- The list below includes 152 free or cheap things to do in or near Lihue, Hawaii, including 47 different types of inexpensive activities like Other Entertainment, Movie Theaters, Distilleries and History Museums.
- From Kalapaki Beach to Wailua Falls, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Lihue and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Kapaa, Kilauea, Hanalei and Koloa.
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A traditional South Indian monastery-temple, Kauai's Hindu Monastery is the headquarters and seminary for the Saiva Siddhantha Church. Visitors can participate in morning worship. A once-weekly guided tour provides access to the gardens and grounds, temple, and a 12-foot granite statue of the God Siva.
5.5 Miles
Wailua Kayak & Canoe provides rentals for both kayaking and canoeing as well as guided or unguided kayak river trips. They also offer waterfall tours that last 5 hours and include hiking and lunch.
5.6 Miles
Duke's Kayak Adventures takes guests on a 40-minute kayak up the river and 40-minute hike to Secret Falls, a 120-foot waterfall in Kaui's rainforest. Enjoy an optional lunch prepared on-site and explore the falls.
5.7 Miles
Kauai's Nounou Trail takes hikers from the base of the 'Sleeping Giant' mountain all the way to its peak, where a sheltered picnic area awaits them. The trail offers stunning ocean and countryside views.
5.8 Miles
Jewelry, accessories, gifts, and foods are some of the things to be bought from the Coconut Marketplace. There are more than 30 vendors in here and a visitor's center.
5.8 Miles
With a length of 4 miles, the Sleeping Giant Trail leads the hikers from an elevation of 200 feet to 1,300 feet.
5.9 Miles
Kawai Island's Makawehi Lithified Cliffs are found on the southern face of the island. The cliffs were formed by underwater erosion over millenia and are now visible due to changing water levels. The Makawehi Lithified Cliffs are an unusual tourist attraction and a popular photography site.
6.0 Miles
The Kuilau Ridge Trail rises 760 feet to provide views of the nearby Makaleha Mountains, and the hike includes sightings of numerous plant species including guava and eucalyptus trees.
6.8 Miles
A three-hour visit to the Steelgrass Chocolate Farm Tour includes the Steelgrass gardens, home to exotic tropical plants and rare black bamboo, and the chocolate orchard and tasting tent. Learn about chocolate 'from branch to bar' with a processing demonstration and eleven-course dark chocolate tasting.
6.9 Miles
Visitors can take a scenic drive down State Highway 520 at Maluhia Road Tree Tunnel. The road is lined with tropical trees that shades the road so that it feels like the visitor is driving through a tunnel.