Reviewed by: Holguin Family - Texas
This tour is a great opportunity to experience the major tourist attractions of the island. Our tour guide, Kona, was exceptionally knowledgeable and entertaining. The Pearl Harbor/USS Arizona visit was great whereas the Dole plantation stop could have been eliminated. We recommend this tour.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2012/11/12 |
Reviewed by: Ginger
We enjoyed our tour very much. It was very informative and is great for history buffs.
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| Posted on: | 2012/10/26 |
Reviewed by: Joanne Lewis
As I was only in Oahu for two days with a colleague, the first time either of us had been to Hawaii, we felt that the best way to see as much as possible was to take a tour. We looked on the Internet and found Hawaii Activities. I am extremely happy we made the choice.
Our bus driver, Hana, (I apologize if I have spelled this incorrectly) was extremely knowledgeable and personable. He was able to provide us with a number of historical facts which added a great deal to the experience.
I would gladly recommend Hawaii Activities and Hana to anyone looking for a tour of Oahu.
Thank you so much for a memorable experience.
Sincerely,
Joanne Lewis
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2012/10/23 |
Reviewed by: Graeme Eden
Our first and most memorable experience with this company was being picked up by Coach Driver Jerry. This guy is a credit to the company and to Hawaii. He supplied a huge amount of information about the islands, the history and Pearl Harbour. He was extremely helpful to everyone on the coach and gave sensible advice to all the 'out of towners' The experience of visiting the Missouri and the Arizona memorial was a humbling and memorable experience for our family.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2012/10/12 |
Reviewed by: Chris
The Royal Start tour to Pearl Harbor was more than I had hoped for. "Cousin Jerry" was an amazing guide and made us feel like ohana (family). The comfort of the tour bus was very very nice. The visit to the Arizona was everything I expected and was a very emotional time for me, being a Navy veteran. We really felt like we got our money worth and definitely recommend the Royal Star tours.
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| Posted on: | 2012/10/10 |
Reviewed by: Rebecca Fletcher
There were so many Pearl Harbor tours to choose from, I thought my head was going to explode just trying to decide. In the end, I was glad we chose this one. We had a lot of time on our own to explore Pearl Harbor and there were optional audio tours available for an additional fee, but we didn't do that. There was so much to take in and see as it was!
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| Posted on: | 2012/10/05 |
Reviewed by: Wendy and Jeff Vick
We thoroughly enjoyed this tour!! It exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide Olav was amazing. His knowledge, enthusiasm, bearing, friendliness and esprit de corps was outstanding. The museum at the end of the tour was the cherry on top. We were so delighted and honored to have experienced this one of a kind museum. We just wanted to stay and hang out there with everyone. We met Glenn and Brittney too. Again, such a delightful family with a passion for history, hospitality and entertainment. We appreciate all that you have done and are grateful for our time with you! Thanks again! We will be back.
Aloha Wendy and Jeff,
Thanks for joining us on Home of the Brave Tours. We appreciate your positive and enthusiastic feedback. Also, thank you for sharing your photos. We hope that the next time you are in the islands we will see you again on Home of the Brave.
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours
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| Posted on: | 2012/09/25 |
Reviewed by: B&B
We were picked by Craig at the TAPA Tower on time. Craig was a very informative tour guide. Had a great way of introducing tour members to one another was they were picked up. The Pearl Harbor memorial was very thought provoking. Only down side was the limitations on bags. It is incompatible with the rest of the circle island tour since all cameras and accessories had to be stored for a fee. Otherwise great orientation tour for first timers.
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| Posted on: | 2012/09/22 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Had a great time!!
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| Posted on: | 2012/09/10 |
Reviewed by: Rick & Sherry
The tour was a wonderful experience. Our tour guide "Duke" was awesome!! Highly recommend this tour.
Aloha Rick and Sherry,
Thanks for the positive feedback. Duke enjoys his work and it's nice to know others do too!
Hope to see you again on your next trip to Hawaii!
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours
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| Posted on: | 2012/09/04 |
Reviewed by: Aimee
We got picked up by 6am by cousin Hana. When we reached Pearl Harbor, we were informed that you are not allowed to bring ANY bags past the entrance. You are allowed to bring wallet, camera and bottled water. You can store your bag for $3. We got about an hour to explore the museums and take pictures before we were admitted to the theater to watch a 23 minute video. From there, we were taken on a boat to go to the memorial. You get about 20 minutes at the memorial before heading back. Then you get another 20 minutes before it's time to go back on the bus. Side note: They do have a snack shop. Luckily, Hana was nice enough to let everyone bring back food on the bus.
It was 9:40am and time to explore the island. I loved every minute of it. Hana was very informative along the way and had a great sense of humor. We stopped for lunch at about 1pm. We made our way up to the north shore, back down the windward side and ending at Diamond Head before dropping everyone off at Waikiki. We made
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| Posted on: | 2012/09/03 |
Reviewed by: Shellyw
Our family really enjoyed the tour of Pearl Harbor and the Battleship Missouri. It was very informative and easy for our kids to follow along. Our tour guide, Frank, was the best! Very personable and helpful with any questions.
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| Posted on: | 2012/08/27 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
A very full day. The whole experience was great. The tour guide on the Missouri was fantastic and new so much. Really glad we did this all age groups would love it.
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| Posted on: | 2012/08/24 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
As said in the title, this trip is definitely recommended to those who are first timer in Oahu Hawaii. The tour guide is great, he seems to know a lot about the history of Hawaii and the information of every sites we are going to. The value is not bad, especially if you don't know what to plan on one day, because the tour lasted long! And prepare to explore Arizona Memorial and extraordinary beaches and view!
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| Posted on: | 2012/08/21 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The guide was excellent. Our negative experience is due to the following two main reasons:
1) The tour bus (Discover Hawaii Trans and Tours) was broken into and all our bag packs were stolen. Heard a similar thing happened few weeks ago at the same place. I would have hoped that the tour company would taken added precautions like not leaving the bus unattended after the previous incident or communicating the previous incident to all the guides in the company. Basically they did not care.
2) After the bus glass was broken, a new bus was brought but after driving few miles, the new bus had gas/petrol leaking. The petrol smell was seeping into the bus so the windows had to be kept open with no AC!!!! Basically we all gave up and said just drop us at our hotel and forget about some sight seeing stops such Diamond head, etc.
We had an excellent time with other tour operators both in Oahu and Big Island except this (Discover Hawaii Trans and Tours) one.
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| Posted on: | 2012/08/01 |
Reviewed by: MEvans
Everyone would be well served to visit this beautiful memorial and remember why we enjoy so many freedoms. We will recount the cost of liberty and be more grateful. The Mighty Mo was awe inspiring and strengthened my pride in America! No trip to Hawaii would be complete without a visit to these sacred memorials.
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| Posted on: | 2012/07/13 |
Reviewed by: Krisztian
Our tour guide Denis was really awesome A+++. The tour was action packed not much time to get bored. Perfect way to get around the Island and see the main attractions in one day for those who would rather spend most of their holiday time on the beach.
Value for money will come back for more for sure
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| Posted on: | 2012/07/07 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We attended this tour with our 3 children. Our driver was Garfield and he was the most informative driver we experienced on our whole trip...he gave us a running commentary on everything we were passing on our way to Pearl Harbour and he had a great sense of humour. He was so punctual with time and always ensured everyone knew what was going on all the time. I would rate this tour as the best one we went on while in Hawaii, I can't speak more highly of it. Our 9 year old left the day completely educated and informed about Pearl Habour. It was also great to go onboard the USS Missouri and see what life was like at sea and understand where the signing for the end of the war occurred. Overall we were extremely pleased with the tour.
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| Posted on: | 2012/06/23 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
this place was great,,,everyone should see this
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| Posted on: | 2012/06/21 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
I took my Granddaugter for the first time. We both enjoyed it.
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| Posted on: | 2012/06/14 |
Reviewed by: JaySee
We were lucky enough to have our guided tour with Hawaii activities, a group of professionals. It was an 11hour tour with guide Jonathen (one of the few best guides I ever encountered). It was a detailed tour about Pearl Harbour and the sunken ships followed by a detailed circle island tour where we were able to cover an ultra modern township on one side of Hawaii and a rural towanship on another side of hwaii followed by a fusion of both in the middle.Covering around 10 beaches in a single day was way above our expectation.I just wish to be there again with Hawaii activities for all the 5 island tours, all the adventure rides. We are coming next Summer again with a longer duration and we will for sure take the guidance again of Hawaii activities, a guide with Excellence. Mahalo.
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| Posted on: | 2012/05/11 |
Reviewed by: Rick
I thought the tirp was great with the exception that more time was needed at Pearl. We did not have enough time to go through all the exhibits. I would go back to Pearl with this company again.
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| Posted on: | 2012/04/30 |
Reviewed by: BHof890474
Very moving experience, made all the more meaningful by an excellent tour - on time and very insightful.
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| Posted on: | 2012/03/10 |
Reviewed by: Kingfubu
It was well organized and fun tour. The tour guide was funny and friendly and gave enough time to see around and take pictures. In fact he ended up showing up some places which were not on the tour and still managed to finish the tour on time. I highly recommend this tour.
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| Posted on: | 2012/02/28 |
Reviewed by: Bob
what a great tour! Tour guide was entertaining and very informative. Glad we decided to do this and wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
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| Posted on: | 2012/01/21 |
Reviewed by: Tony & Carol
We loved this tour! Very well run and done, family that runs it is great. Very timely and informational all the way to the end of the tour at their museum.......highly recommend this tour. Duke was awesome!
Hi Tony and Carol,
Thank you for taking the time to share with others your positive comments. We appreciate your support of Home of the Brave Tours. Duke does too!
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours
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| Posted on: | 2011/12/10 |
Reviewed by: Jordan
Cousin Jerry was the best! So knowledgeable and friendly. We had a great chat about all things Hawaii! We were lucky we were the only ones seeing Mighty Mo and the city tour in our group so it. The bus to Might Mo was operated by Roberts, they were great too. We will be back!!!
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| Posted on: | 2011/12/09 |
Reviewed by: Mille Sass
I had an amazing day at Pearl Harbor. I didn´t go to the USS memorial because I don´t like boats. But instead I went on the USS Bowfin a fantastic experience. The USS Missouri battleship was awesome ! And it is so big, you need to set good time for this activiti so you can enjoy everything. And take the guided tours, they are really great. Also a big hand for the busdriver that day, Cathrine. She was great, smiling, happy, talked with everybody and maked all of us smiling. I was the only one who did the big tour in Pearl Harbor that day. On the way back she drove through Punchbowl and China town, really sweet and an exstra service for me. Fantastic day.
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| Posted on: | 2011/11/21 |
Reviewed by: Holly
We had such an enjoyable tour of Pearl Harbor and the rest of the island! Our tour guide, Hana, was extremely knowledgeable and provided many extra bits of information as we were driving. We had some bus trouble and Hana handled it in a completely professional and very quick manner. Overall I would recommend this tour to anyone. We absolutely loved it and it is a great way to see the island without renting a car.
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| Posted on: | 2011/10/16 |
Reviewed by: Cindyh
As this was my first visit to Oahu and Hawaii, I wanted to see as much as I possibly could. This tour did was great! We saw much of the island with a few stops here and there. Some of the things we saw were merely through the bus window, but being able to see so much of the island in one day was wonderful. I would recommend doing this tour near the beginning of your trip so if there is anything you find particularly interesting, you can go back. Pearl Harbor was amazing. This is a good tour if you only want a couple hours there.
Our tour guide was excellent! He was very knowledgeable about the locations we visited, friendly and shared many interesting folklore stories during the tour.
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| Posted on: | 2011/10/12 |
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Keeping history alive is what Home of the Brave Tours is all about. Thank you for your positive comments and for joining us on Home of the Brave Tours.
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours