Area & Activities

Sports & Outdoors

Stay on your game and take advantage of the tennis, golf, and swimming facilities conveniently located near the resort. Whether you're enjoying a leisurely game or training for competition, area courses, courts, and pools provide a challenge for both enthusiasts and experienced athletes.

Makai Lap Pool

Swimming laps in the Makai Lap Pool is the perfect workout while you're on vacation. Complimentary transportation is available for Westin guests via the resort's Princeville area shuttle.

Golf

Play like the pros on lush emerald greens amid the natural beauty of Kaua'i. These championship-level golf course offer a different game every time you play.

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., Princeville Makai Golf Club is ranked #3 on the Best Courses You Can Play in Hawaii by GolfWeek, and was ranked in the Top 100 of America’s Greatest Public Golf Couress by Golf Digest.

Recently redesigned in 2009, and just minutes from The Westin Princeville, its 18-hole championship Makai Course winds its way around serene lakes, native woodlands and the most spectacular coastline Kaua‘i’s north shore has to offer with views of Bali Hai and Hanalei Bay. For the more relaxed golfer the Makai Golf Club also boasts its par 36 Woods Golf Course. This fun nine holes rolls around native woodlands and great for golfers of all skill levels.

The Makai course is located just minutes from The Westin Princeville. Contact our knowledgeable concierge to make your reservations today. Visit Kauai Activity Planner for more information.

Explore The Wai`oli Mission, located just moments from The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas in Kauai, Hawaii. Established in 1834 by American Christian Missionaries, the landmark church was assisted in its growth by Deborah Kapule, the dowager Queen of Kauai, and by Governor Kaikioewa of Kauai, who provided land. Under the guidance of its Hawaiian ministers, the church grew, until in 1945, it joined with the Anini Church and the Haena Church to form the Wai`oli Hui`ia Church of today.

The Kaua'i Museum is the cultural sanctuary for the art and artifacts of Native Hawaiians and it nurtures the creative spirit of today's artists.

Discover spectacular coastlines, mountains, and lush valleys of the North Shore of Kaua’i, Hawaii. You’ll find rare treasures such as radiant gardens, parks, and more.

See many bird species, dolphins, sea turtles and seals of Kauai, Hawaii, at this habitat for native Hawaiian wildlife. In addition, you'll be treated to the multi-splendored flora and fauna of our island paradise. The Kilauea Point National wildlife Refuge is one of the most intriguing things to do in Kauai for people of all ages. Tours depart from the visitor center and the refuge is open Tuesday through Saturday, except on federal holidays. There is a small entrance fee to the refuge. Don't forget your camera as this refuge offers some of the most stunning photographic opportunities in all of Hawaii.

Allerton Garden

Located on the island’s south shore , Allerton Garden is offers tours to of its towering rainforest trees with tall curving roots that grow near bronze mermaids, a grove of swaying golden bamboo, a cut-flower garden, and tropical fruit trees with a focus on landscape design.

McBryde Garden

McBryde Garden is located in the picturesque and historic Lawai Valley on Kauai’s south shore. The garden features the largest ex situ collection of native Hawaiian flora in existence. Tours of McBryde Garden and the adjacent Allerton Garden depart from the National Tropical Botanical Garden South Shore Visitors Center daily.

Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens

The Na`Aina Kai Botanical Gardens offer 240 acres of splendid beauty, encompassing 13 diverse and lush gardens, a hardwood plantation, a canyon, a sandy beach and more. Discover meadows and fern-draped canyons. Encounter the Pacific Ocean  in its wild beauty. Enjoy the 70 bronze sculptures that adorn the landscape. A real treasure, this botanical garden offers guided tours from Tuesday through Friday, weekly.