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I found that you needed to reserve this 30 days before the day you plan to go – so plan ahead and perhaps book several slots to make sure the weather cooperates! There is also a shuttle that you can take along that stretch of coast. The road is now open and you can drive all the way to Ke’e Beach BUT you need to have a prebooked parking reservation at the State Park at that beach. Well, that closed the road to everything north of Hanalei – which includes some of my upcoming photo gems at Ke’e Beach, Tunnels Beach and Lumaha’i Beach. You may remember the very heavy flash flood rain storm that hit the north of Kauai in April 2018 where a US record of over 49 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. Panorama of Hanalei valley and taro fields at dawn near Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii You can imagine the dinosaurs roaming through this countryside! It is one of those less well known views on the island – a panorama of the gorgeous landscape that was a key part of the Jurassic Park movie. After going up a short hill, look to the left and this view opens up in front of you. It is just after the sign to the Na ‘Aina Kai Botanical Gardens (which is worth a visit if you have time and it is open). After a nice drive of around 30 minutes from Lihue on Kihue Highway (route 56) you will find my first gem.

We will start with the counter clockwise direction towards Hanalei and the north. They also rent out lenses if you need that long telephoto for the birds off Kilauau Lighthouse! You could theoretically do all the stops in 2 days, but of course, you would miss the best light! Incidentally, I’ve found this to be the best guide to Kauai if you want to find all the spots that would have made my top 100! And don’t forget that you can always visit some of the local photographers to get ideas for locations as well – the gallery and store in Kapaa also runs photo tours that will efficiently get you to the best locations and provide guidance and advice on how best to shoot them. But where to start with the top 10? I decided not to rank them as I had already struggled to get this list down to ten and I decided to put them in the order of your drive from Lihue. It was not for nothing that both Jurassic Park and one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies were filmed here – the whole island is magnificent. Kauai is the oldest of the Hawaiian chain of islands and so is rightly known as the Garden Island for its exuberant foliage and geology.

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Think of it as my top 10 instagrammable spots on an island full of them! I’m just back from a trip to Kauai (yes, again) and here are my top ten locations that you must visit and photograph if you are lucky enough to visit the island. The new version of the 10 best photo opportunities on Kauai can be found here on Update: I’ve updated this post with new information and some photo improvements.