Next Level Oahu Circle Island Tour Snorkel w/Turtles and Byodo-In
Oahu, USA
- 7 to 8 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover Oahu's essential sites on a full-day tour exploring beaches, blowholes, Byodo-In Temple, farms, and more—with a snorkeling experience at a beach frequented by sea turtles. Unlike tours that focus on just one area, this itinerary samples a little bit of everything. That gives you a comprehensive introduction, with stops for fresh pineapple ice cream, macadamia nuts, and chilled coconuts.
- Oahu sightseeing tour combines culture, nature, and cuisine
- Use provided snorkeling gear to see marine life
- Enjoy included snacks at stops throughout the day
- Travel in a climate-controlled vehicle for comfort
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional Local guide
- Use of Snorkelling equipment
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Local Guide Narrations
- All Fees and Taxes
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
Select a meeting point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Waikiki Beach
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Diamond Head Crater
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Halona Blowhole
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Sandy Beach Park (Pass By)
Waimanalo Beach (Pass By)
4
Makapu‘U Point
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Byodo-In Temple
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
6
Tropical Farms (The Macadamia Nut Farm Outlet)
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
7
Mokoli’i Island
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Kualoa Ranch (Pass By)
8
Kahuku
35 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Kahuku Farms
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Sunset Beach (Pass By)
Waimea Bay (Pass By)
Waimea Valley (Pass By)
10
Turtle Beach
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Haleiwa (Pass By)
11
Dole Plantation
35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
12
Green World Coffee Farms
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
13
Waikiki
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travellers can participate
- The tour is approximately 6 to 7 hours and the travel time going to and from and in between the locations is around 3 hours.
- What to bring? Some cash for lunch and fruit stands, towel, sunscreen, swimwear, and camera. Swimming is optional.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 250 travellers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 65 reviews
tracey_b, Aug 2025
Very long day but lots of good stuff packed into one trip. Because it’s a large bus, have to wait for everyone to come back and most people don’t know how to come back on time. So waited a lot for everyone to get back to the bus. Also did not stop at 2 of the stops on the itinerary.
David_L, Aug 2025
Although you get a tour of the island, there were too many stops and too little information about the island. Many stops were just money making opportunities, and other stops deserved more time and explanation. Our guide was too interested in selling the materialistic side of the island. Some people like us have travelled a long way to be here (UK), and learned nothing
Linda_P, Aug 2025
This excursion was awesome! It’s an all day affair with plenty of stops. Dylan & driver were excellent. Stories were told thru out the bus ride! I highly recommend this trip!
john_d, Jul 2025
A long day but great to get a flavour of the island. Great driver and guide.
Less time at the coffee plantation and more on the beach with the turtles
Great video made during the trip
Cheryl_H, May 2025
This tour is approximately 11 hours, but worth it! Our tour guide and driver were amazing. It was worth every penny. Be ready to spend the entire day learning about Oahu. The bus was comfortable, there are plenty of stops along the way to use the restrooms, buy souvenirs, take pictures, relax on the beach and plenty of food and drinks along the way, but in addition, the tour provides waters and a bag of chips so bring a few snacks if you need them.
Dottie_A, Apr 2025
Prince was very knowledgeable and informative. He made the trip a pleasure and carefree. It was a great day.
AnaCarolina_L, Mar 2025
We see most attractions from inside the bus and the only beach we went to is a beach inside a resort. But what I disliked the most was that half of the tour is just stopping at gift shops. It was a 2/10 for me.
Julie_D, Mar 2025
Amazing day with Noah and the team. He was so knowledgeable and made the day really enjoyable.
The locations we visited where great and I would highly recommend
CarleneW, Feb 2025
We had a lovely day - got to learn about the Hawaiian culture as well as see different parts of the island. Aka and Neal made our day!
Natalie_I, Jan 2025
Best experience to see the island, the tour guide was very good.
The only thing was the duration of the tour. When booking it said 7-8 hours but in fact it went from 7-5:40
Rebecca_B, Oct 2024
One of the best tours I’ve ever been on!!! Aka was so informative and entertaining. Loved hearing his personal story plus all the history!!! He way exceeded our expectations!!!🥰🥰🥰
Susan_M, Sept 2024
It’s a very long day - it’s good to see other parts if the Island but you are taken to a lot of small gift stores instead of seeing how things work like dolce and coffee plantation.
Our driver was terrific but the bus was terrible the aircon was barely working and people at the back of the bus got dropped on from the aircon vent above. Suspension on the bus needed replacement - probably better just getting an all day bus pass and checking out the sites yourself
Michael_C, Sept 2024
The tour was great. Uncle “D” was our tour guide who was passionate about his island and his culture. He brought the history of Oahu to life!
Linda_B, Sept 2024
Aka was our tour guide and he provided us with amazing views as well as provided the history at all our stops and along our way. It was enjoyable to see and learn while we were on the island of Oahu. Aka was very kind and informative and we absolutely loved the tour that he provided. We couldn't have asked for a better guide! He shared his culture and heritage and we learned a lot from him. Thank you Aka!!!
Sheryll_A, Sept 2024
Justin was the best tour guide we could’ve asked for! Mahalo to Justin, we were able to enjoy great views all around the island and have great experiences, along with learning about the historical and cultural contexts that Justin provided all throughout the tour. Justin is intelligent, knowledgeable, and articulate when it comes to talking about the history of Hawaii and history in general. He talks about complex historical events in a very digestible, cohesive, and enjoyable way. He also talks about the most interesting things about Hawaiian culture. You will definitely learn a lot from Justin. Along with that, he is also friendly, funny, helpful, and a good driver. It’s very obvious that he is passionate about his home, his culture, and what he does as a tour guide. I did this tour with my siblings, but I would do it again with my boyfriend and his family, as long as I had Justin as our tour guide again! I wish him the best and more, and overall would recommend this tour to everyone!
Karman_H, Aug 2024
Our tour guide, Justin, was a great tour guide providing hours of narrated miles. We saw a lot of tourist landmarks of the island.
Sundeep_S, Aug 2024
Thanks Justin for an AWESOME experience! The entire tour was sooo seamless & perfectly timed. It was a great way to experience different parts of the island and learn Hawaiian history along the way. Loved being able to swim in Waimea Falls! Great look out point stops along the way!
Jasmine_S, Jul 2024
We had a blast. My favorite part is Byodo-In Temple.... Hawaii has the BEST pineapples 🍍. Mahalo to Justin our tour guide. Be bless.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Mahalo for sharing your experience. Our tour guides ranked as the very best in Oahu and we're always very happy to hear it straight from our guests. much Aloha!
Patricia_J, Jul 2024
Captain Vance was amazing! Learned so much about the history of Hawai’i as well different Hawai’ian words. He kept us on a tight schedule but it was great and it was welcomed because we were able to avoid the big tour crowds! Highly recommend!!!
Tran_T, Jul 2024
Our family of four had a great time on this tour. We had a late start therefore we missed some stops but overall it was good.
Jennifer_T, Jul 2024
Captain Vince was the best tour guide. I would recommend this tour to anyone looking to have a great day touring Oahu, learning some history, meeting new people and having a great day. It’s relaxing and full of fun. We can’t wait to come back!
Calvin_N, Jun 2024
We love the waterfall and Justing is the best tour guide. He gave a lot of details of the Hawaii culture.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thank you! We appreciate you taking the tour and leaving a review.
Mahalo!
Rosa_M, Jun 2024
This was an awesome tour and Art was great. Highly recommend it. A great way to see the island. Get the Dole ice cream you won’t regret it.
Derek_F, Jun 2024
Justin was amazing. His knowledge of the island is great. He made me feel at home and was very accommodating. It was one of the best tours i have been on. Thank you Justin for sharing your home with us. 10 out of 10
Misty_T, May 2024
We had a very enjoyable experience on our Circle island tour. It was a long day but a great way to see the entire island. Our guide David was precious and was a great historian, he let our 15 year old sit in the front seat and talked to her throughout the trip.
Ronald_F, May 2024
After looking at many options in Oahu, we decided on this one, and we're so glad we did! It provided good time at the places we were most interested in--Byodo-In Temple and Waimea Valley Botanical Gardens and Waterfall. We walked through the botanical garden and had fun swimming in the lagoon formed by the waterfall. Some other members of the group chose to swim in the ocean instead of going to the waterfall, and Captain Vince accommodated them. We had a number of other fun stops. The communication was excellent both before and during the tour. I would highly recommend this tour. It was fun to sit back and let Captain Vince worry about the traffic and entertain us.
jonathan_o, May 2024
Justin was great and very informative but I felt the tour wasn’t worth it. I came away feeling like I’d seen almost nothing. We passed lots of amazing views but never slow enough to take a picture. We didn’t even stop at a beach- I asked if we could and was told the tour doesnt include that (weird to come to Hawaii and not see a beach)
Basically we stopped only at shops - which nobody on the tour wanted - we all expressed wanting to see Hawaii not shops. But first stop souvenir shop, then a donut shop, a shrimp stall, a nut shop, a fruit shop and the ultimate waste of time - 30 minutes in Dole gift shop(not the plantation as advertised) a tacky shop of plastic pineapple themed crap. No time to stop at a scenic viewpoint but plenty of time to fleece tourists in below par tacky tourist hellholes. America loves taking your money - I’d say keep it and don’t take these tours.
Response from Host, May 2024
Jonathan,
In addition to all those great Hawaiian foodie stops, You willfully forgot to mention he also stopped at Halona volcanic blowhole, Bydod-In, beach time at Waimea Bay beach or Enter Waimea Valley botanical garden to swim in a waterfall, Mac. Nut samplings, turtle spotting etc.
You're a solo traveler, this tour is not customizable to YOU only, it is a group tour and it is as described on our listing descriptions. Justin, one of our top tour guide had shown you the entire island's attractions with cultural narrations and you still unhappy? Funny everyone else left a 5star reviews on that same tour, except you.
Gabriel_S, Apr 2024
Thank you for the lovely memories. Captain Vince's energy and engagement from start to finish were impeccable. So informative and entertaining at the same time, about Hawaii, the land (Aina) to the Mauna and Wai. I learned so much from this day tour. They were well organised, and top customer care.
Justin, Captain Vince 's Co Tour Guide, A native and local Hawaiian. Very knowledgeable about his people, and all other diverse cultures on the archipelago. Their origins, the myths, the facts and most importantly, what one looks for in these activities.
He was so engaging, passionate about his culture and really good at teaching others about Hawaii. He was very personable. The whole day was a vibe and truly by the end I understood Ohana!
I highly recommend their services.
The A team, Aloha
Response from Host, May 2024
Mahalo Gabriel!
We greatly appreciate your experience reviews. You truly understand Hawaii and our "Aloha" spirit of showing travelers our beautiful island and it's attractions. Thank you for going on this epic tour with us. Aloha!
Lucy_V, Apr 2024
Justin our tour guide was fantastic. We visited amazing places, tour was not rushed and your knowledge of the island history was excellent, we learnt so much. Personal touch as we only had a small group of 4.
Thanks Justin.
Catherine_C, Apr 2024
Justin was such an incredible guide, full of fantastic local information about his beautiful island home. We feel blessed as a family of 4 from Australia to have shared this experience in a small group that was engaging and so very enjoyable. Thanks for an unforgettable day Justin, you were outstanding. Maholo x
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