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.

Private tour, exclusively for your group: A personalized experience
Explore the North Shore and Waimea Valley in just one day
Learn about local Hawaiian history and culture from your guide
Hassle-free pickup from your Honolulu hotel or the airport

What's Included

Private transportation

Lunch
Admission into Waimea state park

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

pick up at ride share area where the front valet area of your hotel

What To Expect

Waimea Valley

8 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will 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 canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Nelly_G

Everything was great !! Our guide was fantastic.. we really recommend swimming with turtles was a unique.

Reviews

5.0

48 reviews

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

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Everything was great !!...

Nelly_G, Aug 2023

Everything was great !! Our guide was fantastic.. we really recommend swimming with turtles was a unique.

Highly recommend

Roderick_S, Aug 2023

Shamus was the best. Really enjoyed ourselves and he was very knowledgable. I truly recommend them!!!!!

A full day well spent!

Hope_H, Aug 2023

Had the best time on this tour! Shamus was our personal tour guide to the North Shore and he was great! Our time was well spent at each location. My daughter and I especially loved swimming at Waimea Falls and with the turtles at a cove which seemed like a secret gem. A must tour for anyone who wants to explore the North Shore and its beauty!

Great guide, great experience, great day

Valeria_M, Aug 2023

Seamus was fantastic, professional and very knowledgable. I would highly recommend him as your tour guide and the personalized experience he gave us was incredible.

Amazing

Ally_F, Jul 2023

This was the first tour we booked and we went in without any expectations. So glad we chose this tour! Shamus is very knowledgeable, Hawaii- loving long resident, he is also funny and a nice guy! The tour was full of breathtaking pictures, learning a lot of about ingenious culture and history behind the islands, snorkeling with turtles, yummy lunch at Jenny’s fish truck and fun ride ! Please do not hesitate and book this one! 👍

Amazing and fun

Alan_O, Jul 2023

Fantastic experience. A very full day that was amazing. Shamus really knows the fun bits of information. Absolutely worth every minute!

Fantastic time

Shari_U, Jun 2023

The falls was beautiful and the hike was sooo pretty with so manydifferent flowersand plants. Our tour guide was excellent and very personable. He explained everything that we were seeing in details and n made our trip fun. I loved our small group we were able to get to know each other and have a get time seeing the Turtles as well.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

thank you for spending your day with us

Waterfall swim

Cindy_M, Jan 2023

Seeing the surfers, high waves and swimming in the waterfall. Seeing the Munk seal. Loved everything!!!

Response from Host, Mar 2023

thank you

Not worth the price

Sarah_P, Dec 2022

For a he price it wasn’t worth it. My friend has been to north shore before said there are better beaches to see turtles and we saw the shell of one. I was really disappointed. Then we didn’t realize the fee to get into the park wasn’t covered. I feel like that should have been explained better. It was mostly just driving to tourist shops and shopping. Pretty area, I just wish we had booked a different tour for that price. Oh and the guide kept arguing about where movies were filmed. I had done a movie tour in Kauai and they had showed clips from the movie than brought us to that scene and Shamus was very instant that it was all filmed in Honolulu. It was annoying

Response from Host, Jan 2023

we are sorry

Memorable and relaxing experience

Warren_F, Nov 2022

Seamus, our guide, was extremely kind, friendly and patient. We never felt rushed. He even offered to take us to another location even though it would have meant another hour of his time beyond the tour time. The tour felt very personalized for my family.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

thank you

Best tour ever

Marcy_C, Nov 2022

We had an amazing time. Shamus was the best tour guide. He was so nice and had so much information about the island. I highly recommend him for a tour around the island.

Great experience with Seamus!

Katina_S, Sep 2022

Seamus was great! Showed us all the beaches, turtles, local shops, vendors and markets. Pointed out various places of interest, numerous buildings and landmarks. Knew all the plants, huts and life of the villagers and info about the waterfalls. Very knowledgeable and super friendly! Would highly recommend this tour.

Great private hiking and sightseeing tours

Dongyan_F, Dec 2021

I strongly recommend this hiking and sightseeing company in Oahu to people who prefer small groups. I had 3 days of tours in Oahu with them. Their cars were Jeep or Mercedes minivan, with big logo prints on the side of the cars. Their private tours were comfortable, flexible and time saving to families and groups within 5. Seamus or Natalie have worked with me for those tours. They were professional, on time, knowledgeable, and kind. I had only good experience during those 3 days.

Absolutely amazing!!

Kellyn_T, Nov 2021

Shaymus was absolutely exceptional. Super knowledgeable and quickly made us feel like family. He was patient with all of our questions and shared in our excitement as we experienced the beautiful island for the first time. I would 10/10 recommend this tour to anyone! Definitely worth the splurge.

Sad

Atsuko_S, Oct 2021

We got canceled on the morning of our tour because they had no driver I don’t recommend to use this site. Very sad day..

Wonderful private tour

Jennifer_D, Aug 2021

Natalie was a fantastic guide and completely personalized the tour for us. We had a great time! Thank you!

Personal, awesome, and fun.

Rhonda_B, Jun 2021

Very personal, it was only me and my family. The stops we made were longer, we weren’t rushed. The tour guide was awesome! I would recommend this tour.

Great

Charisa_M, Dec 2020

Aloha, It was a great experience,nice scenery Chamos did a great job with the tour and knowlegable and fun.Thank you