Reviewed by: Debra Styers
We REALLY enjoyed our bus driver/tour guide, Ben. He was the best. He was very knowledgeable, funnv and enjoyable.
The whole day was wonderful, except for one thing......the 3 hour wait we had to get back to Kuaui.
That was VERY annoying because there is absolutely nothing at the airport to do for 3 hours. There are no stores to even buy anything at, so unless there was an earlier flight that you could get people on, I would not recommend the package to anyone for that reason alone.
When people are on vacation they don't want 3 hours of their vacation wasted waiting at an airport. You should really try to arrange the tour so everyone is back at the airport in time for the 5:45 pm flight back to Kuaui.
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| Posted on: | 2008/07/16 |
Reviewed by: Chris & Christina
We saw so many fantastic things, and would certainly recommend this to others. More than anything, Hana was a wonderful guide and made us all feel at home. He was pleasant, informative, considerate and kept us laughing. We'd do other tours with him if we could! Thanks SOOOO much!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2008/06/27 |
Reviewed by: Cathy
This is a very long day, so be sure to get a good night's sleep the night before! We started off the morning with a 4:30 am pickup at our Oahu hotel and were driven to the airport. The driver was on time but the flight out to the Big Island on Island Air was not until after 6:30am, so we did have a but of a wait. The flight out was good, with one stop in Maui to pick up more people.
Once in Hilo, we were placed in a comfortable, air conditioned mini coach that could hold approximately 24 people. Our driver, Steve, was wonderful. He was friendly and constantly speaking to us with a wealth of information.
We are a family of five that went on this tour. I would not recommend this tour for really young children, as this is a long day and there is about a 1 mile hike on uneven hardened lava, but our youngest child is 9 and she did great. Our family enjoyed this tour very much and thought that this tour was a great value. We would definitely do it again.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2008/06/23 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Great fun, great day. Garfield was the best.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2008/06/12 |
Reviewed by: S. Corley
Excellent tour for a first time visitor. Nappy (our guide) was very knowledgable and informative of all we experienced. He is definitely a people-person and made the day most enjoyable. We look forward to returning again!
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| Posted on: | 2008/06/11 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Lynn Smith
This was a really great trip. Everything was just about as advertised. It was awesome to see the waterfall at Rainbow Falls and to see an active volcano, craters, walk on a lava field, see plumes of smoke from an active volcano. The only downer of the trip is when we got to the airport to return to Oahu, our flight was delayed 1.5 hours. Of course, the tour company can't be responsible for this. The airline (Island Air) did put us on another flight (Hawaiian Airlines) which was also delayed. So we got back to Oahu over two hours later than expected. We left our hotel at 4:30am and didn't get back until 10pm. A very long day so be well rested, especially for the 1 mile (total round trip) hike over the lava field but it was well worth it and I'm glad we did it.
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| Posted on: | 2008/05/25 |
Reviewed by: Susan
Our tour guide made our day at Pearl Harbor and everywhere we went. His name is ED not Mr. ED. He had so much first hand knowledge and was just so well read and history educated. He was amazing and what a memory. We could have not asked for more of a history buff.
I do have suggestions for one area that left the trip a little flat at the end. I would have liked to have spent more time at Pearl Harbor(like to do the museum) and less time stopped in downtown Honolulu. I loved the bus trip around the city with all the mastery of Ed talking to us but we just stopped to long in town. Then my one thing that left me flat. We got to the airport just in time to hear a flight called for our destination (reminding everyone that we had been us since 4:00 am) and this was NOT our flight. We had to wait another 2-1/2 hours and our flight was not on time. It was not a good end to a perfect day. I would suggest that the trip to Honolulu be cut short so that the flight could be made more
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2008/05/25 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The trip was nice. We had an excellent bus tour guide and on The US MO. We would have liked to have the Bowfin and Air museum included in the price. We spent too much time waiting in lines and wandering around the city, and would ahve preferred seeing more in Pearl Harbor. Overall we did enjoy ourselves.
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| Posted on: | 2008/05/15 |
Reviewed by: Geraldine Robinson
An amazing trip. Once in a lifetime chance to visit an active volcano and walk on solidified lava. Fantastic experience.
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| Posted on: | 2008/05/11 |
Reviewed by: Chuch,Marion,Mary&Robert
The Tour was Execlent and ED the driver was so knowledgeable about everthing.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2008/04/21 |
Reviewed by: Fun Gyrl
I took this took by myself, and I had such a GREAT time. Saw so much lava everywhere, and our guide the driver was very informative. I would recommend to go with some friends or with family, it is just an awesome experience to share with them. It was a great experience, and I will definitely go again, but with some friends or family members.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2008/04/12 |
Reviewed by: patriots
The tour was well organized, and the guide was very attentive and knowledgable. He answered all of our questions with ease. There is no word to describe the memorial. It was just breathtaking to see the "Black Tear" coming out from Arizona still.
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| Posted on: | 2008/03/28 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Guide was excellent
Tour was good
Wait at airport to return to your original island was intolerably too long.
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| Posted on: | 2008/03/23 |
Reviewed by: Jacqui
The trip was ineteresting, but we were a little dissapointed as we didnt get to see the proposed itinerary (due to to much VOG in the air). Our driver Steve was very knowledgable and liked the sound of his own voice.
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| Posted on: | 2008/03/04 |
Reviewed by: Lorrie B.
Pearl Harbor was amazing. Lunch at Duke's, as recommended by Leo, on Wakiki Beach was wonderful. All in all we had a great time.
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| Posted on: | 2008/03/03 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We really enjoyed this activity. The day was well organized and everything went like clock work. A worthwhile event. The folks at Hawaii Activities did an outstanding job. Thanks.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2008/02/10 |
Reviewed by: Sharon
I booked this tour for my parents and brother to take while we were on Kauai. They had a fabulous day and raved about the Pearl Harbor tour. It was worth the flight to Oahu and taking an entire day of vacation. They loved the bus driver/tour guide. If Pearl Harbor interests you, this is a good way to see it.
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| Posted on: | 2008/01/21 |
Reviewed by: いち
I went during the New Year. Despite that, we were the only two Japanese people there. There were no staff who spoke Japanese, but one staff member, who was married to a Japanese person, cheerfully talked to us, and the other staff members were very attentive since we were the only Japanese guests.
It was whale watching season, so during the cruise, the staff would spot whales and let us know. On the way to Lanai Island, they gathered the participants once to give an overview, during which they mentioned that there were still seven spots available for dolphin watching. Since it was in English, I wasn't very confident in my listening skills, and while I hesitated, the spots filled up. Later, when I asked someone who participated, they said it was very cute, and I regretted not signing up.
After returning to Japan and reviewing this page again, it seems that the upgrade "Blue Water Adventure Rafting" was what they were referring to.
On Lanai Island, all the kids were enjoying snorkeling. We found it a bit cold, so we didn't go into the water, but we enjoyed relaxing in the shade and exploring the rocky areas to find small fish.
The food was also very delicious, and they served yakisoba! I think it's a tour where you can experience a variety of things all at once.
お正月に行きました。にも関わらず、日本人は私たち2人だけでした。日本語を話すスタッフはいませんでしたが、奥さんが日本人だというスタッフが一人いて陽気に話しかけてくれたり、他のスタッフも日本人が私たちだけということもあってとても気にかけてくださいました。
ホエールウォッチングのシーズンだったので、クルーズの途中にスタッフがクジラを見つけては教えてくれました。
ラナイ島へ向かう途中に、一度参加者を集めてひととおり説明をしてくれたのですが、その中でドルフィンウォッチングの席がまだ7人分空いているといったようなことを言っていました。英語だったのであまり聞き取りに自信がなくて尻込みしているうちに定員オーバーになってしまいました。あとで参加した人に聞いたら、とても可愛かったそうで、思い切って申し込めばよかったと後悔しました。
日本に帰ってきてこのページを再度見直したら、アップグレードの「ブルー・ウォーター・アドベンチャー・ラフティング」というのがそれだったようです。
ラナイ島では子供たちはみんなシュノーケルをして楽しんでいました。私たちはちょっと寒かったので海には入りませんでしたが、木陰でのんびりしたり、岩場を散策して小さな魚を見つけたりして楽しみました。
食事もとてもおいしくて、やきそばも出ました!
一度にいろんなことが体験できるツアーだと思います。
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| Posted on: | 2008/01/14 |
Reviewed by: Sheila
The tour was wonderful and was beyond our expectations. Would do the tour again. Event was the high light of our trip.
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| Posted on: | 2007/12/27 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The tour was very good. Our driver was very knowledgeable and very friendly.
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| Posted on: | 2007/12/10 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Thank you for a wonderful experience.
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| Posted on: | 2007/11/24 |
Reviewed by: Hawaii is great
Day trip to Oahu to see Pearl Harbor and various attractions was great. Don't have to waste the time of actually staying on Oahu which is commercialized and like staying in any other big city in the US. Leo was our guide, very knowledgeable and loved his jokes. Its an early morning and a long day but worth it!
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| Posted on: | 2007/11/20 |
Reviewed by: Laura
Garfield was a truly excellent tour guide. His stories made the tour a lot of fun. He managed to give a lot of detail about the history of Pearl Harbor and the Missouri and not make it seem like a history lesson. The only thing that would make it better was it it was longer. You can't see the whole island in a day, but we got to see some of the most important spots.
I would thoroughly recommend the tour and make sure to ask for Garfield.
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| Posted on: | 2007/11/15 |
Reviewed by: McGauley
The ferry to Lanai was great. The trip over in the morning was relatively smooth. Coming home, however, at 4:30 p.m., was a wild ride! Very choppy, huge swells, but actually a lot of fun! That is if you weren't sitting on the side of the boat that got drenched with each swell...A group of people sitting next to us said that you could have charged extra for the roller coaster ride! haha As we pulled into the harbor at Lahaina we were blessed with a gorgeous double rainbow!
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| Posted on: | 2007/11/13 |
Reviewed by: Laura
Our guide Garfield was excellent. He really knew a lot about the island. Although we experienced rain on & off all day, he managed to keep our tour enjoyable.
I would highly recommend this trip. Although you don't see the entire island due to time constraints, it is a thoroughly enjoyable trip.
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| Posted on: | 2007/11/08 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The nature trip is very enjoyable and educational. You get to see stuff that you would not see on the average. It is trip worth taking. However, I did not like the long wait at the airport in the morning and the evening. By the end of the day you are exhuasted. So, you should sleep well night before to enjoy the trip. It is trip that one should take once in their lifetime.
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| Posted on: | 2007/10/11 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The tour was magnificent,we'll do it again, will recommend to everybody ,the driver was very profesional and fun very friendly,Thanks.
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| Posted on: | 2007/10/10 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
I forget the name of our guide, but she shared a lot of interesting konwledge about the volcano. I really enjoyed the trip, and would do it again. I recommend this tour package to everyone, you will learn a lot and enjoy yourself at the same time.
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| Posted on: | 2007/10/05 |
Reviewed by: P. Eubanks
I flew directly into Maui but wanted to see Pearl Harbor. This tour was the perfect opportunity! They arranged the flight to O'ahu and a nice, small bus with large windows to transport the group through the day and deliver us back to the airport on time. Our guide was excellent and entertaining! Be prepared for a long, full day but return with a complete experience of Pearl Harbor and a narrated bus ride through many sight of Honolulu. Lunch on Wikiki was a riot! The tour was interesting and well organized but allowed me the opportunity for some individual exploration and relaxation.
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| Posted on: | 2007/10/01 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This was a wonderful experience. Would do it again. Our tour guide Leo was the absoulute best!!!
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| Posted on: | 2007/09/29 |
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