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Private Circle Island Tour we build your dream Itinerary

Oahu, USA
  • 10 to 12 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.4
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· Manuel_B ·
Mar 2026
Great experience. Our guide Kai was amazing and knowledgeable. He was experienced and knew a lot of cool places and told Us very interesting stories about the places we went.
· mariaangelica_d ·
Mar 2026
its like touring with an old friend you run into during your trip. we had Kai as our tour guide, he was knowledgeable on both the history and geography of the island and led us to beautiful but less crowded beaches and hikes. we also appreciate the flexibility of time and not rushed itinerary.

Overview

Make the most of your time in Oahu with this private and fully customizable circle island tour. Whether you want to hike, spend time on the beach, chase waterfalls, sample food, or more, your guide will tailor the itinerary to your interests and take you around to the top highlights and hidden gems on the island.
  • Explore Oahu on a private circle island tour
  • Choose a tour length and departure time to suit your schedule
  • All transportation provided with pickup and drop-off
  • Photo and video services can be added to capture your adventures

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • All photo/video services can be included.
  • Bottled water

    Meeting and Pickup

    You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

    Pickup points

    Select a pickup point

    Pickup details

    I will come to you wherever you are :)

    or

    Meeting point

    • Waikīkī Beach, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

      I will call you to arrange pickup, or we can determine a point.

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Itinerary

    1

    Hanauma Bay Ridge Trail

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    2

    Makapu'u Point Lighthouse Trail

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    3

    Halona Blowhole

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    4

    Lanikai Beach

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    5

    Lulumahu Waterfall

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    6

    Honolulu Botanical Gardens

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    7

    Byodo-in Temple

    10 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    8

    Laniakea Beach

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    9

    Diamond Head State Monument

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    10

    Mokoli’i Island

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    11

    Crouching Lion Trail

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    12

    Haleiwa

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    13

    Kahuku

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    14

    Dole Plantation

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    15

    North Shore Macadamia Nut Company

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    16

    Shark's Cove

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    17

    Sunset Beach

    45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    18

    Waikiki Beach

    5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    19

    Green World Coffee Farms

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    20

    Pearl Harbor National Memorial

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    21

    Kailua Beach Park

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    22

    Oahu's North Shore

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    23

    Manoa Falls

    20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    24

    Waimea Bay

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    25

    Iolani Palace

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    26

    Ko'Olina Beach Park

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    27

    Nu'uanu Pali Lookout

    15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

    28

    Lanikai Pillbox Trail

    30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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    Featured review

    Sachin_T
    We started our tour with a hike to watch the sunrise, and from there Giovana took us around to everything we wanted to see and then some! She was a great tour guide, giving us a lot of historical context while also pointing out some good local places to stop for food. We had a fantastic day with her and would strongly recommend this tour for a more private and personalized experience.

    Reviews

    4.4
    based on 69 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Amazing!

    April_H, Mar 2026
    It was absolutely amazing! Jacob was great and friendly! It was great having a tour personalized to you and your interests.

    Fantastic Tour of Oahu

    Manuel_B, Mar 2026
    Great experience. Our guide Kai was amazing and knowledgeable. He was experienced and knew a lot of cool places and told Us very interesting stories about the places we went.

    Wonderful day in Oahu

    Sachin_T, Mar 2026
    We started our tour with a hike to watch the sunrise, and from there Giovana took us around to everything we wanted to see and then some! She was a great tour guide, giving us a lot of historical context while also pointing out some good local places to stop for food. We had a fantastic day with her and would strongly recommend this tour for a more private and personalized experience.

    touring with a friend

    mariaangelica_d, Mar 2026
    its like touring with an old friend you run into during your trip. we had Kai as our tour guide, he was knowledgeable on both the history and geography of the island and led us to beautiful but less crowded beaches and hikes. we also appreciate the flexibility of time and not rushed itinerary.

    Shady and Unreliable

    GRATTAN_G, Feb 2026
    I should have paid more attention when the tour coordinator offered an upgrade if Canceled with viator and booked direct. A red flag that they were shady and unreliable. Our big day we had planned beginning with Sunrise at one of the beaches on the Eastern Shore never got further than the valet parking area of our hotel because of a no show. Don't waste time with these guys.

    Response from Host, Feb 2026

    You guys requested a private top and doors off jeep tour when you booked our cheapest option. Expectations are a funny thing. You didn’t book our jeep excursion yet you expected our most expensive option. I said we could give you the jeep if you wanted to book directly with us instead. Like I responded to your other 1 star review, the guide has since been fired because of that mistake. You also didn’t accept the free rescheduled tour along with a 100% refund. Also not sure how you guys were able to leave two reviews from one single booking but if hurting our family business means that much to you, so be it. God bless you guys.

    Circle Island Tour

    Robert_E, Jan 2026
    What an experience. Out tour included a comprehensive view of the island of Oahu I have been before but saw things I never saw or experienced before. I recommend this tour operator.

    Edwin was charismatic and knowledgeable of the area. Made sure I saw everything I wanted to see.

    Beth_M, Dec 2025
    It was a lot of fun! I was made to feel welcome and was able to knock everything off my list. Edwin was amazing and within the first hour I felt like I was hanging out with a friend and not a tour guide.

    Island tour

    Corinn_B, Sep 2025
    This was a very informative tour. We saw some places that normally you would not think of going to. Great ride to take in the scenery.

    Great experience

    Thais_V, Jul 2025
    Our Tour guide Edwin was very attentive and informative. He made sure we saw everything we wanted to see!

    A wonderful tour, highly recommended - Jacob made it a fun day for us!

    Angela_E, Jun 2025
    Jacob was such a great guide, it was like spending the day with a friend. Excellent communication before our tour day too. We started with a basic idea of what we wanted to do for the day (and what we didn't want to do), and we were able to make decisions on what to do next as the day went on with Jacob - it was perfect! We would highly recommend this to anyone!

    Giovanna was wonderful...

    Jessica_C, May 2025
    Giovanna was wonderful guide and very patient with our family. Private tours are wonderful because you get to go at your own pace and not feel rushed with being in large groups while visiting the Island.

    I had booked this...

    Heather_D, Mar 2025
    I had booked this excursion for some clients of mine and they had a pretty terrible experience. When they first showed up to pick us up they were already late and showed up in a vehicle that was not appropriate for a tour. The kid was very kind, but had no idea what was going on. This excursion was supposed to be completely paid for and they ended up having to pay to get in every place we went to. The kid/tour guide didn't really guide through anything but talked about his personal life instead of the island. My clients had to wait for a new vehicle to pick them up for about an hour. The tour guide could not get ahold of anyone to help. Final breaking point when they decided to end the tour was when the tour guide got into the temple for free and we had to yet again pay our way in. I was offered no compensation and no one ever reached out about our bad experience.

    Response from Host, Mar 2025

    We are very disappointed in your experience with our company and truly aim to learn from the mistakes and move forward. Initially we thought your group would enjoy the 2023 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 as it has amazing off-road adventure possibilities that are the experiences we like to have available to our guests, should anyone be open to it. We didn’t take into account the unforeseen issues based off your group of 3’s personal space requirements. We urgently, booked, paid for and rented a larger vehicle for your group and we apologize that took about an hour to get everything settled while they continued their adventures. As for activity payments, as stated in our information, the entry to Waimea falls, and the $5 for byodo in temple were not included in the tour price. But I’ve now changed them so future guests can have a better more simplified/streamlined experience. So thank you for helping with your feedback. Moving forward, with our goal of showing our beautiful home to guests of all varieties, we will learn to better structure our questions for fitness level, ability and personal space requirements to better suit our guests. I would also like to apologize for the lack of information you were shared about the island. Saaga is one of our highest rated guides, coming from the island of Samoa where they often value personal connection and friendship over fact driven and statistical information experiences. But I promise you, had the guests asked questions to him, he’s a plethora of information. But moving forward, I will urge him to give more facts along with sharing his Aloha spirit. We messaged the clients, after the tour to no response, we would have given a refund had anyone communicated these downfalls with us instead of having the travel agent leave this review. As a company we would like to apologize to you guys as we could have done much better and will promise to do so in the future as we continue to learn and grow. We are grateful for every blessed experience we get with new families and friends and will continue to do our best to provide a private, adventurous and beautiful experience. Aloha, Jacob

    Giovana drove us around...

    Barbara_D, Mar 2025
    Giovana drove us around Oahu all day, stopping at popular sights she had in mind and ones we wanted to see. She has a great personality and did everything that we needed. She was great.

    Truly Custom Experience

    Craig_D, Feb 2025
    We truly enjoyed this private tour with Aiden - we were able to customize this tour to see different sites on Oahu that are not part of other tours. We were able see the Halona Blowhole as well as hike the Makapu'u Point Lighthouse Trail, Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens, Kahuku Beach. Aiden provide great information around each of our stops as well as suggesting a great local restaurant for our lunch.

    Fantastic local tour

    Nicholas_E, Oct 2024
    Jacob was fantastic and showed us some great local spots including dinner place. We had a great time and would do it again.

    Highly Recommended Great Time

    Tim_D, Sep 2024
    Snorkeling was great and just traveling with Jacob learning about the island and his experiences. Jacob took the time to show us local spots that we would have missed. Great stops and food. We hiked, snorkeled and jumped in to water.

    great!!

    peter_h, Sep 2024
    Excellent tour- guide was top notch-recommend highly!! saw many island sites- especially enjoyed sunrise

    Amazing customized experience!

    Brenda_B, Oct 2023
    Both Mike and Jacob were amazing! They listened to what I wanted for an experience and customized an incredible day. They were knowledgeable of all the hidden gems on the island did not disappoint! Highly recommend!

    Hawaii 23

    Gretchen_M, Sep 2023
    Botanical Gardens, Hanauma bay ,hike. Everything was just perfect. We had a wonderful day. Jacob was amazing. Highly recommend

    Half day private tour

    Denine_B, May 2022
    Had a nice time touring Honolulu with our guide Luca. We did a sunrise tour but didn’t know we had to climb a mountain about 1 mile. That was a little harder then expected at 5am but worth the view. Overall a great 1/2 day tour.

    Great tour day

    Jan_O, Nov 2021
    Great tour for families. Jacob was great accommodating all things we wanted to do and managing the time. He was very flexible and great with kids. I definitely recommend him if you want to get to know the real Oahu and stay away from the tourist traps.

    Memorable trip!

    Mark_E, Oct 2021
    Jacob and Bianca were amazing! We ended up booking them an extra day to do my fiancé's and I's engagement pictures! They were so fun to be around and knew the greatest areas! Went waterfall hiking, sunrise hiking, ate great food, got to take a ride in the jeep with no top or doors which was really cool, and got to see some cool beaches. I don't regret spending the money for this trip at all! I'd give them 100 stars if I could haha

    Great tour

    Alberto_G, Sep 2021
    We had a great tour guide named Luca he showed up on time and picked us up at hotel entrance even though it wasn’t on the list of hotels they picked up at but it was close. He took us off the beaten path to some places where even though there was a hike it was worth it. The views were amazing. Tour is customizable so just look online for ideas. I would have done the full day tour but we had to be at the airport by 4.

    Terrible

    nyiesha_h, Sep 2021
    The driver was very young and inexperienced he recently just moved there his camera was broke and we did not get any of the photos he took of me and my husband this was a trip to remember with no photos he rushed the tour to get to his surf session not worth the money or the time car smelled of weed and was not clean made several personal stops was only on tour for 2 hours and I’m sure he got paid the full 8 because the owner is his buddy smh

    Response from Host, Oct 2021

    I have confirmed nyeisha DOES indeed have all of the pictures that were taken on Luca’s “broken” camera. We are very grateful you chose our experience for your 30th birthday!! Our vehicles do each have a unique fragrance available. So I’ll be sure to inquire on my future customers of any specific scent preferences 🤙🏽 And not sure which time zone you’re in…. But 8 am (at your request) skipping the sunrise :,( 😅 until 6pm actually equals 10 hours. So sorry about that!! And yes. My guides are my family. I hope your future excursions (excluding ours) all go well 🤙🏽 God bless

    Love the customization, variety and adventure

    Imaobong_V, Sep 2021
    Cris, our tour guide was absolutely incredible. I truly appreciate the flexibility and customizable aspect of this tour. They truly catered to mine, my 60yr old mother and my adventurous husband. This was such an incredible experience

    Best tour EVER

    Nia_O, Aug 2021
    Thank you Luca for a wonderful tour experience of the island of Hawaii ! He was very knowledgeable and took us to many local/tourist spots. I highly recommend!

    Not good

    Melanie, Aug 2021
    None. My guide was new to Hawaii and knew very little about Hawaii it was odd. He was a nice young person but not a guide, we did customized but he didn’t want to do what we asked it was rushed and he was just doing a favor and it felt like it.

    See all of Hawaii in one day!

    Jubilation_B, Aug 2021
    Really enjoyed our tour with Luca! We booked the full day and he picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel which was really convenient and simple! He had so many suggestions and knowledge about the island and we never felt pressured to come up with a plan and always had several suggestions for what we could do! We started the morning with the pill box hikes, went to some beautiful cliff diving spots (though the water was too crazy for us to jump, and we were glad he advised us of that!), saw the blowhole and an amazing little cove next to it, hung out at the spitting caves, diamond head, multiple lookout points, Waimea falls, and the botanical gardens! At any point we could tell him we were hungry, so we stopped at a pancake house for breakfast and another for shave ice. We hiked a total of 8 miles and saw more of Hawaii in this one day than our entire trip staying at Waikiki! Definitely recommend.

    Can't recommend highly enough!

    Noel_C, Jul 2021
    I simply can't recommend this tour highly enough. We saw more of Oahu in one day than I could have done on my own in three! Katie took us to uncrowded beaches and several other spots only known to locals. Not only was she warm and hospitable, but she took amazing drone footage of my wife and I in each location (I recommend this option). Before we knew it, ten hours had flown by and we had circled the entire island. What a day!

    A great adventure!

    Donald_H, Jul 2021
    We had a great time with Zach! He showed us some beautiful spots! We had two teens and two five year olds and he did a great job entertaining both age groups. He was super patient with us! We appreciated it so much.
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