Oahu Grand Circle Island: Discover the Heart & Soul of Hawaii
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Honolulu, USA
- 9 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore Oahu's most popular spots all in one day on this tour, including transportation to and from your hotel. Travel comfortably around the island in an air-conditioned coach or minivan as you pass by Diamond Head and North Shore Surfing Beaches. Make stops at the Dole Plantation, Kualoa Ranch and a variety of lookout points.
- Full-day tour of Oahu's iconic landmarks
- Pass by Diamond Head and North Shore Surfing Beaches
- Enjoy views from Halona Blowhole Lookout and Nu`uanu Pali Lookout
- See pineapples from all over the world at the Dole Plantation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off is included for select hotels
What's Included
- Local taxes
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Transport by air-conditioned coach or by air-conditioned minivan
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
6:45 am Ala Moana Honolulu by Mantra - Pick-up on Mahukona St. Curb Side 6:50 am ABC Store #83 – Ala Moana Blvd., left side of Ilikai Hotel 6:50 AM 7:00 am Hotel LaCroix - Pick up on Curb Side Olohana St. 7:10 am Seaside Avenue - Pick Up In front of Dress Ross for Less 7:15 am Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa, Pick Up on Koa Avenue hotel back entrance near the green awning 7:25 am Waikiki Beach Marriott - Pick on Paoakalani Ave 7:35 am The Kahala Hotel and Resort - Port Cochere (min 2 guests)
Itinerary
Begin your day with pickup from your hotel, and hop aboard the air-conditioned coach or minivan for your Hawaiian island adventure.
Your guide will provide information about the area and its history, as well as random fun facts, as you ride. Pass top attractions including Diamond Head, North Shore Surfing Beaches, and the lush tropical gardens surrounding the La`ie Hawaii Mormon Temple.
Make stops along the way at Halona Blowhole Lookout and Nu`uanu Pali Lookout for scenic views, and head to the town of Waimānalo.
Continue to Kualoa Ranch and spend some time exploring the Dole Plantation, where you can pick up a Dole soft-serve ice cream (own expense).
After your tour around the island comes to an end, enjoy a ride back your hotel, and get dropped off just in time for a late evening dinner.
Your guide will provide information about the area and its history, as well as random fun facts, as you ride. Pass top attractions including Diamond Head, North Shore Surfing Beaches, and the lush tropical gardens surrounding the La`ie Hawaii Mormon Temple.
Make stops along the way at Halona Blowhole Lookout and Nu`uanu Pali Lookout for scenic views, and head to the town of Waimānalo.
Continue to Kualoa Ranch and spend some time exploring the Dole Plantation, where you can pick up a Dole soft-serve ice cream (own expense).
After your tour around the island comes to an end, enjoy a ride back your hotel, and get dropped off just in time for a late evening dinner.
Diamond Head State Monument (Pass By)
Kahala Beach (Pass By)
1
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Halona Blowhole
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Waimanalo Beach
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Nu’uanu Pali
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mokoli’i Island (Pass By)
5
Polynesian Cultural Center
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Laie Hawaii Temple (Pass By)
North Shore (Pass By)
6
Dole Plantation
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Moderate walking involved. Advise guest to wear comfortable shoes and dress comfortably
- Dole Plantation’s maze, train and garden tour are not included in the tour
- Hanauma Bay is closed on Monday and Tuesdays
- Dole Plantation is closed on Christmas Day
- Routes and time may be modified or restricted due to circumstances beyond of the control of Roberts Hawaii
- ADA ACCESSIBLE:
- Due to limited availability, we require that ADA vehicle reservations be made a minimum of 48 hours prior to date and time of service. Roberts will make all reasonable attempts to accommodate the needs of the disabled traveler.
- For electric wheelchairs or scooters: The combined weight of the wheelchair and guest cannot exceed 500 lbs, the maximum width of the wheelchair cannot exceed 29 inches.
- Please note: Pali Lookout is currently not accessible to the public.
- Pounders Restaurant • Pre Ordered Lunch options Monday - Saturday: North Shore Garlic Shrimp $19– served with two scoops rice with furikake and our house potato salad. , Kalua Pig Plate $18 – Steamed rice, slow cooked smoked pork topped with green onions and served with our house potato salad, Poke Bowl $18 – Steamed rice, ahi shoyu poke with sliced onions, green onions, and topped with siracha mayo, avocado, and furikake., Fettuccine Alfredo $21 – Creamy parmesan sauce over fettuccine pasta with grated parmesan and a side of garlic bread., Vegetarian: Soup & Salad $17 – A bowl of our creamy corn chowder with bacon, onion and potatoes with side of garlic bread, as well as a Caesar salad. • Pre orders of the selected menu options are required. • Price above is inclusive of tax / gratuities. • Lunch is paid direct to Pounders Restaurant and is not included in the price of the tour.
- Sun Lunch Option: North Shore Garlic Shrimp $19– served with two scoops rice with furikake and our house potato salad. o Kalua Pig Plate $18 – Steamed rice, slow cooked smoked pork topped with green onions and served with our house potato salad. o Poke Bowl $18 – Steamed rice, ahi shoyu poke with sliced onions, green onions, and topped with siracha mayo, avocado, and furikake, Vegetarian Thai Stir Fry $23 – Zuchinni, onions, asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes, mild chili paste, and tofu tossed in our thai sauce and served with steamed white rice. Pre Orders of the selected menu options are required. Prices above is inclusive of tax / gratuities. Lunch is paid direct to Restaurant and is not included in the price of the tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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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
4.4
based on 247 reviews
Angela_D, Mar 2026
The tour was a great experience overall. Our driver, Koko wasexceptional—his knowledge and humor made the entire trip a lot of fun. While many of the stops are typical tourist spots, it’s still a fantastic way to see the island and learn a lot along the way.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Aloha Angela,
Thank you for sharing your Circle Island experience with us. Koko is very knowledgeable and lovies making everyone feel like Ohana (family). Until we meet again.
Aloha,
James_S, Oct 2024
Because of your unclear email explaining pick up points I have four tickets that I never used because you didn’t say we had to call for a different one. Of course no refund. A wasted day on a very expensive vacation. Poor customer service. If in the email you would’ve stated I had to call to arrange an alternative then I would have.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Aloha James,
I sorry to hear about your experience. I'm investigating what happened. Per your Viator Ticket. Pickup point: Ala Moana Honolulu by Mantra, 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96814-4730 (ph: +1 808-955-4811)
You can reach me at sightnsea@robertshawaii.com
Mahalo,
Kay_R, Sep 2024
Had a great time. Loved the Polynesian Culture Center. The tour guide was very accommodating and informative.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Aloha Kay,
Mahalo for your kind word. I too love the Polynesian Culture Center with so much to see and do.
Aloha,
William_H, Sep 2024
Cousin Dave also taught us about the island's history, as well as showing us all the beautiful places on the island!
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Aloha William,
Mahalo for your compliments and I'll be sure Dave gets you review.
Mahalo again,
Liliia_K, Feb 2024
You can’t really see anything in this tour.
Most beautiful spots are 10-15. Spent 45 min drive to visit a gift shop.
If you really want to see the island this not a good option
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Aloha Liliia K,
We appreciate all review. I agree that our stops have beautiful views. The stops at the gift shops are also for rest room beaks.
Mahalo,
Constance_K, Dec 2023
The views of the north shore, the Blowhole and Hanauma Bay. Also enjoyed the pace of the tour with time to see everything.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Aloha Constance,
We appreciate your review and look forward to seeing you again.
Mahalo,
Robert_M, Sep 2023
We missed the tour because the pickup time was not clearly stated. We want a refund immediatly. I am very unhappy
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Aloha Robert,
I'm sorry you didn't get to do our tour. Please contact Viator regarding your refund as the reservations where made through their system,.
Mahalo,
Denise_F, Jun 2023
Simon was a fantastic tour guide. So much knowledge.
Comfortable coach and it was so beneficial to have his recommendations for food choices etc.
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Aloha Denise,
Mahalo for your excellent review. I'll make sure Simon and his manager get's a copy of your compliments.
Aloha,
Linda_H, Jun 2023
The scenery and pineapple ice cream was very good. The driver was excellent. The time was long and we were able to take a small nap.
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Aloha Linda,
Your review is greatly appreciated and I'm glad you were able to take a power nap.
Mahalo
Kathy_D, May 2023
It was great to spend a day site seeing and not have to worry about traffic, parking or anything. The guide was nice and helpful.
Response from Host, May 2023
Aloha Kathy,
Thank you for your review and sharing the benefits of the tour. We hope to see you again soon.
Mahalo,
Sheila_T, Apr 2023
Everything was great seeing. The driver made the trip with all the information.
Thank him so much for telling about the kings, trees etc.
Response from Host, May 2023
Aloha Sheila T. ,
I will relay the message to our driver and thank you for sharing your experience with your review.
Mahalo again,
jan_r, Apr 2023
The terrific commentary good driver who was friendly and easy with all travellers nothing was to much trouble
I would suggest though that it would be worth having a tub of iced cold water on board for the travellers
Response from Host, May 2023
Aloha Jan R,
Your comments, suggestion and review are greatly appreciated.
Mahalo,
Shakeel_T, Apr 2023
Great Tour, Tour guide was informative and entertaining. Good overview of the highlights of the island.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Aloha Shakell T.,
We appreciate your wonderful review and recommendation.
Mahalo,
MaureenR_D, Mar 2023
Enjoyed the tour mostly. KoKo our driver was great. The first half was really nice with beautiful views of the coastline and stops for pictures. The 2nd half was more driving with some traffic(not KoKo’s fault) and the stops were more tourist traps - dole plantation, macadamia nut farm. Both of those were really stores to buy things. The lunch place was very crowded and the food was just so-so. I did enjoy the tour of seeing the rest of the island. I just wish there were more scenic stops.
Response from Host, Mar 2023
Aloha Maureen,
Your review is appreciated as well as your comments. We are looking into ways to improve our scenic tour. Some of our stops at certain locations are what clients want to see.
Mahalo again,
George
kell09, Mar 2023
We had a fantastic time if we could give 10 stars to our wonderful tour guide/ driver Dorothy she was excellent.
Response from Host, Mar 2023
Mahalo Kell09,
Your fantastic review is greatly appreciated.
We hope to see you soon on one of our other tours.
Aloha,
David_R, Jan 2023
Our tour guide Koko was great. Loads of information and kept the day flowing on schedule.
Only disappointment was with Roberts (Tour Company) who cancelled the 1hr stop at the Temple which was part of the agreed intinary. This stop was our main purpose for the trip and we would have cancelled had we had known in advance - we weren't informed of the cancellation until the start of the trip. Apart for this issue, the rest of the tour was great.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Aloha David,
Thank you for your review. Yes, unfortunately, we where unable to renew our contract with Byodo-Inn Temple. Enjoy the rest of your stay in Hawaii.
Mahalo,
Darrel_F, Oct 2022
There is much more to Hawaii than Waikiki an art gallery salesperson gave my wife and I that peace of advice and she was right
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Aloha Darrel,
We appreciate your five star review and thta you had a wonderful experience..
Mahalo,
Cynthia_V, Oct 2022
There is not just 1 Memorable event that comes to mind. Knowing what we know now about Hawaii- pronounced Havaii - puts things in prospective.
KoKo was a complete JOY, Mahalo Cousin, the Nelson's will always remember our 120 miles with you on board the most comfortable coach.
Mahalo Robert's Hawaii!
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Aloha Cynthia,
Thank you for sharing your experience with Cuz'n Koko. We appreciate your review. Enjoy the rest of your stay on the Garden Island.
Mahalo,
Stacey_S, Oct 2022
A great intro to Oahu outside of Waikiki! Our tour guide, Simon, was very knowledgeable (and funny!). Great value for an all-day experience.
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Aloha Stacey,
Thank you for sharing your experience with us and your compliments to our driver Simon. I hope you enjoy the rest of what Oahu has to offer.
Mahalo again,
Yuridia_V, Sep 2022
The Grand Circle Tour is one of the first tours your should take. Its a must!! You get to know the whole island and you stop at the best places while learning all about the island. Our tour guide just kept taking and talking about the island which I appreciate because there wasn't one moment where he didn't have anything to say. So funny and so much fun learning about Oahu
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Aloha Yurdia,
We appreciate your wonderful review. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your experience.
Mahalo,
Mike_U, Sep 2022
I love going to the Doyle plantation and the driver Fred was very knowledgeable on the tour I love the tour
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Aloha Mike,
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We appreciate your time and review.
Mahalo again,.
Sally_B, Aug 2022
Our Oahu Grand Circle Island Tour driver was Simon. He did a marvelous job driving our group of 30 with a sense of humor and stories relating to points of interest on the island. Beginning the tour, however, is an interesting perspective. To board your shuttle or chartered bus(to a particular event or destination) everyone meets at the pick-up/drop off point on Koa under the green awning (the closest street because of our hotel's location) Literally, there are hundreds of others waiting and up to about a half dozen shuttles, buses or trollies(more or less) pulling up to pick up passengers on this street. Confusion begins when you're not sure which is your designated ride. With engines running, drivers are yelling out names as the crowd is asking "What did he say?" That's when one takes the initiative to run to each bus and see if your name is on that roster. If this helps to what you may experience when you get to Koa, be forewarned... just be cool and patient and walk up to the driver and ask if your name is on his list to board. Sometimes there is more than one bus for a particular destination(loading other passengers from other hotels before you) meant for the same time and you just have to wait for the next one that has your name. Patience really is a virtue!...especially in Honolulu where life is slow and easy!
Experiences to remember from this tour: Enjoyed the' intense' wind at Nuuanu Pali Lookout, having garlic shrimp lunch at Kualoa Ranch (site of Jurassic Park), sampling coffee and macadamia nuts at the Macadamia Nut Factory, visiting the Dole Plantation and tasting their famous pineapple ice-cream, and in awe of the Byodo-In Temple with its koi lakes and gong that we had the pleasure of 'gonging'!
It was a long day with stops that served as bathroom breaks and souvenir buying.
Simon made our trip a learning venture with insights of history of the area, funny stories, answering questions that would come up, teaching us Hawaiian words and just talking about life in Hawaii. And, always available to take our pictures! Hope you're fortunate to have Simon as your driver too.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Aloha Sally,
Wow, excellent review. I appreciate your detailed information that I can share with our operations team. Also, I'll share your compliments with Simon's manager.
Mahalo and enjoy the rest of what Hawaii has to offer,
Jennifer_W, Aug 2022
The tour was excellent. Learned a lot about Hawaii, great scenery, and our tour guide, Koko was informative and entertaining. Highly recommended.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Aloha Jennifer,
Thank you for your wonderful review and sharing your experience with our driver Koko.
Mahalo again,
Susan_S, Aug 2022
This was a great way to see many parts of an area where we had never been before. We found places we would want to see again and, when we had a day to ourselves and a rental car, we DID go back to a place we had driven through on the bus. The driver/guide was fun and knowledgeable and the bus was very comfortable with easily climbed steps for my "elder" legs.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Aloha Susan,
We appreciate you sharing your experience with us. I'm happy to hear about your comfort and going back to a place we just drove past.
Mahalo,
Linda_C, Jul 2022
Cliff drivers clear water lunch stop and beautiful photo stops loved the local stops and local artist a true adventure
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Aloha Linda,
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience.
Mahalo,
Temika_C, Jul 2022
It's much too long. Just passed by a lot of things. Driver spoke more about real estate prices. A total waste of a day!
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Aloha Temika,
The Oahu Grand Circle Island Tour has stops at Halona Blowhole Lookout, Nu'uanu Pali Lookout, Byodo-in Temple and Dole Plantation. All other sites are drive by. Thank you for your review.
Yesenia_P, Jul 2022
This was an enjoyable experience! Our tour guide, Wes, was so friendly, funny and knowledgeable about each area of our tour. I felt we got a good run through of the island’s most important areas. This serves as a good beginner tour at the start of your stay so you can later choose what you would like to spend more time doing throughout the rest of your stay in Hawaii.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Aloha Yesenia,
We appreciate your wonderful review. Thank you for sharing your experience with our Driver/Guide Wes. We hope to see you on one of our other tours.
Mahalo,
Doris_G, Jun 2022
Excellent tour. Took us to many key places. My mom and I enjoyed it very much and had a bunch of picture moments
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Aloha Doris,
Thank you for sharing your comments we us. Please enjoy your lifetime memories with all of your pictures.
Mahalo,
Jonathan_D, Jun 2022
Quite different from the smaller nature tour of the North shore that I was part of the day earlier but nonetheless, was quite an enjoyable day. Johnny was very informative and accommodating and made a long day an unforgettable experience. I was very grateful that we were allowed longer at the dole plantation, as it really does take the better part of 30-40 minutes to be able to sample the pineapple ice cream due to the long queues. Be prepared for a jam-packed day but you definitely get value for money.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Aloha Jonathan,
Thank you for your review and sharing your unforgettable experience with us. Johnny love's sharing his knowledge of the Islands and spreading the Aloha Spirit. I'm happy to hear that, he accomplished that.
Mahalo,
Richard_T, Jun 2022
The most memorable spots of the Oahu Island tour was the Halona Blowhole, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Dole Plantation, Kualoa Ranch lunch stop. In addition, Felix, our driver/tour narrator, made it a very extra memorable experience with his warm, friendly, excellent knowledge of Oahu.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Aloha Richard,
Thank you for your awesome review! We strive to show the true beauty of our Island and our Aloha Spirit. I’m glad we did just that with Felix! I will share your experience with Felix and the Roberts Hawaii staff.
Mahalo,
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