Page 21) Things to Do in Oahu in 2025 – Tours & Activities

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

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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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Packages:	Standard Package with Lunch & Tram ride [Available until 12/14/2023 ONLY]
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/05/15
Activity Date:	2016/05/11

Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Tour & Circle Island Sightseeing

Island Tour

Reviewed by: Tammy

Hana, our driver was AMAZING!!! The entire day was totally exceptional. He was highly knowledgeable, answered all questions, eagerly and kept the group on track!! Pearl Harbor is a "must see," but seeing the entire Island---wouldn't have wanted to miss it. Lunch was "okay." Nothing to rave about.

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Packages:	Arizona Memorial & Circle Island Tour
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2016/05/11
Activity Date:	2016/04/26

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

Great Time

Reviewed by: Monty Magnet

Taking this tour was very helpful in making sure we made the most out of our visit. Our guide gave us a detailed review of the area so that we were able to make an informed decision on our activities. I would definitely recommend this tour.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/04/25
Activity Date:	2016/04/22

Circle Island Sightseeing Tour & Full-Day Polynesian Cultural Center Tickets

Tour and Polynesian cultural center

Reviewed by: Syl

Loved the cultural center and all its history. I felt like we could have gotten there earlier if our tk guide didn't share so many personal stories. We had many beautiful stops but he'd wait till we sat back in our seats to stand and share stories. I'd prefer to get on the road and spend more time at stop points or cultural center

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Packages:	Alii Luau Dinner Buffet Package & All Day Admission (Self-Guided)
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2016/04/13
Activity Date:	2016/04/06

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

Amazing!

Reviewed by: Lauren

We loved this trip. The guide was super helpful and friendly. We will be booking this trip again.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/04/07
Activity Date:	2015/05/14

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

Awesome day on the North Shore

Reviewed by: Georgie C

I think our guides name was AC... he was amazing, had so much interesting information, made the drive to the north shore very entertaining.

First stop was Haleiwa Town on the north shore where we could have a look around and even got to try the famous shave ice. Next a drive along the shore to see all the amazing beaches and even some celebrity houses, then had a stop at the pipeline for some photos, and then he took us to see all the activities so we knew what they all were.

My friend and I chose the waterfall hike/swim, then AC took us the Waimea Bay for a swim, then the kayaking in the afternoon, and a great burger from Haleiwa Town. On the way back to Waikiki we stopped at a beach famous for turtles and we saw one on the beach. AC then dropped us off at the dole plantation - a complete surprise - so we could have a look around and try the dole whip. On the drive back AC played some stand up comedy on the tv so we could all relax and have a laugh.

Overall an incredible day!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2016/04/02
Activity Date:	2016/03/12

Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Tour & Circle Island Sightseeing

Beautiful Oahu!

Reviewed by: Nunia T.

I am a local here on Oahu and this tour helped me see Oahu in a different perspective. The beauty that I am surrounded by in every locations of this island is to die for! The tour guide was so informational and very great! This circle island tour is such a great way to see Oahu in one day!

Pearl Harbor
Dole Plantation
Lai'e Point

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Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2016/03/27

Circle Island Sightseeing Tour & Full-Day Polynesian Cultural Center Tickets

Ha breath of life show

Reviewed by: Steve b

The show was really great. I've never seen this show before, I would suggest everyone see it at least once.

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Mahalo Steve, Aloha oe!

Polynesian culture center tour

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Packages:	Prime Rib Dining, Premium Show Seating & Guided Park Tour
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2016/03/14
Activity Date:	2016/03/11

Secret Oahu Full Day Circle Island Sightseeing - Small Group & Private Tours

Does what it says on the tin

Reviewed by: Thomas Wilmot

Great way to see the island. Driver well informed and super friendly. Well recommended.

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Packages:	6 Hour - Full Day Package (up to 12 participants)
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/03/06
Activity Date:	2016/02/09

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Great Trip

Reviewed by: kevin

Driver was great and very informative. would highly recommend this to anyone.

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Packages:	Standard Package with Lunch & Tram ride [Available until 12/14/2023 ONLY]
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2016/03/05
Activity Date:	2016/03/02

Circle Island Sightseeing Tour & Full-Day Polynesian Cultural Center Tickets

Some things good, some things not so much

Reviewed by: Brian

For starters, the show Ha! Breath of Life is AMAZING! If nothing else, that is worth a visit.

Ok, so the Circle Island Tour - yeah, you circle (most of) the island and see some cool things (briefly), but you can get circle island tours from pretty much everyone and ended up with about 3 total after all of our activities there over our week. The biggest problem with this Circle Island Tour is that it takes TOO LONG! You're going to want ample time to do the tour, but not when that time cuts into your time at the cultural center.

We did the circle island tour and the ambassador package. By the time we finished the tour and go to the center, did all the ambassador check in crap, and got to start seeing the center, we had already lost at least 1.5 hours of the already short time available to visit the various cultures. The group tour and the guide does help you learn some cool things, but it also makes everything take longer. In the end, we went back a second day so that we could see all the things we missed the first day (maybe that's the point - more $$ from the visitors??).

I don't want to lead you to believe the center is poor. On the contrary, we very much enjoyed the center. The luau was meh. The show was GREAT! We just wouldn't recommend the circle island tour (as it was for us) or the ambassador package (unless you want to buy it for the good seats but ditch the tour guide in the park).

Definitely visit the park, definitely see the show. Consider ditching the tour guide in the park, consider doing the circle island tour with another company or on a different day, and if you see a luau anywhere else, consider skipping it here (it wasn't the best luau we attended).

Note, the 3 stars if for the package, not for the center on the whole. The center was great, we just weren't keen on the package we purchased.

Reply from activity provider

Mahalo Brian for your wonderful feedback, very happy you were able to take advantage of another day; however sorry that the guide was not a benefit to you and your group. We will address these concerns with our team. Aloha oe!

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Packages:	Ambassador Luau - Premium Show Seating & Guided Group Park Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/02/22
Activity Date:	2016/02/17

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!

Reviewed by: Lani S.

I wanted to head out to the North Shore, but did not want to sit on a stodgy bus all day and listen to someone drone on and on. The Surf Bus was the PERFECT choice since I not only got to experience the highlights of the area, but got to do some fun activities as well.

I decided to do Snorkeling, the Waimea Falls nature walk and SUP. Harry was very accommodating about squeezing in two activities for the morning section, and I am so happy that he did. The snorkeling was AMAZING! It was literally like swimming in an aquarium. I got to be in the water for a little over an hour and then I was picked up to go to Waimea Falls Park. The walk was quite easy, and if you have a hard time walking, shuttles are available for $10 round-trip at the park. I didn't go into the water since I just wanted to sit and relax, but the walk to and from the waterfall was about 45 minutes total. REALLY beautiful.

For my afternoon, I chose SUP and even though I had never done it before, I figured it out pretty quickly after the briefing from the guys at the surf store. I never quite made it to the "stand up" part of "stand up paddling", but my "sit up" paddle was just as fun and I made it all the way down the river.

With about an hour left before I had to meet the bus, I had a delicious burger and fries at Teddy's Bigger Burger and washed that all down with some shave ice from Matsumotos (lychee and strawberry YUM!). All in all, a great experience and wonderful way to see the best of the North Shore in a day :)

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Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2016/02/17

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

Expectations...

Reviewed by: -PAUL-

I mentioned this before on the phone. This was fun, but was only able to do one activity. Unfortunately the ad misleads you into thinking you can do whatever activities, whenever. You are allowed to swim, snorkel, bike ride or hike in the morning. Then you can either surf(which you cant cause it will cost you more when you never did it, apparently you have to take a lesson before using their boards), kayak, or stand up paddleboard in the afternoon. It just was a disappointment to have an expectaion of what to get for my day, then not do it. In other words, two spereate locations for the morning and afternoon activities, so majority of your time is traveling. Which is fine, but also would of have a different opinion. Knowing what i know now, i probably would never choosen this activity.
I missed the bus to go to the afternoon location, needless to say i was given the wrong time by tourist, but honsestly by the time i got there, i was out of time. One thing that is odd is the memory game, being dropped off somwhere and being picked up elsewhere. However, the people that works at the snorkel rental place, especially that young kid, clueless to his surroundings. Knew who i was & i who else i was there with in regards of the other party on the tour bus & couldnt inform me of the other party making it back. So knowing the time i had to be picked up, this kid not being observant and missing the bus is all my fault, right? So thanks for that! I had to wait for the city bus to pick me up to find out where the tour bus was to get back on it.
All in all, i only did one activity and did a lot of sitting & waiting around. Snorkeling was fun, but was my excitement was short lived with the turmoil. I had fun snorkeling, and thats about it. Oh yeah, dont worry, ill take care of that bus fare!

Reply from activity provider

We are sorry you got the pick up times mixed up and were forced to catch a city bus to catch up , therefore missing your second activity. Normally we have other drivers on the North Shore and could have expatiated things so sorry for that too.PLEASE GIVE US A FUTURE DATE TO COMP YOU THE TOUR SO WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT ITS REALLY LIKE.
P.S; FOR SAFTEY REASONS SURFING IS THE ONLY ACTIVITY WHICH IF YOU HAVE NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE WE REQUIRE YOU DO A LESSON. Those with some prior experience may surf with our basic package pricing.

Aloha Justin

only picture i could take, the rest was with my underwater camera

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2016/01/11
Activity Date:	2015/05/16

Secret Oahu Full Day Circle Island Sightseeing - Small Group & Private Tours

Jeep Adventure with Lanai

Reviewed by: Alan from Oz

Lanai ensured we had a Wonderful day. Great itinerary, local food and we came away with a deeper understanding of the islands, its people and culture.

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Packages:	6 Hour - Full Day Package (up to 12 participants)
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2015/12/29
Activity Date:	2015/12/26

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

This tour is essencial in your visit to Hawaii Islands.

Reviewed by: Alberto Ortega

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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Packages:	Standard Package with Lunch & Tram ride [Available until 12/14/2023 ONLY]
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2015/12/27
Activity Date:	2015/12/16

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

Great day with AC as tour guide

Reviewed by: McDougalls

We had a wonderful day with AC as our guide. He was very knowledgeable, pointing out local sites and giving history along the way. He bent over backwards to accommodate everyone on the tour, taking each group to their favorite locations, running back and forth moving us around from hot spot to hotspot as we each finished our excursions. He was very professional at all times. We would hIghly recommend him as a tour guide. We had a blast! He even went out of his way to go back and find a lost article for us- which fell out of the van at a previous stop.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2015/12/23
Activity Date:	2015/12/21

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Excellent tour once we got started

Reviewed by: Honolulu tourist

Our original driver lost his wallet so could not drive us. We had to wait close to an hour to get a new driver. This combined with heavy traffic due to a Christmas parade resulted in our tour being significantly delayed and feeling somewhat rushed as we tried to save time at each stop. Our second driver was very knowledgeable and gave us an excellent running commentary as we toured. We did skip a couple of stops/activities due to the delays, but we're not offered any type of compensation. While this is a highly recommended tour company that provided the service, I find it disappointing they did nothing to make up for their issues.

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Packages:	Standard Package with Lunch & Tram ride [Available until 12/14/2023 ONLY]
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/12/15
Activity Date:	2015/12/12

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Great tour!

Reviewed by: Mary W., Salem, OR

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

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/12/08
Activity Date:	2015/11/02

All-Inclusive Oahu Island Tour with Lunch & Waimea Valley Waterfall Nature Walk

A Great Day out

Reviewed by: Mr Ed

We had an excellent day out and learnt a lot of interesting facts about Hawai'i, and the shrimps were fantastic

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Packages:	Standard
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/12/07
Activity Date:	2015/11/14

Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Tour & Circle Island Sightseeing

Best day ever!

Reviewed by: Johanna from Sweden

After finishing our day with two big smiles on our faces, my friend and I agreed that it would have to be something extraordinary to top this! We had the time of our lives.
We met some lovely people, and we, being from Sweden, thaiught that it was really amazing that folks we're so understanding when we lost ourselves in translation sometimes.

The sights we saw were amazing with good variety. The bus was not full to the brim with people so moving in and out was easy and it did not take long to gather ourselves up when leaving a destination to go see the next. (Except when Kevin went out to look for our friend from hong kong haha)

The information we attained during the driving time was fun, entertaining and interesting.

Our tourguide, cousin Kevin, will forever and ever remain in our Hearts and memories. Because he is now a part of our international ohana, and what does that mean? Family. And what does family mean?

Nobody gets left behind or forgotten!

Until next time,
Aloha and thank you!

Reply from activity provider

Mahalo for the excellent review, Johanna! We absolutely LOVE your pictures and we're so pleased that you had a great time. We'll be sure to share this review with Cousin Kevin, as well :)

Cousin Kevin
Pearl harbour memorial

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Packages:	Arizona Memorial & Circle Island Tour
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2015/11/28
Activity Date:	2015/11/05

All-Inclusive Oahu Island Tour with Lunch & Waimea Valley Waterfall Nature Walk

Great way to see and learn more about Oahu

Reviewed by: Carol

Paul our driver was very informative and told us many stories about the island and showed us so many beautiful places. Shrimp lunch was yummy.

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Packages:	Standard
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/11/20
Activity Date:	2015/11/17

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Nice scenery

Reviewed by: Dan B

Started out from our hotel with a great driver who was very knowledgable and entertaining. We stopped to see Hanauma Bay which was beautiful then moved on to see some very beautiful scenery areas and a stop for ice cream. We hadn't seen this part of the island before especially the beautiful homes with ocean scenery. We ended up at Kuala Ranch that had a tram tour that was somewhat of a disappointment because we saw scenery from the ranch that we could see from the road but now much of the ranch or ranching activities. The gold buffet lunch was okay but only came with complimentary water with tiny plastic glasses. If we wanted any other drinks we had to stand in line while our food got cold. We headed to Dole thinking we would get a tour but again only stopped at the gift shop for shopping. Best part of that was we had another pineapple whip which was great. We saw many of the same things on this tour that we saw the day before on our Pearl Harbor / Polynesian tour. The driver was great and very informative but the tour was just so-so and wouldn't recommend it to others who do the Pearl Harbor / Polynesian Cultural Center.

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Packages:	Standard Package with Lunch & Tram ride [Available until 12/14/2023 ONLY]
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/11/11
Activity Date:	2015/11/06

West Coast Explorer - Land Tour & Beach Snorkel (from Ko Olina / Waikiki)

The best way to explore the West Side of the Island!

Reviewed by: mblock

I had such a wonderful time!

This was the best way to explore the west side of the island, and we visited so many beautiful spots off the beaten path!

Akima and Robert are really good guides and snorkel instructors. They know a lot about the island and gave us rich information about the history of Hawaii, the legends and marine life. They have maps and pictures to illustrate what they are talking about. They are also professional photographers and took many cool pictures for us, including underwater shots. The vehicle was very clean and comfortable and they were on time for pick up.

My favorite time was the snorkel, I am not a good swimmer but the guides made me feel very comfortable and safe.

I would definitely recommend Hawaii Real Nature to everyone visiting Oahu!

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Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2015/10/28

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

We had a great time!

Reviewed by: Doug and Sue

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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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/10/19
Activity Date:	2015/10/16

All-Inclusive Oahu Island Tour with Lunch & Waimea Valley Waterfall Nature Walk

A Must Do Tour

Reviewed by: Eric

This was one of the most enjoyable and informative tours I have been on, Tiffany was an excellent and knowledgeable host this tour offers more than the tour description indicates and includes detailed interesting natural fauna information. I can highly recomend this very enjoyable tour and is excellent value for money the shrimp meal was enjoyable. Well done Tiffany for making our day day an enjoyable one.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Eric,

Thank you for your great review, and awesome praise of Tiffany. We will be sure to let her know how much you appreciated her tour. We are thrilled you had a great day, and got an amazing experience with her knowledge and information. That is the Oahu Nature Tour Difference. We hope you join us on another one of our adventures the next time you are in Oahu.

Mahalo,

Oahu Nature Tours

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Packages:	Standard
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/10/18
Activity Date:	2015/10/13

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

A Fantastic tour !!

Reviewed by: Nikki J from UK

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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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/10/06
Activity Date:	2015/10/03

Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Tour & Circle Island Sightseeing

Pearl Harbor and circle island tour

Reviewed by: Laura

Fantastic tour. Was lovely to see so much in one day. Beautiful locations and very well organised.

Reply from activity provider

Mahalo for your great review, Laura! :)

Arizona memorial

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Packages:	Arizona Memorial & Circle Island Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/09/26
Activity Date:	2015/09/23

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

North beach tour

Reviewed by: Laura

Great day at the north beach. We chose the waterfall hike as our activity in the morning. You could have done snorkelling or bike rides if preferred. We then had free time on waimea bay beach. In the afternoon we had a free lunch instead of doing another activity such as kayaking. Saw sea turtles at a beach on the way home

Waimea bay

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/09/26
Activity Date:	2015/09/25

Discover Oahu’s North Shore from Waikiki with The Surf Bus - Snorkel, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Falls

Rain

Reviewed by: Bill

Rained most of day, so sopping wet weather in water or not. Confusion all day about activities etc.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/09/14
Activity Date:	2015/09/11

Circle Island Sightseeing Tour & Full-Day Polynesian Cultural Center Tickets

Great time

Reviewed by: Dot

The tour guide was not that good, spoke in a soft voice and let the passengers talk too much so it was hard to concentrate on what she was saying.

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Packages:	Prime Rib Dining, Premium Show Seating & Guided Park Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/09/12
Activity Date:	2015/09/05

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All Reviews for Oahu Guided Island Sightseeing Tour in Oahu

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Tour

Island Tour

Great Time

Tour and Polynesian cultural center

Amazing!

Awesome day on the North Shore

Beautiful Oahu!

Ha breath of life show

Does what it says on the tin

Great Trip

Some things good, some things not so much

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!

Expectations...

Jeep Adventure with Lanai

This tour is essencial in your visit to Hawaii Islands.

Great day with AC as tour guide

Excellent tour once we got started

Great tour!

A Great Day out

Best day ever!

Great way to see and learn more about Oahu

Nice scenery

The best way to explore the West Side of the Island!

We had a great time!

A Must Do Tour

A Fantastic tour !!

Pearl Harbor and circle island tour

North beach tour

Rain

Great time

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