Oahu Unveiled: Tailored Luxury Private Island Tour

My wife and I had a great time on our tour with Daniels Hawaii Island Tours. Our tour guide Ben was terrific. He was very knowledgeable and friendly, and made our day a memorable one. We never felt rushed and were able to see so many wonderful places the island has to offer. It’s hard to choose a favorite spot, but some of the highlights would be the beach at north shore watching the big waves. Seeing Hawaiian sea turtles swimming in the bay. Stopping by Waiahole Poi Factory for an authentic Hawaiian lunch that was delicious and affordable (lunch not included with tour). Finally enjoying the Dole Whip Float from the Dole Plantation as we traveled back to Waikiki was a perfect way to end the day.

Our tour guide Tyler was excellent! He took us to so many beautiful places, provided us great information and made sure our experience was as pleasant as possible. He also had a great sense of humor!

Lucas was fantastic! We enjoyed every minute of our 6 hour tour of Oahu. We immediately felt comfortable with him, and we had many interesting conversations. Highly recommend him!

I booked five days in advance and was notified 2 days before there’s a shortage of drivers and I would have to join a group for the same price.

We had an incredible time on our Oahu tour and couldn’t have asked for a better guide than Nasia. She was warm, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable about the island. She went out of her way to ensure everyone was comfortable and having a great time. We had the best time and would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Oahu.

Tyler was an amazing tour guide for our private experience. He’s a funny, friendly and knowledgeable guy about so many aspects of Hawaii life and culture. I’d do this 10/10 times as it was a great experience and worth every penny in terms of the great sites, comfortable ride and behind the scenes info we got about everything from movies to surf culture.

We did this tour on the last day of our trip, but we wish we could have done it earlier. Nasia, our tour guide, knows a lot about the island. In addition to showing us the places on the itinerary and explaining everything about them, she even made us a list of all the places we couldn’t cover on this trip—so now we have to come back! :) The shrimp from the food truck was some of the best we’ve ever had. Really good stuff. Thanks to unusually low Sunday traffic, Nasia was able to take us to the local favorite, Leonard’s Bakery, for a box of malasadas. It was an incredible experience!

This was a fantastic way to spend a day on the island we looked at many tours especially public ones and the price point for this one was nearly comparable but we got so much more. Our tour guide was Lucas and he was beyond awesome. Our family considers this the highlight of our vacation we had an amazing time highly recommend. If I had one criticism I wanted to customize my tour and the booking agents just kept telling me to wait to speak to my tour guide on the day of but I'm a planner and I would have preferred having someone plan with me in advance however despite this the tour guide was amazing showed up early and found a way to get us all of our must have destinations a great way to have a very memorable trip thank you lucas!

Try to get Heather. She was wonderful. We had done a number of things in Honolulu so wanted to see some of the rest of the island. Heather made good suggestions, was a wealth of knowledge and encouraged us to get a pineapple whip at the Dole plantation (best suggestion of the trip). The tour was well worth the $$ and an enjoyable day

Tyler was amazing! A very knowledgeable tour guide, with all the tips and tricks for the island. This tour was the first thing we did on our trip, and seeing the entire island helped us plan the rest of our trip.

This was the perfect way to see the whole island. We had Lucas as our guide. He was friendly and informative. He was right on time snd made the tour fun. Great to do if you have limited time to see the island. Highly recommend

We had a fantastic time on this tour which we thought was a great way to explore the island. Lucas our guide was informative and we got to see lots of fantastic sights around the island. In particular we enjoyed the lunch where we didn’t need to wait in line as Lucas had rung ahead. Make sure you bring cash and take the time to enjoy the scenery along the way.

My husband & I had an exceptional private tour with Lucas yesterday! He was knowledgeable about the Hawaiian culture, history and fun random facts! He was flexible and even added a charming place to shop away from all the standard tourist key chains etc! We highly recommend requesting Lucas….there is no way you could be dissatisfied! Aloha!!

Great tour! We really got to see a lot of the island and some gorgeous beaches. Highly recommend this tour! Lucas was a wonderful tour guide.

Before returning home from a cruise, we wanted a close-up look at Oahu to get a feel for the history and culture. Because we had a flight that afternoon, we needed to tailor the tour to get in some top attractions in the time we had. Out of several tour companies we vetted, Daniels Hawaii was the most accommodating for pickup at the pier and getting us where we wanted to go. We started with downtown Honolulu, learning about the Hawaiian royalty and the concessions made in the changing times to U. S. Statehood. Most impressive was learning about the dignity and brotherly nature of the Hawaiian people. We definitely experienced that during our week in the islands. Other highlights of the tour included a drive to the North Shore where along the way we visited the macadamia farm, heard great history lessons while taking in incredibly beautiful views, had lunch, and passed by the amazing landscapes where Jurassic Park and other movies were filmed. We definitely enjoyed seeing green sea turtles on Turtle Bay. Our guide was fun and easy to talk with about anything. He got us to the airport on time, and overall, it was a perfect ending for our 50th Anniversary trip!

Awesome tour with Lucas!! This was what we were looking for a private experience where we could dialougue freely, ask questions etc. Lucas our guide handled everyone with respect and took his time with elderly mother in law....we saw all good things to see...had some relevant stops for shopping...and lunch was a fabulous shrimp meal that Lucas had our pre orders and saved the wait when we arrived....so in short a must do to anyone wanting to see more than waikiki and looking to see where they might want to go back and explore.

The perfect tour with the perfect tour guide, Heather. Heather tailored our tour to our preferences and provided excellent commentary and very helpful suggestions. Heather made our trip very enjoyable!

I booked a private Oahu island tour for my daughter and I about a month in advance of our arrival (last week in March 2024). I'm so glad I booked this tour because we had a great time. We were able to sit back, relax and enjoy all of the beauty that Oahu has to offer. Matthew, our tour driver, was the best ever!! He was very knowledgeable, friendly, respectful, and so much fun! I definitely recommend the private tour since you can personalize it to your liking and get to see specific places and not feel rushed.

Our experience on our tour in Oahu, Hawaii was outstanding and a core memory for our family, especially with our tour guide Heather. She was so sweet, amazing, and a positive person and made our experience fun. Heather also knew many facts and details around Hawaii. She taught us new things and skills in nature. For example, she stopped by the beautiful Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout, showed us how to crack nuts open with natural resources and showed the different plants and species. Also, Heather was so kind and took the time out of her day to let our family see turtles on the beach just to see our kids’ smiles on their faces. I would definitely recommend Heather from Daniel’s Hawaii tour company because she is an amazing tour guide. Lastly, I would like to thank Heather for the amazing time and sharing the true experience of Oahu with my family.

This was a great tour. Although we had a rental car, I decided the best way to see everything we wanted to see …..was to take a private tour. Matthew certainly did not disappoint us with both his knowledge, good humor, flexibility and willingness to make the tour fit our itinerary. We even ended up with some drone footage of the beautiful Hawaii sea scape and our family. This is certainly not part of the tour, but like I said, he is flexible and open to anything. Because we had a rental car, there were a few things that we had already done on our own. Therefore, these items simply came off their listed itinerary and something else was put in its place. Matthew was always open to stopping for food or drinks or whatever else we needed to be comfortable. Matthew is not Hawaiian, but has a great respect for the Hawaiian culture and spent time talking about the history and culture. This was not a lecture, but a conversation that weaved interesting facts in and out of the day. Such a pleasurable person, took lots of phots for us and was game for just about anything. The only improvement I would make for this company is for the person who answers the phone. They need a better phone system. It is hard to hear and sounds like they are underwater. However, once we were turned over to Matthew, we received regular text and phone calls. This was a 10 out of 10.

Our friend group was able to customize our Oahu island tour and had the best time. Our guide Christine was friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to answer our questions and make suggestions as needed. We had an excellent day seeing the island. Definitely recommend the tour and Christine too!

I just read the most recent review praising Matthew and the tour to the hilt and thought, “I should just copy that one!” We had a private tour from our cruise ship, which had several tour choices but not exactly what we wanted to do. Our travel agent suggested this, and we had a fantastic tour, starting at Pearl Harbor and going all around the island. We really loved our guide Matthew! He went over and beyond to make sure our tour was great. He clearly loved the island and was very knowledgeable about its history and culture. We can’t praise him, or the tour, highly enough.

Chase our driver showed us everything we wanted to see. just let your driver know. have a great time!

Tyler was an amazing guide and took us all over the island. We saw beautiful sites everywhere. Even called our lunch order ahead so we didn't have to wait for a bus load of people to order. Well worth the money for the private tour.

Great time. Tyler took us to everyplace on my list and then some. He gave us so much info about the island. Wonderful trip. Highly recommend!!

We highly recommend this tour at the beginning of your trip to learn about the different places on the Island. Christine was our guide and we could not have asked for any better! She was extremely knowledgeable and shared so many interesting facts. We can’t say enough good things about her and would certainly love to have as our guide again.

With a late flight scheduled we needed something to do! Our TA recommended this tour, was great, we were able to keep our luggage with us, He took us all over and even to the North Shore, while we didn’t see any TURTLES on the beach we did see a few in the Ocean! Was a great day! Would HIGHLY recommend, if you’re able to before your trip starts to see where you’d like to go and spend more time!

Our guide, Sierra, was awesome. Very knowledgeable and high energy. Left the tour knowing more about Oahu then I did before we got on.

My family booked a private tour it was great. If you love history Matthew is your tour guide. He loves and knows a lot of history. We got to pick where we wanted to go which made it really a fun day. If I’m ever back in Hawaii I will definitely be calling Matthew to take me to see more of the sites.

Matthew was an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable in the local area and fun to spend a day with. Highly recommend. Thank you.

We had a great tour with Tyler. He shared his extreme knowledge of Oahu with us and took us to beautiful places!

Wow! Just Wow! Our guide Matthew made this tour! He’s super knowledgeable and friendly! We enjoyed learning about Hawaiian history. The views were amazing and certainly not what we would have seen had we been on our own. Plenty of stops along the tour to really soak in the sights! We booked this tour through our travel agent and I suppose we were just stupid lucky to have gotten pared with Daniels Tours. Highly highly recommend them.

We booked the German Private Circle Island Tour and we had an awesome day. Christine was so nice and provided a lot of (background) inforamtion about the island and each Hot Spot we visited. We immediately booked the next sightseeing tour. If you visit O‘ahu, you HAVE TO book a tour with DanielsHawaii - and don‘t forget to ask for Christine as tour guide…

Did the tour with Daniel. Great stories and education along the way. Allowed us to modify this private family tour to our liking. Highly recommended.

We had a great time. I highly recommend this tour and if you can get Christine she was an awesome guide. Wonderful experience!!

Cookie was the BEST! So knowledgeable and friendly. She made it such a memorable tour. Would definitely do it again especially if it were my first visit to the island.

I was lucky enough to have Jenny as my guide for the day. She is friendly, kind, and down to earth whilst also professional, knowledgeable, and interesting. The day was the most fun day out of my whole trip and it was because my guide was well-matched to me. We had a blast! Thank you, Jenny!

Loved our driver! He was very knowledgeable, agreeable, and patiently waited while we shopped at all of that fun places. He went out of his way to make sure we saw everything we wanted. Highly recommended if you want to see everything in one day.

Such a fun tour. Our guide Christine was so knowledgeable and accommodating. We saw so many beautiful sites. My son and I had a great time and would highly recommend!

We took this tour with Christine. My son and I had a great time. She is so knowledgeable and accommodating. We got to experience many beautiful sights and had lunch at food trucks 😋Would highly recommend this tour. Mahalo! 🏝️

It was great ! Thanks josh for a wonderful tour ! Going on a private tour is much better than with being with a lot of people !

Great personal tour with Matthew! We learned so much history about the island, the Hawaiian culture. Ate Thai food on North Shore. Having your own personal tour guide was worth it.

We spent an awesome day with Matthew, super knowledgeable about the island culture and hawaiian history. We stopped at some amazing sites and enjoyed great food, shopping, and so many amazing things to take in. Thank you. I highly recommend the private tour.

Mahalo Sierra for being so informative and passionate on our tour. We had a great time and this tour definitely delivered more than expected. I highly recommend Sierra we had a blast!

Our guide was a local and we drove to the East and North part of Oahu. I ad some requests of what we wanted to see.

Our tour guide, Johnny, was amazing! Took us to all the local hot spots, stayed as little or as long as we wanted. Friendly, easy to chat with, helpful. So much better than being on a crowded tour bus!

Josh was great. He is the best! We highly recommend this tour with him. We had a great time and were able to see most of Hawaii in 1 day

The absolute favorite part of the drive was Jenny. Her kindness and enthusiasm made every stop more beautiful, exciting, and tasty. She kept us on the move, ooh-ing and aah-ing all the way. The blow-hole didn't spout for us and the sea life weren't swarming around us, but the beauty of the coastline and the amazingly vertical peaks occupied our time. Undoubted favorite for the kids was the Dole Plantation. A slight disappointment was the packaged, retail ambience of both "plantations." I was hoping for a rawer process look at how the marketed product happens.

We had a great time on a six-hour tour with guide Sierra. We told her what things we were interested in and she designed a tour just for us. We went with a private tour (for just my wife and me) instead of a group excursion through our cruise ship as we wanted the freedom to go wherever we wanted. There was a lot of driving as we wanted to see things way across the island but Sierra filled the time with an intense history lesson about Hawaii. If you want the unfiltered story from a native, request Sierra. She is passionate and knowledgeable. I feel like we got a perspective on Hawaii we otherwise wouldn't have gotten. And for people not as interested in hearing about politics and colonialism, she is just as adept at talking about more fun aspects of Hawaii like food, movie locations, and surfing. We also saw lots of beautiful scenery, stopped at some great local food trucks and markets, and visited a macadamia farm. It all depends what you want to see. We worked out an itinerary right after we met her near the cruise ship. Overall a very memorable experience!