Aloha! 16 Exciting Things To Do On Your Honeymoon In Kaua’i, Hawaii
Aloha e komo mai. On the Island of Kaua’i, this means “Welcome!”
Honeymoon, Day 1-Poipu
I’ve been looking forward to my honeymoon for the longest time. It took me A LOT of years to find my prince charming, but I finally did.
Life works in mysterious ways and somehow I ended up marrying my gym crush.
Some couples go on their honeymoon right after their wedding, others decide to wait a few months to go on theirs. It’s a personal decision and there’s no right or wrong time to do it. But don’t wait too long.
I feel so blessed to have a husband like mine. We make a pretty good team. When we’re planning our wedding, we divided our responsibilities. I did the wedding planning, and he planned our honeymoon.
Initially, my husband booked 8 days/7 nights in Kauai, and 8 days/7 nights on the Big Island. But towards the end of our stay on the Big Island, we realized how much fun we’re having and we didn’t want to go back home yet.
It happened to be Memorial Day weekend anyways on the following Monday, and we’re both off work. My husband knew how much I enjoyed visiting Maui in 2021, so he surprised me by extended our honeymoon by 5 more days.
I’m not here to brag about what an amazing and long honeymoon I had. But to share our itinerary with you, so if you’re going to Kauai for the first time, you have some ideas of things you can do, and places to visit. I hope you enjoy our travel experience and get some ideas on how you could spend your honeymoon or vacation next time you go to Kauai.
“Don’t wait for too long to go on your honeymoon. Get married and go. Life’s too short to waste another day not celebrating you union.”
We left on May 10 and flew from LAX to Lihue Airport, Kauai. It was an 8:15am early flight, and we landed in Lihue around 11:25am.
As soon as we got off the plane, picked up our luggages, we went outside. The weather was very warm. A little more humid than California, but I’m not complaining at all. I love warm weather. We brought our golf bags too since we planed on golfing a few times on each island.
While we waited for our luggage, we saw this woman, who was singing and dancing at the airport. She was wearing traditional Hawaiian attire and looked really beautiful. What a cool way to welcome new tourists, right? We felt on vacation immediately. I don’t know if everyone appreciates live music, but I have great respect for musicians. Of course, being a former musician myself.
We first went to Costco to get some food, snacks, and beverages. We had two bedroom villa reserved at the Marriott Waiohai Beach in Poipu with a huge kitchen. We had to go get food, because the only restaurant located on property was the pool bar. The hours of operations didn’t suit us well and we needed a backup plan in case we wanted food during the day.
Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club– Immerse yourself in the beauty of Kauai at the Poipu resort.
We also went to Target to get a cooler. One thing I would recommend to everyone going to Hawaii is to buy a cooler. They’re only $8 or $10 dollars and you can take it with you to the beach. This is what we did almost every day. We packed the cooler with different beverages and snacks, and we spent a few hours soaking in the sun rays and enjoying the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Once we checked in at the hotel around 4pm, we put our swimsuits on and went to the beach for two hours. The water was so nice and warm, we didn’t want to leave the beach.
That night we decided to take it easy and go to the local bar by the Hotel, called Brennecke’s Beach Broiler. It was Taco Tuesday and we both ordered 4 tacos. Anna, the bartender was looking at us like we’re crazy, because the tacos were huge. If you ever go to Poipu and are looking for a casual night out, Brennecke’s is a cool spot to check out.
Brennecke’s Beach Broiler in Poipu Beach on Kauai’s South Shore.