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Polynesian Cultural Center Tour Ticket - Full Day Admission, Dinner & Show

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Wonderful place to visit and learn the different cultures

Reviewed by: Erica , 2024/03/27

Wonderful place to visit. Loved learning and hearing the different Polynesian cultures, the live interaction for each islands. The buffet was awesome and the breath of life show was exceptional, I would definitely visit again.

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Activity Date:2024/03/25
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Glorious Day!

Reviewed by: Stuart and Susan, 2024/03/27

The reservations are easy - and complete. I was still recuperating from a surgery, so we secured a mobility cart, which is right at the entrance to the Polynesian Cultural Center. The bus picks up from several points in Waikiki; it is comfortable and also waiting right at the entrance-exit after the show is over. The day is extraordinary - the staff is so friendly and helpful, as we asked questions at the various Islands. There is a river cruise you can take - the Center is 40 square miles (think Disneyland) so prepare your walking shoes and attire accordingly. Terrific shopping before the Center actually opens. Take a poncho, because there is a lot of rain on that side of the island - rains quickly, dries quickly.

The buffet is amazing and delicious, and a real bargain if you're feeding starving teens! The show is exquisite. They help park the mobility cart everywhere, so if you have mobility issues - worry not!

Enjoy as much as we did!

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2024/02/26
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Wonderful Experience!

Reviewed by: TravelGoddess , 2024/03/20

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On March 15th, 2024, I went to PCC and participated in the Gateway Buffet package. This experience included admission to the park, buffet, and show. Each village was unique, and educational. The canoe ride was my favorite part of the park, a must do!

The buffet dinner was INCREDIBLE, they had everything you could imagine. From salad, sides, pork, chicken, beef, seafood, and dessert. The presentation of the food, and dinning hall felt like something out of a movie! They really set the scene for local cuisine.

'HA: Breath of Life,' show was spectacular a must see! The dancers were truly amazing! I would definitely go see it again and again. Everything about PCC was so professional, engaging, fun, and educational. There is something for the whole family.

I would recommend PCC to anyone who enjoys learning about different cultures, and has a full day to spend away from Waikiki.

  • Fruit Bar!

  • FISH, at buffet

  • Hawaii

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Amazing Day

Reviewed by: Hardesty Family, 2024/03/12

We had an Absolute Wonderful Experience.. We had a group of 8 Family members.
We all Really Learned a lot about the culture.
Had the entire day package.
Thanks to Each and Every One who work to give us such an Outstanding Day. Ending with a Magnificent Breath of Life Performance.
Outstanding.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2024/02/27
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Fun

Reviewed by: Destiny Paine, 2024/03/11

This was a full day activity. We stared on the canoe amd ended the one end. Walked to each village. At each village they are very informative on their culture. They have activities you can participate in or just watch their 15-20 min skits. The journey movies was quite amazing but moves a lot, but worth it. The buffet was absolutely the best I've ever been to! So much food to choose from. Plus there was live entertainment. We also stayed for the breath of life show, which was spectacular. Goosebumps for sure.

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Activity Date:2024/03/07
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My final visit to the PCC

Reviewed by: Lewis Tulk, 2024/02/21

This was my third and final visit to the PCC over a period of thirty years . Unfortunately I was not feeling well on the day with a head cold . But I did manage to do all I wanted to.The film was great as also was the evening show
I will continue to have happy memories of my visits .You continue to provide the best

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Attended as:Solo Travelers
Activity Date:2024/02/19
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Incredible adventure!

Reviewed by: Marilyn, 2024/01/14

Fascinating to learn about different island cultures through dance, music, games and food. The fact the performers are from those islands amazed me. They are so proud of their island and culture and language. Wish I could go back a second day ( or open earlier) so I could see and play all the games.
The Ha… Breath of life show was stunning!

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Activity Date:2024/01/12
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Polynesian Centre

Reviewed by: Jeanne , 2024/01/08

We enjoyed our excursion from the bus ride to the Polynesian Centre to the bus ride back to our hotel. Our driver's name was Misi! He went above and beyond what was expected of him.

The walk through the Centre was incredible. Seeing the different islands and cultures. We took a canoe ride after walking around for about 4 hours. It was a welcome relief getting of our feet.

Our tickets included the dinner buffet. There was so much food to choose from which made it difficult to try everything. It was good.

After dinner we watched the The Breath of Life which was incredibly good. The performance was amazing. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful day.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2024/01/06
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Fun filled day was more than we expected

Reviewed by: TurtleCouple, 2024/01/07

The Cultural Center Island tour was full of amazing and helpful hosts and entertainers. I have never felt more welcome by so many people. To temper a few expectations some of the activities we expected to be interactive were instead demos by professionals only but we still had a blast doing the many activities that do allow participation and those alone filled a very full day of exploring the islands.

The Buffet was delicious had more foods than we could fit and incredibly welcoming atmosphere.

The HA Breath of life show was an amazing experience and some of the best fire spinning and hula and so much more you will get to see in Hawaii

Be warned: the gap of time between the closing of the cultural center and the opening for the final show is quite long (they do warn you about his on the bus and offer an early exit at 6pm if you decide before 4pm that you wont have the energy) but with that said it was well worth it and we were glad we stayed for the full show.

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Activity Date:2024/01/04
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It was a great experience for the family

Reviewed by: Mike C, 2024/01/04

It was a great experience for the family and the buffet was amazing. We have been to Hawaii, New Zealand, and Fiji, and the shows were great. didn't expect
that much audience participation, but it made it enjoyable. Would love to go back if we weren't leaving.

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Activity Date:2024/01/02
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5 Stars!

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/12/30

How amazing, my kids really loved every island and all the work put in.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2023/10/19
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Fun!

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/12/30

Lots to do, ending show was fabulous, and dinner all there was a great day in full!

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Activity Date:2023/10/17
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Journée avec guide francophone

Reviewed by: Marie , 2023/12/16

Superbe journée. Accompagnée de Poe une super guide francophone.
On a adoré les spectacles dans chaque îlr.
Le souper Hawaïen excellent


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Activity Date:2023/11/24
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Learned about 1,000 percent more about the islands than we had known!

Reviewed by: Simon Way, 2023/11/27

Every single presentation was excellent! Kap on the Samoan stage was fabulous, entertaining and funny! Great artwork too. Enjoyed the Fiji one also, especially noting that the missionaries led them to Christ and then their idols were torn down! Learned about ancestral New Zealand which I didn’t know the name of, bur I do now! While we did not really have a guide as expected, there were always people to show us the next move when we appeared lost! The luau was good, our first ever. And enjoyed hearing the music of Wahine Elua - very good!
The theater production after the Luau was impressive too! Super talent on display, especially the spectacular fire dancer and her team! WOW!

  • Samoan presentation by Kap - fabulous and funny!

  • Amazing Luau

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Activity Date:2023/11/20
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Great experience!

Reviewed by: Steven, 2023/11/16

The service was great. The hosts were so friendly. The drinks were delicious. The scenery was beautiful. I definitely recommend this event.

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Activity Date:2023/11/14
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Food is soooo goooood!!!

Reviewed by: Kimo, 2023/11/14

The whole experience at the center was amazing, but the food at the Gateway Buffet was absolutely faaaaaaaaantastic! What a great way to spend the day in Hawaii, and see so many different aspects of the many Polynesian cultures that are featured at the center. Also, the evening show is a definite must-see for anyone who comes to Oahu!

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Activity Date:2023/11/11
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Great experience to discover new cultures

Reviewed by: Julien, 2023/10/31

Very well organized experience, we felt very welcome as well.
It was quite interesting to discover new cultures.

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Activity Date:2023/10/06
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Great Hawaii experience

Reviewed by: Chinmay, 2023/10/08

Overall great experience of hawaiian culture.
All 6 villages, all helpful staff and then great food in the end. And ending it with cultural show snd fire show

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Activity Date:2023/09/15
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Liked it!

Reviewed by: Blaine, 2023/10/04

Not too big so you can easily experience all the different Island Cultures and activities in 5 or 6 hrs. The Gateway Buffet has a lot of variety and has quality food, including desserts. The Ha; Breath of Life performance is outstanding.
Really enjoyed our visit

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Activity Date:2023/10/02
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Awesome Event

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/10/01

The full day was filled with so much history, we felt lucky we chose this event on our vacation!

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Activity Date:2023/09/08
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Cultural Experience!

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/09/18

Fun day and a good wrap with the show and delicious dinner!

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Activity Date:2023/08/01
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Amazing Event

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/08/14

Really great evening and full day as well. full of island culture!

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Activity Date:2023/07/10
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great services

Reviewed by: Thang Nguyen, 2023/07/29

Easy booking and easy check in. Recommand to book early guys, do not wait to purchase at the gate, will regret.

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Activity Date:2023/07/04
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Polynesian Cultural Center

Reviewed by: Dr Carfagno , 2023/07/29

Great place for kidss
Very interactive
Had a special feel to it.
Enjoyed the knowledge I got from each pavilion

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Activity Date:2023/07/04
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Informative and fun times

Reviewed by: NMP, 2023/07/04

It was the first time taking my family to PCC and they enjoyed learning about the different islands and cultures. It was a fun and filled with hands on activities for any one of any age to participate in. The buffet had a lot of food to offer and the staff were friendly and accommodating. We were initially seated in the back but we had two members in our family with mobility issues and they promptly reseated us closer to the food. The show Ha was great. I have never seen a woman Samoan fire dancer and she was phenomenal.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2023/06/26
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Amazing Day!

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/07/01

All the tours were awesome but the Ha Breath of Life was a great way to end the day!

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2023/06/02
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Wonderful experience overall

Reviewed by: Laurie, 2023/06/25

The villages were quite a treat! Quite personal, few crowds, and thoroughly educational & entertaining!
The buffet dinner had many choices, but we were not too happy with the quality of the main dishes; beef was of low quality, somewhat tough, & often cold by the time it got to our table; chicken was again of poor quality & soaked in unusual sauces; fish likewise. Would prefer less choices & better quality! Service was good.

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Activity Date:2023/05/30
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Full Day of Fun

Reviewed by: Grace, 2023/06/20

This tour was truly a full day adventure! I am so happy I visited the PCC and took the time to learn more about Hawaiian culture. The family and I loved the Luau!

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Activity Date:2023/06/20
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In Awe

Reviewed by: Grecia Garcia , 2023/05/23

If I get the opportunity to come back 2,3,4 times, I’d do it. Enjoyed my time here!

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Activity Date:2023/05/22
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I Love PCC

Reviewed by: Michael C., 2023/05/20

I lived in Hawaii, and have been to PCC several times. I love it every time I go. Whenever I have a newcomer to Hawaii, I take them there or recommend it to them and I recommend it to you all. Also, I advise getting the Luau and show package for the whole experience.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2023/05/02
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