Reviewed by: Angus
My girlfriend and I came to Hawaii for our first anniversary. I had been here 3 times beforehand and my gf only once.... It had been over 10 years since my pervious visit and my gf only had two years since her's....
Suffice to say, tour was magic! Kenn whom was our tour guide was awesome, his explainations and knowledge not only on the history of Hawaii, but the views of the Hawaian people themselves was mind blowing...
It was like sitting on a bus with Morgan Freeman doing the narrative, as he gave information freely, repeated important points, and told us exactly where to sit on Pearl Harbour tour so we would get the best vantage point....
As he called us, "Professional Travellers", we were no longer classed as tourists, nor should Kenn be classed merely as a Tour Guide, more aptly described as a "Professor of Hawaiiantology"
Thanks guys! We will definitely recommend you and use you again upon our return to Hawaii when we next visit...
Mahalo!
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Posted on: | 2009/06/14 |
Reviewed by: Rosita
I attended this tour with my husband who is also a veteran. We both enjoyed the tour. It was one of the highlights of our trip to witness and stand where so much history took place. To see how the soldiers are honored and the peace and serenity which engulfs the monument is a must experience. We highly recommend this tour.
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Posted on: | 2009/06/10 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
My husband and I were first time visitors to Hawaii and wanted the full experience, including the lei greeting. We had already indulged by flying first class so we were nice and relaxed and so excited to be in Hawaii! The greeter was literally right at the gate so we saw her right away. Unfortunately it was just some chick in a flowered "Hawaii" shirt with our names on a piece of paper and a plastic grocery bag who placed our leis, said welcome to Hawaii and pointed us in the wrong direction to the baggage claim. I had planned on giving her a tip of a couple bucks but she bailed so quickly I didn't even get a chance. At least she stuck around long enough to take a pic of my husband & I with our leis! Luckily my husband and I were in such a great mood and happy to be there we just laughed it off and went on our way. The leis were beautiful and lasted several days, unfortunately we had no way to keep them cool and make them last longer, but we have wonderful pictures as keepsakes
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Posted on: | 2009/06/10 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
It was just what the doctor ordered after 12 hours of travel!
A must do!!!!!!!!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2009/06/09 |
Reviewed by: Richard Z
For our 15th anniversary, I surprised my wife with Honeymoon Leis and silk leis for our kids. They were delightfully surprised to be greeted by our friendly greeter as we arived in Honolulu. The leis were beautiful. Our greeter showed us through the airpoert to our connecting flight and was very helpful with island information.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2009/06/07 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This tour was boring. The bird sanctuary was small & could only see a couple species, from a distance. You're better off with the Grand Circle Tour.
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Posted on: | 2009/06/06 |
Reviewed by: るな
熟年ですが・・新婚旅行をかねて、マウイ島に行きました。私は13年ぶり、夫は初マウイ。
サンライズか、サンセットかで迷いましたが、三千メートル級の山で、星空もゆっくりと観たかったので、サンセットにしました。
14時半に、ホテル前(カアナパリ)にお迎え。
ラハイナの街を通りながら、お勧めのレストランやギャラリーを教えていただきました。
クリスピードーナツのお店でティータイム後、マカワオの街へ。絵画やガラス創作の個性的ギャラリー、カウボーイ製品の店など散策しました。
クラロッジに立ち寄り、お土産のジャムやココナッツキャンディーをたくさん買いました。ジャムの種類は豊富で、いろいろ味見させていただき、紅茶やハーブ製品もあり・・癒される雰囲気が素敵でした。
ユーカリの爽やかな香りがする林を通り抜けて、高度が増すごとに、周囲の風景も変わってきます。ハレアカラの動植物や聖霊の話を聞きながら、夕刻前には頂上付近に到着しました。
サンセットまで、ハレアカラ高度3055mからの風景を360度眺めました。
望遠鏡からは、ハワイ島キラウエアのスバル展望台も。雲海に沈む夕陽は荘厳で、サンセット後の空雲の変化も美しいものでした。空に映る地球の影(アースシャドウ)も見ることができました。
トイレ休憩、温かい日本食弁当を食べた後、スターゲイジングの始まりです。
見上げた夜空は、キラキラ星というよりも、静かに瞬いている夜空いっぱいの星々でした。
地球の周りには、こんなにもいっぱいの星があるのですね。3千メートル級の高度だかこそ出遭えた夜空だと感じました。天体プラネタリウムを観ながらの、山内さんの星や星座のお話はわかりやすく、宇宙の神秘を感じました。
ゴールデンウィーク前で、夫婦二人の参加というのもラッキーだったのでしょうが・・ハレアカラ+αの楽しみがあり、山内さんのお話も心に染みました。
ジーンズ下にタイツ・腰にホッカイロの装備で、寒さはあまり感じませんでした。
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Posted on: | 2009/06/03 |
Reviewed by: Laura
One of the best activities we went to on Oahu. The overall experience made a lifelong impression. America needs more Aloha!
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Posted on: | 2009/06/03 |
Reviewed by: Don Ayers
I made the arrangements so far in advance to surprise my wife that I forgot I had made them. We were equally surprised when we got off the plan and saw the greeter holding our name in the air! The quality of the lei's were excellent and the greeter was extremely friendly. She escorted us to our baggage claim and made sure we were able to get to our ground transportation. Very well done and highly recommended, especially for first timers.
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Posted on: | 2009/06/03 |
Reviewed by: miyachan
マウイ7回目にして初めて訪れたハナ。
話には聞いていたけど、本当に素晴らしい所です。レンタカーで行くには、大変な道なので、ツアーの参加をお薦めします。日本語ガイドのいないツアーなので、内心、不安もあったのですが、素晴らしいものに言葉はいらないと実感しました。私は夫と二人で参加、一組のアメリカ人の新婚カップルとで4人の参加者でした。片道3時間位の細く険しい道でヘアピンカーブも多く車に弱い夫と一緒だったので心配していたのですが、乗り心地のよいリムジンで、道中心地良いドライブを満喫させていただきました。事前に水着着用と言われていたのに、海水浴はありません。ど~して?と思っていたのですが、後で、そのわけを知りました。あえて、ここに書きません。参加するときのお楽しみとしたいと思います。美味しいランチ、ホームメイドのクッキー、美人のドライバー兼ガイドさん、美しい風景だけでなく、素敵な一日を過ごさせていただきました。
このあと、不思議なことがありました。
日本に戻ってデジカメで撮った写真に不思議なものが写っているのがわかったのです。もし、このツアーに参加されたかたで、私と同じ体験(写真のことです)をされたかたがみえたら、体験談で紹介してください。私の思い過ごしなのかもしれないので、今書くのはやめておきます。今度マウイへ行ったら、もう一度、このツアーに参加し、確認したいと思っています。
マウイは素晴らしいところで、観光するところが沢山あります。もし、時間がゆるされるのであれば、一度ハナを訪れてください。「いちばん天国に近い地」と言われる所以がよくわかると思います。手付かずの美しい自然がここにあります。
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Posted on: | 2009/06/02 |
Reviewed by: Glenn
What a surprise for my wife. It was our 25th anniversary and her first time in Honolulu. The Lei greeting was the icing on the cake as she had seen this many times on TV. The staff member met us as promised with a fantastic matching Lei for each of us. My one regret is that real flowers don't last but it was worth it. She then gave us assistance by guiding us to the inter-island terminal.
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Posted on: | 2009/06/02 |
Reviewed by: Pam from Florida
I surprised my husband and two daughters by getting a Lei Greeting at the Airport.....and it was absolutely wonderful! The BEAUTIFUL young lady was waiting for us right as we got off the plane....holding up a sign with all of our names...and then after the AWESOME surprise of my family.....she presented us all with a gorgeous lei of orchids...everyone was really surprised and it made a terrific start to our vacation....She also walked us to baggage claim and then helped me find our driver....very, very helpful and a real sweetheart........I highly recommend this for anyone coming to Hawaii.....you won't forget it!!!
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Posted on: | 2009/05/30 |
Reviewed by: Chris B
The Surf Bus tour to the North Shore was the best tour that we took. Our driver Justin was awesome. On the tour of the island he was very knowledgable and pointed out lots of things that we would have missed if we had just taken a rental car. This tour also gave us lots of options as far as activities and a choice of beaches to spend time at. Waimea Bay was the best beach on the island and the jumping rock was a lot of fun. I would recomend this tour to anyone!
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Posted on: | 2009/05/30 |
Reviewed by: Pamela Wimer
Gave the lei greeting to our daughter and her fiance. She said it was beautiful and that it started the island vacation off to a wonderful start! The greeter was very friendly and even went out of her way to escort them to baggage claim!
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Posted on: | 2009/05/29 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This made the second time we did this tour, it is awesome, you learn so much history about the island that you would not know if you just do the rental car.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/29 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Myself and 2 other friends went on this trip to celebrate my 50th birthday and we had a blast. It was just us on this tour with our guide and he was awsome, I have never had so much fun or laughed so hard in my life. Wondeful experience!!! Kentucky girls will never forget you Paul.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/29 |
Reviewed by: First Timer
This was my first time visiting the place.
We really enjoyed the dancing show but we were not too happy with the luau. We were expecting more traditional luau.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/29 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
It was really nice to be greeted at the airport with leis after our 9 hour flight. The lady was waiting at the gate for us and she was very friendly - she gave me a hug along with my lei :) Our orchid leis were very beautiful and full - we received numerous compliments on them. It was a very nice way to be welcomed to Hawaii on our honeymoon!
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Posted on: | 2009/05/28 |
Reviewed by: Cheri-baby
After such a long flight (over 9 hrs), it was great to be greeted with the beautiful leis provided by Honolulu Lei Greetings. Their representative was very welcoming. She physically showed us to the baggage claim area and answered all of our questions about leaving the airport. She even made suggestions that saved us time going to the rental car lots. Thank you for helping us start our Oahu vacation with a smile!
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Posted on: | 2009/05/28 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Rongo was amazing with all of his knowledge of the island and made everyone feel like family. This tour is highly recommended.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/28 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We took this tour because it was a great variety of the island. Our guide "cowboy" was awesome and very knowledgeable. Very descriptive of the Pearl Harbor attack and then just generally around the island also. The Pearl Harbor tour was a great experience and the guide had some excellent advise to get in and out of the crowds. The Circle island was also amazing as you could see the Dole Plantation, although really only a gift shop as it is no longer a functioning plant, the Mac nut farms, and then see lots of the gorgeous surfing beaches! Overall this was a great tour, but you must be willing to get up SUPER early and be prepared to be gone all day. We were picked up from our hotel at 5:50AM, and weren't returned until around 5:30PM. But it was a great scenic day.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/15 |
Reviewed by: New Jersey
Great Tour! Our tour guide/bus driver was very informative. Was a wealth of knowledge about the memorial and the city.
Sorry we did not book more tours through Hawaii Activities. Would recommend them to anyone.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/12 |
Reviewed by: Aloha Shirt Jim Chicago
Even though our flight was 1 & 1/2 hours late from Chicago the greeter was at the gate, Lei's in hand with the family name on a placard waiting for our flight!!!
Great start to ur 35th Anniv. vacation.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/12 |
Reviewed by: dale crable
a very moving and important experience, which was enhanced by the knowledge of our tour bus driver.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/12 |
Reviewed by: Jean-Michel P., Belgium
Our plane, from LA, was 4 hours late at Honolulu international airport, but the girl was there, waiting for us with our leis. It was great !
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Posted on: | 2009/05/12 |
Reviewed by: nori
ガイドブックに載っているマノアの滝に行った方で、歩き足りなかった方やもう少し冒険したい方にオススメです!
参加者は私を含め7名でした。一人参加が3名、カップル1組、ご夫婦1組で、全員アメリカ本土からの方でした。ガイドは基本的に英語ですが、ほんの少し知ってる日本語を披露してくれました。全く英語がわからない方でも平気だと思います。とゆうより、かなり頑張って歩くので移動中はみんな話す余裕はなかったです。
思ったより道なき道を進む感じで、トレッキングシューズを履いていくか、長靴が借りられるので履き替えた方がよいと思います。半袖&ハーフパンツで行きましたが、虫除けスプレーをしても刺されてしまったので(すぐ腫れは引きました♪)、蚊に刺されやすい方は長ズボンをお勧めします。持ち物などは、記載された通りで平気でした。
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Posted on: | 2009/05/11 |
Reviewed by: Yvette
Al our tour guide knew Oahu inside and out. He really made the tour special to us. Very enjoyable! It is lengthy for young children we started at 7 and it ended at 5 young ones got a little disquieted. Understandably!
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Posted on: | 2009/05/09 |
Reviewed by: dale
food was good, entertainment was good as well....having to manage crowds is difficult, the row by row eating process reminded me of being in school, not at a luau.
thanks
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Posted on: | 2009/05/09 |
Reviewed by: Mary Bowen
My husband was so surprised by the leis and it was truely a great start to a wonderful trip.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/08 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Such a great tribute to all who gave their lives protecting our freedom.
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Posted on: | 2009/05/06 |
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13年ぶりにマウイに帰って来られて、如何でしたか?
時間の余裕も今回あったこともあって、のんびり回れましたよね。
クラロッジには普段スーパーでは売っていない、
地元の名産品が数多く揃えられているので、グルメ通にはお土産としてお勧めです。
また00周年記念でマウイにいらしゃって下さいね。