Oahu Highlights: Small Group Grand Circle Island Tour from Waikiki

Experience the best of Oahu on a small group Grand Circle Island Tour. Discover hidden gems, enjoy local cuisine, and make unforgettable memories with our expert guides.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Diamond Head Beach Park - Look out from this beautiful spot, posted high on the cliff. Your guide provides you time to take pictures from this iconic spot. Lots of history can be seen from this spot, including the islands of Molokai and Lanai. On a very clear day you may be able to see the top of Haleakala on Maui.
  • Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
What's Included
  • Climate-controlled transportation
  • Fuel surcharges included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Pick up From ANY Hotel in Ko Olina
Additional Information

Your journey begins with a convenient pickup from your hotel or resort in Waikiki, and then we head out for a series of scheduled stops, along with a few surprise destinations courtesy of your guide.
As you travel, your guide, a local expert, will share fascinating tales, useful tips, recommendations for restaurants, and other details that will help make…

Location
Diamond Head Beach Park
3300 Diamond Head Rd
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(31 Ratings)
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Dave_h
Jan 15, 2025
Glad We Went - This tour is a great way to experience the breathtakingly beautiful vistas around the island. LT was the driver, and texted us the morning of the trip to help with pickup location. He was a wealth of information about the island and its history, making the journey both enjoyable and enlightening. Several nice stops allowed time to purchase refreshments and shop a little at the Macadamia Nut Farm, Dole Plantation, and lunch at the expansive food truck location. We're only on Oahu three days, and this tour enabled an overview of the picturesque island.
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Barb
Jan 10, 2025
Fabulous Chauncey - Chauncey was our tour guide and we are so glad we had him! He was very knowledgeable and personable, sharing many stories and giving us insight into Hawaii and its beautiful people! The stops were amazing: Pearl Harbor, The Dole Plantation, Kahuku Sugar Mill food trucks, macadamia nut farm and Nu’ uanu Pali Lookout. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect tour!
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Karen_h
Sep 7, 2024
Best of Oahu Grand Circle Island Small Group Tour from Waikiki - Our tour guide Tim, was the BEST! He knew everything about Hawaii history and culture. He was so so nice and attentive and accommodating to our group and had such a great personality and sense of humor. This is a fantastic tour, a highlight of my first trip to Hawaii. I highly recommend taking this tour and if you get Tim as a tour guide, you're very lucky.
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Kathryn_t
Sep 6, 2024
This tour was everything... - This tour was everything promised. Ethan was a great tour guide. He gave us a great history lesson as we toured this amazing island. Highly recommend this tour.
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Lanny_b
Mar 13, 2024
Interesting - All the historical sights. The interesting facts Vitti shared. The beautiful water and beaches. It was a great trip!❤️
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Jiji_g
Nov 8, 2023
Day well spent! - This tour covered spots across the island. Our tour guide Sam narrated history and how it helped shape hawaii to its prsent. He was patient and gave us enough time to see each spot. It was worth the money.
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Adrienne_m
Oct 19, 2023
Circle tour of Oahu - Cousin Boyd was a fantastic tour guide. We saw many major sights. If I could make the tour better I would shorten stops at Dole and eliminate or cut very short stop at macadamia outlet. I wish we had stopped for pictures at some of the beautiful beaches on the east side and north shore. Also to pass palace and King statue. Other than that Cousin Boyd was fantastic!
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Laura_m
Sep 16, 2023
Wonderfully Informative - We learned so much about Hawaii and Hawaiian culture!! Our driver, Vetti, was wonderful! He even made an extra stop at a coffee farm!
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Sherri_f
Aug 21, 2023
Sorry forgot guides name. - Was surprised to find out it would be just me an my husband on the tour. Guide was very helpful and knowledgeable, he took us to a couple extra places which was nice.
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Benjamin_c
Feb 22, 2025
Unprofessional tour operator and sassy tour guide - The experience was quite negative. Pearl Harbor Tour and the tour guide were extremely unprofessional. The evening before the tour, several guests, including me, received two texts of two different pickup locations. Another guest and I both replied to ask for confirmation but there's no response at all. I followed up the next morning at the pickup hotel via text, and finally got a call from Kenny, the tour guide. The first half of the morning was fine, until later on the bus, Kenny asked if anyone needed to be back in Waikiki at a certain time. Two couples mentioned that they'd have to be back by 3:30pm and 4pm for luau pickup, which perplexed the entire bus of guests because the scheduled return was around 5pm. I privately asked Kenny if we'd skip parts of the tour and he said no and that he'd just go to any off-the-beaten-path destinations that tour guides sometimes make. Nonetheless, that's not the case. We were not given enough time at various stops in the rest of the day. And there's absolutely no stopping in North Shore. It's just a drive-through, while the itinerary lists several stops in that region. When arriving at Dole Plantation, Kenny said there's only 15 minutes allotted when the itinerary states 30 minutes. Another couple was not happy about the shortened time, but Kenny said he usually gave 20 minutes at this attraction. The couple walked off the bus but that agitated Kenny, and he chased them for an argument. The couple kept walking, and I heard clearly that Kenny said: "Don't you disrespect me like that. I will just leave you here." Later when we arrived at the second hotel drop-off point, I noticed a $20 bill in the trash and told Kenny. He said not to pick it up. I suspect that's the tip that the couple left him. Lastly, Kenny sped on the highway, endangering the safety of everyone, trying to return to Waikki before 3:30pm. I, and I am sure along with the other guests, wondered how those two couples booked separate tours that cut into this day tour, when Viator or the official tour company website clearly spell out the end time. How could this tour operator permit this behavior, affecting the rights of the other guests? Why would everyone else need to compromise for four people who could not read the itinerary? And this tour operator furthered enabled the tour guide to cut the trip short. Those four people should've gotten their own transportation back to Waikiki, just like on the cruise ship, if someone missed the pickup time at a port, that person would be responsible for their own transportation back to the ship. Additionally, there's not even a single apology from those four morons nor Kenny. I already put the tour fee in dispute with my credit card company and informed Viator because this tour operator did not fulfill the service purchased. This company should give a partial refund to every guest on this tour, except for the four people who stupidly booked luau that affected the entire group.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).