Page 2) Things to Do in Oahu in 2025 – Tours & Activities

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

Excellent day on O’ahu

This was a very enjoyable experience of the North shore. It was filled with fun activities, excellent food, and good shopping. Uncle Kevin was a perfect host and tour guide, and the trip would not have been the same without him. Very wonderful experience!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/10/29
Activity Date:	2022/10/26

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

Informative

Reviewed by: Kara

Surf bus instructor, Kevin was very informative- he gave us info to places that we must see and foods/places to eat at.
Enjoyed snorkeling wish we would of seen turtles though. Kayaking time was limited we had to go back to the bus to head back to Waikiki. We did get to visit the small towns on our way to North Shore that grows fresh vegetable and fruits, I think the two stops caused us to use up time on the water activities.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2022/09/15
Activity Date:	2022/09/08

North Shore Private Beginner Surfing Lessons in Haleiwa - Sea & Board Sports

Amazing first time surfing!

Reviewed by: Amanda

Kama was a great instructor! Both my partner and I managed to catch some good waves for our first time surfing! I didn’t think we would be able to get a hang of it the first class. Kama’s great and straight forward instructions made surfing easy to grasp. Kama was also very observant and gave good feed back.

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Packages:	Private Group Lesson Package (at least 4 participants)
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/08/18
Activity Date:	2022/08/16

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

North Shore Surf Bus

Reviewed by: Nicole

Our tour guide Kevin was amazing! He was extremely knowledgeable about the Island and was super friendly. The activities were fun and the landscape was beautiful! We had a great time!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/08/13
Activity Date:	2022/08/11

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Wonderful experience!

Reviewed by: JennKal

We did one of the glass bottom kayak tours while in Oahu and had a great time. Hunter and Ramsey were our guides and were amazing! Our group had some younger children, and the guides made sure everyone had fun and was able to stay together. I would highly recommend this!

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2022/08/08
Activity Date:	2022/08/04

Haleiwa Stand-Up Paddle Eco-Adventure, Lesson & Turtle Watching Tour

Family Paddle boarding

Reviewed by: The Lezcano’s

Highly Recommended!!! Tour guide Ramsey was friendly, knowledgeable and great fun! Will definitely ask for him next time

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Packages:	Group SUP Lesson & Guided Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/07/30
Activity Date:	2022/07/28

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Amazing

Reviewed by: Katherine R

This was one of the highlights of our trip! It was a perfect morning, kayaking out with Steve on a SUP. He was super informative and helpful, making sure we were comfortable and happy. Then we did some rad snorkeling. We saw turtles and lots of fish. I wimped out on kayaking back, so Steve drove us I highly recommend this experience.

Heaven

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Packages:	Semi-Private Tour for 2 Guests
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/07/27
Activity Date:	2022/07/25

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

Decent tour

Reviewed by: Kml

A really good tour with an excellent tour guide that gave tons of Hawaiian history. The snorkeling spot was incredibly rocky and definitely not for a beginner or child. Loved all the hawaiin history and "Cap" was great but not worth the money in my opinion.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/07/19
Activity Date:	2022/07/17

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Turtles!

Reviewed by: Amj616

Note: they are a tent set up by beach right at the road. Super friendly, on time, fun, wanted to be sure we had a good time! Would book again!

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/07/09
Activity Date:	2022/06/18

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

False advertisement

Reviewed by: Julio C

First and foremost, I have to give a shout-out to Ramsey because he was great. The kayak and experience itself was complete garbage. I was under the impression that we’d be at this beautiful blue sandbar in a glass kayak seeing all these beautiful turtles and looking at the gorgeous sea life underneath us. Come to find out, we would be kayaking at a disgusting creek with dead turtles and the nastiest water I’d ever be in with bubbles included. I watched a YouTube video where they advertised this website with a person on a beautiful blue ocean looking at sealife with this glamorous glass kayak. Meanwhile, I get a hazy plastic kayak with dead turtles in a bubbling green creek. Worst case of false advertising that I’ve EVER come across. I had to quit the excursion early because I was so disgusted and disappointed. I would NOT recommend this trip to anyone. Complete waste of time and money

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/07/03
Activity Date:	2022/07/01

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Awesome experience

Reviewed by: Lakshmi

It was an amazing experience of Kayaking and Pauno has done great job as our guide
He was very patient with us and took photos of us from standup paddle board
Wherever he found turtles he took us there and we are truly happy with the experience

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/06/30
Activity Date:	2022/06/28

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

Excellent service and experience

Reviewed by: Mandy

Excellent service and wonder experience, thank you Kevin

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/06/09
Activity Date:	2022/06/07

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

North Shore tour with Calvin

Reviewed by: Carol

It’s a great experience visiting the North Shore with Calvin! He’s funny and created a relaxing environment for us!
I would recommend a tour with Uncle Calvin who takes good care of folks in the tour and gave many good advices on where to get good food in town.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2022/06/02
Activity Date:	2022/05/31

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

Surf bus

Reviewed by: Luis

Our tour guide Ariel was awesome! Would do it again. Strongly recommend it.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2022/04/14
Activity Date:	2022/04/12

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Awesome turtle watch!

Reviewed by: Hawaii 2022

Ikaika was a fabulous tour guide. We saw quite a few turtles. Definitely would do it again. Mahalo!

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Aloha Juliana

Thank you so much for your awesome review, It was a pleasure to meet you all and hopefully see you all again soon

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Packages:	Semi-Private Tour for 2 Guests
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/04/05
Activity Date:	2022/03/31

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Kayaking

Reviewed by: Jennifer

The whole experience was just amazing! My son and I had pretty much a private tour. Just the two of us and our guide! Our guide went way above and beyond telling us history of Hawaii and just making our experience super special. Our favorite was how relaxing and peaceful kayaking though the river was. And seeing the sea turtle was breath taking! Kayaking on the ocean was so beautiful! Two total different experience in one adventure! Can't wait to come back and do it again!

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Thank you Jennifer for such a great review. We are so happy that you both enjoy your Kayak tour. Hope to see you guy again real soon.
Mahalos,
Sea and Board Sports Ohana

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Packages:	Semi-Private Tour for 2 Guests
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2022/03/13
Activity Date:	2022/03/11

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

Cousin G

Reviewed by: Katie

This was our first activity in Hawaii and I am so happy it was. Cousin G was knowledgeable, fun and funny! Great tour and highly recommend!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/02/28
Activity Date:	2022/02/27

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

Fantastic Day on the North Shore

Reviewed by: Mark T.

The tour of the North Shore was a wonderful way to see this iconic area. Our guide, Kevin, was a wealth of knowledge as he was born and raised in the area. We stopped at several locations to allow for sightseeing, shopping, eating and various activities. It was a day well spent.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2022/02/13
Activity Date:	2022/02/09

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

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

Reviewed by: Alesia C

I had the best time!!! The staff was so friendly and nice and we even got a little special guitar performance on the way back to the island. The lunch was spectacular and if there are any leftovers, they will be given! But it is very filling! I can’t imagine what I’d do if I came to Hawaii and missed this tour! I wholeheartedly recommend this!!!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2021/12/02
Activity Date:	2021/11/28

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

Loved this!!

Reviewed by: Awesome day!

Cousin G was awesome! We had a great day. The morning activity we chose snorkeling. Unfortunately for others, the falls were closing on Monday’s starting THAT day due to covid restrictions, so everyone had to do snorkeling. Had some food from shrimp truck, it was okay. We stopped at a macadamia nut and coffee tasting place, that was really cool. We did kayaking for our afternoon activity- not a lot of shade so definitely bring sunscreen or wear a long sleeve top, we roasted on the river. Then we stopped in town. Was a great day on the north shore, thanks again cousin g!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/10/02
Activity Date:	2021/09/13

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

North Shore Tour

Reviewed by: Hannah McKinney

This was an amazing experience for our girls trip. If you are looking for fun activities that are self guided this is the tour for you. We did the snorkeling and paddle boarding both were extremely fun and we had plenty of time to do both. The price was great and included everything we needed. We got to see 2/3 of Oahu, which was beautiful. Our tour guide was Sam he was helpful and funny. Would recommend this tour/activity day to anyone!!

Reply from activity provider

We are very happy to hear that you had an amazing trip! And that Sam was helpful and funny! We hope to see you again on the surf bus, the original north shore tour!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2021/08/04
Activity Date:	2021/08/02

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

Surf bus on North Shore

Reviewed by: Civitastours.com

Cousin G was a wonderful driver and guide. He provided great local information and the activities were so fun that everyone was exhausted! This is a great addition to any first timer and well worth it!

Mahalo,

Civitas Tours

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2021/07/29
Activity Date:	2021/07/27

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

Could be better

Reviewed by: Remy

First time taking the Surf Bus. Driver was on time. He was knowledgeable. Didn't like his attitude at first because he had a way of making you feel foolish but at the end, he turned out to be a nice guide. My family and I did the waterfall hike and kayaking. The waterfall hike was timed for three hours. It was a beautiful hike through Waimea Valley seeing tropical plants and birds. To my surprise, the waterfall was smaller than I thought. There were too many people swimming already and it was only 10am. My kids did not want to swim because of the amount of people in the water. Even after the hike, and the waterfall and even ate lunch at the cafe, three hours was too much. It could've been spent doing other activities. We went kayaking in the afternoon. My family enjoyed that even though we didn't see any turtles. We were disappointed that we couldn't walk to town and get shaved ice because the line was too long. All in all, my family had a decent time.

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Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2021/07/01

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

So fun! Guide was so chill!

Reviewed by: Adriana Juarez

We had a blast! Our guide was so funny and nice! Enjoyed our time together!

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/06/12
Activity Date:	2021/05/17

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

Had so much fun!

Reviewed by: Christy

This was so much fun! We got to see part of the island. I got to SUP for the first time. Learned a lot while on the bus. The driver was telling us about the scenery and where certain movies were filmed.

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Packages:	Premium Package - 3 Fun Activities
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/06/12
Activity Date:	2021/05/23

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Fun kayak tour, beautiful views, sea turtles and manta rays!

Reviewed by: Donna

My husband and I had a lot of fun kayaking! We loved the glass bottom kayak [we weren't able to see much underneath the kayak (water wasn't that clear on the day we went) but that's ok!]

We had an amazing tour guide, Dan, who is very knowledgeable about the island and left it to us of what we wanted to do & see / how far we wanted to paddle.

We were able to see sea turtles and also manta rays popping up from the water, which was cool because we never been so close to them before or seen them the times we've been to Hawaii. We really enjoyed kayaking in the river because it was easy to paddle, calm waters and a beautiful view.

Highly recommend and would do this again! Thank you Dan for the tour!

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/05/13
Activity Date:	2021/05/06

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Fantastic tour!!

Reviewed by: Kevin

We enjoyed this excellent tour with a great tour guide! He took lots of wonderful picture of us, and the scenery was outstanding! We got to see sea turtles. The company had great communication and kept us up to date with our tour! Would highly recommend!

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/05/12
Activity Date:	2021/05/10

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

The north shore surf bus.

Reviewed by: Roy Barnes

Kevin made the entire trip outstanding. He was funny, on time, very knowledgeable, even though I've been to north shore before, this was the first time I felt like it was not only fun but informative. He was very accommodating. I am telling my friends and family to put this on their list . Thanks Uncle Kevin!!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2021/04/18
Activity Date:	2021/04/16

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

A wonderful adventure

Reviewed by: Kellie

Sam was our tour guide and did a great job. It was the perfect balance between plenty to do and downtime. We did the falls and then paddle boarding up the river, where we saw sea turtles. The entire day was perfect. I would highly recommend it.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Kellie, we're super stoked that you had a great time with Sam! He is truly a cool and informative tour guide! Mahalo and a Hui ho!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2021/04/13
Activity Date:	2021/04/11

North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

Glass bottoms kayak tour

Reviewed by: Todd

The staff was super friendly and knowledgeable. Made the experience fun. Saw turtles and Manna Rays!!

Reply from activity provider

Mahalos for your awesome review, it was a pleasure to meet you guys, hope you enjoyed the rest of your vacation
See you next time
Mahalo nui loa a hui hou!!!

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Packages:	Standard Tour
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2021/04/04
Activity Date:	2021/04/02

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All Reviews for North Shore Water Sports in Oahu

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Excellent day on O’ahu

Informative

Amazing first time surfing!

North Shore Surf Bus

Wonderful experience!

Family Paddle boarding

Amazing

Decent tour

Turtles!

False advertisement

Awesome experience

Excellent service and experience

North Shore tour with Calvin

Surf bus

Awesome turtle watch!

Kayaking

Cousin G

Fantastic Day on the North Shore

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

Loved this!!

North Shore Tour

Surf bus on North Shore

Could be better

So fun! Guide was so chill!

Had so much fun!

Fun kayak tour, beautiful views, sea turtles and manta rays!

Fantastic tour!!

The north shore surf bus.

A wonderful adventure

Glass bottoms kayak tour

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