Hawaii Movie Tours

Hello everyone

Looking to my fellow TA%26#39;s for yet again more suggestions and opinions

First, let me thank you in advance for all your help in planning our adventure to Kauai for our 25th wedding anniversary. This site has been wonderful and very helpful..

My husband is interested in taking this tour, is there much difference between the 4 X4 tour and the coastal tour? Which one would you suggest? Is it worth it?

16 days can counting, cant wait...

cheryl

Hawaii Movie Tours

Aloha from Kaua%26#39;i!

A lot of people%26#39;s complaints about the Movie Tours is that you can generally just drive to almost all the locations that they show you in the van - however the 4 X 4 one does take you to some more out of the way places that you wouldn%26#39;t get to see on your own.

If you are a big movie fan and love seeing locations where movies were filmed - I think you would enjoy it - if you are not a die-hard fan though, it maybe isn%26#39;t the best thing out there. You could just buy the ';Kaua%26#39;i Movie Book'; and do your own tour!

I%26#39;d definitely opt for the 4 X 4 tour.

Malama Pono,

Janet

Hawaii Movie Tours

I%26#39;d rate the coastal tour as the worst value activity I%26#39;ve ever been on anywhere in the world. And we only paid $50 for 2 having bought the tickets in a silent auction. The fact that no one else was willing to bid should have told me something.

Maybe it%26#39;s improved since 2001, but my general reaction was it was four hours I%26#39;d never get back. The reviews here on TA are not all that kind in general either. they basically have 10-12 people in a fairly comfortable small bus. They drive to locations, show you a 2-3 min movie clip and you can compare scenery from 50 years ago to now. Most of the time was spent driving in the end. Lunch was a turkey sandwich.

For what they charge, IMO you%26#39;re $150 better off to buy a copy of ';Kauai through Hollywood%26#39;s eyes'; and drive yourself.

Sorry to be so brutal, and I%26#39;m sure some will disagree. save your money for a helicopter.

Longest day of my life....

When we pulled away from the Hanalei pier and the perky guide pulled out laminated sheets containing the words to ';There is nothing like a dame';, and said, ';Anybody that doesn%26#39;t sing is off the bus!';, well I was ready to dive under the bus.

Maybe the 4x4 trip is better, but I%26#39;ll rely on someone else%26#39;s judgement. No how. No way

Aloha from Kaua%26#39;i!

The 4 X 4 is a much better tour - you go to places that you cannot access yourself and it is more rough and tumble - the film clips are still there, but it isn%26#39;t quite as ';cheesy'; as the Coastal Tour.

I have spoken to many folks who thoroughly enjoyed both tours with Movie Tours - it just depends on what you enjoy - I%26#39;m a huge movie buff and I think I would enjoy it if I were visiting myself!

Don%26#39;t let folks scare you off - if it seems like something you would enjoy and you love movies and their locations - then go for it!

Malama Pono,

Janet

Dave and others are pretty much right on and many others have voiced the opinon that the coastal tour was a whole lot of beach, and beach, and beach.

The 4 X 4 trip might be more interesting.

Now, there are plenty of movies sites all over the island.

You can pick up a guide book, and there are a couple of them that are very helpful and easy. One is already listed, and the other we sold at brenneckes beach center, and I looked thru it.....looked fine to me...so there are a couple you can refer to.

You see movie locations all the time just driving from point A to point B, or going to a beach, or hiking, etc.

Now, the movie tours have also been fun for some, but we personally would not do that. Others have, and enjoyed them, or hated it, and wanted off the van, and some were disappointed. Ohers had a fun time, so a lot depends on the individual.

People get very wrapped up the the movie star, and moving making business.

Frankly , if you get the guides, you would not have to drive all over the island in one day.

Just make your plans to do whatever, and check the books for what is on your way, or near your planned route of the day.

Then you are in control, and everything is easy.

Singing is optional !

Denny

With all due respect, I never needed a Movie tour the one time I went to Maui. I can watch old movies of classic scenes. I know what I%26#39;m seeing and it is awesome I admit..even if I have to wear that pink speedo on the beach and accept a love I can%26#39;t bear (Caddy crying a bit..but getting over it!)

I wouldn%26#39;t waist you money. Just get in your car explore Kauai, that%26#39;s what Ms. Caddy %26amp; I did. We did fall in love with north Kauai....Steven didn%26#39;t buy burgers like he said.

And none of these tours will give you a glimpse of the elusive ';pink speedo';, so I say why?

:) Caddy

Please forgive me friend...no editing here...I meant to type Kauai...and not Maui...so sorry! :(

Hello Everyone

Thank you so much for all the information. Pretty sure that we will be crossing this off our things to do list.

thanks again

15 days :)

I have just made reservation of coastal tour. I did not notice this thread but as we love movies, but we hope we would enjoy the tour. (BTW movie ticket costs nearly 18 $ in our country.)

To tell the truth, I had reserved personal guide tour in ';July'; . My husband preferred to have Japanese guide for language reason. The guide answered that she would guide us but about a week ago, I receive a mail telling that she was not able to guide us. I was upset with unprofessional attitude.

I am sorry to bring up the thing not related to movie tour.

As I have expressed before, I am one of those in the minority who thoroughly enjoyed the Coastal Tour about 8 months ago. Guess I am a movie junkie who is too lazy to do my own searching for these locations. Key for my wife and I was the tour can legally take you onto the grounds of the crumbling former Coco Palms Resort. Walking around the buildings and lagoon there brought back many fond memories of our stays during the 1970%26#39;s and 1980%26#39;s and of the wonderful late Resident Manager Grace Guslander.... Seemed the older folk like us enjoyed the tour, and the more youthful participants, with little or no ties to Coco Palms, thought it was a drag. No one in their right mind would ask me to sing, even in a group! Enough said.