Pearl Harbor Tours

Stars and Stripes Tour

Adults: $63.00, Children (ages 4-11) $42.50, 3 & under free (tax included in these rates)

Journey to where World War II began and ended for the United States. This comprehensive full-day tour will allow you to visit Pearl Harbor and stand on the decks of the Arizona Memorial. Then travel across the Ford Island Bridge for a very special guided tour of the battleship Missouri.

Following your visit to the Pearl Harbor area you will drive through historic Honolulu for a narrated tour. Learning about the history of Hawaii and its rich heritage. You will see the Hawaii State Capitol, Iolani Palace, and the Kamehameha Statue from the comfort of your air conditioned motorcoach.

Pearl Harbor / Honolulu City Tour

Adults: $32.00, Children (ages 4-11) $18, 3 & under free (tax included in these rates)

CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS

If you are cruising on the Pride of America and spending the night at a hotel in Waikiki prior to your cruise, you can do either of these tours on the same day that you board your NCL cruise ship. If you are on a cruise that visits Honolulu just for the day, these tours start too early in the morning for you to participate.

ACTIVITY TIPS

A visit to Pearl Harbor is a must-do activity for anyone coming to Oahu. The USS Arizona Memorial is one of our nation's most sacred places.  Regardless of your interest in history or WWII, a visit to this shrine is an emotional experience. If you have never been ... you should go. The documentary film prepares you well for what you are about to experience, because when the film ends and the doors open, everyone boards the Navy shuttle boat in hushed silence. The boat ride to the memorial only takes a few minutes. When you are on the Memorial, you'll look down into the water and see the outline of the Arizona's remains knowing that it is the final resting place for hundreds of US servicemen. 

One tip for photographing the memorial ... when you are re-boarding the boat for the return to the vistor's center, try to get in the last row. As the boat pulls away from the Arizona, you will get your best photo from there.  

We highly recommend the longer full-day tour because of the guided tour of the Battleship Missouri. When you are standing on the Arizona Memorial you will look across at the USS Missouri which is docked nearby. The Missouri is a battleship of the same class and era as the Arizona and will give you a sense of what life was like on board. Seeing the giant guns as you walk on the decks of the Missouri will help you picture the Arizona prior to the fateful attack. As you walk down the corridors below deck you will gain perspective of shipboard life aboard the Arizona when the attack on Pearl Harbor began. The Missouri also contains the "surrender deck" which was the scene of the end of World War II ... where General Douglas MacArthur and the Japanese foreign minister signed the document that officially ended WWII as the battleship was anchored in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.

Both these tours include pickup at Waikiki area hotels. If you are staying at other locations on the island of Oahu like the Ko Olina Marriot, the Turtle Bay Hilton,or a private rental in Kailua you will need to drive to the last pickup point which is at the Ala Moana Hotel near downtown Honolulu.

Pearl Harbor Tour Reservations

Upon submitting your activity reservation for processing, one copy is sent to your e-mail address so that you have a record of your order. We will make reservations for you and send an e-mail confirming all of the details. These confirmations are often sent a few minutes after your reservation, but some activities take longer to confirm than others. You will receive an e-mail confirmation by the end of the next business day at the latest. There are no tickets that you need to pick up prior to your event. Your e-mail confirmation will have all the details you need to check in and enjoy your selected activity. This saves you precious time when you arrive in Hawaii. 

A credit card is required to guarantee payment for your reservations, but in most cases WE DO NOT charge your credit card when your order is placed. Your credit card is typically charged five days before you leave for Hawaii, and a voucher is faxed to the vendor. Some activities are charged at the time of check-in and your e-mail confirmation will inform you if this is the case. If you cancel your activity after your credit card has been charged you will receive a refund less 10% to cover our credit card processing costs.

We do have one vendor that requires payment at the time that your reservation is made. These activities are clearly marked on our website with the words, "Payment required at the time of reservation."

After making reservations, you may reschedule or cancel your activity up until 48 hours prior to its start (a few activities have 72 hour cancellation policies ... see your confirmation e-mail for details). Within 48 hours of the start of your activity all reservations are final and non-refundable (unless the event is cancelled by the vendor due to weather or other factors). Due to our incredible climate here, weather cancellations are rare.  No-shows and cancellations without adequate notice are charged in full on the credit card used to secure the reservation and are non-refundable.