See Honolulu’s top attractions on this tour which includes a drive through downtown Honolulu, Puchbowl Cemetry and a visit to Pearl Harbor. Board the Navy launch boats to view the USS Arizona Memorial and explore the harbor side displays and historic exhibits at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. The downtown Honolulu tour, include a drive past Kawaiahao Church, King Kamehameha statue and Mission Houses Museum.

Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial and Honolulu city tour
Navy launch to view the USS Arizona Memorial
Downtown Honolulu tour, including Kawaiahao Church, King Kamehameha statue and Mission Houses Museum
Drive through Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific
Waikiki hotel pickup and drop-off included

Why Travellers Choose This Tour

Waiting in line for the USS Arizona Memorial typically requires a whole morning. This lets you bypass it and walk straight in.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Pick-up and drop-off at Waikiki hotels
Tour narration by a professional driver/guide

Gratuities
Lunch

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

The tour times provided reflect the start and end of the tour, but not your exact pickup and drop off time. Whether or not you've provided your hotel/lodging at the time of booking, you are required to contact the tour provider no less than (2) days prior to your tour date to receive your exact pickup time and location. The tour provider will advise you of the specific area at the hotel/lodging you should wait; for example "at the front entrance." Please be there at least 5 minutes before your pickup time. If your hotel/lodging is not included on our pickup schedule, you'll be advised to meet at nearby location. Please note that we are prohibited by certain properties to pickup non-hotel guests and we do not pick-up at private properties such as AirBnB's and residential areas.

What To Expect

Your tour will begin with pickup from your hotel. You’ll then head to Pearl Harbor and re-live the historical moment that brought the United States into World War II, through displays and exhibits at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Centre. The USS Arizona Memorial honors the 1,777 crew members who lost their lives during the attack on December 7, 1941.

Then, head to downtown Honolulu for a drive through the Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific and pass the only royal residence existing in America, the Iolani Palace and historic Kawaiahao Church.

Once your excursion concludes, you will be driven back to your hotel.

King Kamehameha Statue (Pass By)

Iolani Palace (Pass By)

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives (Pass By)

Kawaiahao Church (Pass By)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Pass By)

USS Arizona Memorial

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pearl Harbor Historic Sites Visitor Center

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please contact the tour provider at minimum of 7 days prior to the tour date for ADA and all special requests.
This tour does not operate on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day and December 7th.
On occasion and due to external factors outside of our control (including inclement weather, closure of the Memorial by the National Park Service and/or shortages of boat launch tickets), there is the possibility of not being able to visit the Arizona Memorial during your visit. You will still be able to visit the many exhibits at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center and view the Arizona Memorial from the shoreline.
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Shirt and shoes are required to board the Arizona Memorial, swimsuits are not permitted. Strollers are not permitted in the theater or shuttle boats.
NO BAG POLICY: The US Department of the Interior has declared a “no bags” policy at Pearl Harbor. Passengers may not carry any concealing items including purses, handbags, backpacks, diaper bags, etc. Small cameras are permitted but must not be in a bag. No items are allowed to be left on your tour vehicle. When going over to Ford Island to visit the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and/or the Battleship Missouri, guests are required to carry government issued photo identification and NO BAGS are allowed on the vehicle. Ford Island is an active military base and guests may be asked by security personnel at any time for their identification to ensure a safe environment for all. Bag storage is available at the entrance of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center for a fee per bag. It is recommended to bring on tour only vital items like your identification and wallet as long as these items fit in your pockets.
You will be given a ticket with a specific time to take the Navy boat launch tour out to the Arizona Memorial to explore on your own.
Due to the indoor mask mandate enforced at Pearl Harbor, all guests must bring and wear a mask. Eating or drinking is not allowed on the coach.
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 52 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveller Photos

Traveller Tips

It’s an all day event and with children it’s nit easy not bringing in a few healthy snacks.

This includes the bus ride there, the entry fee, the boat ride and the tour of Arizona Memorial.

After a confusing pickup occasioned by unclear instructions from your tour operators staff, the tour was ok. You could shorten the trip by an hour and still accomplish your objectives.

Reviews

4.0

1,242 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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First Time Trip

AnnaMarie_V, June 2023

First time to the island and it was important to me and my family to visit and pay respect at Pearl Harbor! It was a nice experience! Cousin Guy was a very informative tour guide! Only suggestion is eat before you go! There is no place to eat food when you are there. Just a snack bar that serves chips and soda etc.

knowledgeable

Trulus_C, May 2023

Very interesting tour., also learning the History of what took place at Pearl Harbor. The whole Tour was great!

Great tour

Cinda_T, May 2023

Pearl Harbor very sobering experience. "Cousin Fred" great driver & wealth of information. All around great tour.

Greatest History Lesson Ever

Christina_B, May 2023

We found the Pearl Harbor Tour to be such a great learning experience. From the history lesson provided by the bus driver to the intro at the Theater, to the memorial itself. This was an awesome trip, sad but nevertheless I'm really happy we went. The only part I didn't like was how the female sailor yelled at 2 people who couldn't find a seat on the boat. Those 2 people came with us, but got kicked off they had no seats. They didn't have seats because a family who didn't come with us jumped on our boat taking their seats.

A Must Do Tour

Debra_F, Apr 2023

We visited via a tour. It was a little rushed but in the time we had there we managed a walk through the museums, a trip out to the USS Arizona and the 26 minute movie about that fateful day. We throughly enjoyed ourselves and totally recommend the tour. After the visit to Pearl Harbour we got to see the war graves and given so very good information along the way. We also had time to have a short stop at the statue of one of their Kings. All in all apart from the 20 minute delay at the start that made the Pearl Harbour visit a little rushed we 100% enjoyed the tour

Somber

Sherry_C, Apr 2023

Our driver was extremely knowledgeable. He made the experience very interesting. The entire experience at the USS Arizona was one everyone should see. Although a somber one, extremely informative. Wish we had a little more time, felt a little rushed. We Must Never Forget!

USS Arizona/Pearl Harbor tour

Keri_G, Jan 2023

Our tour guide, Moana, was awesome! We learned a lot about Hawaiian history. Pearl Harbor/USS Arizona Memorial is a must do. Very touching experience. Two tips once you get there: See the movie before the Memorial if you can. It will make your time on Arizona even more meaningful. Also, if you have a lei, you can bring it and put the flowers in the water. It shows both a sign of respect and a way to thank those who sacrificed their life that are still "buried" inside the ship.

Unsolicited restaurant booking

Robin_P, Jan 2023

Whilst this is not a “good news” comment please note my concern at receiving an unsolicited booking on my Callander for a Paradise Cove Luau restaurant which can only have come via Polynesian Adventures as no other company here had my email address. Please investigate as this is something that I find unacceptable.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Aloha. We are sorry to hear about the calendar booking. It is not our practice to send out information about other activity providers to our guests. If you can please call us at 1-800-622-3011 to provide more details so we can help determine what occurred. Mahalo!

Experience

Alan_G, Jan 2023

The tour guide was most entertaining. The only complaint is the of being stuck in traffic, should have started the tour 1 hr earlier.

Save your money!

Cory_C, Dec 2022

This tour is a scam. Save your money and do this on your own. We were promised Arizona tickets and then the day of they told us we weren't going to be able to do that. We basically paid $300 for a bus ride to the Pearl Harbor when we had our own vehicle. The venue is a free facility and we paid money to this tour to enter. There was nothing fabulous about this tour. Save your money and take your chance in The stand by line. They told us we wouldn't get on so not to even try and had we not listened to them we could have got on and seen the Arizona. The standby line was not that long. Do that first and then go through the museums. What a joke. Don't do it.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that your expectations weren't met. Mahalo.

USS Arizona Memorial not included

Marsha_G, Oct 2022

When I booked this trip, touring the USS Arizona Memorial was listed as being included. A couple days before the tour, I found out that we would not be able to go to memorial. It was too late to get tickets otherwise. When we arrived at Pear Harbor Memorial at 10:15am, we were told that we could wait in the stand by line to try to get on board boat to memorial. We waited 2 1/2 hours in line and missed the tour bus for the rest of the tour. We had to run back to bus to get bags we had left on tour bus at time we were told to return to bus and tell them we would not be finishing the tour. The USS Arizona Memorial is the main attraction of the Pearl Harbor Memorial and we did not want to miss it. We had to Uber home. We could have driven to the Pearl Harbor Memorial ourselves and not paid for the tour had we known this. We basically wasted our money.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Aloha, the National Park Service has significantly reduced the number of guests they allow to board the boats and step on the Arizona Memorial. It is our hope that this will improve when the National Park Service installs their new dock which is being replaced due to ongoing stability and safety concerns. Mahalo.

Please spend your hard earned money elsewhere!

Paola_M, Oct 2022

A complete waste of money. The ad for this trip specifically said they’d have tickets for the AZ memorial, they called the night before and said they didn’t. Looking at all of the reviews they say they’ll have them, and then they don’t. Very misleading. I would suggest going to a more reputable company, not this fraudulent company. Please spend your hard earned money somewhere else. They need to specify in their “ad” that they cannot guarantee tickets to see USS AZ. Trust me, this is NOT worth the money. And as any fraudsters would do, they will refuse to refund your money.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Due to operational issues, the National Park Service has significantly reduced the number of guests they allow to board the boats and step on the Arizona Memorial. Therefore, Arizona Memorial tickets remain difficult to obtain. It is our hope that this will improve when the National Park Service installs their new dock which is being replaced due to ongoing stability and safety concerns.

A memorable experience

Jessica_M, Oct 2022

Gensin was an awesome tour guide. He was full of all kinds of interesting facts. I really enjoyed chatting with him while we waited for the rest of our group to show up after the Pearl Harbor staff messed up peoples bookings. Thanks, Gensin, for making our Pearl Harbor Tour so memorable!!

Not quite what we expected.

Bernard_B, July 2022

We were disappointed that we didn’t realise our time would have been better spent in the museums as the Arizona part of the trip was disappointing and too long. However this was all offset by the wonderful Kaleo who was absolutely brilliant. He was worth his weight in gold as he kept us all entertained with his wit and knowledge.

Great tour

Martha_B, June 2022

I loved this tour. Lots of interesting facts. The museum was very interesting. And the memorial was a very nice tribute . The tour bus driver was entertaining but knowledgeable. The bus arrived on time.

Awesome Experience

Michael_G, May 2022

Your bus driver was awesome. Outstanding presentation, fun and full of facts about Hawaii and Pearl Harbor. Awesome experience.

Bring food on tour

Robin_e, May 2022

We enjoyed learning about things but it really should have told us to bring lunch as 6 hours is a long time with no food.

Very touching emotional...

LeighEllen_K, May 2022

Very touching emotional place. Troy and Al were the best hosts. We connected with them immediately and enjoyed the sites we saw. They were A plus hosts!!!

Pearl and city tour is worth it.

Mark_G, May 2022

For the price I think this is a great tour. Combining a visit to Pearl and the Arizona with a small city tour can satisfy a wide group. I personally might have liked more time at Pearl but the other person I was with thought it was the right amount. Driver was very respectful and well informed. He was also humorous during the city part of the tour. Good experience all around.

Must see

David_W, Apr 2022

Had to see and honor the fallen heroes. The park ranger on the memorial was absolutely excellent. Wish we could have gotten better pictures at the Punchbowl, hard to get pictures thru bus windows and depends on which side of the bus you are on.

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