...Ultimate Kauai Guidebook." --National Geographic Adventure"...a terrifically useful handbook." --Travel + Leisure "Author, Andrew Doughty, covers Kauai thoroughly." --Los Angeles Times"Best Guidebook...You can trust it...Actually lives up to its title." --Islands Magazine"The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook is terrific---It's like having a savvy local resident with you." --Dave Barry, nationally syndicated columnist & humorist Product Description The finest guidebook ever written for Kaua'i. Now you can plan your best vacation--ever. This all new eleventh edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai'i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so lush and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he reveals breathtaking trails, secluded beaches, pristine reefs, delicious places to dine, relaxing resorts, exciting waterfalls, colorful canyons and so much more. Every restaurant, activity provider, business and resort is reviewed personally and anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes Kaua'i so exciting. Book Description Most travel titles are put together in a few weeks by visiting travel writers. Wizard guidebooks take over a year to compile and the writers are residents who personally and anonymously review every facet of the island. Their maps are the best you'll find. From restaurants to helicopter companies to scuba to beaches to trails. They see it all and show you the best the island has to offer. They also reveal who's the worst and who to stay away from. All told in a frank, humorous way that keeps the reading fun.|The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 11th edition|The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 9th edition|The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 10th edition From the Inside Flap The finest guidebook ever written for Kaua'i. Now you can plan your best vacation--ever. This all new eleventh edition is a candid, humorous guide to everything there is to see and do on the island. Best-selling author and longtime Hawai'i resident, Andrew Doughty, unlocks the secrets of an island so lush and diverse that many visitors never realize all that it has to offer. Explore with him as he reveals breathtaking trails, secluded beaches, pristine reefs, delicious places to dine, relaxing resorts, exciting waterfalls, colorful canyons and so much more. Every restaurant, activity provider, business and resort is reviewed personally and anonymously. This book and a rental car are all you need to discover what makes Kaua'i so exciting. • The most accurate up-to-date information available anyplace with up-to-the-minute changes posted to our website and smartphone app. The app is an optional separate purchase and includes features not possible in a book, but it provides free access to all 76 resort reviews with our detailed aerial photos--so you'll know if oceanfront really means oceanfront--and you can filter them fast for the features and amenities you're looking for. • Frank, brutally honest reviews of restaurants, hotels and activities show you which companies really are the best…and which to avoid--no advertisements • Driving tours let you structure your trip your way, point out sights not to be missed along the way and are complemented by over 115 spectacular color photographs • 15 specially created maps in an easy-to-follow format with mile markers so you'll always know where you are on the island • Clear, concise directions to those hard-to-find places, such as deserted beaches, tropical jungles, hidden waterfalls, rugged scenic coastlines, water-filled lava pools and scores of other hidden gems listed nowhere else • Exclusive chapter on Kaua'i's beaches with detailed descriptions, including ocean safety • Unique Adventures chapter and over 70 pages of exciting activ