Discover Honolulu and Maui
A quality experience, this tour combines extensive sightseeing on Oahu (you will leave this Island feeling that you understand it), with Magnificent Maui. In Hawaiian folklore, this Island’s Haleakala crater was home to the grandmother of demigod Maui, legend says that she helped him capture the sun and force it to slow its journey across the sky in order to lengthen the day.
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The remainder of your day is free to rest from the flight or take a walk on the beach. Dinner is on your own tonight.
After spending time at the memorial, you will board a boat that will take you to the stationary platform built over the sunken remains of the USS Arizona, resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and marines that died during the attack (pending availability). Enjoy an included lunch while in Pearl Harbor.
Next visit the National Memorial of the Pacific, also known as Punchbowl Crater, final resting place of those who served in our armed forces. From there take a short drive to downtown Honolulu, capital of Hawaii. It is the site of ‘Iolani Palace, the only royal palace in America, which housed Hawaiian rulers.
After your tour you return to your hotel for a little bit of free time before your dinner. Enjoy the flavors of the Hawaiian culture and after dinner you will have more free time to explore Waikiki or to relax at the hotel. (B,D)
After a stop at the lookout, you will head to the Byodo-In Temple for another stop to view the temple grounds. Later today you make your way up the Northeastern Coastline and drive past Mokoli’i and the world-famous Sunset and Waimea Bay as you cross the island’s big wavy territory. The region is known for its fabulously large wintertime waves and international surfing competitions. End your day traveling through the central valley pineapple fields and make a stop at Dole Plantation to visit their gift shop and everyone can enjoy the world’s freshest Hawaiian pineapple.
Return to your hotel where your evening is free and dinner is on your own. (B)
After a short walk past a meandering stream through a forest full of native Hawaiian plants, gaze high above at the iconic Iao Needle – a natural outcropping jutting from the mountain side; covered in emerald green vegetation and towering 1,200 feet over Iao Valley.
This evening your farewell dinner is an authentic Hawaiian Luau. A grand celebration of food, entertainment, and Polynesian culture at sunset. Luau tradition begins with a Kalua pig cooked in am imu (earth oven), with Haupia (coconut pudding) and poi (Hawaiian taro starch). Then under the stars you witness a live musical performance of the hula. (B,D)
NOTE: This is typically an overnight flight.
A quality experience, this tour combines extensive sightseeing on Oahu (you will leave this Island feeling that you understand it), with Magnificent Maui. In Hawaiian folklore, this Island’s Haleakala crater was home to the grandmother of demigod Maui, legend says that she helped him capture the sun and force it to slow its journey across the sky in order to lengthen the day.