At the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, you can explore various exhibits that provide historical context about the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. View a 23-minute documentary film that provides an overview of the attack, its impact, and the significance of the USS Arizona Memorial After the introductory exhibits and film, you will board a U.S. Navy-operated boat for a short ride to the USS Arizona Memorial. The 10-minute ride across the harbor is calm and offers views of the surrounding military installations Admission tickets to the attractions on your tour are included and will be provided by your guide on the day of your tour
The USS Arizona Memorial is a white, open-air structure that spans the remains of the sunken battleship. It's a solemn and quiet place, designed to allow visitors to reflect on the sacrifices made by the sailors and Marines who were lost during the attack Viewing the Wreckage: Inside the memorial you can look down into the water to see parts of the sunken battleship. The ship's outline is visible just below the surface, and oil droplets, often referred to as "The Tears of the Arizona," can still be seen rising to the surface Remembrance Wall: At the far end of the memorial is a wall inscribed with the names of the 1,177 crew members who lost their lives aboard the USS Arizona. This wall serves as a powerful reminder of the human cost of war
USS Bowfin Submarine (Adm. Incl.) This admission also incudes a headphone set for narration on the submarine. It also includes the admission for the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum.
Ford Island Transportation USS Missouri Battleship (Adm. Incl.) Deck Tour of the ‘Mighty Mo’ No-Host Lunch Stop at Laniakea Cafe
USS Oklahoma Memorial is next to USS Battleships Missouri. You will experience the area where you will witness 429 marble sticks, which is where the soldiers lost their lives.
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Admission will be included. This does not the flight simulator.
On the historic downtown Honolulu portion of the tour, you will experience a blend of Hawaii's rich history, cultural heritage, and modern city life all narrated by our expert guide
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific sits on top of extinct volcano also known as Punchbowl. The cemetery is the final resting place for thousands of U.S. military members. The beautifully maintained grounds feature rows of white headstones set against lush greenery. The location of Punchbowl Crater offers stunning views of the surrounding city, including downtown Honolulu, Diamond Head, and the coastline
The only royal palace in the United States. You will learn about Hawaii's monarchy, and hear stories about King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last reigning monarchs.
From the palace you will view the iconic King Kamehameha Statue, a symbol of Hawaii's unity and strength. The statue is in front of the Aliʻiōlani Hale, the historic building that now houses the Hawaii State Supreme Court.
Our guide will "talk story" of the fascinating history as the original government building of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Often referred to as the "Westminster Abbey of the Pacific," Kawaiahaʻo Church is one of the oldest Christian places of worship in Hawaii. Our guide will teach you about the church’s significance and its role in Hawaii’s religious history.
We were supposed to take our tour on Friday, but due to the storm, we had to reschedule. Aloha Sunshine tours did a great job working to make sure we were able to get to Pearl Harbor before we went home, and Will, our guide, did an awesome job with our tour. Will was friendly, accommodating and full of knowledge. He made our trip fun and interesting!
Wonderful tour with Will. He added the right amount of humor and knowledge to make the whole day a great experience. Only disappointing part was the flight back to Maui. The tour operator told me they booked the last flight of the day back to Maui just incase of tour delays, and if you get to the airport early, you can get on a earlier flight, but when I got to the airport, there was only one flight to Maui. Makes for a long day. 6am flight to Honolulu, and 8:45pm flight back.
Started out a little rough with driver stuck in traffic but he arrived - explained how to navigate getting through all the exhibits in a certain order that saved the day! We got through all that was promised - gorge ( forgive spelling if not correct) our driver and tour guide- was great - so even if you get out of order in your plans be patient it will turn out great! I promise 10/10 - all tickets were included in this tour which was helpful! Also as we drove he shared many historical highlights ..
We had a great experience with this tour company and our amazing guide, Summer! There was plenty of communication from where and when we would be picked up from the airport and when, where, and what was on the itinerary. Summer was incredibly communicative and informative at the beginning to tell us about our itinerary and how to move through the different sights. Then after the Pearl Harbor tour, we learned A LOT from Summer about the kingdom of Hawaii and its history, including a stop at a small museum inside the government building (which was really well done). Summer was incredibly informative, kind, and very personable. Anyone who has Summer as their guide should consider themselves very lucky!
Summer was such a great helper. Summer answered our questions and kept us on the right path all day long. Totally worth the money.
My family and I took an amazing trip out to visit Pearl Harbour leaving from Maui this week. From the moment we were picked up at the airport in Honolulu by Anthony I knew we were in good hands. We were greeted with friendliness and warmth and someone with strong knowledge of the region, the people and their customs. Anthony had us laughing the short drive to Pearl Harbour. Once there, he gave us the lay of the land with many tips that served us throughout the day. The site itself, is of course, a must sea. From informative museums to historic sites, there was not a moment when we weren't learning something new. The staff at Pearl Harbour are incredibly well informed and respectful of their subject. I'm thankful to have be there to learn so much about this time in history. On the lighter side, what still stands out for me was an unexpected ride on the flight simulator at the aviation museum. I had a blast! I also enjoyed the look out point from the tower located on the same site. If you're visiting Maui, consider this day trip to Oahu to visit a moment in history.
Anthony was a great driver and guide. very personable and informative. He made us laugh and told jokes and made everyone comfortable.
Anthony was very friendly and accommodating. Shared very interesting facts about what we saw. Pearl Harbor was well worth seeing.
Trip was awesome! Our guide made the entire trip one I would say everyone needs to experience His knowledge and energy is amazing!
Airial was great, very funny, knowledgeable, good driver. Loved the singing , thank you. Good fun. Clean bus, x
We booked the Complete Pearl Harbor Tour with Aloha Sunshine Tours. We were staying in Maui and had to catch a flight over (which was a part of the Complete Tour package). I called Aloha Sunshine Tours the day before just to make sure that there were not any special instructions that we needed to know about. They sent me a text with the meeting location at the airport after we arrived. We got to the pickup location that was texted to me a bit early and waited. We heard our name called from behind us - we headed over and the driver was quick to point out that we were in the wrong place - I tried to show him my text that showed where we were to meet - he ignored what I was trying to show him and just told me I was wrong. He said we were late and need to get moving. This is just how it began. The driver was rude and disrespectful to us numerous times. Once we got to Pearl Harbor, we were following him to the Pearl Harbor gate - he was vaping and it was drifting back into our faces - he snapped back that we need to keep up - we explained that we did not appreciate his vaping in our face and we were trying to stay back far enough it did not bother us. He snapped at us again - he got face to face with my wife arguing over him vaping and told us if we did not like it - we could find our own way around the tour and find our own way back to the airport. This was probably the moist unprofessional company representative I have ever came across. The Pearl harbor Tour itself went well. Once we got away from our tour guide. Fast forward to the end of the tour - we were supposed to get driven to the downtown area to see some historic sights - the driver decided not to do that and take us to the airport over 3 hours early. Skipping part of the tour that we paid for. The next day I called the office to let them know how it went for us. The person that took my call said that I needed to put it in writing and email it to them. Once the owner got in, he would review it and get back to me. I did the write up that evening and emailed to the email address they gave me. After 2 days with no response, I sent a follow up email making sure that my previous email was received - still no response as of 7-10-2023. We would not recommend this company - they were not our first choice - the first choice was all booked up (2 months early). Now I know why Aloha had openings. Worst experiencer we have ever had in all of our travels.
Pearl Harbor was a great experience. Getting there to enjoy it could have been better. Most of our vacation time was spent on Maui, but we planned a day trip to O'Ahu to visit the memorial. We booked through TripAdvisor and everything seemed to be going smoothly until the day before we left. It took me about twenty minutes of going through texts and emails for me to find the flight confirmation code. I had to copy and paste that to the airline's website to get the boarding passes. (Inconvenience was mostly my fault, but I think TripAdvisor could have made it easier to find). Meeting and pick-up was scheduled at Honolulu Airport at 7 a.m., however the the flight that TripAdvisor booked for us was scheduled to land at 7:15. We waited in the meeting area for a few minutes before calling Aloha Sunshine Tours. They were friendly and helpful. Told me that their shuttle had mechanical problems and that they would send an Uber. He arrived about 15 minutes later and got us to the harbor. ($10 tip that I wasn't planning on). We arrived there probably an hour later that we would have if an earlier island hopper flight was booked. The wait to get get to the USS Arizona was long but expected. The USS Missouri was a great experience and the Pacific Aviation Museum and submarine exhibit were enjoyable as well, except for the fact that we had to rush through the last two in order to catch the pick-up shuttle by 4 p.m. Jorge was a great tour guide for the city tour. (He did unknowingly inform us that there was never a problem with the shuttle). Knowledgeable and friendly. I do recommend Seeing Pearl Harbor, but however you choose to set up the planning, make sure that there are no scheduling conflicts that could reduce the amount of time you get to spend there.
You pay hundreds of dollars to be driven there, then they tell you to go line up in the standby line to try to get a ticket the USS Arizona. I repeat, you do not get a ticket for the main thing you came to see, even though their website says "Your epic day starts at the USS Arizona Memorial". If you want tickets you need to get your own when they are released by the National Park Service. Half are released 8 weeks ahead, so if you plan ahead you can get them. The other half are released at 3pm local time the day before, but the day before ones are snapped up within a minute, so you need to be logged in ready and click faster than other hopefuls. Our tour guide was OK. He did a good job on the drive through downtown Honolulu part telling us the history. I learned some things, although he was an hour late to the morning pickup location, at one point yelled at passengers for talking amongst themselves rather than paying attention to his commentary and at a different point started to drive away without me as he didn't count how many people got off and then back on the bus. I'd recommend you just get your own ticket and Taxi/Uber/Lyft the 10 minutes it takes to get there. If you really like being on a tour bus, feel free but make sure you book your own USS Arizona ticket. Personally I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars to be yelled at by angry man who took an hour to pick us up. You can get that from an angry taxi driver at a fraction of the price.
Be honest with people about the sericrs you offer. Tell them they are responsible for getting a ticket for the boat ride to the Arizona memorial. And tell them tickets sell out months in advance.
We flew over from another island to take the all day tour and it was worth every penny! A very moving and amazing place that everyone should see. Our guide was amazing. My only complaint is that I would have liked to get out of the bus at Punch Bowl cemetery and spend some time and less time in the downtown area. The beach in Waikiki was a little sketchy but not something you couldn’t avoid. 5 stars!
Our group was 4 adults and 2 boys 8 & 10 and we all thoroughly enjoyed this full day. Had to be at Kona airport at 5am. Spent most of our day at PH. Toured submarine Bowfin, USS Arizona Memorial, decommissioned battleship USS Missouri, Aviation Museum of the Pacific. That's a lot of history but each were very interesting, had great informative guides and kept up learning and interested. We got a driving tour of Honolulu seeing the highlights and were dropped off outside a hotel to walk on Waikiki beach, get a view of Diamondhead and grab a Quick bite. Then back to the airport. Long day but we saw everything we wanted to see in Honolulu and Pearl Harbor. Guide Dennis was good and informative. 2 things: bring snacks. 1-There is no real lunch break other than a food truck parked at the battleship. In Honolulu we had a get a quick to-go sandwich to eat on the drive back to the airport. 2-purchase a clear purse, bag or backpack for your time at Pearl Harbor so you can bring your things along and not put them in a locker for most of your day.
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