Top Honolulu Adventure Tours

Explore Oahu on this full-day minibus tour with a small group and a local guide. With your small group of 20 people or fewer, make plenty of stops at the island's highlights, including snorkeling with green sea turtles on the North Shore. See the Dole Plantation, the Halona Blowhole, Diamond Head, and Makapu’u Beach during this day-long outing. Round-trip transportation from Waikiki hotels is included.

Explore Hawaii’s island of Oahu by air on this helicopter tour. Fly above the island and many of its most well-known landmarks, such as Diamond Head, Sacred Falls, the Dole Plantation, and Pearl Harbor. On this ride, choose your departure time and whether or not you’d like the helicopter doors on or off.

Experience the wonder of Hanauma Bay, one of Oahu’s most-loved sights. The volcanic crater is a protected, marine-life conservation area with an amazing array of tropical fish and coral reefs. This tour takes the stress and hassle out of the experience, with organized transportation and snorkel gear. Because of the sight’s popularity, the parking lot often fills up halting entrance to the beach. Avoid missing out with this professional tour.

With a local guide, hike to Manoa Falls, the tallest accessible waterfall (150 feet) on Oahu. Located in what is known as the Rainbow Valley, the area is lush with vegetation due to near-daily rains, and rainbows after showers are common. Visit Tantalus Lookout for views of the Diamond Head crater and the Waikiki skyline.

This whole day tour will spend 70% of our time doing beach activities on the North Shore. Guests will have the option to Swim, Kayak or Paddle Board, or do a Waterfall Hike, which have some of the most breathtaking sights and where Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Here to Eternity, and 51st Dates had been filmed. The other 30% of the time is spent sightseeing both the East and North-East Shores. Encompassed in beauty and splendor, the Hanauma coastline is a destined location for popular movies such as Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Blue Hawai’i, Here to Eternity and 51st Dates. Due to the Pandemic & recent changes to Hanauma Bay State Park policy, we are not able to take guests to Hanauma Bay for snorkeling at this time. When commercial activities are reinstated at the Bay we will resume that tour.

Exchange Waikiki for Oahu’s North Shore on a day trip aboard the Surf Bus. Hop off at all the hot spots including the surfing beaches of Pipeline, Sunset Beach, and Waimea Bay. Choose from one activity and lunch or two activities like snorkeling, bike riding, a waterfall swim, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), learning to surf, or relaxing on the beach. A guide points out the green sea turtles, and you have time to explore Haleiwa Town.

Take postcard-worthy pictures of Hawaii on this half-day Oahu photography tour. Travel with a small group around the island and learn techniques from a professional photographer who serves as your guide. Capture popular sights with your camera, including Hanauma Bay, Halona Blowhole, the Nu‘uanu Pali lookout and more. Round-trip transport by minivan is included from Waikiki hotels.

Get away from the Oahu buzz with this whirlwind volcano-chasing tour. After your short flight from Honolulu, arrive in Kona to meet your driver for a serious adventure: You’ll visit the historic town of Kona, set your eyes on the Mars-like Kilauea Iki Overlook, run your toes along black sand, and explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, an active volcanic landscape that’s creating the Big Island to this day.

Swap the big bus tours for a more personalized experience of Oahu. This private tour is exclusively for your party and takes you from Honolulu to the North Shore where you'll visit a macadamia nut farm and look for sea turtles and monk seals on the beaches. Afterward, head for the Waimea Valley for a swim in its famed waterfall. There's time for a shrimp truck lunch and shopping (own expense) before heading back.

Explore the North Shore of Oahu in the company of a guide who knows it best. This small-group tour offers a far richer experience than visiting alone. You'll get to experience top activities such as visiting a coffee farm and the Dole Plantation, as well as Waimea Valley and Sunset Beach while gaining a deeper understanding of the area's culture, environment and history.

Explore Oahu your way on this private and customized tour. You'll have the flexibility to create your own itinerary and visit only the places in Oahu that you want to go, whether its beaches, waterfalls or historic sites. In the company of just your party and a guide, you'll explore at your own pace.

Circle the island of Oahu and its many points of interest on this guided adventure. Learn about Hawaiian history and culture while exploring the coastline. Visit sites like Diamond Head, the Pali Lookout, Mokoli'i Island, and Laie Point. Also, see famous places like Banzai Pipeline, Sunset Beach, and Waimea Bay. For lunch, try some fresh Hawaiian shrimp from one of the local food trucks (own expense). And if time permits, check out some of the secret spots for viewing sea turtles and monk seals.

Experience the natural beauty of the Hawaiian rain forest during a combo tour that includes two self-guided hikes on the island of Oahu. With convenient pickup from your hotel in Waikiki, enjoy easy transportation in a comfortable shuttle and hike to Diamond Head and Manoa Falls on your own. See the 150-foot (46-meter) high waterfall and enjoy panoramic views overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Honolulu.

Adventure Guides Hawaii offers private, custom hiking tours to experience the real Hawaii. Oahu has world class hiking containing unique biodiversity and natural beauty. With lush jungles, raging waterfalls, narrow ridge lines, and great views, we will find the perfect hikes for your desires and skill level! We pride ourselves on NOT being your standard well-manicured “Tourist Experience”, including a fancy bus and a menu of all the most trite tourist activities but instead an experience that will feel like friends taking you around the island exploring the best hikes Oahu has to offer! We our here to give you the best experience we can. If you wanted to do 2 shorter hikes instead of 1 longer one, we can do it! Got a specific hike in mind? let us know and we will make it happen! Mahalo! Adventure Guides Hawaii

Combine visits to downtown Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, and the USS Arizona during a half-day tour departing from Waikiki or Kahala. In a climate-controlled tour vehicle, travel between the area's disbursed landmarks, spending time listening to your guide's informative commentary at each. Round-trip transportation from Waikiki and Kahala hotels provided.

The Famous North Shore of Oahu, is known for stunning beaches and world renown surf breaks. This tour was designed to highlight, the surf culture, Hawaiian culture and beautiful beaches all while supporting local businesses and sustainability on our island. On this tour, we will be stopping at various different scenic spots including Kualoa Beach park, famous surf spots and Shark's Cove. We will also be stopping at a beach for swimming and lounging. This tour is semi-private with a max of 14 passengers.

Both parking areas at Diamond Head State Monument and Makapuu Beach can be packed with cars (and people). Prebook this Diamond Head and Makapuu Lighthouse Half-Day Hiking Tour and guarantee your drop-off at both sites so you can hike the highlights in just a short period of time. This experience also comes with a water bottle so you can stay hydrated during your hikes.

In my experience living in Hawai’i, I have found that the flavors from the food taste more intense and I think this is down to two factors — one being the island's sun and the other being the rich dark volcanic soil. I have always maintained that “less is more in life” and this is very true when you apply it to food. We will showcase a wide variety of tasty and ethnic foods from some of the most popular Food Trucks on the Northshore enjoy some of the world's best coffee and chocolate and hike to one of our most visited waterfalls on Oahu then treat yourself to some rum at Kohana Rum Distillery where they use natural sugar cane.

See the secrets of Oahu through the eyes of a local guide! Born and raised on the island, Shane provides a personalized experience in a 10-hour tour of Oahu. You will surf, hike, and experience the most breathtaking views and amazing local food. Book this memorable tour today and get ready for real adventure hosted by real people to waterfalls, turtles, and Oahu's world famous beaches and lookouts. Do not miss your chance to grab a spot on Shane's sought-after experience, and get a taste of our island's genuine aloha hospitality. While this experience is a shared tour, we will never book more than 10 people, keep it a small, intimate experience, and maybe meet some new friends along the way!

If you’re on Oahu and want to see the mysteries of the Big Island, it’s easier than you think. With this tour, your flights to and from the Kona International Airport are covered, as is private transportation and access to a local guide. You’ll see Punalu’u Black sand Beach, the coffee farms of Kona, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and more on this wild full-day, inter-island adventure.

Hawaii's dark skies make it a great destination for star-gazing and nighttime photography. But taking photos after dark requires a whole different set of skills. This tour ensures that you leave with the best possible images of the night sky by teaching you camera tips and tricks and taking you to the best viewpoints in Honolulu.

See locations in real life that you’re used to seeing in your favorite TV shows and movies on this 5- or 8-hour Hummer tour. Choose between three different tour options (South Shore, North Shore, or Circle Island) that cover filming locations on the island of Oahu. The South Shore tour includes spots from ‘Blue Hawaii,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ and ‘Lost.’ The North Shore tour focuses mostly on areas seen in ‘Lost,’ but also includes places where scenes were shot from ‘Karate Kid II,’ ‘Pearl Harbor,’ and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall.’ The Circle Island tour is also focused mostly on ‘Lost,” but combines spots from the other two tours.

On this exciting Oahu combo tour, start the day with a downhill bike ride with epic views of the coastline, before boarding a comfortable catamaran for a two-hour snorkeling adventure.  On this Oahu biking and sailing tour, all the necessary equipment is provided along with professional guides, as is round trip transportation.

Discover the scenery and landmarks of Oahu with a full-day tour that circles the island. Get picked up at your hotel in Honolulu and set out on a minibus sightseeing excursion that includes top destinations such as Diamond Head Lighthouse and the Halona Blowhole. Complete the experience with a swim or snorkel at Waimea Beach and keep an eye out for sea turtles.