A Kingdom by the Sea

“It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived, whom you may know by the name of Annabel Lee, and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me.”
Find that line familiar? That’s because Edgar Allan Poe, the genius poet, wrote it centuries ago. Of course, he was probably talking about a real person when he wrote that poem, but if during his lifetime he had seen Kauai from the deck of a catamaran, he would have been moved to write the same beautiful line of this charming island in the midst of the great Pacific. Or not. But that’s not the point here.

Kauai may not have the best snorkeling in the islands but snorkeling Kauai is a heck of a lot better than snorkeling hyped places like Des Moines. In fact, the most popular and unforgettable attractions on Kauai is snorkeling. Indeed, there are only a few things in life that can compare to drifting effortlessly among a school of brightly colored tropical fish in the clear, warm seas of Kauai.

If you want the best places for snorkeling, check out the inside of an island’s many protected lagoons. In Kauai, the North Shore where the stunning cliffs of Na Pali Coast provide you with the perfect amber and blue backdrop is a perfect place to enjoy Kauai’s teeming marine life. Nevertheless, almost any cove or reef will suit the casual underwater spectator.

Kauai, Hawaii is home to hundreds of species of fish and one third of this cannot be found anywhere else in the world. These fishes thrive in coral reefs that abound Kauai’s calm waters. And since Kauai is millions of years older than the other inhabited islands in the Hawaiian island chain, it is here that you will find the most protected reef lagoons.

Kauai’s Kokee State Park

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Kauai Bird Watching

Kauai Snorkel Locations

Kauai Snorkeling