Reviewed by: SteveB&Family
Larry, our motor coach driver went the extra mile for us. Very informative, funny and pleasant; but somber/respectful when appropriate. It does not matter if you are a history buff or not-- a very moving experience to see where our WW2 began and where it ended. The Punch Bowel National Memorial brings it all home and makes you proud to be an American in the resting place of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/06/01 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/26 |
Reviewed by: Jim Kirton
Everything about the tour was great, especially the driver Larry. Enjoyed the bus ride as much as pearl harbor.
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/05/10 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/07 |
Reviewed by: Emanuela Pari
The helicopter trip was brilliant. I was a bit nervous since I had never done this before but our pilot Jim was great at explaining what was happening and why. He kept us entertained for the full journey at the same time providing lots of useful info. The view was breath-taking especially for those parts of the island that can't be reached via road. Would definitely recommend this activity if you want to see Oahu from a completely different prospective.
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Packages: | Ali'i Sacred Falls Flight [60 mins] |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/05/09 |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/06 |
Reviewed by: Michele
Fantastic package. Nice to be first there and have everything explained and presented to you as a recommendation.
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/04/17 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/31 |
Reviewed by: Marzia (Roma-Italy)
This tour was very disappointing, because I have chosen it not only to visit the Arizona memorial (a visit that can be done in complete autonomy), but to take advantage of the city shuttle tour to get a first impression of the city of Honolulu. I knew it would have been only a short morning tour, but it was almost useless to do it because we didn't see practically anything. However, and this is the great disappointment, we were half an hour in a gift shop! Half an hour which obviously could be devoted to the city tour. However the visit the Arizona Memorial is a "must do" moving experience, and the driver of the shuttle was an Amazing and caring person.
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/04/09 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/21 |
Reviewed by: William Wagter
I have had many rides on helicopters and this was the best. Never rode one with no door. My daughter and myself felt it was one of the best things we have done in our lifetime. The pilot was fantastic and having riden with the Sheriffs department as on observer several times in years past he ranks number one. What a smooth and exciting ride. I am telling all my family and friends to check out your service before anyone else when they come over to Hawaii. I will take another ride on my next trip back in the months ahead.
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Packages: | Doors Off Flight [50 mins] |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/03/20 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/16 |
Reviewed by: Ms. Ems
In celebration of our 11th Year Anniversary, my husband and I agreed getting on a helicopter tour. At first, I was worried about motion sickness, and all these negative thoughts we had in our minds especially that we have young children but as we were heading to the helicopter site, the fear that we've had before is turning to an excitement, even more so after we were checked-in by Vincent, who was very helpful, funny, and was able to answer some of the questions and concerns I had before the flight. The weather was cooperating with us too as it was sunny, bright blue skies, with no high winds considering that there was a storm and strong winds the day before. We were asked to check-in 45 minutes before the flight and I thought that was too early but once we got there, the time actually went by too fast as we watched videos of these great sceneries taken on the flights that got us even more fired up!
Adam was our pilot that day and he was very professional, friendly, and informative. He even had us take our time to see the whales as we spotted them swimming in the ocean (we saw 4), and also tons of turtles floating above the water. I like how he communicates with everyone as well and made sure that we are all doing okay.
We are local residents by the way, we've been living in Oahu for 19 years and I have never seen the island so remarkably beautiful until we took this flight! It was amazing and I never stopped talking about it! The sceneries were breathtaking, especially the views of Kaneohe Sandbar! Just incredibly stunning, and what a stress reliever! I don't know how else to express myself but our experience was beyond our expectation! I never appreciated Mother Nature as much as I do now so thank you Blue Hawaiian Helicopters for showing us these and the wonderful experience that will truly last a lifetime! Lucky to live Hawaii..INDEED!
Aloha! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. We are so happy you had a wonderful time. Please come back and see us again. Mahalo, The Blue Crew
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/03/02 |
Reviewed by: Kate
Our Pearl Harbor Deluxe Motorcoach shuttle tour was one of our favourite experiences on our hawaii holiday. We were welcomed by a friendly and humerous tour guide who made our tour fun and very informative. We started our information session on the Arizona memorial which included a screening of a video clip looking back into the era of the invasion of the japanese into pearl harbor and the demolage that was to take place. We learnt that on that fatal day the Japanese bombed that no one at pearl harbour that day were aware of the Japanese planes nearing and were not prepared for the carnage that was to follow. We then took the ferry over to the Arizona memorial where we got to look upon the sunken Arizona battleship and pay respect to all those who deceased on that ship. We then caught the ferry back and then took a bus over to the U.S.S Missouri ship where a tour guide explained the importance of the ships past etc. where the japanese signed the treaty with the u.s. to end the war and its use in three wars. We were then able to explore the ship by ourselves and see where the soldiers once bunked, ate, and took to everyday duties on the ship. We then bought a few items from the gift shop and met our motorcoach tour guide back at the coach to continue on to see the sights of Punch Bowl cemetary and Honolulu. Our tour guide continued to show us important sights and buildings around honolulu.
We got to see the beauty of the honolulu landscape which include tropical and international plant life and amazing architecture. We were then taken back to our hotel where we were dropped right outside and thanked our amazing tour guide for a great day had.
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Packages: | Arizona Memorial & Historical City Tour 2-for-1 Review Rebate Special |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/01/29 |
Activity Date: | 2015/01/22 |
Reviewed by: Liza Cocks
I wish I do air tour again. thank you we love it so much.
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Packages: | Hidden Oahu Flight [45 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/01/26 |
Activity Date: | 2015/01/23 |
Reviewed by: Jessica
We had a great time, a truly awesome experience! The tour itself is a truly educationaland an emotional place, and the memorial is just absolutely beautiful. It had always been a goal to be able to make it to the Pearl Harbor Memorial, and I was finally able to make it thanks to this tour! We had a splendid tour guide, which made things even better. Patrick, our tour guide was great, informative, and friendly! I will definitely be doing this trip again up my return to Honolulu, Hawaii with my family, and hopefully we have Patrick or another great tour guide like him. I enjoyed all of the lovely sites to see. It was a gorgeous tour, I definitely recommend this trip to all my family and friends, actually in general I recommend this tour to any and everyone. :)
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Packages: | Arizona Memorial & Historical City Tour 2-for-1 Review Rebate Special |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/01/22 |
Activity Date: | 2015/01/17 |
Reviewed by: Larry
My grandchildren did enjoy the tour very much. A lot of wonderful history that they really enjoyed
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/01/11 |
Reviewed by: Larry
The children really enjoyed the tour and history of pearl Barbour and missouri
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2015/01/10 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/19 |
Reviewed by: Frank & Bea
I'm an American and a Navy Vet. My wife and I have always wanted to Visit the State of Hawaii with a priority to Visit Pear Harbor. LUCKILY for us, I was FORTUNATE enough to find Veltra Tours on the web. I cannot say enough about the quality of our tour. The timeliness of the tour, the knowledge and personality of our guide Nick, SUPERB. We saw and learned more than we could have expected in a single morning. Also would like to Applaud the U S Navy, the State of Hawaii and our National Park service for all they do to honor our History and our Veterans.
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/01/06 |
Activity Date: | 2015/01/02 |
Reviewed by: Henrik
The transportation from the hotel and Pearl Harbor went smooth and did the job as expected.
Meeting points and time schedules were all explained clearly and everything went as planned.
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/01/05 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/22 |
Reviewed by: Karen
I took this tour with my 18 year old daughter and we both thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Our pickup was punctual and the tour from beginning to end was informative and entertaining. Although not enough time was spent at any of the sites due to the fact we only had half day tour, our guide made us feel like we learnt a great deal about each place we visited. It is possible to visit Pearl Harbor without a tour and also organise your own entrance to the Arizona memorial on line for a small charge but we felt as if the money we paid for a tour experience was very well spent simply because our guide was so lovely, welcoming and full of wonderful insight and information about Hawaii and the sites we visited.
We stopped at the Royal palace and were able to walk around to take photos. We drove through Punchbowl cemetery with little stories and anecdotes shared by Brayden our lovely guide and then onto Arizona Memorial where we were left to wander around for approximately 1& 1/2 hours.
Overall a great experience!
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/01/03 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/08 |
Reviewed by: Mark from New York
This was the best way to see Pearl Harbor! Our Driver, Larry, was wonderful... Funny, very knowledgeable, and helpful. I recommend that you purchase the Battleship Missouri ticket with your tour, it was excellent.
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/12/16 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/13 |
Reviewed by: Donald Owen
I previously visited Honolulu from the UK almost 18 years ago. The improvements made at the Visitor Centre have been money well spent. Although I enjoyed the City tour I did think it was a little rushed.
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2014/12/15 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/12 |
Reviewed by: Bianca
Driver was fantastic. Got us in early which worked out as the tours were shut due to wind after ours. Had a lot to show us around town as well.
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/12/08 |
Activity Date: | 2014/11/29 |
Reviewed by: Allen
On time pick up and drop off, great friendly driver(Patrick) well done, very organised trip great value. Recommended.
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/11/22 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/30 |
Reviewed by: Dave Rabl
The battleship Missouri Memorial @ Pearl Harbor is a not to be missed experience. From the sheer size of the ship to the complexity of its workings, to the knowledgeable and competent guides and the great historical presence of the vessel, this is an experience like no other I have enjoyed. It would be easy just to marvel at the size and power of the ship but it also forces you to take pause and wonder at human ingenuity and capacity to create truly awesome weapons of war when the need arises. I heartily recommend this visit as a highlight of my time in Honolulu.
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Packages: | General Admission: Self-Guided Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/11/08 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/14 |
Reviewed by: Mervyn Dale
Enjoyed experience, but don't leave anything on the bus.
Our driver Patrick said it would be OK to leave items on bus during tour, because he would lock up the bus, but failed to tell us that he would go back to the city to return other guests on the shorter tour and return for us later, hence my wife's pink shawl went missing
Not happy wife
Mervyn Dale, Windsor Canada
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/11/08 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/17 |
Reviewed by: Julieta Reyna
This is a great way to learn the history Of what happen in the war! Can't miss going here you learn so much and appreciate all the soldiers who have fought for us and protect our country.
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/11/07 |
Activity Date: | 2014/11/06 |
Reviewed by: Mary
Pearl Harbor was wonderful.
They have added a lot since we were there 35 years ago. Enjoyed it as much today as we did then. Highly recommended for anyone going to Hawaii ,
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/11/06 |
Activity Date: | 2014/11/03 |
Reviewed by: Graham
We particularly found our guide Ernal Smith to be informative, entertaining and caring with enthusiasm and excellent and expansive knowledge. It was definitely a highlight of our Hawaiian visit.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Posted on: | 2014/11/01 |
Reviewed by: Pauline Marler
We both thoroughly enjoyed our helicopter flight. The pilot was very informative and also friendly. We would defiantly recommend your company to our friends and family
Aloha Pauline! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. We are so happy you had a great time. Please come back to see us. Mahalo, The Blue Crew!
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Packages: | 50-min Blue Skies of Oahu Flight |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/10/31 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/02 |
Reviewed by: Jason & Sharie
We toured Pearl harbor and USS Missouri and Patrick was so informative and helpful. He made the experience the best on the island. I would suggest Patrick and Uss Missouri again and again. Thanks Patrick for amazing time!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/10/28 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/25 |
Reviewed by: Shane & Louise
What an amazing tour, highly recommend. Pilot very knowledgeable, well organized and well worth the money.++++
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Packages: | Ali'i Sacred Falls Flight [60 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/10/27 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/20 |
Reviewed by: Jod
well organised helpful and informative driver an excursion that should not be missed suitable for all ages
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2014/10/26 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/30 |
Reviewed by: Susie Pena
Our tour of the Arizona and other memorials was totally worth the tour. Larry our driver was very informative, thorough and went out of his way to make his guests comfortable. We enjoyed learning about the memorials and surrounding areas. Had we driven ourselves, we would not have known many important aspects of the Island. Highly recommend the tour especially if it's the first time on the Island which it was our first. Kudos to Larry!!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/10/18 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/22 |
Reviewed by: Kylie
Was great. Tour was informative and our pilot definitely knew a great deal of the island and of course those little unknown facts!
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Packages: | Ali'i Sacred Falls Flight [60 mins] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/10/17 |
Activity Date: | 2014/10/11 |
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Many thanks, William, for your kind words. We're really happy that you and your daughter enjoyed your tour...there's nothing quite like flying with the doors off, eh? May you return to Hawaii someday and fly with us again.