Go Tours Hawaii · Waikiki pickup
Go Tours Hawaii makes eleven stops between Waikiki and Dole Plantation, from the Diamond Head lookout to Kualoa and Sunset Beach, with Byodo-In Temple entry paid. Pick it for the full sweep of the coast in one day, more stops than the big-bus classic.
The route is the full circle with more stops than most. The listing gives 20 minutes in Waikiki, then Diamond Head State Monument (20), the Halona Blowhole (20), Byodo-In Temple (30, entry included), Tropical Farms (30), Kualoa Regional Park (20), Kahuku Farms (40), the North Shore (20), Sunset Beach (20), Pua'ena Point (20) and Dole Plantation (30). Between them you pass Hanauma Bay, Sandy Beach, Makapuu, Kualoa Ranch, the Laie temple, Pipeline, Shark's Cove and Laniakea.
Go Tours promises tastings of Kona coffee, macadamia nuts and North Shore garlic shrimp. Food and drinks are not included, so the shrimp is on you. Groups go up to 40. The bus has no ramp, but the operator takes standard foldable wheelchairs on a bus with a storage compartment if you can walk a short way to board; say so when you book.
Guests like the pacing and the guides who time stops to dodge the crowds. Some found too many stops commercial, and one wished for less temple and more beach. If you'd swap stops for a swim, the turtle snorkel tour is the better fit. If you want lunch included, the Majestic tour is the one.
Curbside at the Ala Moana Hotel on Mahukona Street, or the Hilton Hawaiian Village Grand Islander bus depot, plus other set points.
A stop at Diamond Head State Monument, then the Halona Blowhole after passing Hanauma Bay.
Temple entry is paid. Then coffee and macadamia nut tastings.
Kualoa Regional Park, facing Mokoli'i, then 40 minutes at Kahuku Farms.
North Shore beaches, with Pipeline, Shark's Cove and Laniakea seen on the way.
Pineapple fields, then past Pearl Harbor and downtown Honolulu back to the pickup point.
★★★★★Excellent tour and highly recommended. Gives a great overview of the island of Oahu. [...] Our guide Rocky was outstanding. He had many years of tour knowledge and did his best to keep us on an opposite schedule to avoid the huge crowds of other tours [...]
★★★★★Great day out, suitable for any age! Despite the fact it was a big trip was not tiring at all and well paced. Driver Lani was awesome. He was informative and very courteous.
★★★★★This tour gives you a great overview of the island. It helps you discover areas you will want revisit later in your stay. It was a nice combo of drive by views and stops.
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Eleven, according to the listing, from Waikiki and Diamond Head to Dole Plantation, with more sights seen from the bus. Stops run 20 to 40 minutes.
Yes. Admission to Byodo-In Temple is on the inclusions list.
No. Go Tours asks guests to bring money for food and drinks. Plan on paying for meals and drinks at the stops.
A standard foldable one, if you can walk a short distance to board: the bus has no ramp. Tell the operator in the special instructions when you book.
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Eleven stops from Diamond Head to Sunset Beach, with Byodo-In entry included.
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