Kualoa Ranch Movie Sites Tour - Visit TV Shows & Hollywood Filming Locations
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Bus Movie Tour
Reviewed by: Moy, 2021/09/10I booked the movie bus tour a day before the actual tour. All the other tours on the ranch had been booked. I was desperate to visit Kualoa Ranch. I really wanted to do the ATV tour. I wasn’t expecting it to be very good because they still had seats available. All the other tours were booked well into next week. Boy was I wrong. The tour was amazing our tour guide Stephanie also the driver was funny and engaging. She explained all the movie set and gave us a history lesson about how the ranch and land came to be. We even saw the owner of the ranch who drove but us. Two thumbs up highly recommended best tour I took so far in Hawaii.
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| Activity Date: | 2021/09/08 |
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Movie tour
Reviewed by: Todd Strubbe, 2021/09/01Great tour guide! So much fun! Very entertaining and friendly, and the scenery is phenomenal! Would definitely do this again.
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| Activity Date: | 2021/08/30 |
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Tour guide was excellent!
Reviewed by: Angelica , 2021/08/22The tour was relaxing and fun and our tour guide Kimo (forgive the spelling if incorrect) was wonderful and super friendly and took the time to get to know his passengers asking thoughtful questions and representing the kind Aloha spirit. We learned a lot about Hawaii and the movies while enjoying the beautiful sights!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/08/20 |
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Kualoa Ranch Movie Tour
Reviewed by: Jake, 2021/08/02Great tour! Learned a lot about the history of the ranch. Must see tour Highly recommended!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/31 |
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Jungle Jeep Tour
Reviewed by: dangopecha, 2021/08/01This review is based on service, quality, abd cleanliness:
Service: the staff were super nice and knowledgeable. They showed real interest in thwir jobs, always asked to help with taking pictures.
Quality: tour quality was top notch. We got to do a nice little hike, saw different movie sets, and had lots of time to take pictures. It was a bumpy ride but fun
Cleanliness: restrooms are very clean. They were the big portable ones that get parked. In California one of those would be the most disgusting thing, you would rather hold it in. But here it was so clean and everything was well kept.
Overall: highly recommend this tour. I would suggest getting the all around tour though if you have the time
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/10 |
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Great Adventure! LOVED, Stephanie!
Reviewed by: Shani Freeman, 2021/08/01Stephanie was amazing! Awesome energy, full of facts, the ranch is absolutely stunning and amazing. The location is phenomenal and the scenery is like a postcard photo, at every angle. Please be advised, this is NOT like the ATV tour. I thought we'd get out at more stops, but we didn't. None the less, it was fun and worth the money!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/15 |
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Movie tour
Reviewed by: Holly, 2021/08/01Wonderful tour, great tour guide. Would recommend and next time will reserve earlier and do the ATV tour.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/30 |
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Lani was just OUTSTANDING!!! She made the whole movie tour so enjoyable...
Reviewed by: Nancy, 2021/07/23The tour was so much fun and Lani, our bus driver was awesome. She bragged several times about her imaginary husband..(The rock).. ;)
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/21 |
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/18 |
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Awesome!
Reviewed by: Alicia, 2021/07/11Our Driver/guide Leilani was the best. She was really funny which made our tour so much fun and enjoyable! This ranch had the most beautiful view of the valley, war remnants and its a movie and TV set.
Our guide really made it fun and funny touring us around. She was the best and we highly recommend her. What a memorable time we had here at the Kualoa Ranch!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/06/29 |
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We had so much fun! Very tour guide was informative.
Reviewed by: Annette, 2021/07/11We had a great time touring the Ranch. The tour guide was fun and informative. It was a great day!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/06/14 |
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Ranch tour
Reviewed by: Jovita, 2021/07/10Awesome tour, enjoy the person that gave the tour he was very interesting and knowledgeable Would love to come back and do another tour
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/06/14 |
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Fun and interesting.
Reviewed by: Alex, 2021/07/08This activity was fun and interesting. The tour guide was very informative and all the stuff you see if very cool if you are into movies. This was my second time doing it and it was fun each time.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2021/07/07 |
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Great opportunity for beautiful scenery and learning
Reviewed by: R Winkler, 2021/06/30This tour was fantastic. I had no idea Hawaii was used as the backdrop for so many movies and TV shows. Kimo was our tour guide and he was fantastic; very funny and informative. The scenery was fantastic: beautiful mountains and beautiful ocean views all in one place. My 15-year-old sons thought it was an amazing day. Couple of things for future visitors to know: 1) cell service is intermittent. Your phone searches when the signal is dropped and this eats up battery life. Bring a power pack with you just in case or a charger (this is especially important for item 2. 2) if you use Lyft or Uber to get out to the Ranch from Waikiki, try to arrange for pick up for the return ahead of time. Uber is nearly twice as expensive as Lyft. There is one Lyft driver, Jane, that picked us up. She actually lives in the area. Otherwise, you will be waiting for a while. So, save some phone battery for the driver search/wait.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2021/06/27 |
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Excellent tour!
Reviewed by: Jennifer, 2021/06/07We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Lani our guide was very informative and personable. Highly recommend this tour to anyone who enjoys movies. The scenery is spectacular!
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| Activity Date: | 2021/06/05 |
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Once in a lifetime experience!
Reviewed by: Ashley, 2021/05/11Great to see for beautiful landscaping and scenery! Perfect set for movies like Jurassic Park! If you’re in Oahu, don’t miss it! The tour guide had a lot of information to share. And having our pictures taken was a good idea!
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2021/05/09 |
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Movie tour
Reviewed by: AZ Family Trip. , 2021/05/10Excellent Tour Guy. So much information, He was was so great Sharing all the info.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2021/05/08 |
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It was an amazing day, on a great tour, wonderful site! Somewhat relieved our stress and anxieties during this pandemic.
Reviewed by: Ms.Ems, 2020/10/21My kids have been anticipating getting out after a couple of lockdowns in Hawaii due to COVID-19. Saturday morning, while their Dad was off for work, we decided to visit Kualoa Ranch. After reading more of their implementation of COVID-19 safety protocol, we felt safe and confident to take one of their tours, so we decided to book their Movie Sites Tour. I also love the fact that HawaiiActivities.com never fails to provide most up-to-date information which is how we found this to be available on that same day.
Upon entering the premises at Kualoa Ranch, numerous signs were displayed to remind guests and staff about wearing their masks, washing hands/ hand sanitizing, and practice social distancing. At the entrance, they checked our temperature and collected our information (first & last name for each of my party members, an email address, and a phone number for contact tracing. Staff & employees, including our tour guide, were wearing face masks. They also installed Plexiglas in every counter (information desks, check-in, ticket desks).
When we got through the gift shop, and the restaurant, hand sanitizers & disinfecting spray/ wipes were also readily available in many areas. We felt safe.
With everything that has been happening around us, it was a wonderful feeling to be out and explore again. We enjoyed our visit, and the Movie Sites Tour was fun! My son (8-year-old) really loved it and have been asking to go back and do horseback riding. My teenagers said they learned a lot! The tour guide was funny and informative, made us laugh throughout the tour! He has great sense of humor; he even brought a dinosaur toy with him for our photo taking at Jurassic Park and I loved how the photo came out!
It was a great day! We were there as a family 10 years ago and we will visit again in the future.
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Very fun experience
Reviewed by: rowie, 2020/03/12I did't think much of it at first because the tour seemed very short, but it was the funnest I ever had, even with a baby. The ride through the jungle was bumpy and the roads were windy like a roller coaster ride. The views were breathtaking, and although it rained a little on the top, it added for extra ambiance & adventure. The guide gave us rain ponchos to help us keep us dry. The guides were very informative & fun. They sure knew what they were doing.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2020/03/09 |
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Best tour guide!
Reviewed by: Brittany, 2020/03/04Had a wonderful time on the jungle expedition with Justice! Great views of the island and a fun drive up and back down. Highly recommend! Must admit that seeing the Jurassic World props was my favorite!
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Activity Date: | 2020/03/01 |
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Fun time at the ranch!
Reviewed by: Michael, 2020/02/11Kualoa Ranch is beautiful and probably my favorite place on Oahu. There is so much to do there! This is a bus tour that offers an awesome experience driving through the heart of the ranch and listening to the guides commentary about the different movies that were filmed there. The bus makes multiple stops along the way so you can get out, walk around, and take pictures as you please. Overall good tour. The guide was very knowledgable and made it fun. Looking for something to do on Oahu, check out Kualoa!
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Very fun
Reviewed by: Mary, 2020/02/03Our guide Lani was very fun and knowledgeable. She has worked there food 28yrs. We were able to see a lot of areas where films as TV shows were shot. We highly recommend it.
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| Activity Date: | 2020/01/31 |
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Great Tour with little kids
Reviewed by: Wilson, 2019/04/23It’s a very good tour around the mountain with kids. A few movie filming site is a bonus! Highly recommended!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2019/04/20 |
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Love it!
Reviewed by: mcavalheiro, 2019/02/25I went to one of the many Adventures at Kualoa Ranch with my grandson. I took him to the Hollywood Movie Site Tour and we love it! My grandson is 5 years old and he loves dinosaurs and was so excited to see the Jurassic Park movie site, and believe it or not he was so excited to see the sign that appears on the movie. Also, all that bones and of course the dinosaurs. He was so happy!!!
For me was much more then I expected, everything was so beautiful and the lady who was guiding us, I think her name is Fono, wow ... she was awesome!
Everything was so beautiful and we enjoyed it a lot! I highly recommend it!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2019/02/23 |
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The VIP Tour given by George was FANTASTIC.
Reviewed by: Ken, 2018/02/25The tour was great, George our tour guide provided an up close and personal look at the behind the scene props and WWII History of the Ranch. It was fun to see and stand next to some of the Jurassic Park sets which were used during the actual filming. Afternoon cruise was OK, but it would have been better if it sailed out to some of the sights highlighted like the Chinese Hat and the Island where Gilligan's Island was filmed. Food at their Buffet was very good and plentiful. All was well worth the money paid and I would do it again.
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2018/02/17 |
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Great tour for movie buffs
Reviewed by: BRW, 2018/01/13This was a terrific tour well worth the cost. We were driven around the Kualoa Ranch in a comfortable Mercedes van for 2 and 1/2 hours by a guide who had great information, and we were shown filming sites from our favorite movies and TV shows. We were able to enter a site still standing from Jurassic World, and take pictures by the log from Jurassic Park where Sam Neill and the kids hid during the dinosaur stampede. We were able to walk around the bone yard from Kong:Skull Island and see locations from the new Jumanji film which opened and we saw in Honolulu 2 days later. We walked around a fish pond that was used in many movies and we were taken to a a WWII bunker on the side of a mountain that had a lot of movie memorabilia including the submarine from Lost. We were even given popcorn, candy and cold water to enjoy on the trip. We had a wonderful time and have many terrific pictures.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/12/18 |
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Premier movie tour
Reviewed by: David, 2017/09/22If you only do one thing here do the premier movie tour.. The afternoon cruise was a nice way to finish the visit
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| Activity Date: | 2017/09/19 |
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Awesome!!
Reviewed by: Lisa Fatouros , 2017/06/01Was a great tour. Guide was very knowledgeable and was very entertaining. Well worth the money. Definitely recommend.
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| Activity Date: | 2017/05/29 |
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Great day out
Reviewed by: Bonnie, 2017/03/28this was a great day with plenty of variety. The guide we had was able to continue (seemingly without drawing breath) with an informative and entertaining history of the site. At the same time driving safely and ensuring that we didn't miss a thing.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Activity Date: | 2017/02/27 |
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Breathtakingly Beautiful
Reviewed by: Lonna Gawryleski, 2016/09/25My husband and I enjoyed the time we spent at the Open Palm Plantation. Upon our arrival we were taken back as to just how beautiful this place was. Lush greenery, a display of beautiful Hawaaian flowers, a gorgeous mountain view and a 2 1/2 acre ranch with horses that made this the picture perfect.
Kitty is a gracious host and was very knowledgeable to the area and shared some of her favorite restaurants in her book of goodies. Our favorites restaurants were: Over Easy and Hailewa Joes!
The distance from her place to Waikiki was a bit of a drive but the scenery in all directions was well worth the trip! If you want a great adventure whether it be just then two of you or a family getaway, you won't be disappointed!
Lonna and Gene Gawryleski
Palm Desert, California
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| Activity Date: | 2016/08/29 |
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