Most-reviewed trip
Helicopter with Canyon Landing
Kauai' Exclusive Helicopter Tour: JURASSIC CANYON LANDING runs through Safari Helicopters. Rated 4.8 across 392 reviews. Runs 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.). From $395.7.
Kauai Movie Location Tours
Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, South Pacific and dozens more were filmed on Kauai, and four tours take you to the actual sites (see Jurassic Park Kauai). Most run as small-bus trips with a guide narrating scenes as you pass, while one private option lets you set the pace. Prices start at $172 per person.
Kauai Movie Location Tours Compared By Price And Rating
The two Roberts Hawaii trips anchor this list. The Hawaii Movie Tour runs about 6 hours from $189 and rates 4.8 across 123 reviews, while the longer Movie Locations Tour costs from $172 over 7 hours. Polynesian Adventure adds a highlights-and-movie-sites combo at 4.5, and a private Lihue-guided option sits at the top end.
Highlights and Movie Sites
6 to 7 hours (approx.) · Polynesian Adventure Tours
from $208.90per personKauai Highlights & Movie Sites runs through Polynesian Adventure Tours. Rated 4.5 across 242 reviews. Runs 6 to 7 hours (approx.). From $208.9.
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Movie Locations Day Tour
6 hours (approx.) · Roberts Hawaii
from $189per personKauai: Hawaii Movie Tour runs through Roberts Hawaii. Rated 4.8 across 123 reviews. Runs 6 hours (approx.). From $189.
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Movie Tour with Coco Palms
7 hours · Roberts Hawaii Tours & Activities
from $172per personKauai: Movie Locations Tour runs through Roberts Hawaii Tours & Activities. Rated 4.1 across 81 reviews. Runs 7 hours. From $172.
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Private Movie Tour from Lihue
7 hours (approx.) · Kauai Luxury Tours
from $275per personKauai Island Private Guided Movie Tour from Lihue runs through Kauai Luxury Tours. Rated 5.0 across 1 reviews. Runs 7 hours (approx.). From $275.
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Start with duration. The Roberts Hawaii tour runs about six hours and the Polynesian Adventure option stretches to six or seven, so both are full-day commitments that pair movie stops with general island sightseeing. The seven-hour Roberts Hawaii Tours and Activities version sits at the longer end too. If you want film sites woven into a broader first-day orientation of the island, the highlights tour covers that dual job well.
Then weigh the guide format. Three of the four are shared-group coach tours, which keeps the price down and the commentary constant. The private guided movie tour from Lihue, run by Kauai Luxury Tours, costs more per person but lets you linger at the locations you actually care about and skip the ones you do not. Check each listing for hotel pickup details before booking, since meeting points vary by operator.
When To Book Kauai Movie Location Tours
All four tours offer free cancellation, the Polynesian Adventure combo included, so the shared Roberts trips are the safest early locks. Movie tours sell out on rainy-week weeks when boat trips cancel, since they run in almost any weather. Book the private guided version well ahead, since it runs with a single vehicle and limited days.