All Honolulu Tours & Excursions in 2026 - page 6

This was the perfect tour for our family! Our driver Jeff was so knowledgeable and gave lots of great stories and details we would have missed if we did a self tour. Pick up and transport were easy and a great way to travel to and from the site. Def recommend!

What a wonderful experience! This was my second time in Hawaii and my first time traveling solo, and the tour was an amazing way to experience the island! Papa P was fantastic, and as a local, he provided detailed history about our stops and the sights we passed. His commentary and jokes helped to make the long commute between destinations entertaining and fly by! Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona are a must have stop. The place provides many was for people to learn about the our history, even providing interactive reading and activities to bring you into what people had to go through. The Arizona always takes your breath away when you are stood across from the names of men who passed during the bombing. You even get to see the parts of the ship that are still visible after it sunk. It really makes you realize the impacts these events and wars have on everyone and makes you take a second to be grateful that you are here to share these experiences with the loved ones in your life. Papa P was always thinking about how to give our group the best experience, and he took us to the Polynesian Cultural Center (PPC) before Dole, allowing us to experience the canoe parade that could otherwise be missed if going to the Dole Plantation first. PPC provided entertaining yet insightful way to learn about the Polynesian culture with displays of dances from the islands across the world, a canoe ride with a worker to provide history, interactive activities, and museum tours with works to give history on the items! They also have small shops to buy food, drinks, and souvenirs. The workers are incredibly kind and insightful on sharing their culture. We stop for lunch at Shrimp Da Bomb, and while I’m allergic to shrimp they had a chicken option and a vegetarian option, which I chose. Papa P was thoughtful to set up the tables to allow us to eat family style, providing sauces, sanitizers, and even fly swatting fans. He was always considerate on making sure everyone was included, always trying to talk to everyone and learn about when they’re traveling from and what brings them! Papa P also includes a few additional stops to what was advertised, one of which included the Macadamia Nut Farm! It’s a lovely little place that has great souvenirs and local vendors that are lovely and very good at their jobs 😭! The farm provided free samples of their local coffee, macadamias, and various beauty items before purchasing. I managed to get lovely local jewelry from a vendor for gifting and even beautiful and inexpensive post cards! The vendor was very kind and even provided me with a free bracelet with my purchase! Papa P drove as past sights such as where’d they filmed scenes for big movies and even some landmarks where we had the options to get out for pictures! The Dole Plantation has a big store, but it’s items are definitely catered to tourist. Some of the items seem a bit tacky in my opinion and seemed like you’d be a walking advertisement with the items. Besides that, they have a great variety of snacks to choose from! They also had activities such as a train ride around the plantation, a maze, and a self guided garden tour. We were not able to do those though, but Papa P did ask if anyone was wanting to do the train ride so that he’d know how much time to allow us to explore. The plantation also provided trucks with dole whip and some food options. I didn’t go for it this time though because Papa P was very kind and brought us to a local coffee and ice cream shop that is actually one of his favorites. The place had delicious ice cream that is made in Hawaii and coffee that is roasted at the location! The staff were very warm and welcoming, and the shop even provided free samples of their coffees and tea before purchase. The shop has a small gift shop inside if you wanted to get souvenirs. The shop’s decor was lovely and felt down to earth with lots of artwork and posters and a door filled with stickers, business cards, and even posters for events like concerts. Papa P was always thinking of us and how to provide us with the best experience while making it entertaining, even pulling out his guitar to sing for us! I was a bit nervous traveling solo and doing a tour, feeling like I might be back of the group, but Papa was wonderful and making everyone feel included. And I was grateful to have wonderful people in my group to talk to me when they saw I was standing alone! Overall, the tour is a must do on your trip as the all day experience allows you to learn so much about the culture and provides good opportunities for photos and gifts/souviners!

We visited the Pearl Harbor National Memorial on 4/13 and had an excellent tour. Everything was very well organized, which took most of the guesswork out of the experience and made the day smooth and enjoyable. One of the highlights was visiting the USS Arizona Memorial. It was a very moving and powerful experience and something everyone should see when visiting Hawaii. Our guide and driver, Arlain, was fantastic. She was new at this job, but was extremely knowledgeable and shared interesting history and stories throughout the day. She was also entertaining, which made the experience even more engaging. The tour also included the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, which were both fascinating and well worth seeing. Touring the submarine and learning about the aviation history added a lot to the overall experience. Overall, it was a memorable and educational day. We learned a lot and had a great time. Highly recommend this tour—especially if you’re lucky enough to have Arlain as your guide!