It was Thanksgiving Day and we knew all the shops will be closed, so we forgo our breakfast and instead had some breakfast bars that we got along. It was also time for our Air Tour.

We were picked up at our resort and taken to the Air Kauai’s Front Office, given our instructions and some kind of belt. It was absolutely amazing, we took off quietly. As we flew over the island, we recognized the places that we went to and recalled their names. It was really good to get an aerial view of the island. We were taken to waterfalls where they shot Jurassic Park and locations were King Kong was filmed. And the best was yet to come. Last on the agenda for the Air Tour was flying over Napali Coast. It was absolutely stunning. The ridges, the thick forests and the multi-hued shades of pristine blue coast were a real sight to watch.

We then flew over Mt. Waialeale, which is the wettest spot on the island (even though they claim its wettest spot on earth). We were surrounded by several waterfalls on all sides. Clouds were lying low and moving fast, little droplets of water covering our helicopter, luscious greenery all over and immaculate flow of silver strands of water kept me pondering on how beautiful Mother Nature is. It was really a sight to remember and cherish. Even though the Air Tour was a bit expensive, we will highly recommend it to everyone. You can take the tour just to fly over Mt. Waialeale. Even if you hike in Napali, I am sure you will never to get see so many falls all at once.

After the gorgeous aerial view of the island, we checked ourselves out at the resort and went for Fern Grotto Tour. It was pretty interesting with the crew entertaining us with their hula moves and their Hawaiian songs. Fern Grotto by itself was pretty with exotic variety of plants grown there. After walking around, we were pretty hungry. We went back to the resort to get ourselves ready for the fight and the only option to have food was at the resort’s Thanksgiving Buffet. Food neither exotic nor bad. We filled our tummy with Corn bread, bread stuffing and beans casserole. Now that we were charged, we headed back to the airport and boarded our flight back home.

If you are looking forward to spend your vacation with less people, an open mind to explore nature, lots of sunshine and plenty of beaches - Kauai is the place to go. With its rustic charm and unperturbed beauty, there’s no better place to relax and rejuvenate your senses. There are lots of places which will be quite similar to Kauai, if you know of any please do let us know.