Reviewed by: destin
great place pearl harbor, full of history and sadness
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2013/12/12 |
Reviewed by: Yolanda
It was raining dogs and cats, so the Pearl Harbor tour was shut down on that day...We only saw a video of Pearl Harbor...luckly we still have USS tour, we had wonderful time in the battleship!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2013/12/11 |
Activity Date: | 2013/12/01 |
Reviewed by: Robyn
We liked the one day pass for us. We rented a car so we arrived went to the sub first, then Pearl Harbor memorial, the museums and then the USS Missouri . We went at our speed on our time. We really enjoyed it. A must for first time visitors!
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Packages: | Passport to Pearl Harbor |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/12/07 |
Activity Date: | 2013/11/26 |
Reviewed by: Peacock
Very much enjoyed it. Despite heavy rain the guide did a great job, and helped my wife win a special request.
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Packages: | General Admission: Self-Guided Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/11/12 |
Activity Date: | 2013/11/09 |
Reviewed by: palacegang
Felix, our guide, was HILARIOUS and FULL of trivia information about the memorial and all the Hawaiian islands! Loved seeing the sights in downtown Honolulu and hearing it's history. Don't miss the opportunity to speak to and thank the WWII vets that are usually there at the memorial - priceless! The only thing that we missed was actually going ON the USS Missouri (Big Mo) and the submarine there. The sub cost an extra $10, but we didn't have time to go on. Access to Big Mo was not offered.
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/11/08 |
Activity Date: | 2013/11/04 |
Reviewed by: msblock
What a great day!! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and took good care of us. We arrived at Pearl Harbor before the crowd and our group was one of the firsts to visit USS Missouri, so we had great pics opportunities.
Make sure to wear comfortable shoes and to have with you a bottle of water!
It's a must-see attraction to anyone who is interested in history and aspects of the US military.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2013/10/29 |
Reviewed by: Jack
On this tour we saw sights that other tours never get to. First stop was inside the gun turrets, followed by 90 minutes of learning below deck how the ship's guns are controlled, fired and reloaded; how the ships fire controls work; where the different crews lived; how the ward room got its name.
Our guide was the best I've ever had on any tour. Handled complex subjects in easy to understand terms. He is a retired Navy Vet who volunteers three days a week and loves every minute.
The tour lasted about two hours and our small group of 6 were sorry it had ended (supposed to be 90 minutes). Next time I'm in Hawaii, I'll go back for another visit.
Friends recommended this tour enthusiastically, and I do likewise.
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Packages: | (Temporarily Not Available) Heart of the Missouri - Premium Guided Tour |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2013/10/26 |
Activity Date: | 2013/10/03 |
Reviewed by: shelalber
awesome and moving, tour guide Fred treated us like Ohana. He was funny and informative.
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2013/10/24 |
Activity Date: | 2013/10/21 |
Reviewed by: mrsblock
The tour was really nice!!
The tour guide (Dennis) was very informative and and entertaining!
If it's your first visit, It's a perfect tour to get to know the Island.
It let you see what all the island has to offer so you can decide what you want to go back and see more of.
The lunch location is a plus, the place was outstanding!
Overall I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Oahu!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2013/10/07 |
Reviewed by: Sara J.
I had read other reviews of this tour that mentioned not having enough time for everything, so when we booked the tour, I mentioned that seeing the Missouri was our top priority. Sure enough, when we arrived at the memorial, our guide (Steve) handed us tickets to the Missouri with the right guidance so we could see it first, and still have time for the Arizona. Steve was great, gave the whole group detailed coaching and an insider's perspective, and kept us all on track. Terrific use of a day of our vacation!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/09/14 |
Activity Date: | 2013/09/11 |
Reviewed by: Georgia
Fantastic day out. Tour guide Catherine was v informative and friendly. Thoroughly recommend!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/09/09 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/12 |
Reviewed by: Terry Gardner
Wonderful wonderful wonderful!!!!!, loved our guide/driver
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Packages: | 8:00 AM Standard Tour [2022] |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/08/25 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/02 |
Reviewed by: Kenneth Ferguson
The Bus Driver was excellent; very knowledgeable and gave us a great visit with great information on the history. Unfortunately it was a morning tour - but we had tickets for 2 PM? Having paid so far in advance it was a little annoying to have to wait for an hour on the stand by line. We never saw the Missouri - just the Punchbowl cemetary - so I think we should get a partial refund on this one as well.
Kenneth Ferguson
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Packages: | 8:00 AM Standard Tour [2022] |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/08/19 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/16 |
Reviewed by: Paul
We missed this tour several years ago when we came to Hawaii. We knew we had to take it this time and we were not disappointed. Olav was our driver/guide and was a walking encyclopedia of knowledge about all things Pearl Harbor and December 7, 1941 (and before). This tour is a MUST if you are a history buff. If we have the opportunity to return to Hawaii we will definitely do this tour again.
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/08/16 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/13 |
Reviewed by: RSK
Good tour for the price. Worth having someone pick you up and do the driving. We wish we had more time on the Missouri and to see the museums back on Ford Island. We drove from Honolulu, to Pearl Harbor to get tickets, back to Honolulu for the tour, then to Pearl Harbor, and then back to Honolulu. I would have preferred that we were picked up a bit later and have the tickets all ready for us. We barely had any breakfast and because there isn't much time, we didn't eat from 6:30 am to almost 4 pm. Our tour guide was very courteous and informative (Marlan).
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/08/14 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/11 |
Reviewed by: Linda Donohoe
We totally enjoyed our tour of Pearl Harbor, the BowFin, the Mo and the Aviation Museum. History of that day became so real and also remembering stories from my in-laws regarding the black out shades. The two young children and a teenager enjoyed the short movie before going over to the Memorial as it gave them more insight to what happened that day. We hope the Aviation Museum will be able to have more planes the next time we visit, as that is quite fascinating going through the choppers. The kids all loved going through the BowFin and the Mo, too!
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Packages: | Passport to Pearl Harbor |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/08/10 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/02 |
Reviewed by: rowdysrough
It was a wonderful day with our grandkids and I feel that they learned a lot about WWll that they would have never learned in school.
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Packages: | Passport to Pearl Harbor |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/08/10 |
Activity Date: | 2013/07/16 |
Reviewed by: Lisa
Highly recommend this tour...hotel pick-up, comfortable narrated bus ride through Honolulu, no waiting in line for tickets! Very enjoyable and interesting tour. Back to hotel by 2 pm to enjoy the afternoon on the beach. Well worth spending the $ !!!!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/08/10 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/02 |
Reviewed by: van Haren - AUS
Our family had a wonderful day on this tour. We were blessed to have Cousin Pete as our tour guide. Cousin Pete was born and bred in Hawaii. Heis so well read and knowledgeable sharing above and beyond what we expected. Fantastic
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Packages: | Standard Tour [No Lunch] |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/08/10 |
Activity Date: | 2013/07/19 |
Reviewed by: cs3
A must do! Great tour! Driver was super knowledgable!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/08/06 |
Activity Date: | 2013/08/01 |
Reviewed by: kevin gaines
The Pearl Harbor Circle Island Tour was just awesome and a great way to see Honolulu main points. Our tour guide Joey was just awesome and had a great individual to have to show our group around! He knew everything about each stop we made, very detail oriented, gave us plenty time for pictures and to take in the beauty of yeah stop. Seeing Pearl Harbor up close was just history in the making and an unbelievable and sad event but so worth seeing! The tour was nice and a great way to meet other on the tour from all over. Very long tour though, your talking all day! 8-9hrs with lunch included. But it was long and I was beat once it was over with the sun beaming down on you-lol. I totally recommend this tour and Joey our guide for anyone looking to see some Honolulu great picture spots and the history behind each stop and location!
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Packages: | Arizona Memorial & Circle Island Tour |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2013/08/04 |
Activity Date: | 2013/06/30 |
Reviewed by: Brian
I thought I paid for the battleship Missouri tour but was never taken. Arizona memorial was just as I remember it.
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Packages: | 8:00 AM Standard Tour [2022] |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/08/04 |
Activity Date: | 2013/07/14 |
Reviewed by: Herb
Veltra was great. They called to make sure we were good with our reservations and faxed a copy of our reservation to Pearl Harbor when we were not able to print the voucher.
Pearl Harbor was a great experience. Pearl Harbor is a must for any American visiting Hawaii, great history lesson. I learned a lot of information I was not aware of.
Important information: the Passport does not include a ticket to the USS Arizona. Show up between 6:30-6:45 a.m. to get your ticket. Theses tickets are free (not included with the passport). The only thing I would say is a must is: USS Arizona, USS Arizona audio tour, and tour the USS Wisconsin.
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Packages: | Passport to Pearl Harbor |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/07/24 |
Activity Date: | 2013/07/20 |
Reviewed by: Joe Ballard
The Arizona was great, the headphones were wonderful
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Packages: | Passport to Pearl Harbor |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/07/16 |
Activity Date: | 2013/07/10 |
Reviewed by: Lis
The tour is early so don't b late because they will leave you. The pearl harbor part of the tour is nice and short but long enough to get pictures of the memorial, museum and to do some shopping. The rest of the tour around the city i did not like. It felt like we drove around forever. At the cemetery the bus just drives in and out. It does not stop or lets u get out so you just get a quick glimpse and thats it. I am glad it was a half day tour.
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Packages: | [7:45 AM] Standard Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/07/15 |
Activity Date: | 2013/06/21 |
Reviewed by: Chin Wang
Tour was great and the tour guide did a great job. However, the pick up point was a closed hotel and not well marked. Took a while to find the pick up point, which was only a block away from the hotel where we were staying. Do not understand this as other buses from the same company were picking up at out hotel. We spend a few hours trying to find the pick up point and the operator that was called was not helpful. Overall it was a very nice day but it didn't start out the way that was expected. You need to set the pick up point at the hotel staying. Do not understand why he had to find a closed hotel!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/07/10 |
Activity Date: | 2013/07/04 |
Reviewed by: Tom
This was one excellent tour. Duke was very informative and knowledgeable every aspect of the tour. Starting the day off with the raising of Colors at Fort Shafter was a great way to start the tour. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to know a lot of background on the history of the area.
Aloha Tom,
We appreciate all of your positive feedback. Duke is passionate about his work and enjoys what he does.
Hope to see you again someday!
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2013/07/05 |
Activity Date: | 2013/07/02 |
Reviewed by: Sergio Delgadillo
This event was amazing!!! There is so much history behind it, that I left hungry to come back for more information!! It's a must see for everyone!!! It's an unforgettable experience!! Get to experience the deck in battleship Missouri. The tourist guide where very helpful. I'm happy that I booked all my activities with Veltra Hawaii activities, they send me reminders and I got curtesy calls 1 day prior to my events. Thanks again for all your great work!!
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Packages: | Deluxe Arizona Memorial, USS Battleship Missouri & Historical City Tour |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2013/06/30 |
Activity Date: | 2013/06/21 |
Reviewed by: Missy
Our favorites were the Mighty Mo (USS Missouri) and the Bowfin, we spent the entire day doing all the sites
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Packages: | Passport to Pearl Harbor |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/06/29 |
Activity Date: | 2013/06/04 |
Reviewed by: Phil
Passport includes all four museums at Pearl Harbor, but you must still get there early to pick up your Arizona tour tickets. I got in line at 7am, and had no problems. It was important for us to stop and learn more in detail about the events in Dec 1941, while paying respect to those who lived and fought in WWII. USS Missouri was quite a sight as well as you get to see a lot of the ship on your tour.
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Packages: | Passport to Pearl Harbor |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2013/06/27 |
Activity Date: | 2013/06/17 |
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Aloha Paul,
Thank you so much for joining us on Home of the Brave Tours. We appreciate the feedback and encouraging words. Olav has been with us for many years and is such an asset to our company. Every day Olav never ceases to amaze us with his vast knowledge of World War II history. We are very lucky to have him be a part of our team. Thanks again for joining us and we will look forward to seeing you again on your next visit to Hawaii.
Aloha,
Brittany Tomlinson