About Activity
This Pearl Harbor Tour is great for those interested in WWII history and especially aviation history. This tour takes you to the heart of Hawaii, where Pearl Harbor is located. The Arizona Memorial is the most visited tourist destination in Hawaii. The USS Arizona Memorial Monument is the resting place for 1,177 American sailors and marines. This tour includes the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, America’s only aerial battlefield. Visit hangars that were present during the attack on December 7, 1941. View the bullet holes made by the attacking Japanese aircraft on that day. Take in many historic aircraft from WWII right up to today, including iconic aircraft such as the Japanese A6M2 Zero fighter, the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, the F-14 Tomcat fighter, the SBD Dauntless dive bomber, and many more. On the way back to Waikiki, you will be taken on a short drive-through tour of downtown Honolulu. We have multiple location pick-ups (Waikiki, airport, and Honolulu port) for this tour.
Includes
- Tour guide
- Tickets to Arizona Memorial are included ( please read the Arizona Memorial ticket disclaimer )
- Your round-trip Waikiki hotel pick up as part of a very small group
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- One bottle of water and one bottled of canned tropical juice per passenger
- Ticket to Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum + audio set tour ( Value $35.00 per person )
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- We cannot meet guests at Pearl Harbor or any other location outside of the designated pickup areas.
Departure Point
- 1. Make sure you are ready for pickup a few minutes earlier than your scheduled pickup time.
2: Make sure you eat breakfast before you come for pickup.
3: We do not allow any food or drink inside our vehicle.
4: Please understand that if you are late for your pickup, you miss your tour, and there is no rescheduling.
5. Please ensure your cell phone is charged and with you; we can reach you if needed.
We will contact you on the day before the tour to confirm pickup details. If you are on a ship, please contact us on the day before the tour for pickup details. If you have an international phone number, please contact us after 5:00 PM on the day before the tour to confirm pickup details.
No bags of any kind, brand, size, color, or for any reason are allowed to enter the Pearl Harbor visitor center. Please absolutely bring no bags with you. Bags may not be left inside our tour vehicle.
If you have a bag, you will need to check them into the visitor center bag storage. This costs money, and you may have to wait in a long line to check in your bags. You may lose a portion of your tour, or your Arizona boat ticket may expire. Please do not bring any bag of any size, color, or brand with you for any purpose. (Clear see-through bags are permitted).
We do not carry nor do we have space for luggage of any kind. It will not fit in the vehicle.
Tour and ticket times may change based on traffic, federal government regulations, or new Pearl Harbor restrictions. We try our very best to keep to the itineraries by reserving tickets for our guests in advance, however, we ask for your understanding in route / schedule changes as there may be factors beyond our control. The U.S. Navy has the right to cancel the Arizona Memorial shuttle boat at any time due to public safety. However, we have no control over the U.S. navy or other organizations in charge. Ford Island is part of the active military base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam, and the U.S. Government has the right to restrict access to Ford Island without notice. This is beyond our control, and we follow the federal agency's rules. Tours are non-refundable if the national park service or navy decide to cancel boat ride programs due to mechanical issues, dangerous weather,
or other safety concerns.
If your pickup location is the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, after Pearl Harbor, you will be returned directly to the airport, and the others will continue on to go on a drive through of downtown Honolulu and Waikiki, as the airport is miles before these locations
Stop At: Pearl Harbor National Memorial Admission Ticket:
Tickets are included Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes The Arizona Memorial is the most visited attraction in the State of Hawaii. This memorial is built over the wreck of the battleship USS Arizona. It is a memorial to everyone who died in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This attack pulled the United States into WWII. The memorial is also a memorial to the 1,177 sailors and marines who died aboard the USS Arizona when a Japanese bomb detonated her ammunition magazine. Almost half of the 2,403 US military personnel died in the attack. The Arizona Memorial spans the wreck of the battleship but does not touch it. The Arizona Memorial is only accessible by US Navy-operated shuttle boat.
Stop At: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Admission Ticket:
Tickets are not included Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes Located on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor is the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. This aviation museum is unique because it is located on an aerial battlefield. The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum inhabits three buildings of the former Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor. The two hangars and the administrative building with the control tower were all present during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Damage from the attack can still be found on Hargar 79. Today the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum houses a growing collection of aircraft dating from WWII to today. Among them are some truly rare aircraft. The museum also features a flight combat simulator and a rotating exhibit housed in a separate area called the Raytheon Pavilion.
Stop At: Honolulu Statue of King Kamehameha ( Short Stop )
In front of Aliiolani Hale, the home of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii is the golden statue of King Kamehameha the Great. Kamehameha the Great was the man who united the Islands of Hawaii under his rule, becoming Hawaii's first King and the founder of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
State Capitol Building ( Pass By )
The Hawaii State Capitol Building was purpose-built to be the seat of power for the State of Hawaii. The State Capitol is a Bauhaus-inspired design with a lot of symbolism built into it. For example, the pillars represent the trunks of Royal Palms which are a Hawaiian symbol of governance. Each pillar represents a Hawaiian Island.
Iolani Palace ( Pass By )
Commissioned by King David Kalakaua, Iolani palace is the only Royal Palace on American soil. Built in 1879, the palace served as the seat of power for the Kingdom of Hawaii until the overthrow of its last Queen in 1893.
Stop At: Kawaiaha'o Church Washington Place ( Pass By )
Was once the home of Hawaii's last monarch Queen Liliuokalani. The home was built in 1847 in the Greek Revival style, similar to many homes in the antebellum South. Washington Place was built by the Dominis family. John Dominis was the husband of Queen Liliuokalani. Upon his death, ownership of the residence passed to her. After the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, Liliuolkalani lived the rest of her days in this house. After her death, it became the residence of Hawaii's Governors.
Kawaiahao Church ( Pass By )
Kawaiahao Church is the oldest church in Honolulu. This church, also known as the Westminster of Hawaii, once served as the main church for the Hawaiian Royal Family. The church was designed by Hiram Bingham, who led the first Christian mission to Hawaii in 1821. To help with converting native Hawaiians to Christianity, his mission committed the Hawaiian language to writing and creating the Hawaiian language Bible.
Stop At: National Memorial Cemetery Of The Pacific National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl
The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is a federal cemetery built in the caldera of an extinct volcano. Known by the locals as Punchbowl Cemetery, the site is the final resting place of American soldiers and veterans of wars ranging from WWI to today. The centerpiece of this cemetery is the memorial to those veterans of wars involving America who are missing in action or were buried at sea. The central figure of this memorial is the statue of Lady Columbia. Below the sculpture is an excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby. Many of those who were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor are buried in this cemetery, including many whose remains are unidentified.
Stop At: Waikiki A round trip transportation from Waikiki beach to Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Back
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Suitable for all physical fitness levels Operated by Hawaii Luxury Travel Concierge and Limousines LLC For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
Misleading advertising for USS Arizona Memorial & Aviation Museum package. Driver provided tickets for the USS Arizona Memorial but not the Aviation Museum. Called customer service and informed the package reserve the time for entry but not the actual ticket. 3 of us paid $30.00 each to get entry into the Aviation Museum. Gave 2 stars bc the round trip transportation was fine. I requested a partial refund but was denied. I will NEVER use Viator in the future. Felt like bait & switch.
Driver/guide Robert was...Gerald_H
Driver/guide Robert was timely and full of information on the area and Honolulu / Hawaii history. Awesome experience to see everything in the Pearl Harbor area.
Great experiencetabithab533
Vanessa was great. She was knowledgeable, funny, and made the experience memorable.
A great experience John_H
May 30, 2026, 11:48:31 PM Very well organised all my passes and tickets arrived in plenty of time. The driver was awesome and had fantastic knowledge of Honolulu, overall a most enjoyable experience.
Excellent, very knowledgeable, friendly, very helpful, very neatly organized guide!!!
Great experience at Arizona
Not enough time for thorough enjoyment of the aeronautical museum lots to see
Also not aware of fee for aeronautical museum
Visiting Punchbowel was great added visit
Everything was as...Maurice_S
Everything was as advertised and our guide Roland was fantastic. Would recommend this company to get you there and back
Roland our driver was...Ramon_W
Roland our driver was awesome. He was very attentive to my mother who has trouble walking. Very convenient already having reservations and tickets. The tour if the city after Pearl Harbor was great.
David was great. Told great stories and insights into the drive to and from Pearl Harbor. I was on aware that the guide did not give us a tour once we were there.
WORST “tour” ever diane_f
WORST “TOUR “EVER. There was no “tour”. Someone (Naomi?) picked us up at the airport a half hour late and DUMPED us off with directions to “see the line attendants in the blue shirts” then sped off saying someone will pick us up at 1oclock.
Despite attempts to contact Viatours 24/7 assistance, no one responded to my multiple texts. After we were picked up at 1 oclock-by someone else-our tickets for the aviation museum (which we paid for and was told that our guide would give us at the museum) was emailed to us. We were already picked up and out of the museum!!
I’m waiting to see how Viatour handles this disaster of a day
Jul 22, 2025, 10:56:06 PM The trip was amazing, what made our trip even better was our tour guide/ driver Robert Street! I highly recommend if you can get him do yourselves a favor and ask for him. He even played Ukulele at some of our stops. Was very thorough and very knowledgeable of the cities history. Thank you for such a memorable trip Robert!!!
Kenny & Seva Kaiser
A lot of walking. The...Kathryn_G
Jul 15, 2025, 12:02:06 AM A lot of walking. The Arizona Memorial is very memorable. The Air Museum is definitely worth seeing Vanessa was an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable. Made learning fun
Dissatisfied customer!Joseph_A
Negative, the tour it self was wonderful! Our tour guide and driver was extremely unprofessional, kept removing his seat belt off and opening door and spitting on the ground! Talking and not paying attention to his driving and causing an accident with another vehicle because of an unsafe lane change! Could not find insurance card in vehicle for law enforcement! Then drivers supervisor texted insurance card for authorities and showed the card to all in bus! My wife's knee struck door when the accident happened and still giving her pain after two days!
Excellent way to travel to and from your hotel to Pearl Harbor!John_K
This is the second time we have used Hawaii Luxury Travel Concierge to visit Pearl Harbor. We had an extra experience both times and I highly recommend this company for your travel to and from your hotel to Pearl Harbor. The driver on both trips were excellent.
Good tour - finally made it out to the Arizona after 2 other attempts Dottie_J
We arrived by cruise ship to Honolulu. I know I could have gotten my own tickets and arranged my own transportation but I just didn’t feel like it after planning a lot of other details. We had 2 different drivers (because we had both the Arizona and the aviation museum). The 1st driver was just that - more “driver” than “tour guide”. The info on how to find the 2nd driver at the end of the museums was not very clear. The 1st driver told us to meet the new driver inside the memorial gates and that the new guide “would find us”. I ended up having to chat with the tour operator and meet the new guide outside at the parking lot. Not hard to find - just not clearly communicated. We enjoyed the short tour of downtown Honolulu and the national cemetery at the end.
Aviation Museum and Pearl Harbor TourGail_H
We had Vanessa as our tour guide. She was kind and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed her tour. The Aviation Museum was very good. We could go back and stay even longer. So much to see. Even met a WWII pilot! 102 years old! This was such a great Pearl Harbor tour.
Deluxe Arizona tourScott_S
Our tour guide Vanessa was so nice and informative. She took us around and gave us so much information about the sites.
Roland was a great tour...Pamela_M
Roland was a great tour guide. It was our third visit to Pearl Harbor . We added the air museum this time and it is well worth it.
Roland was prompt and so very friendly
He went above and beyond d to make sure we got the most out of our visit!
Overall an ok experience,...Anthony_T
Overall an ok experience, not exactly exceptional but adequate. Pretty much self service once pass through the main entrance which disappoints because the only useful value viator provides is an entrance ticket, otherwise the traveler can settle and buy entrance tickets to the museum and the Missouri tours at a more discounted price
Pearl Harbor tourRichard_C
Roland was an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable. The only bump in the road was our pick up point from our resort was confusing, but everything else was excellent, would highly recommend these guys.
Roland is a great tour leader!Kenneth_S
Jun 19, 2024, 10:41:46 PM Roland’s command of the local history made the tour more interesting! His narrations gave us a good prep for our visit to Pearl Harbor.
Awesome for aviation historians !Diane_M
Swamp Ghost B-17.
Helicopters and jets all had stories attached to them . Unfortunately, there was construction so a lot of the artifacts were outside or basically piled up together from Hangar 79. Hangar 37 had no such issues. Definitely come see !
Moving and honoring Steve_K
Sep 16, 2023, 12:35:13 PM Very moving presentation at Pearl Harbor; US Navy and US Park Service were great. Our tour driver was great and very knowledgeable. Only downside was the shave ice at the USS Missouri was not legitimate shave ice but was like a snow cone!
Pickup and drop off...Dan_G
Pickup and drop off location at airport and at Pearl Harbor was a very long walk for someone with difficulty walking. We were small group but having a limo could not have been very good for visibility on the city tour if we had been able to spend the time.
Our guide Tom was a once...Michelle_A
Our guide Tom was a once in a lifetime guy. Very charismatic, knowledgeable, and courteous. Timing at the park was great along with a tour of Honolulu. Very awesome, absolutely recommend
Awesome experience.Vince_M
Great! It's always nice to see different types of aircraft everywhere. Some history I never knew. I was gratified that they told some stories of the enemy and respected their dead pilot.
