Kauai Adventure Trek, Lihue

This is a far cry from bus or helicopter touring. It takes place on a private plantation on the south shore of Kauai. Participants bike down a cane road through a sugar plantation and then hike a coastline trail to a patch of rainforest. Lunchtime is enjoyed at an isolated beach on the Mahaulepu coast. The tour company, Aloha Kauai Tours, bills its adventures as "the essence of eco-tourism," and indeed, these tours are about as back-to-basics as could be imagined. They are appropriate for novice and intermediate hikers from ages 8 and up. Also available are snorkeling and 4x4 tours throughout the island.