Top Oahu Private Sightseeing Tours - page 12

First time to Hawaii and having Greg to start our first day was perfect. So many great sites. His driving was safe. He was on time, good communication, and lots of knowledge. Just enough time on our stops to take some pictures, learn about things and back on the road. The tour was worth every penny. I’m so glad we didn’t get rained out and saw a lot.

It was our first time parasailing. My husband also have a fear of heights and water. But starting from check-in till even after the experience, the crew was incredibly nice and accommodating. Special shout out to Chelsea, James and captain Marty!! Highly would recommend. After this experience we decided to do bottom fishing with the same team and additional crewman Tyler! It was such a blast!

Riley was an excellent guide. She was conscientious and adjusted our tour to my wife’s walking limitations due to arthritis. She was very knowledgeable and thorough with the information she shared about the events leading up to World War II and the significant details for the historic monuments we were going to see. We saw the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific first, visiting these national cemetery’s always makes me thankful that my Great Uncles who served made it back home, although they did carry emotional scars that troubled them throughout their lives. Visiting the Arizona was a very moving experience, thinking about the men who died there and the families that lost them made me both sorrowful and proud of the sacrifices that the American people made so that we are able to live the way we do today. I served in the Army National Guard, but never did anything close to what was asked of these men. The Battleship Missouri was an amazing piece of history. Walking the deck and standing on the same boards that were stood upon to end WWII was an honor. The tour through the crew quarters, dining facilities, and recreation areas, including a snack shop and library, of the ship amazed me. The commitment made to use precious space on a ship to have areas that brought a little bit of normality to the servicemen’s lives was unexpected. I have worked in food manufacturing for over 40 years and the equipment used in the kitchen areas would not look out of place in a modern processing facility. Obviously the guns, size and military might of the ship are awe inspiring. Sixteen inch guns that can fire a more than 2000lbs shell 26 miles every 30 seconds from 9 separate rifles and not move the ship because of the masterful recoil system is unimaginable for those of us who never experienced it. This is a private tour that I feel privileged to have gotten the opportunity to experience. There was much more to see and experience, I only touched the surface of the experience.