Reviewed by: Dan and Denise
Me and and my girlfriend both liked the young guides who picked us up at the North Shore Marketplace parking lot. It was just us two so we felt very privilidged. The Hawaiian guide drove for about 20 min through many farms and got to know much abut them and who owned them, unfortunately much of the land were rented by Monsantos. Part of the drive was very bumpy but became much better when we got unto the military roads. The hike was not that hard mostly because the water wasn´t that high this time. It was partly slippery but our sneekers was enough to manage it. There were some very niice sceneries and crossig over the river and the mountain pool swim at the summit was very pleasent and just what we needed after a 2.5 hours hike. We got to use helmets but just for a very short time. The lunch was two wraps each and was more than enough for us.
The hawaiian native guide told us much about the the hawaiian culture and the problems hawaiians have had keeping their language alive. We also got to know about much about the different plants and trees, and the tight bond to nature hawaiina have had, he also made a hawaiian chant to the forrest when we just started the hike which was very nice to hear. We would recommend this hike to all our friends.
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Packages: | Huaka'i Nui [The Big Hiking Adventure] 50% Discount Review Rebate Special |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/04/27 |
Activity Date: | 2015/04/25 |
Reviewed by: Maria A
The best part is the knowledge and friendliness of your tour guide Bethany.
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 |
Reviewed by: ----------RHO----
I have hiked many of the popular attractions here on Oahu like Diamond Head, Manoa Falls, and Koko Head, but they have nothing as elegant as what the Huakai Iki hike has. We booked our tour, and was informed that the check in location is at the Aloha General Store. We were greeted by our wonderful guides Keola and Holly. We started venturing off on the private roads owned by Kamehameha Schools, Bishop Estate. We had excellent views of the agricultural land, the coastline of Haleiwa, the mountain ranges of both the Ko'olaus and Waianae! We had learned so much Hawaiian historical facts, such as endemic versus native species of plants and animals, special trees and plants such as the Koa tree, ohia lehua, and the strawberry guava tree. Keola and Holly are excellent guides! The one thing that I highly valued is that you can ask them anything! They will tell you if they know about it, and if they don't they will either call you or email me and give you the answer! Many other tour guides on other hikes, tend to come up with excuses, or falsified facts. But not Keola or Holly. We had great views of the swimming pools (water ponds), nice high clouds, and wonderful native plants. This is the best hiking tour that I have been on by far. I will definitely go out with north Shore Eco Tours again, for their Huakai Nui Hike! Mahalo Keola & Holly!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/03/26 |
Reviewed by: MeSoHappy
I learned a lot about the history of the North Shore on this tour and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Our guides Keola and Holly were knowledgeable in Hawaiian history and culture. They have exclusive access to this trail and I highly recommend going on this tour as you will not get the chance to see the North Shore like this with anyone else. It was a real treat for me. I appreciated that Keola asked for permission to enter the hiking trail in a traditional way.The hike itself was wonderful. We saw a lovely lehua blossom on the trail! The area is home to a number of rare native trees that I will leave to you to figure the name of. This hike is not for people who are out of shape. You will get a workout on the hike! If you appreciate learning about Hawaiian culture with legitimate information shared, the natural beauty of the North Shore, and to spend a day of your vacation in nature, this hike is for you. Way better than a luau!
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Packages: | Test Package |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2015/03/25 |
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.
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 |
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!!!
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/03/22 |
Activity Date: | 2015/03/18 |
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 |
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!
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 |
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 |
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.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2015/02/09 |
Activity Date: | 2015/01/15 |
Reviewed by: Marin
Great experience. The driver made the trip extremely pleasant..
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2015/01/17 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/27 |
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 |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2015/01/05 |
Activity Date: | 2014/12/21 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/11/17 |
Activity Date: | 2014/11/13 |
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.
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 |
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!!
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/10/18 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/23 |
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 |
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 |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/10/12 |
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.
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 |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/09/28 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/21 |
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.
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 |
Reviewed by: Marc Van den Berge
Enjoyed it very much. Wellicht organized, frienly and capable driver/guide.
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Packages: | Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2014/09/08 |
Activity Date: | 2014/09/04 |
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 |
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 |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2014/08/15 |
Activity Date: | 2014/08/10 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Reviewed by: Eileen
We had a great time! We chose snorkeling and free lunch. Tip: Make sure you have cash!
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 |
Reviewed by: Kimjim
Driver was excellent and the whole day was great driver was very informative
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Packages: | Standard |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2014/05/12 |
Activity Date: | 2014/05/11 |
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Thanks so much for the kind words... we're so glad you two enjoyed yourselves!