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*Byodo-In Temple & *Waimea Waterfall Circle Island Tour
Honolulu, United States
From USD 145.00
Select Date and Travellers
Free cancellation
Up to 24 hours in advance.
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Recommendations
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Gratuities
- Waimea Waterfall. Cost 20 USD per person paid by Customer.
- Lunch
Meeting And Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Opening hours
- 2/22/2022 - 6/2/2024
Monday - Sunday : 07:00 am - 04:30 pm
Pickup details
This Company will send out a group text the night before Tour to notify all guests of exact Hotel Pick Up's. Hotel Pick Up's start at 6:30am thru 6:50am to avoid long Restroom Lines. Direct Hotel Pick Up. Please confirm your exact Hotel Pick Up by a courtesy text to the Company. Mahalo
What To Expect
Waikiki Beach (Pass By)
Diamond Head State Monument
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Halona Blowhole
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Makapu'u Point (Pass By)
Waimanalo
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Byodo-In Temple
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Tropical Farms (The Macadamia Nut Farm Outlet)
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mokoli’i Island
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Kahuku
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Waimea Waterfall
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Dole Plantation
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Iolani Palace
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
King Kamehameha Statue
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Leonard's Bakery Malasada Truck
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Kahuku Farms
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travellers can participate
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.
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Featured review
nancywoodward
Captain Vince (owner and operator for this tour) made this tour amazing. I am often bored on bus trips but this one was different. This is a small bus tour which is much better than the big bus tours. We were able to go into places that the big busses can’t go! Captain Vince keeps everyone in the group engaged (no sleeping on this bus)!! He is very knowledgeable about Oahu. He also taught us some Hawaiian words. He took lots of pictures of our group (and by the way, he’s a very good photographer)! I have travelled a lot and this was by far the best and most memorable tour ever. If you are looking for a circle tour, this is the one to choose.
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Absolute must-do tour
Jeremy_P, May 2023
Absolutely fantastic tour. Captain Vince is a masterful tour guide that shares a wealth of knowledge about the island, Hawaiian culture, history, and language. His warm and genuine connection to the locals is on display for the entire tour and is shared with you as well.
I highly recommend the tour and especially recommend taking it early in your trip to Hawaii. We felt much more oriented to the island after the tour and Captain Vince's insight into other activities on the island has been invaluable throughout our stay here.
Mahalo nui loa, Captain Vince!
Response from Host, May 2023
Wow! Jeremy, I really appreciate yku noticing how much work goes into what we do. It is all for the Customer and I want to make sure everyone has an experience of Hawaii that will never be forgotten.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Captain Vince
Lots of fun, very informative - Do this tour first!
Michael_S, May 2023
Captain Vince was fantastic. He was energetic from start to finish, really knowledgeable, interesting and fun. He made an effort to interact with each of us and called everyone by name. We had a fun little group. We saw so many sights, Captain Vince allowed us photo ops at several great spots we didn't expect. The Temple was impressive, the Waterfall was just gorgeous, and the Dole Plantation was a fun stop. Lunch was good, also. All in all, it was worth every penny and I definitely recommend it for a good overview of the island. Captain Vince took lots of questions toward the end of the tour and gave all of us some great recommendations for things to do and places to visit.
Response from Host, May 2023
Michael, It is a pleasure to have said I was the Captain for this group. The Aloha from this group was second to none. I am grateful for the oppurtunity and pleased the entire Family enjoyed.
Mahalo Nui Lia,
Captain Vince
Best Tour Ever!!
nancywoodward, May 2023
Captain Vince (owner and operator for this tour) made this tour amazing. I am often bored on bus trips but this one was different. This is a small bus tour which is much better than the big bus tours. We were able to go into places that the big busses can’t go! Captain Vince keeps everyone in the group engaged (no sleeping on this bus)!! He is very knowledgeable about Oahu. He also taught us some Hawaiian words. He took lots of pictures of our group (and by the way, he’s a very good photographer)! I have travelled a lot and this was by far the best and most memorable tour ever. If you are looking for a circle tour, this is the one to choose.
Response from Host, May 2023
Nancy, I really appreciate the kind and considerate words. So much goes into doing these tours daily and it feels so good when it is recognized.
I do it for all of you and I am thankful and proud to have met you.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Captain Vince
Fantastic Experience
CatherineRose_C, Apr 2023
We had a great time, enjoyed every part of the tour, complete and comprehensive including the food stops....Wassanta and Captain Vince were awesome. Would reco to friends and family....
Response from Host, Apr 2023
On behalf of 1 Epic Tour and Wasa, we both would like tonsend an huge Mahalo to you Catherine. We both pride ourselves to be Ambassadors of Hawaii.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Captain Vince
Awesome Tour
Carolyn_V, Apr 2023
Stopping at all the picturesque places, eating all the delicious food and drinks. Captain Vince made this experience very memorable and fun.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Carolyn, I cannot send enough Thank You's to you and Mother.
What a day we had and I look forward in seeing you both again one day soon.
Mahalo Nui Loa and "A Hui Hou"
Captain Vince
Outstanding Tour
Lester_F, Feb 2023
Captain Vince was extremely accommodating and very knowledgeable. He kept everyone involved and went out of his way to help whenever he could. Tons of fun!!
Response from Host, Apr 2023
The reviews that you all take time to send are just as Amazing as each and everyone that I am fortunate enough to meet.
"A Hui Hou",
Captain Vince
Island tour
Jewell_B, Feb 2023
Our experience was great! Solomon did a great job with our tour. I will definitely be booking again.
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Jewell, I appreciate the kind words and we do this for our customers. Soloman says he had a great day with you all..
Mahalo Nui Loa and "A Hui Hou"
Until we meet again!
Captain Vince
Great tour and narration
Manognya_G, Dec 2022
Excellent tour with great narration m, captain vince was kind enough to take pictures as well. Highly suggested
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Aloha Manognya, I love when you all send geuine and authentic reviews. It really makes my day. This is what I do it for.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Captain Vince
A good glimpse around the entire island
Swetha_D, Dec 2022
Let us start with expectations from the tour. In recent times, I always try to do a local guided tour of the place when I visit the first time. This tour gave a glimpse to a lot of things around the island which is what I wanted. Second, Captain Vince is a good human. He keeps you engaged throughout the tour telling stories about the island and teaching Hawaiian words. He takes you to these stalls where you can get fresh pineapple, coconut, sugarcane juice, lumpiang saging (Filipino fried banana). It is recommended you try these. They are local eats. Third, he has all these spots and activities like feeding birds and ringing the bell in the temple where he takes pictures of the group and shares immediately.
That said, I would recommend the tour. There are enough breaks for snacks, restrooms and souvenirs. It is well paced. We had a small group. So that helped as well.
The stops themselves are great as well.
Diamond Head Monument has good views. We could see some activity of Halona Blowhole. The waves weren't too high. Byodo-in temple is very serene. We rang the bell and fed some birds. The macadamia farm outlet has some good flavored samples. It also has great hot sauces. There is also coffee to taste. Lunch is around 12 pm at Kahuku Shrimp Shack. The spicy garlic shrimp is amazing. It is cooked with skin on to hold in the juices. Captain Vince preorders it so food is fresh and hot when you arrive there. Waimea waterfall and the botanical garden were good. There was some water in the waterfall. You have a choice to go to the beach instead, opposite the garden. You have the most time to spend here as you can swim near the waterfall. You only visit the Dole plantation store. The tours are longer. We drove past Iolani Palace and Kamehameha statue. Along the way we spotted couple sea turtles swimming ashore Laniakea Beach.
We got fresh lei on the way back. The lei flowers have an exotic fragrance.
Mahalo nui loa!
I still remember the words.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Aww Swetha. We had an Amazing day with an Awesome group. The kind words are touching and an epitome of what we strive to give on daily basis.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Captain Vince
Mostly drive around
gkhjkp686z, Dec 2022
The lunch was good. But not much content in the tour, just very brief stops along the way. Did not go to the fall and garden that was mentioned.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
I do not believe you have the correct company. If you booked the Amazing Tour with 1 Epic Tour it consists of the Waimea Waterfall and Byodo-In Japanese Temple daily. Every company on Island offering a Circle Island Tour covers 120 miles of driving. You are correct in mostly driving around. It's alot of driving daily
I would like to also point out that every Circle Island Tour on Island is designated to show each guest popular places on the Island to visit if and when you return to the Island or if you choose to get a rental car and spend more personal time at each location.
These tours take 8 to 10 hours with brief stops at every location.
1 Epic Tour puts so much work in so we can provide every guest with history and culture of the Island as well as stop at a multitude of stops for picrure taking and sight seeing.
So this company has alot of content. We teach Hawaiian Culture and History on every Tour.
I would like to know the date you toured and which driver you had as well as your booking number. If for any reason you were not given what was sold I will give you a Full Refund Immediately.
Please contact the Owner at 8083548021
Mahalo,
The Owner.
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