About This Activity
Best price guarantee:Yes | Tour guide:Local Expert Tour Guide Included | Price for adult + 14 year:$225 Discounted $135 |
Admission ticket:Included | Language:English | Price for Child(4-13):$195 Discounted $99 |
Instant confirmation:Yes | Length of activity:about 9 - 10 hours | Price for on lap infantFree |
Free cancellation Cancel in writing and up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund | Pickup Location:Waikiki Hotels, Honolulu Port, Honolulu International Airport |
Drop off Location:Waikiki Hotels, Honolulu Port, Honolulu International Airport |
Tour Highlights
- Visit Pearl Harbor
- Visit Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
- Visit USS Arizona Memorial
- You are buying a discounted, nice class luxury small group tour (only 11 passengers) for less than the price of shuttle bus tours
Tour Description
Visit the most important historical attraction in Hawaii, the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, as part of a small group. Unlike other larger group tours of 30-60 people, this is a small group with only eleven people in a comfortable, new model van that will pick you up for the tour. You do not need to go early in the morning (5:30 am) and wait in line behind thousands of other people to see if you can get an Arizona Memorial Ticket. We have reserved a ticket for the Arizona Memorial for you, which is included for you in this tour (please read our disclaimer about the USS Arizona Memorial ticket). You do not need to worry about an USS Arizona Memorial ticket. The Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial, and Oahu circle island tour is a full-day tour (about 9 ~ 10 hours). This full-day Pearl Harbor and Circle Island Tour departs from Waikiki Beach hotels. Those staying on any other part of the Island will need to come to the Waikiki Beach area for pick up.
This tour is for people who want to take in the various sights around the Island of Oahu. See many important places on Oahu, including Pearl Harbor, Hawaii’s number one most visited location. The Pearl Harbor Visitor’s Center is home to two museums, “Road to War ” and “Attack”. These museums will provide you with background information regarding the events that led to the attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as details about the attack itself. Take the U.S. Navy shuttle to the Arizona Memorial, which is the resting place for 1,177 American Sailors and Marines who died during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This tour is the perfect choice for those who want to spend the day taking in the sights that the Island of Oahu has to offer. Stop to view Chinaman’s hat, an Island resembling a Chinese coolie’s hat. Cruise by the famous surfing beaches on Oahu’s North Shore. Stop to view the famous Sunset Beach. Cruise through scenic Haleiwa Town. Stop at the famous Dole Plantation. The Dole Plantation is Hawaii’s second most visited attraction and home of the famous Dole Whip ice cream. On the way back to Waikiki, you will be taken on a short drive-through tour of Downtown Honolulu. You get to see the famous golden statue of Hawaii’s legendary monarch, King Kamehameha the Great. View the famous Iolani Palace, the only Royal Palace on American soil. See the Washington Place, the historic home of Hawaii’s Governors. View the unique architecture of the Hawaii State Capitol building. We will also take you on a drive-through of Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery, the final resting place of many U.S. service members from WWI to the present.
What Is Included In This Tour
- Your round-trip Waikiki hotel pick up as part of a very small group
- Tour guide
- Reserve Ticket for Arizona Memorial
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
- Two museums, “Road to War” and “Attack”.
- Watch the original footage video of the Japanese surprise attack on December 7th, 1941
- Ride the U.S. Navy shuttle boat to Arizona Memorial Monument
- Stop at China Man’s Hat
- Cruise past famous North Shore surfing beaches
- Stop at Sunset Beach
- Lunch stop (non-hosted)
- Cruise through Haleiwa
- Stop at Dole Plantation- The second-largest visitor attraction on Oahu
- Historical Downtown Honolulu
- Iolani palace
- Hawaii State Capitol
- Golden statue of King Kamehameha the Great
- Washington Place
- Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery
- Your return transfer to Waikiki hotels
- A bottle of water for every passenger
What Is Not Included
Driver/tour guide gratuity
Food
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Here are some points of Interest that you will see on your tour:
Arizona Memorial
When you arrive at the Arizona Memorial, walk to the ramp from the boat dock and enter the Arizona Memorial. There is a limited time on the Memorial, and people will move from the entrance to the far end of the Memorial. On the way to the far side, take some time to look at the USS Missouri, which is docked near the Arizona Memorial. Some portions of the ship are still visible above water. These are parts of the superstructure, the remains of the number 2 turret, and the number 3 turret barbette. You may notice an orange buoy to either side of the Memorial; these denote the bow and stern of the ship.
Iolani Palace
Iolani Palace was constructed in 1882 under the order of King David Kalakaua. By 1887, Iolani Palace had been furnished with electricity and a phone line. The palace served as the official residence of the Kings and Queens of the Kingdom of Hawaii until the last monarch, Queen Liliuokalani, was overthrown in 1891. The building then served as the capital building of Hawaii until 1969. Iolani Palace has since been restored and is accessible to the public with reservations. In addition, the Iolani Palace has been featured in both versions of the popular Hawaii-based television show Hawaii Five-O.
Punchbowl
The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is located in Punchbowl crater. Like Arlington Cemetery in Virginia, the Punchbowl Cemetery is a National Cemetery. Most of the people buried there are Veterans and their families. The cemetery was established in 1949 and is the final resting place for veterans of WWI up to today. Notably, the unidentified remains of victims of the Pearl Harbor attack are buried there. Work is ongoing to identify those remains and to either reinter them with a proper burial or return them to their home state. A prominent sculpture named “Lady Columbia ” is a significant feature in the cemetery.
Surfing
The sport we know as surfing has its origins in ancient Hawaii. For the ancient Hawaiians, this was more than just a sport and had spiritual connections. The most skilled surfers tended to be the chiefs. Europeans were first introduced to surfing when Captain Cook arrived in the Islands. Today surfing is a sport beloved by people the world over. While there are many popular surfing spots worldwide, the most famous are in Hawaii. The North Shore of Oahu is a mecca for surfers everywhere who come for the chance to ride the waves at places like Sunset Beach or the famous “Banzai Pipeline.”