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A Fabulous Day

Reviewed by: Michele and Todd , 2024/03/24

A fabulous way to travel the whole island and learn about the history and culture. Our guide was local and so knowledgeable and friendly! The views were spectacular!! Communication from the company was easy to follow and navigate. I would highly recommend this company and tour :-)

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2024/03/22
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great tour

Reviewed by: obongo, 2019/11/15

Our tourguide Leo C. was outstanding--we went on Veteran's day and we couldn't go to the Temple and so he tried to make it up to us by taking us to other sites. It was a great way to see Oahu and learn about the island and indigenous Hawaiian culture

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Attended as:	Families
Activity Date:	2019/11/11
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Our Driver, Leo B was the best! Very knowledgable and friendly

Reviewed by: jfkratz, 2019/08/08

My wife, myself and a busload of Honolulu visitors had a wonderful time seeing all the interesting and exciting sights on Oahu!

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2019/08/03
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Awesome tour for First Timers

Reviewed by: Cat, 2019/03/03

Loved everything from the beginning to end of the tour , the driver and the overall experience. Glad we got this tour package to understand more of Hawaiian culture

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Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Activity Date:	2019/02/27
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Awesome tour!!

Reviewed by: Holli, 2018/10/01

This was an awesome tour. My husband and I really enjoyed the tour and the tour guide. The tour guide knew the history and also made it funny.

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2018/09/28
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Trip around the Island

Reviewed by: Renee, 2018/07/19

Great locations to visit.
Driver was very knowledgeable and entertaining.
What a beautiful island to tour around.

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2018/07/16
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More than just a "tour"

Reviewed by: Louie, 2018/06/30

My husband and I took our first trip to Hawai'i (O'ahu) and decided to take this Grand Circle Island tour so we could get a quick summary of some of the many sites to see and explore later on, when we have more time. Our tour guide, Lei-Hua, was definitely a local and she was able to share her vast personal knowledge and experiences of O'ahu with our group, which helped to make it even more special for us! Not just some regular tour guide that points out stuff and tells you what it is. Lei added her own personal touch to all the landmarks and then some!

I'm not sure if folks can specifically request their tour guide, but if you take this tour and it happens to be Lei-Hua, then you are in for a treat!

Our luxurious tour bus! Top notch travel!

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2018/06/26
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Grand Circle Tour Oahu with Polinesian Adventures. Excellent!

Reviewed by: Kay , 2018/01/20

This was a great tour for our first visit to Oahu. Our driver, Gensen, was very knowledgeable of the island. He was courteous and professional. I would highly recommend. I am very impressed with Polinesian Adventures Tours. They are exceptional, and really took care of us when we got tied up in traffic, redirecting us to another pick up point. I give them 5 Stars! Excellent!

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2018/01/17
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Six stars. Very great

Reviewed by: Sigfred, 2017/12/04

Keao Low was a very funny and interesting driver. He keeps us awake for telling us where we are going and histories of Hawaii. Thumbs Up Keao you are very great!!!!

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2017/12/01
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Grand cycle of the island

Reviewed by: Loretta, 2017/11/14

It was raining but with Ernell that day was a wonderfull day.

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Attended as:	Friends
Activity Date:	2017/11/11
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A Must-have!

Reviewed by: The German, 2017/10/12

For everybody, who is new on the Island and interested to get quick overview with some topics, this properbly is the right thing.
Our driver was wunderful driving us savely and with some nice jokes at a side he teached us interesting facts on the Sites, we were passing and the people Livingstones here.
Well done!

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2017/10/09
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Island Tour

Reviewed by: Patricia Lemus, 2017/09/30

Best island tour I have ever been on. Our driver was so imformative. He made the trip a pleasurable one.

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2017/09/27
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Great day in Ohau

Reviewed by: nels, 2017/09/17

Wow what a wonderful day, the tour guide was fantastic and he made sure we were enjoying our Hawaiian experience. We were taken to many beautiful places and given plenty of time to experience them. He was very informative and made our day memorable.

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2017/09/01
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Totally worth it!

Reviewed by: Dan W., 2017/08/26

We loved it. We learned so many interesting things and went places we'd never have found on our own. Plenty of stops and plenty of time at each one. Really fun driver! Still talking about it weeks later.

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Attended as:	Families
Activity Date:	2017/08/05
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Grand Circle Island Tour

Reviewed by: Anita, 2017/07/23

Tour guide was fantastic and we saw many, many memorable places on the island!

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Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Activity Date:	2017/07/18
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A Great, Informative Tour!

Reviewed by: CoCoCorinne, 2017/03/17

This tour was great. I learned so much about Oahu and Hawaiian culture, and loved getting to visit the island's highlights. Our guide, Ed, was an absolute highlight. He was so knowledgeable and funny, sharing endless facts and not allowing the full day tour to get boring.

The bus was comfortable, so even though driving for most of the day, it was relaxing and enjoyable. The buffet lunch at Kualoa Ranch was tasty, with a beautiful view.

My favorite sight was probably the Byodo-In Temple. Such a serene setting..

I highly recommend this tour for anyone without a car rental, wanting to get out of Waikiki for the day and interested in learning about the island.

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Attended as:	Friends
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A day filled with fun for the entire family!

Reviewed by: Tatiana Johnson, 2016/12/01

Even though I am not a tourist and have lived in Honolulu for almost three years, the circle island tour with Polynesian Adventure Tours was amazing to say the least. I had already been to most of the places we visited on the tour, but on that day I saw the island in a different light. Nothing like learning about Hawaii from a native Hawaiian guide! He was a human encyclopedia of information and facts. Culture, history, flora, fauna, movie set locations—he knew it all.

What specifically impressed me is when our guide talked about Captain Cook’s death. Many sources say that this European sailor might have been eaten by the natives. Our guide shared, however, that Hawaiian people never practices cannibalism. After Cook’s death his body was treated the same way a body of a local chief would be treated—the flesh was burnt but the bones remained intact for further burial. So, upon requesting their captain’s body, Cook’s team was issued a bag of bones, which made them automatically assume he had been eaten.

I would highly recommend the circle island tour to anyone wanting to see Oahu’s beautiful nature and also learn more about its history and culture. This tour will definitely broaden your horizons. I am thankful I had the opportunity to go!

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Attended as:	Families with Young Children
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Great way to see the island

Reviewed by: Lauren, 2016/10/15

Great way to see the island in one day! Our driver Ed was awesome.

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Attended as:	Families
Activity Date:	2016/10/12
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Excellent Tour

Reviewed by: vicki lewis, 2016/09/29

hi its was an excellent tour, the guide was knowledgeable, helpful food was good a great day

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Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Activity Date:	2016/08/07
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Great Tour

Reviewed by: Kevin, 2016/09/22

Leo was awesome. If there is a possible stop before dole plantation would be nice toward end of day need to not drive so much. But still great time glad we did it.

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2016/09/19
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Tour

Reviewed by: Ted Galbreath , 2016/05/15

Ben our driver was great. Thoroughly enjoyed his narration as we traveled. Very informative. Long day but very very worth it!!

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2016/05/11
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This tour is essencial in your visit to Hawaii Islands.

Reviewed by: Alberto Ortega, 2015/12/27

Simply wonderful. You travel around Oahu, visiting many beaches and points of attraction, like the Budist temple, Kualua Ranch, Dole Plantation and much more. The tour guide was excelent, I give him the highest calification.

Budist temple
In the tour we visited a few wonderful beaches.
Kualoa Ranch, Oahu northeast.

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Attended as:	Families
Activity Date:	2015/12/16
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Great tour!

Reviewed by: Mary W., Salem, OR, 2015/12/08

The tour guide was entertaining, funny, and knowledgeable. The scenery was breathtaking. Enjoyed all the stops.

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2015/11/02
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We had a great time!

Reviewed by: Doug and Sue, 2015/10/19

It was a long day but the time flew by as our tour guide/driver kept us entertained the entire day. We will definitely recommend this tour to friends and family and we look forward to booking more tours the next time we're in Oahu!

Breathtaking view!

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2015/10/16
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A Fantastic tour !!

Reviewed by: Nikki J from UK, 2015/10/06

We spent 2 nights in Honolulu after a cruise so as we were short on time so this was the best way to see most of the Island. It was an amazing tour, very well organized and saw a lot of places we would never of seen on our own. Our guide Ernie was brilliant, I would highly recommend this tour for anyone staying on the Island.

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2015/10/03
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GRAND TOUR

Reviewed by: PATRICIA BOLEWSKI, 2015/07/02

THIS WAS THE BEST TOUR FOR SEEING THE WHOLE ISLAND AND THE GUIDE TOLD US EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ISLAND

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Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Activity Date:	2015/06/27
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Awesome adventure, great guide

Reviewed by: Marcos A Bonilla, 2015/06/22

Grand Circle tour was great, the guide has a complete knowledge of the island and its history, altough there is not enough time to see the entire Dole Plantation at least it gives you the opportunity to enjoy a good pineapple treat, in general a must in any Hawaii vacation

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Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Activity Date:	2015/06/19
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Awesome adventure, great guide

Reviewed by: Marcos A Bonilla, 2015/06/22

Grand Circle tour was great, the guide has a complete knowledge of the island and its history, altough there is not enough time to see the entire Dole Plantation at least it gives you the opportunity to enjoy a good pineapple treat, in general a must in any Hawaii vacation

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Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Activity Date:	2015/06/19
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Amazing

Reviewed by: Julia, 2015/03/22

I defenitely recommend that tour to everyone who visits Oahu for the first time and wants to see as much as possible! I rented a car for the time after to visit my favorite spots again! Our bus driver Ed was so funny and taught us some Hawaiian words and about the history and culture! Definitely worth it! DO IT AND GO ON THAT TOUR!!!

Beautiful Hanauma Bay!
Pineapple on the Dole plantation
Temple

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Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Activity Date:	2015/03/18
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Great

Reviewed by: Marin, 2015/01/17

Great experience. The driver made the trip extremely pleasant..

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Attended as:	Couples
Activity Date:	2014/12/27
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