Reviewed by: Carlo Carrasco
I took this tour on November 29, 2008, and I must say that it was a day filled with history, culture, and many interesting discoveries. The tour guide was very informative and entertaining to spend time with during the long rides, and thanks to him the trips were never boring. Not only that, he even warned us about some things like the not-so-organized handling of the train tours in Dole Plantation, the over-priced nuts, etc. I'm glad he helped us.
The day was cloudy and somewhat rainy, yet these weather conditions sure gave us an intense-yet-fun moment at the Pali Lookout where the winds blew hard. I never felt winds that strong, even compared to typhoons in the Philippines.
Pearl Harbor is easily the most educational part of the tour. It has great history written all over it and it was quite a nice experience to visit the Arizona Memorial and see the Missouri.
With many interesting stops (although the Dole stop is kinda short), this tour is very much worth the money and tim
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| Posted on: | 2008/12/10 |
Reviewed by: ann phillips
The Pearl Harbour and around the island tour was excellent and enjoyed tremendously by all four that was in our party. This tour was made more special by the wonderful tour operator Art. We thank him for giving us a very enjoyable day.
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| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2008/12/10 |
Reviewed by: tourist
we absolutely loved it and the tour guide was very friendly and seemed that she enjoyed her job. we are glad we took the tour.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2008/12/10 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We had a great experience and our tour guide Kenn was very informative and funny to be with. Visiting the Arizona was a very sobering experience and would definitely recommend it to anyone. I would have preferred a different choice for lunch, as eating at a golf course was not what I preferred but again I think the rest of the tour was fantastic and beautiful
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| Posted on: | 2008/12/09 |
Reviewed by: Mark
New to the Hawaiian islands, I thought, in doing research, that a comprehensive all-day tour of the island of Oahu would be in order. I am so GLAD that we chose this tour and had a wonderful, experienced guide with a great sense of humor. This tour provided the opportunity to touch upon MANY of the incredible sights the island has to offer and inspired us to create our reamining days' itineraries around spots we had briefly visited, photographed, and were inspired to see more of. The tour and the guides knowledge really opened our eyes to the wonders of the island in "real time" vs. just using a guide book purchased prior to the vacation. Strongly recommend for first-time visitors.
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| Posted on: | 2008/12/02 |
Reviewed by: Jules
This tour is a great introduction to Oahu and Hawaii. It gives a background history and setting to the place where we were holidaying. Our tour leader Tavita was exceptional, very informative and extremely entertaining with his commentary and songs. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes to know a bit more about the place in which they are staying. The day may be a bit long for families with young children.
Added bonus for us was the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier coming into port as we were out on the Arizona. It was immense!!!
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| Posted on: | 2008/12/01 |
Reviewed by: Don
Wonderful tour. Very moving. Something everyone from the United States should see and respect the memory of those that died there.
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| Posted on: | 2008/12/01 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Enjoyed thoroughly! Our guide, Kenn, made the tour the best! VERY informative, but not boring! He made very helpful suggestions regarding the tour to the extent of suggesting taking our jacket to lunch as the dining area was usually cool and where to sit in the video at Pearl Harbor. We saw A LOT during this tour!
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| Posted on: | 2008/11/28 |
Reviewed by: Ron and Sandy
Our guide was great. Very very informative. He went well out of his way to show us things, and personally so. I would highly recommend this tour as a great way to see the island in its entirety, especially if time is limited.
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| Posted on: | 2008/11/25 |
Reviewed by: gary
Our guide Kenn was absolutely the best guide that my wife and I have ever had the pleasure to experience. He had great knowledge of this tour and was wonderful at passing his knowledge on to all of us. What a pleasure!!!!!!
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| Posted on: | 2008/11/17 |
Reviewed by: Susan
This was an excellent trip
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| Posted on: | 2008/11/14 |
Reviewed by: Norma
Kenn, our guide was fabulous. Very informative and wonderful to listen to. We thoroughly enjoyed the Pearl Harbor and Circle Island Tour. It made for a long very worthwhile day in Oahu.
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| Posted on: | 2008/11/10 |
Reviewed by: Bobby
A very touching and meaningful experience.
Regardless of what Island you may stay at it is very easy to Island hop.
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| Posted on: | 2008/11/03 |
Reviewed by: George
The Pearl Harbor tour was well done. Our tour guide, who was also our bus driver, did a great job explaining how the tour would be conducted, getting our large group lined up in order, and seeing that we all gained entrance to the tour together. The one thing that I did not care for was the tour guide's advice about who to vote for in the American presidential election. It reduced his tip by 50%.
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| Posted on: | 2008/11/02 |
Reviewed by: phyllis
THE TOUR GUIDE WAS GREAT. VERY HELPFUL. WILL TOUR WITH YOUR COMPANY AGAIN.
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/22 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Our guide was coughing into the mike as he talked and we thought if he was sick, he should have stayed home. He could have at least removed the mike when he was coughing.
The tour itself was wonderful!
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/14 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This was our first time in Hawaii. Our guide Misty (in English) was friendly, informative and very knowledgable of the Hawaiian culture. I wished a stop could have been longer (Dole) but on the whole we seen more of the island than we would have on our own in the time alloted before our ship sailed. Would recomend this tour to anyone.
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/13 |
Reviewed by: Mary
This was one of the highlights of our trip! Driver was a bit late but it in no way impacted our experience. Its very busy at Pearl Harbor but everything is handled efficiently and although we waited in a very long line, it moved quickly and we were off to the memorial building. Very moving and impressive ! Every visitor to the island should see!
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/13 |
Reviewed by: Val
Nice tour - interesting tidbits along the way. I think the Explorer's Tour is worth the extra. You get to venture where the ropes are. You do some bending and ducking as you enter the various door entry areas on the ship. I think you get more out of the ship tour with the guide than just visiting without a tour guide.
ps - I selected good for families but that is also a judgment call depending on how mindful the children are in dealing with tight quarters and time-constraints to visit various areas of the ship.
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/11 |
Reviewed by: Val
I was impressed by the audio visuals used and the visuals used for USS Arizona tour and the Home of Brave portion of the tour.
The tour guide gave us some highlights of the USS Arizona attack as we waited in line for the Memorial to open.
Everything worked well: the extra tidbits, pictures in the van/shuttle, audio visuals; and the stops we made were interesting that also related with the audio visuals.
At the end of the tour, we stopped at a little museum and we were presented with a free post card that showed the areas that we had visited.
Oh - the meal on base that was all you can eat (not included in the price) but very good and less than $10. Great tour - it was a great way to start the vacation off in spite of the rain we experienced in the morning as we waited for the Memorial to open. I now have a $2 poncho that I purchased outside the Memorial and never had to use for the 12 days of my Hawaii stay. It's more of a conversation piece now :)
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/11 |
Reviewed by: garry UK
A very enjoyable day and also emotional one. What made the trip was meeting a Pearl Harbour veteran and also being on the memorial to pay my respects. Our driver that day very funny man he needs to be on the stage.
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/08 |
Reviewed by: Trevor & Colleen Elliot
Kenn, the guide, was terrific. Extremely knowlegeable with a terrific sense of humor. He made the culture come to life and each site we visited a richer experience. One of the highlights of our first trip to Oahu.
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| Posted on: | 2008/10/01 |
Reviewed by: Mike & Debbie Fitzpatrick
We thoroughly enjoyed this day-long tour. Our guide, Tavita, made the trip very educational, informative and entertaining. I would highly recommend requesting Tavita as your guide.
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| Posted on: | 2008/09/29 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The explorer's tour is worth the extra money. Instead of just wandering around on a few decks you get a personally guided tour of about 4 secluded decks including one of the BIG 16 inch gun turrets. Very interesting to see how a battleship works.
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| Posted on: | 2008/09/29 |
Reviewed by: Art & Sheila
We had a GREAT TIME on the tour, our guide Loni was excellent. We had lots of fun, enjoyed all the sights. Would recommend this tour to all.
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| Posted on: | 2008/09/24 |
Reviewed by: Cathy Hanlin
The entire tour was excellent. The driver, Tavita, was very friendly, knoweledgable and courteous. He was very entertaining. He played the guitar and ukalele excellently. He made the Pearl Harbor and circle island tour very enjoyable. The tour was an all day tour but the time went by quickly because it was very relaxing, enjoyable as well as educational. I would recommend him as a tour guide to anyone wanting to have fun.
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| Posted on: | 2008/09/24 |
Reviewed by: Ted and Glenna Stark
My husband and I really enjoyed our tour. Our tour guide, Tavita, was really exceptional, not only did he tell us funny jokes but he sang some songs for us, too! He knows his history. While we were sitting in the bus after visiting the Arizona Memorial he read a poem "Did You Know Me Then". Lunch at the country club was perfect! Just ask for Tavita!
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| Posted on: | 2008/09/24 |
Reviewed by: Pearl Harbor
It was great, our guide was just great, we had so much fun with him, we went on monday 9/8, sorry i can't remember his name, but he made the trip for us. We really enjoyed all of it. This was our first time and I am so glad we did this. It is a long day and it was well worth the 11 hours.
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| Posted on: | 2008/09/14 |
Reviewed by: M Pedraza
Wonderful tour. Guide on the Missouri - "Toby" was great. He served on Mighty Mo and was very knowledgeable of every detail of the ship. Will do it again.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2008/09/10 |
Reviewed by: Terri
The tour guide was wonderful. The day flew by and didn't even seem like it was 11 hours long. It would be perfect to do right when you get to the island, so you can see all of the different places you can go. The bus was nicely air conditioned which was wonderful.
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| Posted on: | 2008/08/25 |
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