Kauai Hawaii for Glorious Beeches

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Kauai Hawaii for Glorious Beeches

South Shore - Kauai Hawaii

Several beaches, ocean front resorts, a picturesque village area, upmarket shopping district, and the wonders of nature are some of the rewards you'll get pleasure from the South Shore. Beautiful rocky coastlines, walking trails, waterfalls, and golden sandy beaches make it hard to decide which activity to do first. Kayaking, snorkeling, horseback riding, bodysurfing, and swimming are amongst the activities to suit all ages.

South Shore Dive sites include:

Koloa Landing: This dive site is full of interesting coral formations and many varieties of fish, with a depth of 30’ to 55’ and normally all year round with easy access.

Salt Pond: A snorkeling site and beginner shore dive with depths to 6’.

Sheraton Caverns: Beginner to experienced divers, with ancient lava tubes and marine life, with depths of 20’ to 65’.

Brennecke's Ledge: Intermediate to advanced divers. It is a lava shelf that extends for several miles parallel to shore and has a wall which drops to 90 feet. Black coral and abundant marine life and a resident white tip reef shark, depths from 60’ to 85’.

Poipu is an almost perfect resort area, offering accommodations ranging from luxury hotels and roomy condominiums to comfortable bed and breakfasts. There are gastronome restaurants, exclusive shops and championship golf.

The Poipu Beach resort covers an area of just over three miles of coastline. The beach is sheltered by offshore reefs swarming with colourful fish; encompassing semi-circular sandy beaches, each with their own exclusive attributes. It is perfect for surfing, body boarding and snorkelling. There is a shaded park adjacent to the beach, that has restrooms, showers and picnic tables. There is a natural shallow pool for toddlers and young swimmers and the park has lifeguards.

Poipu beach is one of the most popular and safest beaches on Kauai, so much so, that critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals have made this home. These mammoth creatures normally stay away from hordes of people, but one seal has delivered and weaned its pups on the beach over the past couple of years.

Brennecke Beach is located at the eastern end of Poipu Beach Park and is world famous for its easy to catch body boarding and body surfing waves. It has undergone a restoration to get the beach back in its former half moon shape. Eroding seawalls were taken away and a massive amount of extra sand was added.

Shipwreck Beach is located in Poipu and got its name from an old, wooden shipwreck that has long since gone. Only strong swimmers should enter the sea here because of the strong currents and high surf. Surfers, boogie boarders, body surfers and windsurfers will enjoy this challenging beach. There are no facilities or lifeguards at this beach.

Mahaulepu beach in Kauai Hawaii is a couple of miles from the end of Poipu Road. It is well-liked by both locals and visitors, together with wind surfers, swimmers, snorkeller’s, fishermen and sunbathers. There will be a security hut showing beach opening and closing hours. The beach normally closes by 6.00pm during the winter and 7.00pm during the summer. These timings are stringently imposed by the landowner who only allows the public admittance at their own risk.

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