In June 2018, we had the opportunity to do some filming on the NaPali Coastline. NaPali Experience was the company we used for this awesome 360 Adventure, and Austin was our amazing driver and tour guide.
Oculus Meta Quest Headsets are the best way to enjoy this VR Getaway to Kauai, for YouTube ruins the quality, so if you have a Quest Headset, please try watching Oculus Portfolio Link or the Direct links below. If you need to watch on YouTube, make sure you change the settings to highest quality.
On our boat ride to the NaPali Coast, we had the Delightful Experience of finding a pod of approximately 400 dolphins. Our guide said that to calculate the size you usually take about how many you see on the surface and then times it by 4. We saw about 100 dolphins, so we estimated about 400. Austin said many of them were Spinner Dolphins that are smaller than most dolphins and are know both for their playful nature and tricks, and their attachment to their pod. They have tried to take spinner dolphins to aquariums, and they died without the company of their pod, so now you can only see Spinner Dolphins in the wild. The photo below looked larger than most the dolphins we saw, so I am not sure if there were other breeds mixed in.
Pod of approximately 400 Dolphins on the way to the NaPali Coastline
I took 2 360 Videos of the Dolphins. They are super fun to rotate the 360 video around and see how many dolphins you can find. You definitely should watch both the videos, for they are super fun to watch the dolphins.
VR 360 VIDEO of a POD of about 400 DOLPHINS - KAUAI
YouTubeVR Version - This has motion, so use to Top NO Motion link instead if you don't want motion.
Make Sure You Move Around So You Can See All the Dolphins.
Pod of Dolphins off Kauai Coast - Smaller Spinner Dolphins which are more agile very community oriented. In Fact they don't survive when removed from their pod.
Pod of Dolphins off Kauai Coast
In this second Dolphin video, I got more creative. I tried putting the 360 camera in the water, and for just a few minutes it was amazing, but it did freak out the Dolphins the second the camera went in the water. Later I decided to just hold the 360 camera above the Dolphins and that section of the video is pretty awesome. Of course it is a 360 video, so look around and see how many dolphins you can find!
360 Video of Dolphins Part 2.
In this video I got braver and put the 360 camera in the water with the dolphins. Check it out in 360 Degrees. Make sure you look around so you can catch as many Dolphins as possible. There are so many out there. Our boat driver estimated the pod had about 400 in it.
2D Version of the Above Video - This might help you see the best stuff on this one
More Images of the NaPali Coastline
NuAlolo Valley on the NaPali Caost Kauai
Kalepa Ridge NaPali Coastline Kauai
360 Video of NaPali Coastline of Section with Big Red Section in Front.
