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Oahu’s best days out.
The 15 most popular historical tours on Oahu right now. The ones worth putting on the itinerary, with what each costs, how long it runs and who you book with.
Mauka Warriors Luau in Honolulu with an all-you-can-eat Polynesian feast, hands-on workshops, and fire-knife dancing set at Kipapa.
Most Popular“Amazing show!! All the performers were PHENOMENAL and I loved the personality of the dancers coming out in their performances! Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a true, authentic luau.”
A full-day Pearl Harbor tour from Ko Olina with hotel pickup, USS Arizona Memorial, Pacific National Monument exhibits, and USS Missouri.
“Aaron our tour guide was very knowledgeable and made the tour fun. So much to see on the way from Aulani to Pearl Harbor. No bags allowed inside. Take clear small bag or clear baggie. Storage is $7. Movie & museum we’re super. The Battleship Mighty Mo is awesome. Great tour. Must do!”
A 5-hour Pearl Harbor and Hawaiian Kingdom history tour from Waikiki, featuring USS Arizona Memorial access and stops in downtown Honolulu.
“Palace tour is misleading. It was just drop off from tour bus and we walked outside of palace. It wasn’t actual tour inside.”
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Early-access small-group Pearl Harbor plus a guided Downtown Honolulu walk, USS *Arizona* boat ride, monarchy sites, and the Eternal Flame.
“Our tour guide Christine was wonderful. She was on time and kept our group on schedule with the activities. Christine gave us a lot of history while on the bus, and made it interesting at the same time. And the walking portion of the tour was great! Christine is a fantastic guide. I would highly…”
Small-group bike tour of Honolulu with bikes, helmets, snacks, and water, plus street art, Aloha Tower views, and Chinatown fruit stops.
“Had an amazing 14 mile bike tour of Honolulu. Guide was very informative and was surprised that he took countless pics of myself and various locations around town. Was very helpful since I was traveling solo and didn't have anyone to take pics of me. Would strongly recommend!!!”
Segway through Honolulu with headsets and a small group, hitting Mission Houses, Iolani Palace, Chinatown, Aloha Tower, and Kaka’ako.
“Jeanie was fantastic! We’ve been to Hawaii several times and found her to be knowledgeable with information not readily available to most travelers. We’ve also taken Segway tours in many U.S. Cities and found this tour the BEST by far”
A 90-minute Honolulu walking tour tying monarchy overthrow, missionary-era churches, and local ghost stories to major royal buildings.
“Terry was a great storyteller of the glossed over parts of Hawaiian history. The walk wasn’t far, but covered many topics.”
Semi-private Honolulu history tour with hotel pickup, Diamond Head views, Iolani Palace, and Bishop Museum for $144 pp.
“We had a great day exploring the history of Hawaii, and learning about the years of monarchy. Our guide Simina took us to historical sites, and shared a lot of info as we were traveling through the city. Having done all the “regular” attractions during previous trips, it was great to have the opportunity to…”
Morning small-group loop for Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial, Punchbowl Crater, and Iolani Palace with pickup and AC.
“We enjoyed our tour. Kama our driver was excellent knowledge about the area and humorous. We enjoyed his many comical insights on the various sites and history. It was better than driving to the site with no interpretation.”
Self-guided audio drive around Oahu from Pearl Harbor to beaches and lookouts. Offline maps, GPS cues, 78+ stories for $16.99.
“Terrible app redirect to someone elses site. I would never buy anything from this company again and poor directions”
Small-group Waikiki tour to Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona Memorial plus Honolulu highlights like Iolani Palace and Punchbowl.
“It's mostly a self-guided tour with transportation provided.. Our driver/guide was Leena Bush Excellent local guide with lots of historical information during the transportation sections.”
A 1-hour, small-group walk through Honolulu’s WWII-era downtown red-light district, starting at the Old Blaisdell Hotel and six former brothels.
“We had a great time on the historic, red light, China town tour! Fun informative and great guides! Jim and Jackie were awesome, fun guides. It is so cool to get to know what was really going on in that time period instead of some watered down version (that is probably not even accurate) It…”
2-hour Honolulu downtown Segway tour with Kaka'ako murals, Iolani Palace, Chinatown and Aloha Tower, ending with Ala Moana Beach glide.
A low-cost, self-guided smartphone walk through downtown Honolulu’s historic landmarks, using offline audio and live GPS.
“If we knew we couldnt enter the palace - O would have not secured this unvaluable audio We paid the ticket booth on site for an Audio tour which was the best I DO NOT recommend booking this tour thru VIATOR recommend go to onsite ticket booth for more value and you get to enter…”
A half-day Honolulu tour pairing Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona Memorial with downtown royal landmarks, with pickup, A/C transport, and guide narration.
“They may want to have a rain poncho in case they need it to sit on. For the boat ride to the Arizona memorial”
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