Nui Tours · Waikiki pickup
Nui Tours packs a dozen stops, from the Diamond Head lookout to Waimea Bay and Dole Plantation, into one long day, with snorkel gear for a beach stop. Pick it if you want the most stops and a swim for the lowest from-price of the guided loops on this site.
This is the long version of the circle. The listing names twelve stops: the Diamond Head State Monument lookout, the Halona Blowhole, Sandy Beach, Waimanalo and Mokoli'i at 20 minutes each, an hour on the North Shore, Kahuku Farms, Waimea Bay, an hour at the North Shore Macadamia Nut Company, 30 minutes at Pua'ena Point, an hour at Dole Plantation and Green World Coffee Farms. Makapuu, the Banzai Pipeline, Sunset Beach and Haleiwa go past the window.
Snorkel gear, snacks and soft drinks are included. Lunch is extra, so bring money for the food stops. Nui Tours runs buses from 25 to 50 seats at the same price, and says some places may be skipped because of weather. Guests confirm it: in September 2026 one wrote that the water was brown after storms and there was no snorkelling, another that the bus skipped Diamond Head, the Blowhole and Sunset Beach.
The guides carry this tour. Review after review names them, with ukulele, songs and, on some days, a drone video of the group. If you want the same loop in a group of 13 or fewer, the Premium small-group tour costs $10 more. If the snorkel is the point, the turtle snorkel tour has a guided swim at a turtle feeding spot.
Nui Tours assigns the pickup point by your hotel: the door, or a spot a couple of minutes' walk away when buses can't stop there.
The Diamond Head lookout, the Halona Blowhole, Sandy Beach, Waimanalo and Mokoli'i down the windward coast.
An hour on the North Shore, then the farm stand at Kahuku.
Waimea Bay, then an hour at the North Shore Macadamia Nut Company and 30 minutes at Pua'ena Point Beach Park.
An hour at Dole Plantation, then Green World Coffee Farms before the drive back to Honolulu.
★★★★★An amazing experience from beginning to end! Everything was perfectly organized [...] What made the day truly special was our guide, Aka. He didn't just show us Oahu; he brought Hawaii to life.
★★★★★Our tour guide Dylan was amazing, he even used a drone and created a panoramic video of the views and all of the guests [...] The full trip was about 11 hours but it flew by [...]
★★★★★Great tour. Our tour guide Aka was very informative and gave us plenty of time at each location. This is a full day tour. Well worth the money.
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At one of the beach stops on the loop, with gear provided. The tour runs a fixed route, but weather and sea conditions decide whether the snorkel happens; after storms, guests report murky water and no swim.
No. Snacks and soft drinks are included. Lunch is extra, so bring money for the North Shore food stops.
Up to 50. Nui Tours uses buses from 25 to 50 seats, and the price is the same whichever you get.
For school-age kids who like the water, yes: children 3 to 12 pay about 22% less. It is a long day, so see our guide to touring with kids first.
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Twelve stops around the island, snorkel gear, snacks and soft drinks, with hotel pickup.
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