I'm going on POA May 2024 with 2 friends from childhood (We're all in our 60s and mobile). They are pretty set on doing excursions through NCL or at least another tour operator, however I've traveled all the islands on my own with my husband in a rental car and like the freedom of a car and driving. They are not into water sports either.
Are there any recommendations on external or private tour operators for going to Waimea Canyon on Kauai? The NCL tour is not appealing. We also want to go to the Allerton and McBryde Gardens on Kauai. I would like to just get a rental car and go, but again they prefer to do it through NCL, which has a tour called "Jewels of Hawaii. Also they area looking at the Paia Town and Twin Falls tour on Maui instead of doing the Road to Hanna, which is too long for them. We are not shoppers and not sure about sitting around on the Beach in Paia since there are so many nicer ones on Maui and on the dryer side. I have seen some half way to Hanna tours that look good.
Does anyone have any reviews of the tours I mentioned, or other tour recommendations? Also comments about getting a rental car in Maui and/or Kuai? I am a Hertz Gold member and its been a pretty quick turn around to get a rental car.