Waimea Valley
Waimea Valley
4.4
09:00 - 16:00
Monday
09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday
09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday
09:00 - 16:00
Thursday
09:00 - 16:00
Friday
09:00 - 16:00
Saturday
09:00 - 16:00
Sunday
09:00 - 16:00
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About
Also known as the Valley of the Priests, this lush region is home to various historical structures en route to a 45-foot-tall waterfall.
Haleiwa, United States
Awards
Travellers' Choice
2024
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Brian I
2 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
This outdoor facility has something for everyone. The flora/fauna is varied here with different trails highlighting different plants from different regions in the islands and Asia. The wide variety of regional blossoming plants brought in plenty of butterfly (species) we could identify when walked the grounds. This also resulted in lots of different bird species chasing the butterflies around the plants. Me (my first degree is in zoology) and my daughter are avid birders and we saw and heard plenty of new bird species to identify today as well. We did not have any trouble with bees/wasps as others have mentioned. The waterfall location(short walk) is well organized and my daughter enjoyed swimming in a pfd. This facility out front is working on building a new part designed for kids we were told by the parking booth attendant. They also has a Farmers Market here the day we attended This place I would recommend highly for families and individuals alike who want a more natural view of Hawaii.
Written 29 June 2024
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Aloha D9739NZbriani,
Mahalo nui loa for sharing your experience with us from your recent visit to Waimea Valley. It's wonderful to read how passionate and appreciative you are for the abundance of life that pervades Waimea Valley's sacred grounds.
We hope to see you again upon your next visit to Hawai'i
A hui hou
Written 3 July 2024
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Ana Rodriguez
Sembach, Germany1 contribution
Nov 2024 • Solo
George, one of the tour guides, did a phenomenal job explaining the history of Waimea Valley. You can tell he's knowledgeable, enjoys what he does, and believes in their mission statement. His patience and politeness in maneuvering around the crowd while we were in the cart also impressed me. I would definitely go back to attend the tours again!
Written 30 November 2024
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JulesA59
Edmond, OK6 contributions
May 2024 • Family
This was a highlight of our trip! Great walking trail and beautiful flowers, trees, streams and waterfall. The gift shop has a lot of good souvenirs at reasonable prices. Would recommend as a nature trail to see Hawaiian foliage and also has smaller trails you can go on then back to the main one. Good for all ages and abilities - can go at your own pace.
Written 3 June 2024
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Aloha Jules,
We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay across Waimea Valley's sacred grounds and its natural abundance!
Mahalo for visiting and sharing your experience,
Waimea Valley staff
Written 7 June 2024
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TR F
Houston, TX138 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Waimea valley and the hike to Waimea Falls is a visual experience worth the 30 minute trek up through the floral beauty of the landscape and forest. If you don't wish to walk the paved surface there is the option to rent a tram ride or a single mobility scooter ($20 each or per person). You can swim at the falls and there are changing areas. Refreshments are available at the falls area, too.
Written 6 November 2024
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Mahalo for taking the time to leave us a review. A hui hou!
Written 18 November 2024
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JFWhite
Moncton, Canada8,334 contributions
Dec 2024 • Couples
Came here to visit as we wanted to see where plenty of famous showes and movies scenes were filmed. This place is very nice, very popular, beautiful, but very commercializez. $25USD to come in was a tad bit expensive for what it was. If you enjoy nature and nuce flowers and trees, this is the place to come.
Written 20 December 2024
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Sydnee R
21 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
My family and I had the best time at the Tao Luau. We started our experience there walking to the waterfall where we took a fun dip after about a 25 minute, paved walk. After walking back down we changed out of our wet clothes (no real changing rooms so you have to change in restrooms) and began our luau experience. The staff were incredibly welcoming, the cultural activities for the first 30 minutes were fun, and the food and performances were fantastic. The whole luau took 3 hours. I highly recommend going!!
Written 27 June 2024
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Aloha 680syneer,
We're so happy to read about your all-round experience whilst visiting Waimea Valley and afterwords enjoying the very festive and engaging Tao Luau! We're so glad that you were able to take time and learn some of our cultural programs along with the nature that abounds throughout the Valley
Mahalo nui loa,
Waimea Valley
Written 27 June 2024
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Adventurers11805
Charlotte, NC227 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
The Waimea Valley should not be missed. We enjoyed the flora and fauna immensely. The craftspeople are very talented and display their art. There's a recreated Hawaiian village which is interesting. Swimming in the pool below the falls was a lot of fun. Wear a bathing suit under your clothes and bring water shoes to protect your feet from the gravel walkway to the waters edge. They have changing rooms and storage for fee. The grill at the entrance serves delicious food.
Written 5 October 2024
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Mahalo for sharing your time and experience while visiting Waimea Valley. We hope to welcome you back soon!
Written 15 October 2024
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Barbara J
Celina, Tennessee22 contributions
Feb 2025 • Couples
While the valley is lovely; the trail paved; and the falls small and uninspiring, the worst is the complete lack of accessible women’s restrooms. They say they are accessible, but the only one I could get my mobility scooter into had a stall straight ahead from the entrance with a door that opened in. I could barely get my scooter into it and because the door opened in, could not close the door. People outside the restroom could look right into the stall! To get out of the restroom, I had to back out the entrance corridor as there was absolutely no room to turn around and access the sinks for washing. Halfway to the falls is another facility with huge individual stalls. However the ramp to access them is too narrow at the turns for either a wheelchair or scooter. Definitely not built to ADA specifications and neither was the one I used. Other restrooms that neither a wheelchair nor scooter can make the turn to get into. I would advise anyone with mobility issues not to go there at all.
Written 27 February 2025
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GmaRoxie
Lincoln, NE168 contributions
Dec 2024 • Couples
The botanical garden is beautiful! We took the Kipahele tour and it was so awesome. Our guide George was the best guide. He was so knowledgeable about the plants, birds, history of the valley and so much more. The vehicle was comfortable as we road around hearing the stories of Waimea Valley. The waterfall was beautiful as everything in the valley is. We are so glad we took the tour, I would recommend it to everyone. We got so much more out of the tour than if we would have walked, looking at stuff. We would have missed so much. Thank you George for the great morning!
Written 4 December 2024
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Leanne Culina-Penza
Sydney, Australia837 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
We took a lovely stroll around the gardens and then up to the waterfall. I am glad we didn't go all that way for a swim at the waterfall. It was very busy and whilst lovely, it is not the biggest or best waterfall to swim at when visiting the islands. The gardens themselves are very well kept and a its a reasonable walk. It is very popular however so parking is busy, there are coaches of people and you will never not be around others. It is also a tad on the expensive side for visiting gardens.
Written 2 September 2024
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Aloha leanneculinapenza,
Mahalo nui for sharing with us your feedback and experience while visiting Waimea Valley. Along your journey through the gardens, we hope you were able to visit with the artisans and the many cultural significant sites which tell the importance of the Valley's rich history.
Written 4 September 2024
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We have reservations to go to the Toa Luau and would like wash up after swimming in the waterfall. Are there showers available on site? If no showers, is everyone going to the Luau wet and stinky?
Written 27 August 2024
There’s a single outdoor cold shower and 2 adjacent fitting room style stalls up at the falls where you can quickly rinse and change. That’s what I did before going to the luau.
Written 9 January 2025
Is there still a farmers market here & what day of the week and time is the farmers market.
Written 12 August 2022
The happy t,
According to there website, every Thursday from 2:00-6:00 for August. Check before you go.
Mahlo,
Mai-tai Mike2015
Written 15 August 2022
what is the military price for the falls n golf carts ride , do we need to show our military card ? , YES !
Written 12 August 2019
Check out the website it will let you know otherwise go to Groupon and look for discounts there
Written 25 August 2019
Do tickets typically sell out in advance or can we buy upon arrival? We are working on our plan for our visit but are not sure what day we will be there yet.
Written 17 July 2019
We bought our tickets upon arrival with no problem. It wasn’t very crowded. We probably got there around 10am. As a side note, Google maps takes you past the entrance up a huge hill to a neighborhood. You actually will pass the entrance to the park on your way. The entrance is clearly marked but I had so much faith in Google maps I ignored it 😂.
Written 18 July 2019
I see visitors are allowed to bring in food. Is there a size restriction for coolers? Thank you!
Written 26 June 2019
I would think you can bring whatever you want within reason. There are plenty of open spaces to spread out and have a picnic. I don’t think it would be practical to haul a big cooler up to the falls themselves though as it’s all up hill. It’s a lovely day out, hope you enjoy it.
Written 26 June 2019
What would be the best way to enjoy Waimea Valley, Bay, and Falls all in one trip/go?
Written 19 June 2019
The park is actually a botanical garden, so you want to do the walk to the falls...don't take the tram. We visited as part of a North Shore tour, so I'd estimate we did everything there, including swimming in the falls, in under two hours. If all you are doing in that day is the beach and the falls, you can spend more time in the park.
By the way, the pool by the falls is not shallow once you get out beyond the rocks, people have drowned there, that's why the life preservers.
Written 24 June 2019
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