Quick Details
Tuesday and Thursday
Pick-up 12:30 p.m. +/- 30 min
Duration: 7.5 Hours
Energy Level: Easy
North Shore
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Your pick up for your North Shore Sunset Tour will happen just after lunch in Waikiki. Ask your driver to show you some local hot spots to eat as you head out of the Waikiki and onto Mt. Tantalus. You might even pass Obama’s childhood home and where he attended school.
Arriving at your first stop, Tantalus Lookout, you will be blown away by this view. The location is in a lot of guidebooks but does not see the foot traffic as other lookouts. Due to its size, only smaller tour groups, such as ours, can access this area, giving you a little more peace. Smell the fresh air and soak in the sites cause we have a lot more to see on this sunset tour.
When researching your vacation to Hawaii, you might come across a favorite, but illegal hike called Stairway to Heaven. When we drive the expensive road known has H3, you will be able to see if anyone is hiking this trail as we pass right by the giant cliffs of the Ko’olau mountains. These cliffs cannot be described but only witnessed by you. How amazing would it be if a Buddhist temple had these cliffs as a backdrop?
Your next stop at the Byodo-In Temple. The Byodo-In Temple brings the focus onto architectural design and themes of spiritual mindfulness and the esoteric. The Byodo-In Temple has been seen in many TV and Blockbuster films. The temple is located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii in the Valley of the Temples.
How about a fun photo where it looks like you have an island hat? Stopping at Kualoa Beach Park gives you a chance to stretch your legs and feel the cool ocean breeze rushing onto the land. It also allows you to have your guide take a funny picture of your group where one person will look like they are wearing “China-mans Hat” on their head. Also in this area is Kualoa Ranch, a very popular location used in countless films.
The next valley over is Kahana Bay, and the fishpond located on its shores. Legend says a shark protects this fish pond from anyone who is not allowed to take fish from it. A compelling place as it is supposed to be over 600 years old.
Have you worked up an appetite yet? Let’s peel back some delicious shrimps or get or fingers dirty will some messy hamburgers, better yet, let’s chow down on some local poke. You will love the little food stop we make in Kahuku. You can eat at the famous Giovanni’s Shrimp truck or try the many other food trucks in the area.
Ending a beautiful day is not complete unless you stop on Oahu’s North Shore. We will take you to the famous Banzai Pipeline for a spectacular vista of surfers paradise. The North Shore, known around the surfing community as the 7-mile miracle. We have many locations to choose from while waiting for the sun to drop and do its thing, lighting up the sky.
If the waves are big and scary, we will be sure to take you to the best spot to watch the surfers risk it all while riding mother nature. Perhaps the waves are nowhere to be found the day of your tour, have no fear; That means there are turtles near. What about if you come during whale season? Ask our guides to point them out to you. It won’t be so hard with over 6000 coming to our islands every winter.
This tour is an extraordinary and unique opportunity to see Oahu and get out of the hustle and bustle of Waikiki. We will only offer the experience twice a week, so space is limited. Once you know the day that you can come, go ahead and book your tour.