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Open-Air Double-Decker Honolulu Christmas City Lights Bus Tour Ticket [Dec 2023]

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Double decker bus Christmas lights

Reviewed by: Tracey , 2024/01/06

I loved this event. Finding the pick up point was a little difficult for someone who doesn’t know the area.
Every one so so kind and friendly making it a awesome festive event.

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Attended as:Solo Travelers
Activity Date:2023/12/11
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Ladies Christmas Get Together

Reviewed by: Mel & sisters, 2023/12/22

It was so much fun. Love the convenience of being picked up near eateries so we had dinner earlier - our trolley was at 8pm- exploded the Christmas tent with pictures with Santa & the Grinch got some hot chocolate with all the works(whip cream, marshmallows and peppermint) brought some souvenirs and boarded the trolley. Beautiful night with thank goodness no rainthe driver took us around city hall twice before dropping us off to go and explore the Christmas trees inside Honolulu Hale. So festive people even brought their “furry friends “ I didn’t know it was Pet Friendly An hour later it was time to go back to drop off point. With Christmas music playing on the trolley and people dining along the night came to an end. This will be my husband & my last Christmas here-moving to mainland but so blessed to have done this ‍

  • Hot chocolate

  • Fun pictures with Santa & the Grinch

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2023/12/20
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Outstanding light tour

Reviewed by: Josh, 2023/12/17

Bus driver / guide was awesome. Very professional and cordial. Would do this again

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2023/12/15
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Great experience!

Reviewed by: Ruth, 2023/12/08

You can feel the Christmas Season riding in the open air bus. Me and my family had a great experience. Love the music playing so much. Thank you!

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2023/12/06
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Double decker holiday lights tour

Reviewed by: Brenda, 2022/12/10

Well worth it!!
The holiday spirit!!!
A lot of fun!!!!
The City shall display is amazing b

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/12/08
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Christmas lights in Honolulu

Reviewed by: PJ and Marry Ann, 2022/01/15

My wife and I loved every minute of it. We loved the lights.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2021/12/25
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Best Christmas lights tour & Birthday fun!

Reviewed by: Breeana, 2022/01/09

My birthday was on December 19th and booked 8 tickets including 2 kids under 10. Before the ride they had the grinch and Santa’s elves passing out candy and provided picture taking with Santa, the grinch and elves which the kids loved. Because of covid there weren’t many lights on the buildings but our driver was awesome and sang a bunch of Christmas carols with us the whole ride. Then when we stopped at the honolulu hale the driver came up to the top of the bus and had the whole bus singing happy birthday to me.. Best surprise birthday ever and everyone in my family had a great time and will definitely book again. Mahalo to the driver!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2021/12/19
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Open air double decker tour bus /Honolulu City Lights 2021

Reviewed by: Kimmy, Angie, Andi, 2022/01/01

We had an amazing time on this Double Decker Tour Bus ,relaxing, singing Christmas carols, and enjoying the beautiful sites.
We also enjoyed visiting Santa Claus and seeing the grinch before we boarded the double Dekker bus for our beautiful evening ride.
Can’t wait to book again next December 2022 and enjoy it all over again

  • Fun times with beautiful ladies

Reply from activity provider

Happy New Year Kimmy, Angie & Andi,
This is so great to hear! We are super pleased to hear of your enjoyment, thank you for sharing. Mahalo for the photos and we can't wait to see you again next year. We are very grateful! Stay well.

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2021/12/12
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Christmas City Lights Trolley Tour

Reviewed by: Kotak Loeak , 2021/12/20

The trolley tour made our winter feel the vibe of Christmas that was missing since Covid hit. It delivered us through a ride that brought the holiday spirits back! Our son enjoyed the ride very much and we enjoyed watching him having fun during the tour. We usually just visit city lights by using our own transportation but this tour is a big plus to add on to your city lights tour. While riding the trolley, you will get to listen to Christmas songs that will bring back memories of previous winter seasons that will never get old. Big thanks to Santa and his helpers for the great hospitality. Mahalo to the crew and Merry Christmas from my ohana and I.

  • Double Deck Waikiki Trolley lit up with Christmas lights and decorations.

  • My ohana ft. The Grinch

  • Our son got to meet Santa ❤️

Reply from activity provider

Thank you for sharing your review and those precious photos! We are very grateful that you joined us. Have a wonderful season!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2021/12/17
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Christmas Spirit!

Reviewed by: Annette D-Smith, 2021/12/18

Great and happy driver, festive tour, easy off and on the Trolly. Loved being able to spend time at Honolulu Hale, Christmas Tree, and Shaka Santa Tutu Mele! Also, the pre-tour Santa and Grinch pictures were so Fun!

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Mahalo for joining us Annette and Happy Holidays!!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2021/12/16
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Great experience

Reviewed by: Natalie , 2020/12/16

Loved every moment of it. It brought Christmas spirit back to my soul and let us experienced city mesmerizing lights. You can sing a long or listen Christmas songs. Driver was a great singer, enjoyed it!!!

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2020/12/14
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Covid sucks

Reviewed by: TMKO, 2020/12/14

The trolley crew were fantastic! They were very jolly and I appreciated that they sanitized the trolleys in between each ride. They also decorated the trolley with lights and Santa was on board as well. I was just disappointed at the fact that all the decorations at the Honolulu hale weren’t on display. Also, a lot of the downtown buildings that usually have decorations didn’t decorate this year. Hopefully next year will be much better because the ride was fun!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2020/12/12
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A MUST-DO!

Reviewed by: Customer for Life!, 2020/01/19

We had a BLAST! We were scheduled on a night before Christmas, however, due to very bad weather, the Mayor kept light display “dark”. Enoa Tours provided EXCELLENT customer service! They were determined and devoted to rescheduling us or giving us a full refund! We rode on the last night of City Lights and, although Christmas had past, with our upbeat and fun driver we rocked out to a special Christmas/Sha la la playlist and waved, wished a Happy New Year to everyone we passed!
MAHALO NUI LOA Enoa Tours, we will DEFINITELY make this a Christmas tradition and invite family and friends to join us!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2019/12/29
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Just a bus ride to downtown.

Reviewed by: Canadian tourist, 2020/01/18

We had to wait about half an hour for the “tour” to begin. The driver mentioned a couple of places on the way to the drop off point but basically it was a bus ride to downtown where we got off the bus and walked around for an hour on our own and then boarded the bus back to the bus depot. An Uber would have been a lot cheaper.
I will not sign up for this tour again in the future.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2019/12/24
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Honolulu Christmas City Lights Double Decker Tour!

Reviewed by: tlc03, 2019/12/17

It was a great time for a sunday night. Lights were beautiful! The crew was very enthusiastic and helpful! The music kept cutting in and out though and the bus got too close to some lower trees a couple times.
Thanks for a great night!

  • Shaka Santa and Aunty Claus

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2019/12/14
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Honolulu City Lights

Reviewed by: Michelle A., 2019/12/12

It was fun, I only wished we had more time. We were dropped off at 7pm and had to be back at 7:30, so we didn't get to go into the Hale to look at the trees.

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thank you for riding with us

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2019/12/09
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2018 Honolulu City Lights Trolley Ride

Reviewed by: Leilani , 2018/12/28

My family & I opted to enjoy the Christmas Lights by riding the Double Decker Bus....Overall experience as Residence Of Honolulu, Awsome!!
I highly recommend the trolley ride...save time on looking for parking, very easy way to enjoy the lights & sights!
This will be our New Family Tradition!

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2018/12/25
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Expensive for What It Is

Reviewed by: Oahu Resident, 2018/12/18

Expensive bus ride to Honolulu Hale where the lights and decor are. Driver was awesome! However in the future I'd save my money and Uber to the lights and carnival. The bus ride is cool but over priced.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2018/12/15
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Really enjoyed!

Reviewed by: Natalie, 2018/01/22

This definitely exceeded my expectations! The lights outside Honolulu Hale were beautiful but I didn’t even know about all the trees and decorations inside! Everything was gorgeous & so festive. The lights extended down the road & there was so much to do (food, rides, etc). I also enjoyed the trolley ride to and from because parking is of course minimal in the area. Would definitely go again!

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2017/12/30
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Just okay.

Reviewed by: Aimey R., 2017/12/28

Overrated, but still fun to see the city from up high (especially with kids)

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2017/12/22
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Honolulu Christmas Lights Trolley Ride

Reviewed by: CASEY, 2017/12/11

It was a nice and fun trolley ride with the kids to see the Honolulu City Christmas lights. Recommend it to anyone who wants to sit back, relax and listen to Christmas songs while enjoying the festive lights. I liked is especially that I didn't have to drive and look for parking which made the evening more enjoyable to spend with the kids.

Highly recommend this tour and buy yoir tickets thru this site. Fast and prompt notification on confirmations, etc.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2017/12/08
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Late start, disappointed finish

Reviewed by: Joel, 2016/12/25

After finding parking ($12) rushed to locate the shuttle which started late because someone on another business had to go potty. Rode to downtown area where there was about 3 blocks of Christmas lights and then stopped to walk around a building with a few trees in it then back to wait on another late bus just to return to where we started. Huge disappointment for $25 and 3 hours I'll never get back.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2016/12/22
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Great service

Reviewed by: Derek , 2016/12/21

Niu helped us to find the place and actually called to see it the trolley could wait for us! Thanks for a really nice time!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2016/12/18
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Highly Recommended

Reviewed by: Mister, 2016/02/14

First off we got to ride on a double decker bus with Christmas lights strung on the roof which was not expected because of the title. That was definitely a pleasant surprise. The trolley picked up me and my girlfriend in Waikiki and took us through down town honolulu to see Christmas lights that you probably wouldn't park and walk to look at. The driver also acted as a tour guide talking on the speaker about the history of some of the buildings. Then we circled through to the big Santa and Mrs. Claus statue and the bus dropped us off for half an hour to walk around. Got picked up and dropped off at the same location we started off. No complaints at all.

Reply from activity provider

Mahalo for your review. I agree! The Waikiki Trolley is a convenient way to see the Honolulu City Lights and Honolulu Hale during the holidays. We're glad you had a great time. Hope to see you again next year. Aloha!

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2015/12/21
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Festive & Fun!

Reviewed by: Traveler, 2016/01/18

This was the best way to see the Honolulu Xmas Lights.... no traffic to deal with, no having to look for parking, a friendly driver, xmas lights on the bus and xmas music playing! The bus ride (a double decker!) was the best part of the entire tour!

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2015/12/22
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Honolulu city lights tour

Reviewed by: Travelmom, 2016/01/09

This was the second year we took this tour. The check in crew, driver of the bus, and narrator were very friendly and courteous. It was a fun time for my family and I !

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/12/14
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Okay but not what I was expecting

Reviewed by: Melanie, 2015/12/29

It was a little hard to find the meeting spot, and the description of the tour didn't match what actually happened. First, I thought we would be on a smaller, old-fashioned trolley. We actually rode on a double-decker tour bus, and the fumes were awful on the lower level. The description of the tour said that we would make 2 circuits around Waikiki to see the lights and made no mention of getting off the bus at any time. But, we actually stopped at the extremely crowded Honolulu City of Lights for 30+ minutes, which I was not expecting.

Reply from activity provider

Happy New Years Melanie!
Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience with our Holiday Lights Tour. We were not clear enough in letting customers know that
they would be in double decker vehicles. We sincerely apologize. (The name of our company is The Waikiki Trolley but we actually have many types of
vehicles.)

Where did you read the description of our tour? Was it on our web site? The stop at Honolulu Hale is the highlight of this tour so I am concerned where
we missed that in the description you read. We really do appreciate you letting us know these things so we can continually improve.

If you could respond to jlawson@waikikitrolley.com that would be great!

Sincerely,
The Waikiki Trolley Team

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/12/23
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Not a trolley, it's a tour bus

Reviewed by: Aaron, 2015/12/27

We were expecting a trolley but got a packed tour bus.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/12/24
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Honolulu City Lights Tour

Reviewed by: Mike , 2015/12/26

Very disappointed. The only lights were at the Hale. The money paid is not worth it. The end result is one hour wasted. Would recommend avoiding this tour and simply drive to the Hale to see the lights. Honolulu City Lights Tour is false advertising.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2015/12/23
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Honolulu Christmas lights trolley

Reviewed by: Melody60, 2015/12/17

This was my 4th time seeing the lights. There were fewer lights then previous years. The worst part was not enough time was allowed for seeing the displays at the Hale building. The trolley was decorated nicely and the driver was pleasant but radio was used for music which was interrupted with talking. I doubt I will do this again due to parking cost added to ticket cost. :-(

  • We love seeing Hawaii during the holidays

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2015/12/13
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