Reviewed by: Shellyw
Our family really enjoyed the tour of Pearl Harbor and the Battleship Missouri. It was very informative and easy for our kids to follow along. Our tour guide, Frank, was the best! Very personable and helpful with any questions.
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Posted on: | 2012/08/27 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
A very full day. The whole experience was great. The tour guide on the Missouri was fantastic and new so much. Really glad we did this all age groups would love it.
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Posted on: | 2012/08/24 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
As said in the title, this trip is definitely recommended to those who are first timer in Oahu Hawaii. The tour guide is great, he seems to know a lot about the history of Hawaii and the information of every sites we are going to. The value is not bad, especially if you don't know what to plan on one day, because the tour lasted long! And prepare to explore Arizona Memorial and extraordinary beaches and view!
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Posted on: | 2012/08/21 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
The guide was excellent. Our negative experience is due to the following two main reasons:
1) The tour bus (Discover Hawaii Trans and Tours) was broken into and all our bag packs were stolen. Heard a similar thing happened few weeks ago at the same place. I would have hoped that the tour company would taken added precautions like not leaving the bus unattended after the previous incident or communicating the previous incident to all the guides in the company. Basically they did not care.
2) After the bus glass was broken, a new bus was brought but after driving few miles, the new bus had gas/petrol leaking. The petrol smell was seeping into the bus so the windows had to be kept open with no AC!!!! Basically we all gave up and said just drop us at our hotel and forget about some sight seeing stops such Diamond head, etc.
We had an excellent time with other tour operators both in Oahu and Big Island except this (Discover Hawaii Trans and Tours) one.
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Posted on: | 2012/08/01 |
Reviewed by: MEvans
Everyone would be well served to visit this beautiful memorial and remember why we enjoy so many freedoms. We will recount the cost of liberty and be more grateful. The Mighty Mo was awe inspiring and strengthened my pride in America! No trip to Hawaii would be complete without a visit to these sacred memorials.
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Posted on: | 2012/07/13 |
Reviewed by: Krisztian
Our tour guide Denis was really awesome A+++. The tour was action packed not much time to get bored. Perfect way to get around the Island and see the main attractions in one day for those who would rather spend most of their holiday time on the beach.
Value for money will come back for more for sure
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Posted on: | 2012/07/07 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
We attended this tour with our 3 children. Our driver was Garfield and he was the most informative driver we experienced on our whole trip...he gave us a running commentary on everything we were passing on our way to Pearl Harbour and he had a great sense of humour. He was so punctual with time and always ensured everyone knew what was going on all the time. I would rate this tour as the best one we went on while in Hawaii, I can't speak more highly of it. Our 9 year old left the day completely educated and informed about Pearl Habour. It was also great to go onboard the USS Missouri and see what life was like at sea and understand where the signing for the end of the war occurred. Overall we were extremely pleased with the tour.
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Posted on: | 2012/06/23 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
this place was great,,,everyone should see this
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Posted on: | 2012/06/21 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
I took my Granddaugter for the first time. We both enjoyed it.
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Posted on: | 2012/06/14 |
Reviewed by: JaySee
We were lucky enough to have our guided tour with Hawaii activities, a group of professionals. It was an 11hour tour with guide Jonathen (one of the few best guides I ever encountered). It was a detailed tour about Pearl Harbour and the sunken ships followed by a detailed circle island tour where we were able to cover an ultra modern township on one side of Hawaii and a rural towanship on another side of hwaii followed by a fusion of both in the middle.Covering around 10 beaches in a single day was way above our expectation.I just wish to be there again with Hawaii activities for all the 5 island tours, all the adventure rides. We are coming next Summer again with a longer duration and we will for sure take the guidance again of Hawaii activities, a guide with Excellence. Mahalo.
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Posted on: | 2012/05/11 |
Reviewed by: Rick
I thought the tirp was great with the exception that more time was needed at Pearl. We did not have enough time to go through all the exhibits. I would go back to Pearl with this company again.
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Posted on: | 2012/04/30 |
Reviewed by: BHof890474
Very moving experience, made all the more meaningful by an excellent tour - on time and very insightful.
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Posted on: | 2012/03/10 |
Reviewed by: Kingfubu
It was well organized and fun tour. The tour guide was funny and friendly and gave enough time to see around and take pictures. In fact he ended up showing up some places which were not on the tour and still managed to finish the tour on time. I highly recommend this tour.
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Posted on: | 2012/02/28 |
Reviewed by: Bob
what a great tour! Tour guide was entertaining and very informative. Glad we decided to do this and wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
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Posted on: | 2012/01/21 |
Reviewed by: Tony & Carol
We loved this tour! Very well run and done, family that runs it is great. Very timely and informational all the way to the end of the tour at their museum.......highly recommend this tour. Duke was awesome!
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Posted on: | 2011/12/10 |
Reviewed by: Jordan
Cousin Jerry was the best! So knowledgeable and friendly. We had a great chat about all things Hawaii! We were lucky we were the only ones seeing Mighty Mo and the city tour in our group so it. The bus to Might Mo was operated by Roberts, they were great too. We will be back!!!
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Posted on: | 2011/12/09 |
Reviewed by: Mille Sass
I had an amazing day at Pearl Harbor. I didn´t go to the USS memorial because I don´t like boats. But instead I went on the USS Bowfin a fantastic experience. The USS Missouri battleship was awesome ! And it is so big, you need to set good time for this activiti so you can enjoy everything. And take the guided tours, they are really great. Also a big hand for the busdriver that day, Cathrine. She was great, smiling, happy, talked with everybody and maked all of us smiling. I was the only one who did the big tour in Pearl Harbor that day. On the way back she drove through Punchbowl and China town, really sweet and an exstra service for me. Fantastic day.
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Posted on: | 2011/11/21 |
Reviewed by: Holly
We had such an enjoyable tour of Pearl Harbor and the rest of the island! Our tour guide, Hana, was extremely knowledgeable and provided many extra bits of information as we were driving. We had some bus trouble and Hana handled it in a completely professional and very quick manner. Overall I would recommend this tour to anyone. We absolutely loved it and it is a great way to see the island without renting a car.
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Posted on: | 2011/10/16 |
Reviewed by: Cindyh
As this was my first visit to Oahu and Hawaii, I wanted to see as much as I possibly could. This tour did was great! We saw much of the island with a few stops here and there. Some of the things we saw were merely through the bus window, but being able to see so much of the island in one day was wonderful. I would recommend doing this tour near the beginning of your trip so if there is anything you find particularly interesting, you can go back. Pearl Harbor was amazing. This is a good tour if you only want a couple hours there.
Our tour guide was excellent! He was very knowledgeable about the locations we visited, friendly and shared many interesting folklore stories during the tour.
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Posted on: | 2011/10/12 |
Reviewed by: Karen
Excellent from start to finish, our guide was so entertaining we had a wonderful time, he was full of information about anything you wished to know about, but also talented when it came to telling the odd joke and impressive when he sang, he got the whole coach full of strangers in the morning becoming friends by the end of the trip. This adventure was first class and I would certainly recommend this tour to anyone of all ages, there was something for everyone to enjoy with plenty of stops for photo opportunities or just marvel at the outstanding scenery.
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Posted on: | 2011/10/01 |
Reviewed by: Aus Family
Travelling with my 15yo girl & 10yo boy we had some reservation as to whether they would enjoy this tour. What can I say it was awesome. Duke our tour guide (and owners son) made the day completely enjoyable, upbeat, interesting (even to non Americans) and nothing was to much trouble. We only had about 20 people of this tour so was very personal and comprehensive. An early start meant we beat the crowds at Arizona and Duke's personal knowledge made for an even better tour.
Basically if you want to do a military tour - YOU MUST DO THIS !!!!!!!!
Don't worry about Missouri & Bowfin (they require another full day) these can be done another day. This tour takes you onto the military bases and gives a genuine insight as to what they are like.
Aloha to the Aus Family,
Thank you for responding with such an excellent review. We appreciate your support. Duke's passionate about his work. We continue each and every day to keep history alive at Home of the Brave. We are happy that your family enjoyed your day with us!
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours
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Posted on: | 2011/09/27 |
Reviewed by: Kevin Nicolin
Great tour. Very interesting and very moving. Don't miss this one!
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Posted on: | 2011/09/26 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
I have taken ALOT of tours in my day, and this is by far one of the best I have ever taken. From the minute I got into the (very nice and very CLEAN) charter, the guide, Duke (who just happens to be the son of the owner!) just MADE the day. He was friendly, professional, and extremely knowledgeable of the rich history surrounding both Pearl Harbor and WWII in general.
Throughout the tour, he used humor and wit to share fascinating REAL stories of actual soldiers and events to really make this time in history come alive to all on board. I was just so impressed.
This tour was so much better organized than most other tours I have been on, yet they somehow managed to not make me feel like cattle being herded and pushed around....although we had a schedule to stick to, I never once felt rushed or hurried...it was such an enjoyable day. Duke had a great balance of giving us time on our own to look around the sites and exhibits (rather than treating us like children) yet he was always
Aloha Mr. Anonymous,
Thanks for the 5 Star Review! We appreciate your positive feedback and will continue to do our best to keep history Alive!
Please join us again on Home of the Brave Tours and stop by our new Home of the Brave Brewseum next time you are in the islands.
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours
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Posted on: | 2011/09/03 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
had a great time on tour guide was very knowledgable of the island and what to do for fun thanks
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Posted on: | 2011/08/03 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
I'm from NZ and am intending on bringing some 11-12yr olds back next year. I found it very moving and am sure everyone who attends will also be the same. I hope that when I do bring my students back that they will also appreciate and understand the impact it has had on everyone involved. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
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Posted on: | 2011/07/24 |
Reviewed by: crj
Great experience for the entire family. Absolutley, worth spending the day. Very inspiring and sobering at the same time.
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Posted on: | 2011/07/14 |
Reviewed by: Paula
Ken L was an outstanding tour guide.He possesses lots of outstanding "island" information and history. The entire tour was great and my family and I enjoyed it immensely.
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Posted on: | 2011/07/10 |
Reviewed by: Christina
We had such an amazing tour guide. He was so informative about the island in general. He talked about all kinds of plants, animals, history of the island, celebrities, hot tourist and local spots, restaraunts, activities, and pearl harbor. He was a walking Hawaiian encyclopedia. Every question we asked he was able to answer. He even had a notebook of pictures just incase he needed to show us something not found on the tour. The tour was an all day event that seemed short. Before we knew it the time creeped up and our tour was coming to an end. His name was Ken and I would take that tour again only with him. My whole family learned so much and throughout our vacation we were able to answer all of our other tours questions and they were so impressed; that was the best part.
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Posted on: | 2011/07/02 |
Reviewed by: George K
We just came back from our Hawaii vacation and thoroughly enjoyed the tour. It started off in Pearl Harbor which is just amazing and a very powerful experience. We then continued onto Dole Pineapple plantation (make sure you try a Dole Whip) and the North Shore. We then continued onto other amazing sites along the western side of the island, including lunch on a secluded area on the water. Our tour guide was hilarious, and just an all around great guy who really added to the experience. I can't wait to go back to Hawaii to take the tour again. I would recommend this to anyone who is going to Oahu for a vacation.
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Posted on: | 2011/06/26 |
Reviewed by: Amy T.
The tour was a great use of our time on the island. It does take an entire day though so be prepared for that. Pearl Harbor was great, there was no question on where we needed to be and when. If you want a full look at the Pearl Harbor site (submarine and all) you should plan more time to go back or do this part separately.
Our tour guides were friendly, helpful, and funny. They kept our attention the whole day with lots of great tidbits about the island. The tour was awesome. We got to see where filmings happened and which beaches were great for which activities. It was awesome. I wish we had done this tour on our first day of the island instead of toward the end of our trip.
I would definitely recommend the full circle and not just the north shore tour. There is so much more you get to see in the last couple hours. I can hardly wait to go back and use all the information!
I would definitely recommend!
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Posted on: | 2011/05/16 |
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Hi Tony and Carol,
Thank you for taking the time to share with others your positive comments. We appreciate your support of Home of the Brave Tours. Duke does too!
Aloha,
Janet Tomlinson
Home of the Brave Tours