Top Honolulu Sightseeing Tours

View dolphins in their natural habitat and swim within safe viewing distance to turtles and green sea turtles on this popular Oahu snorkel cruise from Honolulu. Sail into waters home to spinner dolphins, and then glide alongside colorful fish. Snorkel gear, kayaks, and paddle boards are available onboard to help you get the most of this outing. Hotel transport included.

Explore Hawaii’s island of Oahu by air on this helicopter tour. Fly above the island and many of its most well-known landmarks, such as Diamond Head, Sacred Falls, the Dole Plantation, and Pearl Harbor. On this ride, choose your departure time and whether or not you’d like the helicopter doors on or off.

This Pearl Harbor tour departs from Waikiki and includes visits to both the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri battleship. Beforehand, you'll have the chance to learn about the Japanese attack at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, including its powerful documentary. The ride back to Waikiki takes you past Punchbowl (the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific) and the King Kamehameha statue.

Sail on a catamaran down Oahu's western coast during this cruise from Ko Olina. Glide through the unspoiled waters on this side of the island in search of dolphins and whales, then dive in for a snorkeling experience in a hidden local spot rich with marine life. Enjoy a Hawaiian buffet, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, before heading back to shore. Choose from three daily departure times.

Explore Oahu on this full-day minibus tour with a small group and a local guide. With your small group of 20 people or fewer, make plenty of stops at the island's highlights, including snorkeling with green sea turtles on the North Shore. See the Dole Plantation, the Halona Blowhole, Diamond Head, and Makapu’u Beach during this day-long outing. Round-trip transportation from Waikiki hotels is included.

Experience the wonder of Hanauma Bay, one of Oahu’s most-loved sights. The volcanic crater is a protected, marine-life conservation area with an amazing array of tropical fish and coral reefs. This tour takes the stress and hassle out of the experience, with organized transportation and snorkel gear. Because of the sight’s popularity, the parking lot often fills up halting entrance to the beach. Avoid missing out with this professional tour.

Visiting Pearl Harbor is a must-do when on Oahu, but typically requires waiting in a long ticket line. This guided tour lets you skip the long lines so that you have longer to explore the SS Arizona Memorial and other sites. After Pearl Harbor, you'll drive through downtown Honolulu to the Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific and statue of King Kamehameha the Great.

Exchange Waikiki for Oahu’s North Shore on a day trip aboard the Surf Bus. Hop off at all the hot spots including the surfing beaches of Pipeline, Sunset Beach, and Waimea Bay. Choose from one activity and lunch or two activities like snorkeling, bike riding, a waterfall swim, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), learning to surf, or relaxing on the beach. A guide points out the green sea turtles, and you have time to explore Haleiwa Town.

Discover the beauty of Oahu's coastal scenery—and spot its marine life, including pods of dolphins—on this half-day swimming and snorkeling boat tour. Following pickup from your hotel, head to your catamaran and hop aboard. After you set sail, embark on a swimming or snorkeling session to see fish, octopuses, and more wildlife in its natural habitat.

This whole day tour will spend 70% of our time doing beach activities on the North Shore. Guests will have the option to Swim, Kayak or Paddle Board, or do a Waterfall Hike, which have some of the most breathtaking sights and where Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Here to Eternity, and 51st Dates had been filmed. The other 30% of the time is spent sightseeing both the East and North-East Shores. Encompassed in beauty and splendor, the Hanauma coastline is a destined location for popular movies such as Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Blue Hawai’i, Here to Eternity and 51st Dates. Due to the Pandemic & recent changes to Hanauma Bay State Park policy, we are not able to take guests to Hanauma Bay for snorkeling at this time. When commercial activities are reinstated at the Bay we will resume that tour.

Get away from the Oahu buzz with this whirlwind volcano-chasing tour. After your short flight from Honolulu, arrive in Kona to meet your driver for a serious adventure: You’ll visit the historic town of Kona, set your eyes on the Mars-like Kilauea Iki Overlook, run your toes along black sand, and explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, an active volcanic landscape that’s creating the Big Island to this day.

Visiting the historic sites of Pearl Harbor typically requires waiting in a long ticket line or crowding onto a tour bus. This private tour lets you avoid either scenario. In the company of just your party, you will have the opportunity to explore the USS Arizona and USS Missouri at your own pace. Afterward, enjoy a driving tour of Honolulu and the flexibility to decide where you want to stop.

With a local guide, hike to Manoa Falls, the tallest accessible waterfall (150 feet) on Oahu. Located in what is known as the Rainbow Valley, the area is lush with vegetation due to near-daily rains, and rainbows after showers are common. Visit Tantalus Lookout for views of the Diamond Head crater and the Waikiki skyline.

One of Hawaii's #1 Must-Do Experiences! Visit the USS Arizona Memorial by taking the shuttle boat over to the memorial built over the sunken USS Arizona.  On the ride over, oil spots, known as the Black Tears of the Arizona, can be seen still leaking to the surface from the shipwreck.  Guests will be able to view the documentary shown at the Arizona Memorial of the fateful day of the attack on Pearl Harbor. **Tickets to the Arizona Memorial are included with ticket price, but are not guaranteed.** USS Arizona Notice: The Navy's #1 priority is your safety. While the Arizona Memorial dock is being repaired, the capacity to experience the Arizona Memorial has been greatly reduced and limited. There may be days that the Ferry boat tickets are Sold Out. After a humbling visit to Pearl Harbor, enjoy a city tour of Honolulu with a drive through at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, a photo opportunity of the King Kamehameha statue and Iolani Palace.

The line to visit the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor starts forming at the crack of dawn and, due to high demand, there are often more people in line than tickets available. However, you can skip the line and hassle by booking this private guided tour. After visiting the memorial, accompanied by your guide, your excursion continues with a tour of downtown Honolulu, visiting such attractions as Iolani Palace and the King Kamehameha statue.

We are one of the tour companies that swims with dolphins! It is illegal to swim with spinner dolphins due to how close to shore they are, therefore, we trek out to deeper waters and swim with bottlenose, spotted, and rough-toothed dolphins!

We provide Private, Custom, tours of the island of Oahu. You can set the itinerary or leave it up to our expert guides, or a mix of both. We've been giving tours since 2012. Check out our TripAdvisor reviews to see what people enjoyed doing. We pick you up right from your hotel, at 8:30am. Look for a tour van with white letters on the side that says CustomIslandTours.com Please contact us if you would like a different start time.

The Hawaiian island of Oahu is not only home to the capital, Honolulu, but also a number of famous landmarks. On this private excursion, you can create your own itinerary to explore the sights that interest you most. Cruise along the North Shore, visit the Dole Pineapple Plantation, walk along Waikiki Beach, and even snorkel in Hanauma Bay. The day is yours to explore how you wish.

Enjoy beautiful and rarely traveled Oahu sights, without the hassle of driving in traffic or boarding a crowded bus. Hit many of your Hawaii agenda items in one full day with a private circle island tour. Customize it to the tropical nature, beautiful beaches, traditional culture, and history that you want to see, and spend as much time as you would like. Relax in the comfort of an air-conditioned Mercedes van on your way there and back.

Come along on this 5 hour tour of historical sites, including the Historic Downtown Honolulu, Pearl Harbor National Memorial and the USS Arizona Memorial. 

Our double decker catamaran grants you multiple angles when watching for dolphins! Once we get to our snorkeling location, our boat provides a waterslide, a rock climbing wall, a floating mat, paddle boards, and of course all of the snorkeling equipment! Not only are you getting to snorkel with wild and exotic sea critters, but you get to do it with adventure and style!

This completely customized tour is based around your goals and travel wishes in Oahu. Your private party will meet up with your guide and take off for parts of the island that regular tourists don't normally find. You'll have an expert in the lead who will tailor the experience to you.

Experience the best of Oahu on this customizable private tour. Build an itinerary from over 30 possible activities and attractions. Visit surf beaches, pineapple fields, and macadamia farms. Watch whales or giant sea turtles in their natural habitats, and stop by local food trucks for fresh shrimp or colorful poke bowls. Capture the moment by purchasing a souvenir video with drone footage when your tour concludes.

Learn about Hawaii's role in WWII history at Pearl Harbor and explore some more scenic parts of Oahu with this private tour. You'll visit the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor to learn about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, after which you'll have time to take a tour up to the North Shore or down to southeastern Oahu.