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The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

Perfect setup if you want to do North Shore, but Not sure what activities

Reviewed by: John A

My wife and I were staying in Waikiki for a week and everyone said we need to make a trip to the North Shore when on Oahu. We scoured Trip Advisor, Yelp and other Hawaii Adventure sites and this one looked appealing. Turns out to be a great deal if you are looking for transportation to the North Shore and a variety of options to choose from once you get there. We chose to snorkel in the mornng at Sharks Cove then spend an hour at Waimea Bay, then in the afternoon we did the SUP down the river in Halewia.
The tour is setup where they pick you up on a ~20 person bus from multiple Waikiki hotels, then up a narrated drive up to the North Shore which took about 1 1/2 hours all together. Sam was our host for the day and is awesome at his job. Very knowledgable, humourous and makes the tour a good time. Once you are there, you get to see the options for the day such as hanging at the beach of Waimea Bay, surfing, snorkeling, beach bike cruise, Waimea Botanical Gardens, stand up paddle boarding and probably a few others options that I am missing. There is no additional cost to do these unless you want to do more than two. If there was one draw back for the day, it was that we could have enjoyed a few more hours on the beach and shopping at the local surf shops there.
Overall, great trip and glad we did it!

walking to Waimea Bay after snorkeling in Sharks Cove

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/04/29
Activity Date:	2015/04/24

Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch

Circle Island, North Shore and Shrimp Trucks

Reviewed by: Maria A

The best part is the knowledge and friendliness of your tour guide Bethany.

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Aloha Maria,

Thank you so much for your kind words. We are glad you had a great time, and hope the rest of your vacation was full of aloha as well.

Mahalo Nui Loa,

Oahu Nature Tours Management

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Packages:	Standard
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2015/04/18
Activity Date:	2015/03/28

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

The surf bus

Reviewed by: R Studley

The concept is great. Transport is reliable, clean and on time. The tour guide, Harry, was entertaining and very friendly. The only thing we would suggest is that surfing be offered as one of the activities - it is after all what the area is best known for!
I would recommend this for anyone who wants an active day.

Reply from activity provider

Thank you for the great review, surfing is offered to those with prior experience with our basic package.For the unexperienced folks we require they book the package which includes the "SURF LESSON". We are sorry if that wasn't explained thoroughly by Harry and will have to talk to him about that.

Mahalo Justin

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2015/03/23
Activity Date:	2015/03/20

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Amazing

Reviewed by: Julia

I defenitely recommend that tour to everyone who visits Oahu for the first time and wants to see as much as possible! I rented a car for the time after to visit my favorite spots again! Our bus driver Ed was so funny and taught us some Hawaiian words and about the history and culture! Definitely worth it! DO IT AND GO ON THAT TOUR!!!

Beautiful Hanauma Bay!
Pineapple on the Dole plantation
Temple

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2015/03/22
Activity Date:	2015/03/18

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

North Shore Beaches Surf Bus Tour with Driver Sam

Reviewed by: The Lyons Lot

Our family of 6 adults from Brisbane Australia loved this whole day tour. Our driver / tour guide Sam picked us up from our hotel on time, & drove safely. He was so friendly and knowledgeable about Oahu, and explained all the sights on the way to the North Shore - he make the entire trip an awesome experience. He gave us a drive by & quick stop at each of the available activities before we chose them, then dropped us all to our chosen areas. 3 of us chose bike riding along the famous surfing beaches where we could stop and have beach time as we liked; the other 3 the walk through the beautiful gardens to the waterfall. Though a lovely walk, it is quite a long one, for anyone older. If you want a swim at the Falls, take cash for a compulsory life jacket hire! From there we walked back to Waimea Bay beach for a swim until our bus pick up. Our next activity for 4 of us was SUP (stand up paddle boarding) and 2 did kayaking. We LOVED this time on the water and would have liked to have a bit less time on the morning activities and more time for the afternoon ones! After, we walked through the town and sampled the Shaved Ice and some delicious lunch before boarding the bus completely satisfied with our day. We did several different tours while in Waikiki, and this was BY FAR the very best for the sightseeing, and activities on offer, plus the freedom to have our own time was fantastic. We were REALLY impressed with Sam the driver & happy to tip him well for his outstanding service - he contributed in a big way to making it the best tour during our time in Hawaii. Thank you Sam! I would highly recommend this tour, well worth it and we have great memories of our day.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2015/03/21
Activity Date:	2015/02/26

Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch

Great Oahu Tour

Reviewed by: LJB

This Circle Island tour was terrific. Our guide, Dai Mar, was very knowledgeable about Oahu, the islands in general, and the places we visited. We saw the North Shore and spent time at the Banzai Pipeline, we visited Waimea Falls after a nice stroll/hike with lots of info about the area and the flora/fauna, we ate at Fumi's Shrimp Truck, and we stopped at a Macadamia farm/shop. It was fun, relaxed, and I learned a lot, plus the views were fantastic!

Reply from activity provider

Aloha,

Thank you for the great review. We are so happy we got to share these fantastic places on our island with you. We take great pride in the wonderfeul personalities and extensive knowledge of our guides. Your great review and kind words are always satisfying to hear. We hope you had a great time in Hawaii and come visit our paradise again soon.

Mahalo Nui Loa,
Oahu Nature Tours

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Packages:	Standard
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2015/03/20
Activity Date:	2015/03/17

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Belle excursion

Reviewed by: L. Villeneuve

Nous avons apprécié le tour de l'île d'Ohau. À la Dole Plantation, nous aurions aimer avoir des explications sur la culture des ananas.

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2015/03/14
Activity Date:	2015/02/18

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

A bit too much time on a bus,

Reviewed by: Jesper

It was nice to see various things on this tour, but it felt a bit too much like sitting on a bus a lot of the time, with too short stops at interesting places. We got sufficient time at the Byodo-In temple, which was good, but the North Shore was less than a 5 minute stop. I really wanted to see the Kualoa ranch, and partly booked this tour because of it going there, but the short tram ride only did a short route outside the valley of the ranch, which was a personal disappointment for me (I went for a full Kualoa tour the following day to make up for that).
The Pali lookout was nice.
I would have enjoyed it better if I got to see less things in a better way, than to rush through several things too quickly.

Hanauma Bay
Pali lookout
Byodo-In temple
North shore

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Packages:	Standard Package
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Posted on:	2015/02/09
Activity Date:	2015/01/15

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Great

Reviewed by: Marin

Great experience. The driver made the trip extremely pleasant..

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Packages:	Standard Package
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Posted on:	2015/01/17
Activity Date:	2014/12/27

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Surprisingly good

Reviewed by: Henrik

Were well planned and executed tour giving a lot of insight to Hawaii and the the Hawaiian culture.
The planned stops are relevant and seams to be well picked giving a good head start for enjoying Oahu

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Packages:	Standard Package
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Posted on:	2015/01/05
Activity Date:	2014/12/21

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Grand Circle made for a Grand Day

Reviewed by: Donald Owen

Spectacular scenery, blue sky, eighty degrees. What more could you ask? Even a 1 hour hold-up in Waimanolo couldn,t spoil my day.

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2014/12/16
Activity Date:	2014/12/13

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

Awesome time

Reviewed by: Grace S

This was a truly awesome experience. We had Sam as a driver and he was totally great. He navigated traffic well and all of his narrating was necessary, funny and enjoyable.
We had a slight problem in that we missed our pick up (oops!) but the company was helpful and told us where to go to get another pick up.
We did some bike riding in the morning, saw Pipeline and had a great time. In the afternoon we tried SUP and saw turtles! It was a fully awesome experience. So good getting out and SEEING the North Shore, not just taking pictures of it.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/12/12
Activity Date:	2014/12/09

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Ernal, our tour guide, made the trip that much better!

Reviewed by: Suri

This truly was the best tour ever. Had a little bit of confusion as to where the bus was going to pick us up, but a quick call to customer service cleared everything up.

Can't say enough about Ernal, our tour guide. Super friendly, knowledgeable and over all great guy. During our tour he was teaching us Hawaiian words and very interesting facts about Hawaii. His stories were funny and kept us to schedule.

You really should do this tour!

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/12/04
Activity Date:	2014/11/28

Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch

Doing the North Shore Circle

Reviewed by: AJ - Melbourne

Had Justin as the guide. Very very good - he made the trip!
Think he managed to talk the entire day(!) and added a lot of interesting and useful information throughout. Wife wanted to try the Shrimp Trucks, so that was her highlight, I wanted to see the large surf, so all-in-all, satisfied all our wants. Highly recommended.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha AJ,

Thank you so much for the great review. Justin and all our guides are the best in Oahu, and we are so glad you got to experience the North Shore guided by his passion and knowledge. I will pass your kind words on to him. Our guides love hearing that they were able to share the aloha spirit with our guests, and show visitors to our island a great time.

Mahalo Nui Loa,
Oahu Nature Tours Management

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Packages:	Standard
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Posted on:	2014/11/17
Activity Date:	2014/11/13

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

Guide

Reviewed by: Kristen Olthuis

My husband and I were disappointed with the tour guide. We felt he had a attitude about him and really didn't want to be there. At times we thought he was being rude in his manor and attitude. We went on another tour and the guide was so different and really acted like he wanted to be there. It made a big difference on the tour and made it much more enjoyable. The tour itself was great, but it could of been a lot nicer if the guide was more interested in the people on his bus and what he was doing.

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I'm so sorry, who was your driver?

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/11/02
Activity Date:	2014/10/27

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Grand Circle Island

Reviewed by: Susie Pena

The tour was fantastic! Our driver, Ben, was awesome and so informative. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and learned so much about the Island that we would not have had we driven ourselves. Especially because it was our first tour of the Island, it was totally worth it! Relaxing, beautiful and fun. Kudos to Ben!! Highly recommend it!!

Mike & Susie Pena

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Packages:	Standard Package
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Posted on:	2014/10/18
Activity Date:	2014/09/23

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

great day great start

Reviewed by: sunita iyer

It was a nicely planned trip. Our driver cousin pekelo was very informative. Highly recommendable headstart into ur hawaii trip.

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/10/16
Activity Date:	2014/10/12

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Oahu Grand Circle - Very enojoyable

Reviewed by: KSD2014

Great tour from our tour guide Ed. You get a good overall view of most of the island. Some of the stops were a little short, but overall an enjoyable day.

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Packages:	Test Package
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Posted on:	2014/10/12

Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch

Beautiful, but probably could have done it on our own

Reviewed by: Candice

After spending the first couple of days in Hawaii walking everywhere, it was nice to sit and relax in the tour van and watch the island slide by out the windows. The hike through Wiamea Valley to the falls was beautiful, although I wish more plants and flowers had been in bloom. Lunch was awesome. This tour is alright, but we could easily have seen everything on our own with a car rental.

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You can do anything on your own if that's what you want to do. But then you would have had to drive for 8 hours (paying close attention to the worst traffic in the nation), instead of enjoying the views and just relax. You would have had to rent a car for the whole day, you would have had to pay your own entry fees to the visited locations, you would have had to pay for your own lunch at Fumis and stand in line for it yourself instead of being served, you would have had to buy a guide book and study it to know where to go, you would have had to have someone read out aloud all the interesting facts about our islands natural history, just like our trained guide did for you for 8 hrs. We agree with you that the tour is beautiful and awesome. Plus, we fully delivered what we promised and if you add up all these extra expenses and inconvenience you would have had to encounter had you chosen to drive yourself, you would have lost money and comfort instead of gaining. Aloha!

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Packages:	Standard
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Posted on:	2014/09/28
Activity Date:	2014/09/21

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

North Shore Beach Adventure

Reviewed by: Betty

This was a great tour. Our tour guy, I believe his name is Sam was very helpful and funny. Sam was also very knowledgeable and he made the tour a memorable experience for us. We like the fact that we get to plan out our activities and get to see couple places at North Shore. The only suggestion that we think can improve for the tour is the activities in the afternoon. There wasn't a lot of options in the afternoon activities like in the morning. Overall, we enjoyed the tour very much.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Betty,
Mahalo for your review and to make suggestions on how we can improve. This is essential to make guest's experience even better. We will think about ways to try to incorporate more activities to the pm break. Alooooha!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/09/09
Activity Date:	2014/08/28

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Grand circle Oahu

Reviewed by: Marc Van den Berge

Enjoyed it very much. Wellicht organized, frienly and capable driver/guide.

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Packages:	Standard Package
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Posted on:	2014/09/08
Activity Date:	2014/09/04

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

trip around the island

Reviewed by: Mother of 2

This was a great and informative guide. Our tour guide knew more about the island then I ever did. Kids got tired on bus so they fell asleep near the end. I was very happy and enjoyed it very much.recommend to bring something for small children to snack on and drink aswell as somwthing to do while on the bus. Over great time.

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2014/08/24
Activity Date:	2014/08/23

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Circle Island Tour

Reviewed by: SHaynes

This tour was great. We experienced in a way we wouldn't have because of the vast knowledge of our driver Coco who made it that much better. I highly recommend to get a well rounded understanding of beautful Oahu!!

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Packages:	Standard Package
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Posted on:	2014/08/15
Activity Date:	2014/08/10

Oahu Island Guided Tour, Waimea Waterfall Swim & Dole Pineapple Farm

Best Island Must see

Reviewed by: Arnold

When visiting the Island of O'ahu it makes so much like right to know about the Island you chose. This tour has to be at the Top of your list. You see the Island + Dole Pineapple Plantation + Kualoa Ranch where there are movie sets + horseback riding + ATV tours. My group thanked me for this tour again and again and some went back to take train ride and do Maze at the Pineapple tour.

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Packages:	Standard Package
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2014/07/01
Activity Date:	2014/06/24

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

Shore buss

Reviewed by: Robin

Our driver AC was great recommend excursion learned a lot great views

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/06/28
Activity Date:	2014/06/23

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

Awesome!!!

Reviewed by: Lisa

I so so so recommend the Surf Bus!! It was one of the best ways to see and experience North Shore! The driver was the best! He have great information and was so funny!! The paddle board was amazing, waterfall beautiful and the beach with snorkeling just awesome!! I recommend wearing water shoes as the rocks can be a little hard on your feet...(waterfall and snorkeling areas) Hands down best your we took!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/06/28
Activity Date:	2014/06/13

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

North Shore Surf Bus

Reviewed by: Eileen

We had a great time! We chose snorkeling and free lunch. Tip: Make sure you have cash!

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who was your driver? thank you

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/05/26
Activity Date:	2014/05/16

Ultimate Oahu Circle Island Guided Nature Tour & Waimea Waterfall with Lunch

Good day

Reviewed by: Kimjim

Driver was excellent and the whole day was great driver was very informative

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Packages:	Standard
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Posted on:	2014/05/12
Activity Date:	2014/05/11

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

North Shore

Reviewed by: Jen

We did several tours and the North Shore was our favorite. The North Shore was gorgeous. There were a bunch of awesome little shops and art galleries. We rode bikes and went snorkeling. It was awesome!

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/04/19
Activity Date:	2014/03/24

The Surf Bus North Shore Fun Tour - Snorkel, Bike, Kayak, SUP & Waimea Waterfall

The Surf Bus North Shore Honolulu

Reviewed by: Geoff & Jayne

Wow! what an entertainer Harry was & related so well to us being Aussies & accustomed to the surfing fraternity. We're recently retired & I was on crutches after an operation & nothing was too much trouble. He made special trip in between activities to come & pick me up from Waimea Falls to save me walking. We couldn't praise him enough. Go Harry!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for a wonderful insight into life on the North Shore of Oahu.

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Packages:	[From Waikiki] North Shore Tour + Two Fun Adventures
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2014/03/24
Activity Date:	2014/03/21

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Perfect setup if you want to do North Shore, but Not sure what activities

Circle Island, North Shore and Shrimp Trucks

The surf bus

Amazing

North Shore Beaches Surf Bus Tour with Driver Sam

Great Oahu Tour

Belle excursion

A bit too much time on a bus,

Great

Surprisingly good

Grand Circle made for a Grand Day

Awesome time

Ernal, our tour guide, made the trip that much better!

Doing the North Shore Circle

Guide

Grand Circle Island

great day great start

Oahu Grand Circle - Very enojoyable

Beautiful, but probably could have done it on our own

North Shore Beach Adventure

Grand circle Oahu

trip around the island

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Best Island Must see

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Awesome!!!

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Good day

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